1840 Federal Census
White Co., Tennessee

(From Harpers Weekly, 1870)
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In 1840 June 1st was still the census day but 10 months were allowed for taking the census. It included names and ages of "Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services," the only persons other than heads of families to be named in this census.
We did not include every column in this census since there were far
too many to fit onto one page. All slaves were placed into one column and
as were all free colored. We've included information on the pensioners,
whites and slaves who were deaf and dumb or blind, the insane, foreigners
not naturalized, and those who can't read or write in a "Remarks"
colume. To conserve space in this column, those who can't read or write
will be designated by
"c r/w".
The original 1840 census had given names written first, then the surname. We reversed the order by placing the surname first and highlighting it in red for your easier searching. No attempt was made to correct mistakes in the spelling of the names thus you should look for all conceivable variations of the surnames. This census had two "total" columns, one vertically and one horizontally. We have included the vertical totals but left out the horizontal total column. The 1840 White County census was enumerated by John W. Jett and is listed by Districts, 1 - 6 and 8 - 15 (no District 7). This census was abstracted from digital images of the National Archives microfilm: Series: M704, Roll: 536, Images 1-114 (Pages 2-58).
District # 1 -
pg. 1 - pg. 7
District # 2 -
pg. 7 - pg. 12
District # 3 -
pg. 12 - pg. 16
District # 4 -
pg. 16 - pg. 18
District # 5 -
pg. 19 - pg. 24
District # 6 -
pg. 24 - pg. 28
District # 8 -
pg. 28 - pg. 32
District # 9 -
pg. 32 - pg. 34
District # 10 -
pg. 35 - pg. 37
District # 11 -
pg. 37 - pg. 41
District # 12 -
pg. 41 - pg. 42
District # 13 -
pg. 42 - pg. 46
District # 14 -
pg. 46 - pg. 52
District # 15 -
pg. 52 - pg. 58
Below is a table with links to each page in the 1840 census. Also, a Surname Index for easier searching. Please keep in mind that there may be more than one instance of a surname on a page.
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Links to Page Numbers
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
| 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 |
| 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 |
| 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | . | . | . |
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Surname Index
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A Abshier - 46 Acterson - 25 Adair - 57 Adams 5, 38 Adcock - 27 Adier 14, 19 Ailsworth - 22 Allbright - 42 Allen 28, 53 Alverson - 15 Anderson 4, 11, 14, 15, 16, 25, 37, 51, 52, 53 Andrew - 51 Angel - 24 Annis - 51 Armstrong - 55 Arnold - 2, 12, 22 Arrs - 41 Austin 5, 11, 13, 57 |
B Badger - 18 Baily - 26 Baker 4, 11, 12, 25, 26, 32, 44, 52, 54 Barnes - 38 Barnett - 35 Barrens - 12 Bartlett 40, 41 Bashears - 23 Basier - 27 Bates - 3 Bean - 51 Beasley - 20 Beckwith - 51 Bedwell - 36 Belcher - 48 Bell 7, 20 Bennet - 32 Bennett 28, 32, 34, 46 Berry - 49 Billings - 36 Black 33, 35 Blackburn - 22 Blankenship 17 Bohannon 38, 39, 40, 44 Bolin 51, 52 Bounds - 12, 36 Bowman 16, 41, 42, 44 Boyd 31, 49 Bozart - 26 Bradey - 52 Bradford 30, 36, 37 Bradley 47, 49 Bradly - 45 Bramlett - 4 Bramligh - 41 Branson - 36 Bray 30, 49 Brewington - 49 Briant - 57 Briles - 42, 43 Briton - 53 Brock - 54 Brogden - 51 Bromley 20, 44 Brown 9, 14, 17, 19, 25, 30, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37, 47, 49, 50, 51, 53, 55 Broyles 48, 49 Bruntly - 43 Bruster - 5 Bryan - 12 Bryant - 9, 30 Bryen - 7, 12 Buck 36, 38, 40 Buckhannon - 45 Buckner - 40 Bullock 36, 37, 40 Bunch - 46 Burden 7 Burgess 30, 36 Burim - 20 Bussey - 55 Butram - 43 Buxton - 23 Byers - 49 |
C Caffee - 28 Cambo - 53 Camp - 5, 31, 53, 54 Campbele - 52 Campbell - 22 Campdele - 24 Camrell 27, 30 Camron 26, 42 Canard 34, 41 Cantam - 23 Canter - 43 Cantrell - 27 Carder - 41 Cardwell 29, 31 Carey - 19 Carland - 29 Carmaichel - 43 Carrick - 4, 5, 7 Carroll - 15 Carter 5, 18, 41 Cash - 37 Certin 32, 33 Chanler - 17 Charles - 17 Chisum 17, 18 Cile - 3 Clark - 3, 21, 40 Claybrook - 2 Clemmons - 8 Clenny 4, 6, 51 Cline - 5 Close - 41 Clouse - 26, 27 Coda - 46 Cole 25, 47, 53 Collings - 40 Collins - 6, 17, 31, 37 Conner - 5, 24 Conway - 19, 32 Cook - 4, 7, 19, 23, 28 Cool - 25 Cooly - 28, 33 Cooper 30, 31, 38, 40, 42 Cope 13, 14, 24, 27 Copeland - 19 Copher - 51 Corbit - 4 Couch - 7, 12, 20 Cox - 6, 39 Crain - 54, 56 Cram - 54 Crawley 19, 31 Crewly - 54 Croley - 7 Crook - 30, 37, 51 Crowder - 28 Crowel - 38 Cumming - 16 Cummingham 11 Cummings 56, 57, 58 |
D-E Dale - 8 Daniel - 41 Dashier - 23 Davis - 3, 6, 10, 11, 14, 19,21, 26, 29, 51,57 Dearing 30, 42 Dearmon - 33 Defraze - 34 Dempsey - 11 Dening - 49 Denny - 9, 11, 55 Denton 13, 14, 16, 47, 54 Derafield - 4 Dermon - 26 Dew - 29 Deweese - 33 Dibrell 6, 7 Dickerson 35, 38 Dickson - 39 Dildine - 25, 33 Dillon - 17, 18 Ditty - 30 Dixon - 38 Dodson - 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 57 Dogle - 23 Dotson - 25 Downy - 15 Doyle 7, 8, 9, 14 Driver - 52 Dukes - 13 Dunagin - 31 Duncan 23, 46, 48 Dunkin - 28 Dunn 16, 31 Dunnagin - 31 Dutton - 35 Dyer 36, 52 Earles 14, 15, 16, Easley - 31 Eastland - 51 Edmiston - 39 Edmunds - 6 Eller - 48 Elliot 30, 46 Ellisson - 31 Elliston - 30 Elmore - 32 Elms - 43, 44, 45 England 28, 34, 36, 45 Ervin - 24, 28 Evans - 9, 22 |
F-G Faley - 35 Fansher - 49 Farley - 23, 33, 34, 35 Faster - 8 Felin - 11 Felkins - 54 Felton - 53 Felts - 24, 31 Filtch - 28 Finley - 4 Finly - 46 Finsley - 26 Fisher - 17, 18 Fisk - 3, 47 Flemming - 25, 56 Fletcher - 7 Ford - 24 Forgesson - 38 Foster - 9, 53 Fox - 42 Franks - 7, 17 Frasier - 2, 8, 10, 11, 53 Frisby - 33, 56 Frost - 52 Gamble - 3, 55 Gammon - 44 Gann - 20 Gardis - 39 Gardner - 47 Gashca(?)- 4 Gear - 37, 42 Gibbins - 6 Gibbs - 24 Gibson - 51 Giddins - 14 Gill - 51, 52 Gillentine - 55, 56 Gillpatrick - 46 Gist - 2, 13 Gleeson - 21 Glenn - 13, 20, 23, 24, 27, 32, 42 Glover - 4 Goff - 25 Golden - 48 Gollyhorn - 40 Gooch - 15, 16, 37 Good - 36 Goodall - 7 Goodard - 58 Goodson - 22 Goodwin - 25, 26, 35 Goolsby - 31 Gracy - 3, 4 Graham - 8, 9, 10, 30, 36, 43 Grant - 38 Grantham - 8, 56 Grassly - 49 Grasty - 46 Green - 2, 5, 11, 12, 14, 25 Griffett - 2, 35 Grisham - 21 Gross - 24 Guallin - 2 |
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H Hadley - 9 Hagan - 19 Haily 18, 34 Hale 3, 22 Hall - 3 Hamlin 2, 42 Hammons - 35 Hampton 35, 45 Hanby - 47 Harbert - 4 Harden - 19 Hardin - 4, 14, 18, 58 Hargis - 45 Haris - 26 Harlow - 5 Harris 17, 57 Harrisson 9, 17 Hastin 9, 54, 55 Hawks - 25 Hefner - 24 Helton - 24 Hembry - 24 Henderson - 45 Hennessee - 42 Henry 37, 42, 44, 45 Hensley 2, 17 Herd 7, 13 Hewet - 4 Hewett - 5 Hick - 35 Hickman - 48 Hicky 28, 34, 39 Hile - 46 Hill 14, 37, 41, 43, 57 Helton - 13 Hindsley - 34 Hitchcock - 29 Hodge 14, 39, 56 Hoffman - 5 Hogshead - 57 Holder 13, 18, 19 Holderfield - 5 Holeman 46, 48 Holland 13, 22 Hollingsworth 58 Holteman - 19 Homes - 32 Hooks - 38 Hooten 34, 35, 36 Hopkins 56, 57 Horn - 42 House 42 Howard 3, 6, 18, 30, 35, 37, 41, 43 Howe - 19 Howell - 28 Huddleston 29, 36, 37 Hudgens - 5 Hudgins 5, 40 Hudson - 33 Hughs - 47 Humphrey 27, 23 Hunter 4, 6, 7, 24, 38, 40, 46 Hutching 26, 27 Hutson 16, 17, 20, 24, 34, 53 Hyder - 39 |
I-J-K-L Irvin 26, 32 Isom 5, 36, 37 Issoc - 37 Jackson 18, 38, 39 Jaco - 32 Jacobs - 21 James - 6 Jarvis 21, 23, 25 , 47 Jay - 41 Jenkins - 4, 12, 24, 52 Jett - 2 Johnson 9, 37, 43, 44, 46, 48, 49, 55, 57 Jones - 2, 4, 8, 12, 16, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 35, 47 Judson - 32 Julin 27, 41 Keathly 13, 19 Keener - 57 Kelly 32, 36 Kerby 3, 4, 5, 7, 9 Kerklin - 56 Kerr 14, 15, 49 Ketherside - 47 Kidwell - 51 King 7, 52, 56 Kirk - 15 Kirlin - 44 Kitrell - 26 Knowles 17, 20, 21, 23 Kuhn 14, 53 Lamb - 46 Lance - 47 Lane 2. 9. 17 Langhard - 42 Largent - 9 Latham - 21 Lawele - 9 Lawson - 16 Lay 14, 23, 41 Lee 7, 25 Lefever 29, 31, 32 Leftwich - 7 Lewis 8, 27, 51, 52, 53, 54 Lincoln - 6 Lindsey - 6 Linnville - 33 Linville - 33 Lisk - 24, 34 Lisles - 34 Little - 6, 23, 46, 51 Loggins - 19 Loller 29, 31, 44 Lolless - 5 Lonak (?) - 17 Long - 31 Love - 53 Lower - 5 Lowry 3, 15, 9, 50 Lundy - 34 Lyda - 32 |
M Mackie - 30 Makes - 15 Malory - 10 Maloy - 54 Manard - 54 Mancil - 30 Manifee - 34 Manning - 3, 12 Markham 22, 24 Marlow - 18 Marr - 51 Marsh - 43 Martin - 8, 23, 31, 32, 57 Martine - 29 Masley (?)- 44 Mason 2, 3, 16, 49 Massa 27, 32 Mathus - 54 Matlock - 34 Maulden - 49 Mays - 14 McBride - 16, 19, 48, 57, 58 McCan - 42, 45 McClane - 3 McCone - 25 McConnell - 35 McCormack - 10 McCormic - 4 McCoy - 7 McCrary - 53 McCullough 47, 48 McDaniel 21, 23, 47 McDole - 25 McDonald - 15 McDonnald - 20 McElroy - 19 McGarah - 27 McGee - 49 McGlothin - 55 McGowen 21, 22 McGraw - 9 McGuin - 56 McGuire 46, 57, 58 McKinny 45, 47 McMannen - 6 McMath - 19 McNab - 45 Meales 33, 54 Medley - 18 Medwell 38, 39 Meeks - 2 Mercer - 6 Merdyth - 6 Merit - 24 Meshen - 8 Metcalf - 42 Meyars - 54 Midgett - 23 Mileway - 14 Miller - 10, 34, 51 Mills - 30 Mitchel - 56 Mitchell - 2, 12, 15, 30, 48, 53, 55, 56 Montgomery - 27 Moonyham 52, 54, 55 Moore - 8, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 29, 32, 43, 44, 55, 57 Morgan - 15 Morris 3, 22, 32, 46 Moses (?) - 26 Moss - 12, 22 Murfer - 46 Murray - 6 Myers - 52 |
N-O-P Napeyer - 5 Nash - 29 Neamore - 5 Nellson - 25 Nelson - 2 Netherton - 44, 45, 46 Newman - 4 Nicholas - 36 Nicholass - 40 Nichols - 8, 9 Nicles - 10 Nicoles - 39 Nicols - 15 Nolen - 29, 33 Nooks - 6 Norris - 22 Norvell - 41 Odle - 15, 17, 18, 20 Officer - 43, 44 Ogden - 4 Oldham - 3 Overby - 3 Overton - 19 Owen - 40 Owens - 18 Oxendine - 38, 40 Ozart - 24 Paine - 18 Parish - 28 Parker - 37, 43, 53, 56 Pascal - 27, 28 Pass - 37, 45, 47 Passon - 4, 32 Paterson - 23 Pearson - 49, 53, 56 Pendergrass - 42 Pendleton - 15 Pennington - 16, 36 Perkin - 31 Permillion - 27 Permot - 32 Person - 33 Pertiller - 29 Peterson - 5 Petit - 16 Pettit - 58 Pharis - 20, 30 Phifer - 19, 52 Philips - 16, 18, 39 Pirtle - 23, 26, 27, 28 Pistole - 28 Pithfoot - 5 Pitts - 53 Plumly - 55 Po - 33 Pollard - 22, 39 Pool - 35 Potts - 35, 43, 45 Prater - 11 Pratt - 16 Price - 3, 4, 20, 34, 35, 49 Prince - 20 Province - 20 Pryer - 41 |
Q-R Quarles - 7 Rains - 51 Ramey - 31 Ramsey 10, 37, 48 Randles 13, 15 Randolph 40, 41, 43, 44 Raper - 8 Rasco - 21 Rase - 46 Ray - 30 Rice - 54 Richard - 9 Richey - 54 Richman - 16, 19 Richmond - 14 Ricket - 22 Ricketts - 39 Riddles - 55 Rigsby - 27 Robbins - 19 Roberson - 6, 45 Roberts - 6, 13, 18, 28, 29, 35 Robertson - 17, 20, 29, 39, 42, 44 Robinson - 41 Rodes - 21 Rogers - 2, 5, 9, 11, 13, 26, 37, 38, 47 Roggers - 2 Roman - 58 Rosier - 31 Ross - 54 Rotan - 11 Rothbun - 15 Runnels 2, 7, 12, 13, 26, 28, 35 Rutlage - 46 |
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S Sales 43, 53 Sanders - 22 Sapp - 11 Sapt - 5 Saunders - 16 Savage - 33 Saylers 28, 29 Scarborough 11 Scoggin 9, 17, 28, 53 Scott 34, 35, 43, 52 Scuff - 24 Seaborn 35, 41 Seales 55, 56 Sear 37 Seat - 40 Serborough - 52 Sharkman - 9 Sharp - 15 Shaw - 26 Sheares - 2 Shepherd - 20 Sherell - 29 Shockley 11, 54, 55, 56 Shoemake - 25 Short - 22 Shugart - 6 Shuster - 21 Simeon - 8 Simmons 14, 15, 53, 55, 57 Simpson - 6, 12, 24, 51 Sims 24, 32, 46 Singleton - 32 Skarbrough - 44 Slattern - 24 Slaughter - 34 Sligar 35, 48 Slone - 56 Smallman - 57 Smith - 7, 12, 18, 20, 24, 34, 49, 51 Snodgrass 47, 49 Sorrell - 27 Sparkman 15, 19, 53, 57, 58 Sparks 19, 44 Spears - 45 Sperry - 6 Spurr - 47 Stamp - 44 Stanberry - 12 Staten - 28 Steakley 54, 56 Stewart 2,32, 33, 39, 48 Stipe - 56 Stipes 54, 55, 56 Stone 36, 37 Street - 43 Stumps - 22 Sublett - 46 Suliva - 27 Sullivan - 26, 42 Suttle - 44 Swiff - 33 Swift - 22 Swindell - 18 Swindle 17, 21 |
T-U-V Tailor - 51 Talance - 28 Tapley - 52 Tarby - 49 Taylor - 12, 16, 25, 46, 47 Tedleton - 13 Teeters - 55 Temalton - 23 Templeton - 16 Terry 30, 40 Thomas 20, 41, 50, 52, 54 Thomisson - 9 Tindle - 15 Tollerson - 25 Tomlin - 22 Townland - 38 Townsend - 26 Troglin - 55 Tucker - 4, 12 Tucky - 9 Turner 3, 32, 46, 49 Turney - 3 Underwood 14, 20 Usary 29 Usrey 3, 6 Vandiver - 51 Vanwincle - 52 Vast - 2 Vaughn 18, 57 Vaun - 12 Vincent 2, 3, 5 |
W Waddle - 29 Walden - 16 Walker - 3, 12, 32, 33, 34, 44, 47, 53 Wallace 7, 8, 39, 40 Walling 3, 13, 20, 54, 55 Ward - 56 Warren 4, 51 Warriner - 2 Waterman - 11 Watkins 2, 6, 26, 40, 45, 56 Weaver 7, 29, 42, 43, 45, 48 Webb - 12, 14, 18, 21, 29 , 38 Webster - 14 Welch - 10, 22, 39, 41 Wells - 31 Wetherford - 33 Whitaker 38, 39, 40, 41 White - 4, 7, 8, 10, 12, 27, 47 Whitefield - 31 Whitley 4, 7 Whitson 30, 41 Wildair - 17 Willhite 33, 37, 48 Williams 2, 9, 10, 18, 26, 28, 33, 36, 42, 45 Williamson 27, 58 Willis - 31 Willson 8, 9, 11, 20, 21, 22, 24, 33, 53 Wilson - 12, 27 Wisdom - 48 Wiser - 38 Witt 17, 18, 42 Wolf - 41 Wommack - 21 Wood - 18 Woods - 30 Woolbright - 17 Wooten - 28 Worley 8, 11, 12, 22 Wormack - 29 Wright - 21, 36 |
Y Yager 42, 48, 49 Yarbrough - 3 Yates 10, 11, 24 Yeager - 48 Young 3, 6, 26, 58 |
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Source: Microfilm
Series M704, Roll #536, pages 2-58 (National Archives, Washington, DC)
Transcribed by Larry Miller &
John B. McGowan
Proofed by Mary Holland, White County Historian
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White Co., TN Census Project, All Rights Reserved
This document may be freely used provided that this copyright notice is not removed. It may not be sold for profit, incorporated in commercial documents, or posted on other web sites without the prior written permission of the copyright holder.
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