1840 census explanation:
Column 1: Name of County, City, Ward, Town, Township, Parish,
Precinct, Hundred or
District.
Column 2: Names of Heads of Families.
Column 3: Free White Males Under 5
Column 4: Free White Males 5 and under 10
Column 5: Free White Males 10 and under 15
Column 6: Free White Males 15 and under 20
Column 7: Free White Males 20 and under 30
Column 8: Free White Males 30 and under 40
Column 9: Free White Males 40 and under 50
Column 10: Free White Males 50 and under 60
Column 11: Free White Males 60 and under 70
Column 12: Free White Males 70 and under 80
Column 13: Free White Males 80 and under 90
Column 14: Free White Males 90 and under 100
Column 15: Free White Males 100 and upwards
Column 16: Free White Females under 5
Column 17: Free White Females 5 and under 10
Column 18: Free White Females 10 and under 15
Column 19: Free White Females 15 and under 20
Column 20: Free White Females 20 and under 30
Column 21: Free White Females 30 and under 40
Column 22: Free White Females 40 and under 50
Column 23: Free White Females 50 and under 60
Column 24: Free White Females 60 and under 70
Column 25: Free White Females 70 and under 80
Column 26: Free White Females 80 and under 90
Column 27: Free White Females 90 and under 100
Column 28: Free White Females 100 and upwards
Column 29: Free Colored Males under 10
Column 30: Free Colored Males 10 and under 24
Column 31: Free Colored Males 24 and under 36
Column 32: Free Colored Males 36 and under 55
Column 33: Free Colored Males 55 and under 100
Column 34: Free Colored Males 100 and upwards
Column 35: Free Colored Females 10 and under 24
Column 36: Free Colored Females 24 and under 36
Column 37: Free Colored Females 36 and under 55
Column 38: Free Colored Females 55 and under 100
Column 39: Free Colored Females 100 and upwards
There were no page numbers on the census images that I used for this
transcription. Therefore, I have numbered the pages in the sequence they
appeared on ancestry.com.
1840 census Hopewell
Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania,
page 1
Chamberlain, John
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0010001000000
Fluck, Michael
0001010000000
0000200001000
Fluck,
Eli
1112001000000
0201001000000
Kenny,
Wesley0000000000000
0000000000000
000100
101000
Lane,
James
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Echelberger, David D.
0010001000000
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Bullinger,
Dan'l.
1100100000000
1100100000000
Smith,
Jeremiah
0200010000000
1110100000000
Slade,
John
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0101101000000
Echelberger, James
1000200000000
1100200000000
McElvain,
John0000010000000
2200010000000
Myers,
Martin
0200010000000
2000100200000
Richey,
Henry
0000100001000
0000100010000
Richey,
Jacob
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1001000000000
Chamberlain, Mary E.
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Woy,
John
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Livingston,
John
2100010000000
1110010000000
Rhinard,
Henry1000010000000
0000100000000
Swartz,
John
0111100010000
1012101010000
Peck,
George
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1010010000000
Hinish,
John
0101200010000
0012101000000
Young,
John
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1001000010000
Young,
Adam
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1000100000000
Smith,
George
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Young, John
Jr.
3100010000000
1000010000000
Young,
William0000210001000
0100000010000
Young, William Jr.
1000010000000
2101100000000
Cline,
Nicholas1200010000000
1000010000000
Ramage, Thomas
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0110010000000
Myers, Matthias
0010001000000
0120000100000
1840 census Hopewell
Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania,
page 2
Ramage, William
1100000100000
1000010000000
Ross,
James
1020101000000
2012001000000
Coghen,
Jacob
0000010000000
0000010010000
Dick,
David
1000001000000
1000010000000
Bookhimer, Jacob
1200001000000
0111010000000
Everhart,
John
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0000100000000
Davis,
Daniel
0000100000000
0000100100000
Gates,
Joseph
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0122100000000
Tailor,
John
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1000100000000
Kelly,
David
0000100000000
1010100000000
Plummer,
Jesse0000100000000
0001000000000
Gates,
Henry
0000100000000
0000100000000
Bolinger,
Sam'l.
0000010000000
2100010000000
Leighty,
Jacob
1000100000000
1000100000000
Loy,
David
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Young,
Dan'l.
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0100010000000
Prices,
James
0100010000000
0100100000000
Mountain, James
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Livingston, Sam'l.
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0110100000000
Ford,
Simon
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0121010000000
Livingston,
Wm.
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0100100000000
Davis, Alexander
2000100000000
0000100000000
Davis,
Isiah
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0001000100000
Perkins,
John
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0000100100000
Myers, Matthias
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0020000100000
Wishard, George
0000010000000
0000010000000
McNay,
James
0000001000000
0300010000000
McNay,
John
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0000000010000
Dowler, Edward
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0100110000000
Warson, William
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1840 census Hopewell
Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania,
page 3
McNay,
John
2000010000000
0200110000000
Gates,
John
1010100000000
1001100000000
Daugherty, Jonathan
2110001000000
1101001000000
Leader,
David
0000010000000
1000100001000
Tailor,
Thomas0000001000000
1120010000000
Gates,
Henry
2010110000000
0000100000000
Denhart,
John
2000100000000
0000100000000
Seah,
Christian1100010000000
1000100001000
Rhinard, George
1010100000000
0000100000000
Flenery,
Adam
0000100000000
1000100000000
Dowling,
Nancy
0011300000000
0101001000000
Gothuge,
John
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1112100000000
Grove,
Thomas0111001000000
1112001000000
Irvin,
John
0000100100000
0011001000000
Fredringal, Thomas
0000010001000
0100010001010
Detwiler,
Peter0100100010000
0000000010000
Steel,
Jacob
1120010000000
1020010010000
Armstrong, Henry
0000100000000
0001000000000
Bullman,
William
0001220000000
0110000010000
Bullman, Michael
0000010000000
1010100000000
Steel,
Solomon3111010000000
0200100000000
Benner, Matthias
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0001010000000
Lewiston,
Nicholas
2100001000000
1110010000000
Space,
Lewis
0000000010000
0110010100000
Batzel,
Christian
1000010000000
0000100000000
Coghan,
Benj.
0020100100000
0012000100000
Johnson, Catharine
0000000000000
0000001000000
Nixon,
John
0000101000000
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Clapper,
Mary
0221100000000
0011101000000
McLeary, Andrew
1010100010100
0001000010000
1840 census Hopewell
Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania,
page 4
Borelin,
Elijah
2420001000000
0010101000000
Miller,
Jonathan
2120001000000
0101010000000
Bouzer, Nicholas
0012100100000
0110100100000
Fink,
Valentine1001000100000
1211001000000
Fink,
Benjamin0000100000000
0000100000000
Hay,
George
1221001000100
2101001001000 010000
Speelman, William
1000010000000
0000100000000
Piper,
John
0000000001000
0000110000000
College,
Joseph
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0100010000100
Fluck, William
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0010001000000
Fluck,
Jacob
0201200100000
0021000100000
Wymor, Stephen
2000010000000
2210100000000
Steel,
Dan'l.
0110001000000
0000101001000
Foreman, Henry
2120000000000
0011100100000
Foreman, Dan'l.
0120001000000
0111000000000
Foreman, Sam'l.
2000010000000
1100100000000
Wise,
John
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Mogal,
Adam
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Long,
Daniel
1000010000000
1200010000000
Mogal,
Jacob
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1100010000000
Steel,
George
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2121010000000
Fluck,
Jasper
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0000000000100
Little,
William
1220001000000
2010010000000
Clapper,
John
2000100000000
1000100000000
Hensinger,
Isaac
2110010000000
1000010000000
Stoler,
John
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0010000100000
Stoler, Abraham
2000010000000
1000100000000
Stoler,
David
0010000010000
0001000100000
Stoler,
Jacob
0000100000000
1000100000000
Stoler,
Dan'l.
1010100000000
0000100000000
1840 census Hopewell
Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania,
page 5
Stoler, David, Jr.
0000100000000
0001000000000
Broad,
Sarah
0230000000000
0111001000000
Zimmerman, Henry
0023200100000
0100000100000
Ciphers,
John
2000100000000
1100100000000
Ciphers,
Jacob
0001200100000
0112000100000
Fisher,
Henry
1121001000000
1200010000000
Aker,
John
0010200100100
0000100000000
Bryan,
Seth
2100001000000
0000100000000
Heter,
William
1000100000000
0000100000000
Sink,
Sam'l.
0111000100000
1102001000000
Dunlop,
William
2100010000000
1000100000000
McKee,
John
0000100000000
1000100000000
Putt,
Michael
1300000100000
2011101000000
Evans,
Nion
0101100000000
0001100100000
Shoup, Henry, Jr.
2100010000000
1320001000000
Shoup,
Henry
0001000001000
0000000010000
Shoup,
David
1010010000000
2000010000000
Shoup,
Sam'l.
0000100000000
0000100000000
Putt,
Abel
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0011200100000
Broad,
David
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0000100000000
Fay,
George
1001110000000
2101100000000
Baton,
Joseph
0001000010000
0010000010000
Buchanan, Sam'l.
1000100000000
0000100000000
Kinkaid,
Sam'l.0000100000000
1000100000000
Shearer,
John
0000100000000
1001100000000
Barkstriper, Sam'l.
1000010000000
0000100001000
Kenode,
John
1220010000000
0200110000000
Keith,
Lewis
0010000001000
1001001000000
Kensinger, Jacob
0102001000000
1110101000000
Aloway, Jonathan
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1020010000000
1840 census Hopewell
Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania,
page 6
Cramer,
Simon1100010000000
2100100000000
Roads,
George
1201010000000
2010010000000
Hervy,
Job
0110101000000
0002100000000
Noombaugh, Sam'l.
0001100100000
0002100100000
Piper,
William
0111000010000
0001001000000
Piper,
John
0020100010000
0102000200000
Snyder,
Marg't.
1223100000000
0000101000000
Harwood, Rich'd.
1100001000000
1210010000000
Hubley, Michael
2000010000000
1000100000000
McElhaney, Jno.
0100000100000
0010001000000
Burket,
John
0000010000000
1000100000000
Piper,
James
0000000100000
0001001000000
Haze,
Obediah
1000110000000
2000010000000
Faught,
Jacob
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0001001000000
Piper,
David
0120000100000
1101001000000
Faught,
John
0100000001000
0000010000000
McDonald, Abs. Jr.
2200001000000
0010010000000
Rhinard, Adam, Jr.
1100100000000
0000100100000
Rhinard,
John
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0012000100000
Rhinard,
Adam1100000100000
0000001000000
Davis,
Dan'l.
1222010000000
1000010000000
Fluck,
Abraham
0000000010000
0000000100000
Fluck,
Henry
1100010000000
3100100000000
Myers,
John
1101000100000
0100010000000
Shutchall,
Sam'l.
1011000100000
0100100100000
Kelly,
Elijah
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0000100000000
Chamberlain, Jacob
1110001000000
1020010000000
Chamberlain, Jno.
0001001000000
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Cline,
Nicholas1200010000000
1020010000000
Fry,
Peter
0100100000000
0000100000000
1840 census Hopewell
Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania,
page 7
Shellinberger, Jno.
0201001000000
0000001000000
Eckelberger, Joshua
0200000100000
2210001000000
Rhinard,
John
0002100100000
1210001000000
Carberry,
Thos.
2000010000000
1001010000000
Markley,
Emor0010001000000
2211001001000
Ford,
Simon
0000000001000
0000000010000
Cook,
John
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1000110000000
Long,
George
1210001000000
0110001000000
Grove,
Francis
0021001000000
1000010000000
Newcomer, John
0000000100000
0000000000000
Dasher,
John
2100100000000
1000100000000
Helsel,
Philip
0000100000000
2000100000000
Spells,
Christian
1000100000000
2000100000000
Negley,
Jacob
0000200100000
1000010100000
Bowzer,
John
1100010000000
2110010000000
Barkstreper, David
2100010000000
1200100000000
Stick,
William
0000100000000
0000100000000
Burket,
John
1000001000000
1210010000000
Reed,
Michael
0000100000000
0000100000000
Reed,
Alex'r.
0000101000000
0200001000000
Young, Alexander
0021000100000
0000100100000
Burhat,
Dan'l.
0000001000000
0000000100000
Myers, Matthias
1000010000000
2100010000000
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