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1840 Federal Census
For the following related families and their descending lines

Drake-Ferguson-Fletcher-Franklin
Morse, Scidmore and Wright

©Compiled By: Don Wright


Nehemiah Morse was listed as the father of Ann Marie Morse in the "20th Century History of Allegan County MI, 1907.   The following Census Record allows us to see the make up of the family as it may have existed in 1840.   For those that do not know the connection, Ann M Morse below is the mother of Louise (Fletcher) Wright, wife of Henry Myron Wright.

1840 Census - Lawrence, Stark Co, OH (page 146)

Nehemiah Morse   -  -  1  2  1  -  1 / 4  1  1  1  -  1
The above Family is listed is as follows:
     Male               Age         Female
  Nehemiah             40-50        -----
    ----               30-40        Olive
  Lemuel R?? [age 21]  20-30        -----
  Isaac???   [age 18]  15-20        Amanda  [age 15]
  Nehemiah   [age 17]  15-20        -----
  (Unknown Son)        10-15        Olive E [age 8]
   ----                 5-10        Amity C [age 6]
   ----                 0-5         (Unknown Dau) [age 3-5] 
                                    Ann M   [age 2] [twin]
                                    Anis    [age 2] [twin]
                                    Mary D  [age 0]

  Note: We have no record of whom the Unknown son age 10-15 may be.
        4 daughters age 0 to 5 - One, age 3 to 5 years old is missing from the 1850 
        census.  We have no record of who this daughter may be.
        Asahel Morse would have been age 26 at this time and living elsewhere.

Note: For more information on the Morse family
see Olive Morse on the 1850 census

1840 - Coles Co, Illinois, pg 189, Roll 57

                   Males        Females
Jesse R. Drake   1 1 1 - - 1 / 1 1 1 1 - - 1
The above Family is listed is as follows:
             Male       Age      Female
   -------------       40-50     Jamima (age 43)
   Jesse R. (age 40)   30-40     -----------
   -------------       20-30     -----------
   -----*-------       15-20     Ruth (age 18)
   William (age 13)    10-15     Eliza (age 10)
   Jesse W. (age 8)     5-10     Mary (age 5)
   Isaac (age 2)        0- 5     Unknown Dau (age 0)**
          
   * Benjamine (born abt 1825) was deceased by 1840
  ** No information has been found on daughter who was less than 5 years old

1840 - Coles Co, Illinois, pg 190, Roll 57

                    Males                Females
William Ferguson   0 1 1 0 0 1 - - / 1 1 1 0 0 1 - - 

             Male         Age       Female
         William (35)    30-40      Nancy  (35)
         ---------       20-30    -----------
         ---------       15-20    -----------
         William (11)    10-15    Wealthy (10)
         James (6)        5-10    Patience (8)
                          0-5     Mary    (1)

 

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