Census Notes Occupations ppg 1-24 ppg 25-49 ppg 50-64 Slave Schedule Index Slave Schedule, ppg 220-237 Slave Schedule, ppg 238-248

1850 Federal Census, Occupations

In addition to a healthy population of farmers, farm hands and farm laborers, there were many other interesting occupations.


Attorney-at-Law (5)   Wm. R. Pool, James M. Jackson, H. Fyke, J.P. Mason, M. Johns.

Blacksmith (12)       Wyatt Coleman, Thos. G. Boid, Christopher Winder, Thomas E. Upton,
                      C. C. Chambles, Isaac Duvalt, Wm. Smith, Samuel Clark, Jas. J.
                      Yarborough, Grover Yarborough, George W. Rodgers, Josiah Frost.

Carpenters (5)        Richard D. McCary, Samuel Hartfield, Alex Morifield, Jas. Paul,
                      William White.

Clerks (5)            Gadie Whittinton, P. G. Rierson, Andrew Wier, Jr., C. T. Lewis,
                      John Vawter.

Grocery Keepers (3)   Frank Stratton, R. C. Gideons, James Brison

Mechanic (48)         48 inhabitants of 1850 listed this as their occupations.

Merchant (3)          A. Goldsmith, A. L. Vawter, J. T. Gill.

Medical Doctor (10)   S. H. Scarlett, James Kyle, Wm. H. Burs (Beers?), Wm. W. Courtney.
                      Wm H. Cooper, Andrew Robe, Dickson Thompson,J. M. Birdsong, John L.
                      Wilson and Andrew Weir.

Medical Student (2)   M. J. Birdsong, Crofford Hill.

Overseer (1)          George K. Wilson

Ostler (1)            Alex White(work at stables)

Preachers (7)         John Mise, Sr., Mitchel Smith, John C. Cargill, James M. Roquemore,
                      Lemuel Herrin, Melville Jeter, George W. Jeter.

School Teachers (6)   Jas. A. Jeter, J. P. Cockrell, Andrew S. Long, L. L. McPherson,
                      Joseph R. Browning, C. C. Taylor.

Store Keepers (1)     Wm. K. Elliott

Surveyor (2)          William Craig, John K. Williams

Tanner (3)            James Row, M. G. Carico, John Casady

Trader (1)            Mark Miller

Trainer (1)           E. Lythfoot

Wheelright (1)        T. Cockrell