David Carson: Household and Pre-1850 Census Records

Date: 1820 to 1840
Location: Rockcastle, Kentucky, United States

Contents 1 Introduction 2 Household 3 1820 4 1830 5 1840 6 Sources

Introduction

This is an analysis of David's household prior to 1850. This information could be useful to narrow down birth years and extrapolate information regarding the household. Please contact me for for collaborations and suggestions to make this more accurate.

Household

Below is a list of known members of David's household. When birth year is not found using primary sources, no source is listed. Unsourced birth years are hypotheses only.

Member	Age in 1810	Age in 1820	Age in 1830	Age in 1840
David Carson, b. 1798[1].	12	22	32	42
Catherine Carson, b. 1801[2]	9	19	29	39
Permelia Carson, b. 1820[2]	N/A	0	10	20
Martha Carson, b. 1821	N/A	N/A	9	19
James Carson, b. 1822	N/A	N/A	8	18
Sarah Carson, b. 1827[2]	N/A	N/A	3	13
John Carson, b. 1828	N/A	N/A	2	12
George Carson, b. 1830[2]	N/A	N/A	0	10
William Carson, b. 1830[2]	N/A	N/A	0	10
Jane Carson, b. 1835[2]	N/A	N/A	N/A	5
Catherine Carson, b. 1837[2]	N/A	N/A	N/A	3
Mary Carson, b. 1841[2]	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ruth Carson, b. 1845[2]	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Elizabeth Carson, b. 1847[2]	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

1820

The 1820 Census in Rockcastle County, Kentucky^[3]

White Males:

Under 10	10-15	16-17	18-25	26-44	45 and Over
0	0	0	1	0	0
0	0	0	David	0	0

White Females:

Under 10	10-15	16-25	26-44	45 and Over
1	0	1	0	0
Permelia	0	Catherine	0	0

1830

Not found.

1840

The 1840 Census in Rockcastle County, Kentucky^[4]

White Males:

Under 5	5-9	10-14	15-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50-59	60-69	70-79	80-89	90-99
0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
0	William or George?	John	0	0	0	David	0	0	0	0	0

White Females:

Under 5	5-9	10-14	15-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50-59	60-69	70-79	80-89	90-99
1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Catherine	Jane	Sarah	0	0	Catherine	0	0	0	0	0	0

Sources

1. ↑ U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Ancestry.com, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6932411/david-c-carson : accessed 29 December 2021), memorial page for David C. Carson (4 Feb 1798–15 Dec 1876), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6932411, citing Lawrence-Proctor Cemetery, Rockcastle County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by James Cope (contributor 34771747).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9} "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65K-ZQB : 2 March 2021), David Carnes, Rockcastle county, Rockcastle, Kentucky, United States; citing family 330, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ 1820 U.S. census, population schedule, Kentucky, Rockcastle, 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Rockcastle, Kentucky; Page: 79; NARA Roll: M33_27; Image: 107.; NARA microfilm publication M33, roll 27; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com).
4. ↑ 1840 U.S. census, population schedule, Kentucky, Rockcastle, Year: 1840; Census Place: Rockcastle, Kentucky; Roll: 123; Page: 9; Family History Library Film: 0007832.; NARA microfilm publication M704, roll 123; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com).