Milwaukee County Wisconsin Genealogy

1838 Federal Census

Brookfield, Delafield, Eagle, Genesee, Lisbon, Menomonee, Merton, Mukwonago, Muskego, New Berlin, Oconomowoc, Ottawa, Summit, Vernon, Waukesha
Waukesha County then part of Milwaukee County Wisconsin Genealogy

Introduction

The first census taken in this territory now known as the county of Waukesha is considered of sufficient importance to be made the subject of a separate chapter in this work. What follows is an exact copy of the census report made by the United States Government in 1838. The census-takers, whoevever they were, committed some errors, perhaps unavaidably, as several unmarried men are credited to more than one town, and several prominent men, who had been residents of the county at least two years, and who reside within its borders still, were not mentioned. As to the correctness of names, the historian discovers everywhere that many persons change the spelling of their names as years go on, sometimes from a mere whim, and sometimes for good reasons, and it will thus be seen that, while one form of spelling was correct in 1838, another form has been adopted by the parties since that time. In the following list, the number in each family, with the name of master, mistress, steward, overseer or other principal person is given.

-From History of Waukesha County, 1880

According to the author of this book, Lyman Goodman, Deisner, John Gale, Jr., C. C. Olin, William T. Bidwell, Sewall Andrews, A. C. Nickell, Martin Field, Samuel Wingch, C. B. Stockman, Lyman Hill, and, doubtless several others were here when the census was taken. Some of them do not appear in name in this report, because they were merely boarders with those names given. The document, however, is accurate enough to be of considerable value and great interest. (additional townships will be available soon)

Residents

BROOKFIELD
BRANNON, H. H.		4
CLARK, William P.	3
CURRAN, Robert		8
GRIFFIN, E.		2
MOORE, Volney		3
PUTNEY, Gerrey		5
SEARS, John		1
STORY, Augustus		7

DELAFIELD
CAMPBELL, H.		3
FINLAY, Homer S.	4
FOSTER, A. N.		3
PADDOCK, George		3
PLUMLEY, Daniel		1
ROSS, Addison		2
SCHUYLER, Philip S.	5
SKINNER, H.C.		6
THOMAS, N.		1
WARD, Joseph		4
WHITE, Solomon		1

EAGLE
BIAS, Joseph		4
BIGELOW, Daniel		5
COATES, Thomas		1
COX, Charles		5
DE WOLF, Josiah		6
HARRIS, A.		5
HEARRE, John		5
HINKLEY, A.R.		3
ORCHARD, Thomas		3
PARSONS, Samos		5
SCHOLFIELD, Andrew	7
SEVERANCE, B.		5
SHERMAN, N.		3
SHERMAN, William	5
TAYLOR, John		1
THOMAS, Eb		5
WHITEHOUSE, B.		1
WOOLLEY, Thomas		1

GENESEE
BOLSER, Abram		2
BOSLER, George		7
BROWN, Orrin		3
COBB, William		1
DENNY, Anson		8
GARTON, William C.	4
MARSH, Joseph		3
REYNONS, Charles	6

LISBON
BONHAM, David		4
BOTTSFORD, Lucius	3
CONLEY, M.		4
DOUGHERT, Samuel	8
ELLIBY, William		1
ELLIOT, George		9
GAITLY, John		1
NORRIS, Jacob		3
O'RAFFEDA, Patrick	5
OTIS, Fred B.		2
RALPH, Thomas		4
REAY, P.N.		1
REDFORD, Arthur		8
SMITH, Edward		6
STANLEY, M.		3
THOMAS, James H.	5
WEAVER, James		12
WEAVER, John		5

MENOMONEE
BURGOT, Mathias		1
COWEN, M.		4
HAWKINS, Harvey		1
HESK, William R.	6
PETTYS, William		1
RAYMOND, Charles	7
STAUNTON, Thomas	3
STODDARD, Robert	1

MERTON
ALLEN, Ralph		1
COLE, Thomas B.		1
PALMER, Elias		8
POWERS, Luther		2
SHORT, J.		1

MUKWONAGO
ANDREWS, Webber		5
BURNELL, John		6
CAMP, Henry H.		2
CHAPIN, Wilder		3
CROSS, William		5
ELLIS, William		1
EWELL, James		5
HUDSON, Whiting		4
JONES, Simon		9
LONG, WILLIAM		1
MOODY, William		3
ORENDORFF, David	6
ORENDORFF, James K.	5
SMART, James		8
SMART, Joseph		5
STOCKMAN, John		8
SUGDEN, Thomas		3
SUGDEN, William		5
THOMPSON, George P.	2
WILKINSON, Robert	1

MUSKEGO:
CONE, H.		4
DANA, Henry H.		4
DOUGLAS, Calvin		4
FIELDS, James		6
FRENCH, H. V.		3
GREEN, George		1
GUILE, Levi G.		8
HARRIS, Ebenezer	7
HART, Edward		3
HAWKINS, Homer		1
HOUCK, Henry		4
IVES, John M.		1
JANE, Stephen D. 	8
MARTIN, Conrad		1
MYERS, Michael		9
SIXTON, Thomas P.	8

NEW BERLIN:
DAVIS, Curtis		4
DEWITT, Isaac		1
ELLISTON, David		2
EVANS, Sidney		3
FIELDS, Waterman	3
HALL, S.E.		2
HARRINGTON, Alvah	5
HOLLISTER, H.		1
JANE, Joseph D.		2
JOHNS, Daniel P.	2
MCINTYRE, Hugh		2
MCQUARTER, George	6 (McWhorter)
MCWHORTER, John		6
PARKER, Luther		6
PARSONS, William	2
RUSE, Ransom		3
SMITH, Nelson		1
WEDGE, Hugh		1
WEDGE, William		3
WHIPPLE, A. R.		1
WHITE, John H.		2

OCONOMOWOC
FRISBY, Russell		8
MORRIS, M.		7
SALTERS, Thomas		2
WILSON, Charles		4

OTTAWA
HOSMER, George S.	3
VALLIN, John		8
PEWAUKEE
BARNETT, S.		1 (probably Morris S.)
BELL, Charles		3
BIDWELL, L.		5
BIDWELL, Zebulon	4
BIGELOW, Harry F.	4
CLARK, Asa		10
CLARKE, Henry		1
FULLER, R.		10
GRIFFIN, Richard	2
HARRY, James O.		2
JUDSON, Isaac		4
KELLOGG, Daniel W.	6
MAYNARD, E.N.		2
MCCORMICK, Andrew	5
MCCORMICK, Francis	4
MORGAN, Alfred		5
NELSON, Hamilton	3
OLIN, Nelson		4
OLIN, Thomas H.		4
OWEN, Ethan		8
PORTER, I.		10 (probably Israel W.)
RAWSON, B.		2
REMINGTON, Joseph	4
ROSEBROOK, Waldo	9
WHEELER, Truman		10
WOODWORTH, J.W.		3

SUMMIT
BAXTER, Andrew		6
BROWN, Curtis B.	8
BROWN, Onslow		7
FAIRSERVICE, M.H.	5
FLUSKY, William		9
FOLTS, Jonas		2
HARDELL, Richard	9
HARPER, B.		1
HILDRETH, Barker	3
HILDRETH, Jesse		4
LEAVIT, Samuel C.	7
MCDONALD, J.D.		1
PRATT, Major		6
PUTMAN, Horace		2
REED, Seth		5
SHELDON, Charles B.	1

VERNON
BARNETT, M.		4
BLOOD, Isaac		5
DODGE, John		2
FLINT, Asa A.		3
HASELTINE, Orrin	10
HESILTON, Orrin B.	2 (Haseltine)
HEZILTON, Curtis W.	2 (Haseltine)
MORGAN, Gaius		6
MORSE, Sherman		5
OSBORN, Joseph P.	1
PUTMAN, P.		3
PUTNAM, Aaron		3
PUTNAM, Amos		1
SMITH, Jesse		6
SMITH, Nelson K.	5
THOMAS, John		7
WELCH, Almon		2
WHIPPLE, Lazarus	1

WAUKESHA
BARNEY, Sabina		7
Bidwell, J.M.		1
BROWN, Henry		3
CARPENTER, Isaac	2
CLINTON, Allen		11
CLINTON, E.D.		8
CORNWALL, Madison	6
CUSHMAN, P.N.		8
CUTLER, A.R.		1
CUTLER, Morris D.	1
GOODNOW, Edward W.	1
GOULDING, George P.	15
HILL, Roswell		1
JACKSON, David		11
Jones, T.C.		1
KAVANAUGH, Edward	2
LOVE, Robert 		9
MCMILLAN, S.		3
MENDALL, Ezra		12
ORDWAY, Moses		1
POTTER, Ira		2
PRATT, A. Foster	3
ROSSMAN, James		1
SAYLES, J.		3
SMART, Isaac		4
SMART, Richard		1
THOMPSON, G.A.		1
THOMPSON, G.A.		1
WALTON, Nathaniel	9
WATSON, John Y.		8
WHITCHER, I.		4