1800 U.S. Census – Union County SC
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1800 U.S. Federal Census Union County, South Carolina First Page
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| FOSTERS IDENTIFIED | NEARBY KIN | PLACE |
| Fowler Family | Grindal Shoals, Union County SC | |
| Moseley Family | ||
| Pickens Family | ||
1800 U.S. Federal Census Union County, South Carolina Second Page
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| FOSTERS IDENTIFIED | NEARBY KIN | PLACE |
| John Foster | Fowler Family | Grindal Shoals, Union County SC |
| McWhirter Family | ||
| Hames Family | ||
| Jasper Family |
1800 U.S. Federal Census Union County, South Carolina Third Page
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| FOSTERS IDENTIFIED | NEARBY KIN | PLACE |
| John Foster? | Moseley Family | Grindal Shoals, Union County SC |
| Hames Family | ||
| Prigmore? | ||
NOTE John Foster appears on two separate pages of the census in the area – show both
John Foster
Free White Persons:
Males Under 10: 3 (Frederick, John M. Thomas, Jared – so one of these were born after 1800)
Males 10 thru 15: 1 (I expect this to be Jeremiah – perhaps as he died first?)
Males 45 and over: 1 (John Foster)
Females Under 10: 3 -?
Females 10 thru 15: 3 -?
Females 1 thru 25: 1 (Nancy Foster Hames – or was she married by 1800? – check other family records)
Females 26 thru 44: 1 (Mary McElfresh Foster)
Number of free white males under age 10: illegible
Number of free white males age 10–16: 7 – this must include the three males <16 from 1790 census and four more?
Number of free white males age 16–26: 0
Number of free white males age 26–45: 0
Number of free white males over age 45: 1 – John himself, the next oldest male in the household is <16.
Number of free white females under age 10: 3 – All three new to the household since the 1790 census.
Number of free white females age 10–16: 3 – Must be three of the six from the 1790 census.
Number of free white females age 16–26: 1 – One more of the six form 1790.
Number of free white females age 26–45: 1 – Mary McElfresh Foster
Number of free white females over age 45: 0
Number of all other free persons: 0
Number of slaves: 0
Four of the six females enumerated int he 1790 census are accounted for in 1800. Two others, married off or deceased?
It is a little clearer now that John and Mary Foster have taken in children from another family. Who are they? Theories?