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1850 Census, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania


Elkland Twp, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, 8 Aug 1850
p.319a, HN 19, FN 19
Woodhead  Joseph   50  m w  farmer  England
          Harriet  37  f w          PA

Joseph E. Woodhead was my children's fourth great grandfather.  Harriet Barnes was Joseph's second wife.  Joseph's first wife (and my children's fourth great grandmother) was Hannah Secker.  Joseph E. Woodhead and Hannah Secker were the immigrant ancestors from Wakefield, England.

Hannah Secker died in 1849.  Joseph E. Woodhead and Harriet Barnes were married on 3 Aug 1850, so they were newlyweds when this census was taken.  Strictly speaking, Harriet Barnes should not have been listed in this family because families were supposed to have been listed as they were on the official census date of 1 Jun 1850, irrespective of when the census taker actually knocked on the door.

Joseph and Harriet did have one child, but he was not born until 1852.


Elkland Twp, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, 9 Aug 1850
p.320b, HN 42, FN 42
Woodhead Vinson    26  m w  farmer $200  England
         Dinah     23  f w               England
         Elan. L.  21  f w               England

Vincent Woodhead was my children's third great grandfather.  Dinah/Diana Woodhead and Ellen Lydia Woodhead were Vincent's sisters.  They were the children of Joseph E. Woodhead and Hannah Secker.  Joseph E. Woodhead and Hannah Secker were the immigrant ancestors from Wakefield, England.


Elkland Twp, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, 9 Aug 1850
p.320b, HN 44, FN 44
Bedford  Richard    25  m w  farmer  $150  England
         Sarah      27  f w                England
         David       4  m w                PA
         Emma     9/12  f w                PA
         Richard    63  m w  stone mason   England

Sarah Woodhead was the daughter of my children's fourth great grandparents Joseph E. Woodhead and Hannah Secker.  As such, she was the sister of my children's third great grandfather Vincent Woodhead.


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