PORTER TOWNSHIP - 1850 CENSUS

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NAME                                        AGE             PLACE OF BIRTH


Rector, Colman C.                         23                        New York
Rector, Adeline                              15                        Michigan
Prate, Susan                                   45                        Vermont
Prate, Amy                                    14                        Michigan
Prate, Anna                                    12                        Michigan
Prate, Adeline                                  6                        Michigan

Walter, James                                51                        Tennessee

Davis, Enoch                                  44                        North Carolina
Davis, Hannah                                44                        North Carolina
Davis, William                                13                        Indiana
Davis, Eliza A.                                 9                         Michigan
Richardson, James E.                     26                        Ohio
Richardson, Mary                           30                        North Carolina

Richardson, Joshua                         30                        Ohio
Richardson, Rebecca                      21                        England
Hurd, Samuel                                 13                        Michigan
Amy, Ede E.                                    7                        Ohio

Hunt, Allen T.                                 33                        Ohio
Hunt, Janthe                                   27                        New York
Hunt, Henry H.                                 7                       Michigan
Hunt, Sarah J.                                  5                        Indiana
Hunt, Janthe C.                                3                        Michigan
Hunt, Oliver                                     1                        Michigan

East, John                                      59                        Virginia
East, Ann                                       42                        Tennessee
East, Emily                                     16                        Michigan
East, Ira                                         14                        Michigan
East, Charles                                    8                        Michigan
East, Alvah                                      6                         Michigan
East, Joel W.                                    2                        Michigan
East, Helen                                       1                        Michigan

Sanders, Moses                             37                        Virginia
Sanders, Caroline                           28                        Virginia
Sanders, Albert                                7                        Virginia
Sanders, Robert                               1                        Virginia

Fourman, William G.                      32                        Ohio
Fourman, Phoebe                           26                        Ohio
Fourman, Henry                             10                        Indiana
Fourman, Mary                                7                        Indiana
Fourman, Elizabeth                           2                        Michigan
Fourman, Lidia                        2 months                     Michigan
Heaton, Anna                                 54                        Ohio

Zeeck, John                                   40                        Virginia
Zeeck,Phoebe                                40                        Tennessee
Zeeck, Isaac N.                             20                        Indiana
Zeeck, William A.                          16                        Michigan
Zeeck, Rachel                                14                        Michigan
Zeeck, Elizabeth                             11                        Michigan
Zeeck, Charles                                 8                        Michigan
Zeeck, Sarah                                    5                        Michigan
Zeeck, John                                      2                        Michigan
Zeeck, Phoebe A.                  3 months                      Michigan

Stage, Henry                                  52                        New York
Stage, Margaret                             50                        New York
Stage, Martha A.                            15                       Ohio
Stage, Jeremiah                              13                        New York
Stage, James                                    8                        Ohio
Edwards, Alvira                             19                        New York
Stage, Betsy                                   14                        New York

Davis, Allen W.                                33                        Ohio
Davis, Hannah                                  32                        Ohio
Davis, Caroline                                  7                         Michigan
Davis, Carolanius                               3                        Michigan

Gray, Daniel W.                               39                        Ohio
Gray, Hannah                                   27                        Indiana
Gray, John                                        19                       Ohio
Gray, Thomas                                  17                        Ohio
Gray, Elizabeth A.                            13                        Indiana
Gray, Amy                                       11                        Indiana
Gray, Lucinda                                    9                        Indiana
Gray, Unice                                       5                         Indiana
Gray, William                                     3                        Indiana
Gray, Abner                                       1                        Michigan
Saunders, Susan                               19                        Virginia

Radford, John                                  54                        Virginia
Radford, Cynthia                              38                       Virginia
Radford, Jacob                                  2                        Virginia
Bissbee, Catherine                            18                       Tennessee

Williams, Edward                             26                        Louisiana
Williams, Eliza J.                               16                        North Carolina
Jones, Nathan                                  26                        Kentucky
Jones, Charity                                  27                        Kentucky
Jones, Sarah M.                                 5                        Kentucky

Williams, Josiah                                47                        Tennessee
Williams, Sarah                                44                        North Carolina
Williams, Selina                                18                        Michigan
Williams, Lavina                               17                        Michigan
Williams, Permenias                          13                        Michigan
Williams, Jesse                                 11                        Michigan
Williams, Sarah A.                             6                         Michigan

Hopkins, Silas                                  38                        Canada
Hopkins, Mary                                 28                        Canada
Hopkins, Albert                                 4                         Michigan
Hopkins, Infant                          6 months                     Michigan
Smith, Solomon                                27                        North Carolina

Story, Chaunsey                               39                        New York
Story, Louiza                                    23                        Indiana
Story, Franklin                                   2                        Michigan
Story, Enos                                      72                        Massachusetts

Lassiter, Philip                                  69                        North Carolina
Lassiter, Polly                                   60                        Virginia

Newson, Matthew                            36                        North Carolina
Newson, Martha                              37                        North Carolina
Newson, Semantha                          21                        Ohio
Newson, Eli                                       2                        Ohio
Artis, Amy                                       15                        North Carolina

Mathews, David                               31                        North Carolina
Mathews, Ally                                  23                        Indiana
Mathews, William H.                          7                        Indiana
Mathews, Frederick                           3                        Indiana
Mathews, Nancy A.                           1                        Indiana

Maudlen, Wright                              55                        North Carolina
Maudlen, Eliza                                 38                        Pennsylvania
Maudlen, Eliza A.                             11                        Ohio
Maudlen, Amanda                              9                        Ohio
Maudlen, Wright                                8                        Ohio
Maudlen, Jefferson                             6                        Indiana
Maudlen, Emily J.                               3                        Indiana

Artiss, George                                  35                        North Carolina
Artiss, Susan A.                               25                        North Carolina
Artiss, Mary L.                                  5                         Ohio
Artiss, Sarah J.                                   4                        Ohio
Artiss, Elma A.                                  3                         Ohio
Atiss, Rebecca A.                      6 months                     Michigan
Boon, Nathaniel                               48                        Virginia
Ward, Isaac                                     44                        North Carolina
Cozzens, David                                47                        Kentucky

Tyner, Edmund                                49                        North Carolina
Tyner, Jane                                      57                        North Carolina
Tyner, Elizabeth                               16                        Ohio
Tyner, Henrietta                               12                        Ohio
Newsom, John                                 21                        North Carolina

Hill, George W.                                25                        Tennessee
Hill, Parthena                                    24                        Kentucky
Hill, Mary J.                                       2                        Indiana
Lovely, George                                35                        Tennessee

Gains, John                                      30                        Ohio
Gains, Ann M.                                  28                        Ohio
Gains, Jefferson                                13                        Ohio
Gains, John H.                                   9                         Ohio
Gains, Amanda E.                              6                        Ohio
Gains, Mary L.                                   7                        Ohio
Gains, Thomas                                   5                        Ohio
Gains, Infant                              4 months                     Michigan

McCormis, Debby                           29                        Virginia
McCormis, Vinton                             8                         Virginia
McCormis, Cassius                            3                        Virginia

Shepherd, Henry                              33                        Kentucky
Shepherd, Martha                            26                        Virginia
Shepherd, Eliza A.                             9                         Michigan
Shepherd, Mary E.                            6                         Michigan
Shepherd, Sarah E.                            4                        Michigan
Shepherd, James H.                           2                        Michigan
Shepherd, John W.                            1                         Michigan

Tillotson, John                                  46                        Connecticut
Tillotson, June                                  49                        New York
Tillotson, Charles                             17                        Michigan
Tillotson, Emily                                13                         Michigan
Tillotson, John D.                             12                        Michigan

White, Joel                                       40                        Pennsylvania
White, Mary                                     33                        Indiana
White, Sarah J.                                 14                        Michigan
White, Viena J.                                 12                        Michigan
White, Martha A.                                3                       Michigan
Coulter, William                                  9                       Michigan

Saunders, Daniel                              46                        Virginia
Saunders, Dorcas                             50                        Virginia
Saunders, Zedadee                           20                        Virginia
Saunders, Eliza                                 18                        Virginia
Saunders, Robin                               16                        Virginia
Saunders, William                             14                        Virginia
Saunders, Elijah                                12                        Virginia
Saunders, Hamilton                           36                        Virginia

White, Charles                                 39                        Pennsylvania
White, Lydia                                    32                        Indiana
White, Elias                                      13                        Michigan
White, Rachel                                  11                         Michigan
White, Enos                                       6                         Michigan
White, Amos                                      3                        Michigan

White, John                                      69                        Pennsylvania
White, Hannah                                  69                       New York
White, John Jr.                                 27                         Indiana
White, Mary A.                                18                        Indiana
White, Darius                            6 months                     Michigan

Montgomery, Joseph P.                    45                        Virginia
Mouton, Henry                                 28                        Kentucky
Powell, David                                   55                        Virginia
Powell, Lucy                                    50                        Virginia
Powell, James                                  14                        Kentucky

Rinehart, John                                  36                        Virginia
Rinehart, Parthena                            30                        Ohio
Rinehart, Caroline                            11                         Michigan
Rinehart, Lewis W.                            9                         Michigan
Rinehart, Wellington C.                      7                         Michigan
Rinehart, Eliza E.                                5                        Michigan
Rinehart, Rachel M.                           2                         Michigan
Loppy, Frederick                              19                        Unknown

Story, Myron                                   82                        New York
Story, Hulda                                    30                        Indiana
Story, Jefferson                                  6                        Michigan
Story, Elva J.                             6 months                     Michigan

McIntire, Dewit C.                           30                        New York
McIntire, Eliza J.                              29                        New York
McIntire, William                               7                        Michigan
McIntire, Ethan A.                             5                        Michigan
McIntire, Rosetta                               1                        Michigan
Knopp, Catherine                             50                        New York

Love, John P.                                   32                        New York
Love, Laura A.                                 25                        New York
Love, Erbert                                       7                        Ohio
Love, Frances                                     5                       Ohio
Love, George P.                                 2                        Ohio

Paine, Winser                                   56                        New York
Paine, Elizabeth                                45                        Maryland
Paine, Elizabeth                                18                        Ohio
Paine, Emily                                     16                        Ohio

Fuller, Joseph W.                             38                        Massachusetts
Fuller, Minerva                                 30                        New York
Fuller, Mary E.                                 14                        Ohio
Fuller, Lydia C.                                11                        Ohio
Fuller, Jay                                          8                         Ohio
Fuller, Milo T.                           8 months                      Michigan

Richmond, Olive                               48                        New York
Richmond, Calvin                             22                        New York
Richmond, Norten                            19                        New York
Allen, Clarrissa                                 46                        New York

Anderson, John                                23                        Illinois
Anderson, Frances                           20                        Ohio
Anderson, Jethero                     7 months                     Michigan
Allen, Rachel                                      6                        Ohio

Rinehart, Jacob                                45                        Virginia
Rinehart, Jane                                  35                        Ohio
Rinehart, Aaron N.                           17                        Michigan
Rinehart, William R.                          15                        Michigan
Rinehart, Elijah J.                             13                        Michigan
Rinehart, Eliza A.                               9                         Michigan
Rinehart, Melinda C.                          7                        Michigan
Rinehart, Lewis P.                              4                        Michigan

Coon, John                                       47                       New York
Coon, Lovina                                   42                        Canada
Coon, William                                  22                        Michigan
Coon, Ranson                                  16                        Michigan
Coon, John                                        9                        Michigan
Coon, Lavina A.                                7                        Michigan

Sutton, Levi                                      30                       Ohio
Sutton, Lucy A.                                24                       Pennsylvania
Sutton, John                                       6                        Ohio
Sutton, Christopher                             4                       Michigan
Sutton, Amos                                     2                        Michigan
Sutton, Joshua                                  27                        Ohio
Hayes, Corkins                                 30                        New York

Alexander, George                           44                        Pennsylvania
Alexander, Sussannah                       46                       Tennessee
Alexander, Hannah                           11                       Michigan
Alexander, Martha A.                      10                        Michigan
Alexander, Ruth                                 8                        Michigan
Alexander, Mary                                6                        Michigan
Alexander, Nathan                             4                        Michigan
Alexander, Lydia                                2                        Michigan
Lee, John                                         20                        Tennessee

Allen, Joseph                                    47                        North Carolina
Allen, Rebeca                                   47                        North Carolina
Allen, James H.                                23                        North Carolina
Allen, William                                   18                        Ohio
Allen, Axum                                     16                        Ohio
Allen, Bennet                                    14                        Ohio
Allen, Elizabeth                                 10                        Ohio
Allen, Joseph                                     8                        Ohio

Anderson, Ezekiel                             59                       South Carolina
Anderson, Winnie                             53                        Kentucky
Anderson, Mary A.                          25                        Illinois
Anderson, Matilda                            20                        Illinois
Anderson, Harriet                             19                        Illinois
Anderson, Winnie A.                        17                        Illinois
Anderson, Andrew J.                        15                       Illinois
Anderson, Adeline                            12                        Illinois
Anderson, Ellis                                 19                        Illinois
Anderson, Anson                               8                        Illinois
Steward, John                                  33                        North Carolina

Hawley, Benjamin                            35                        North Carolina
Hawley, Martha                               30                        North Carolina
Hawley, Wiley                                 14                        Ohio
Hawley, Allen                                  12                        Ohio
Hawley, William                               10                        Ohio

Smith, Adam                                    36                        Pennsylvania
Smith, Hepsey M.                            25                        Ohio
Smith, Benjamin T.                            6                         Michigan
Smith, Martha A.                               4                        Michigan
Smith, Aaron N.                                 3                        Michigan
Smith, Rhoda A.                     11 months                      Michigan

Goodrich, James                              24                        Indiana
Goodrich, Louiza                             24                        Indiana
Goodrich, Guy                                   2                        Indiana

Harmon, William                               39                        Ohio
Harmon, Urella                                 26                        Ohio
Harmon, Eliza                                     8                        Michigan
Harmon, William                                 5                       Michigan
Harmon, John                                     1                        Michigan

Hunt, Eleazer                                   57                        North Carolina
Hunt, Mary                                      55                        Tennessee
Hunt, Oliver G.                                 23                       Ohio
Hunt, Martha                                    17                        Michigan
Odell,  Eleazer J.                              12                        Michigan
Odell, Lydia                                     10                        Michigan

Ebee, Gabriel                                   32                        Ohio
Ebee, Catherine                               23                        Germany
Ebee, Catherine                                 3                        Ohio
Ebee, Peter                                       1                         Indiana
Wagner, Christina                            60                        Germany
Wagner, Catheine                            25                        Germany

Ebee, Peter                                      30                        Ohio
Ebee, Margaret                                28                        Ohio
Ebee, Elias                                        2                        Michigan

Keeler, Lucius                                  34                        New York
Keeler, Elizabeth                              30                        New York
Keeler, Hiram                                    4                        Michigan
Fees, Henry                                     53                        Pennsylvania

Cox, Augustus                                  32                        New York
Cox, Sarah E.                                   22                        Ohio
Cox, Elmira E.                                    1                        Michigan

Jones, Samuel G.                              32                        Virginia
Jones, Mary                                     29                        Pennsylvania
Jones, Elizabeth                                  9                        Indiana
Jones, Frances                                   7                        Michigan
Jones, Elma M.                                  5                        Michigan
Jones, Mary                                       3                        Michigan
Jones, Sarah C.                     10 months                       Michigan
Macklin, Philip                                 72                        Pennsylvania
Beerbower, Josiah                           25                        Virginia
Beerbower, Semantha                      23                       Ohio

Hilton, Hiram                                    44                        New York
Hilton, Eliza                                     45                        New York
Hilton, Hiram                                      9                       Indiana
Hilton, John                                        6                        Indiana
Hilton, Eliza                                        4                        Indiana
Cleavland, Calvin                             21                        Ohio
Cleavland, Lydia J.                           18                        Ohio
Cleavland, Serign                             17                        Ohio
Cleavland, Elizabeth                         15                        Michigan

Cleavland, Nelson                            27                        Ohio
Cleavland, Polly                               25                        Ohio
Cleavland, Sarah                                7                        Michigan
Cleavland, Catherine                          4                        Michigan
Cleavland, Cynthia A.                        2                        Michigan

Shelhammer, John                            38                        Pennsylvania
Shelhammer, Lavin                           35                        Ohio
Shelhammer, Elizabeth                      15                        Indiana
Shelhammer, Sarah J.                       13                        Indiana
Shelhammer, Mary A.                       10                       Indiana
Shelhammer, Aaron                           8                         Michigan
Shelhammer, Lucinda                         6                        Michigan
Shelhammer, Adelia                           1                         Michigan
Cramer, Daniel                                 24                        Pennsylvania
Cramer, Mary                                  20                        Ohio

Kyle, Andrew                                  28                        Pennsylvania
Kyle, Frances                                  28                        Virginia
Kyle, Renaldo                                    6                        Indiana
Kyle, Cornelia                                    5                        Indiana
Kyle, Cronelius                                  5                        Indiana
Kyle, Alvilda                                      1                        Michigan
Jones, May                                      54                        Virginia

Dibble, William                                 24                        Ohio
Dibble, Eliza                                     24                        New York
Dibble, Lucy                            2 months                       Michigan
Griffen, Robert S.                             22