1850 Census - African Americans in Dauphin County

M Surnames

• Malony, George
  location: Harrisburg, East Ward (116/116)
  description (age/sex/color): 25/M/M
  occupation: Servant
  place of birth: Pennsylvania
  notes: Enumerated at Daniel Herr's hotel
  census page: 83A-83B
  List of all African Americans in this hotel: George Malony, Samuel Bennet, Ann E. Bennet, George Hamilton, Jacob Bennett, John Smith, Peter Adley, Augustus Coates, Phebe Belt, Mary Carter, Ann Foot, Eliza Forrest, Margaret James, Julia Green, Harriet Belt, Charles Bradford and John Fyatt.

• Mans, Samuel
  location: Harrisburg, North Ward
  visitation (house/family): 194/243
  description (age/sex/color): 40/M/M
  occupation: Laborer
  value of real estate owned:
  place of birth: Pennsylvania
  notes:
  census page: 66B
  other members in household:
  • Mary Mans
    description: 33/F/M
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes:
  • Sarah Mans
    description: 11/F/M
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes: "Attended school within the year."
  • Jerome Mans
    description: 9/M/M
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes: "Attended school within the year."
  • Charles Mans
    description: 7/M/M
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes: "Attended school within the year."
  • Clarkson Mans
    description: 4/M/M
    place of birth:
    notes:
  other households in dwelling:
  1. Samuel Bennett
     visitation (house/family): 194/244
     description (age/sex/color): 24/M/M
     occupation: (none listed)
     place of birth: Pennsylvania
     notes:
     other members in household:
     • Ann Eliza Bennett
       description: 20/F/M
       place of birth: Pennsylvania
       notes: "Cannot read and write."
     • Amelia Shaffer
       description: 40/F/M
       place of birth: Pennsylvania
       notes: "Cannot read and write."
  2. Jacob Patton
     visitation (house/family): 194/245
     description (age/sex/color): 39/M/M
     occupation: (none listed)
     place of birth: Pennsylvania
     notes: "Cannot read and write."
     other members in household:
     • Dolly Patton
       description: 40/F/M
       place of birth: Pennsylvania
       notes: "Cannot read and write."
     • Marks Patton
       description: 18/M/M
       place of birth: Pennsylvania
       notes:
     • John Patton
       description: 17/M/M
       place of birth: Pennsylvania
       notes:
     • Henry Patton
       description: 16/M/M
       place of birth: Pennsylvania
       notes:
     • Elizabeth Patton
       description: 14/F/M
       place of birth: Pennsylvania
       notes:
     • Jane Patton
       description: 9/F/M
       place of birth: Pennsylvania
       notes:

• Mantel, Mariah
  description: 16/F/M
  place of birth: Pennsylvania
  notes: In the household of Price, Henry A. (see listing)

• Marks, George
  location: Harrisburg, West Ward (489/563)
  description (age/sex/color): 25/M/B
  occupation: Groom
  place of birth: Pennsylvania
  notes: In household of James Brady, hotel keeper. "Cannot read and write."
  census page: 37A

• Marks, Maria
  location: Harrisburg, North Ward (23/24)
  description (age/sex/color): 52/F/B
  occupation: (none listed)
  place of birth: Pennsylvania
  notes: In the household of John Sanders. Possibly a boarding house. Other African Americans listed at this dwelling: William Clark, Thomas Brise, Peter Jacobs, Samuel Tums, Henery Williams, James Dehaven and William Franks.
  census page: 49A

• Mars, Susan
  location: Harrisburg, East Ward (288/316)
  description (age/sex/color): 38/F/M
  occupation: (none listed) Possibly a household servant.
  place of birth: Pennsylvania
  notes: Enumerated in the household of John M. Forster, attorney. Susan's sex is recorded as "M," but we have corrected it to "F."
  census page: 96B

• Masley, Margaret
  description: 10/F/M
  place of birth: Pennsylvania
  notes: In household of Ludlo, James (see listing)

• Mason, Charles
  location: Harrisburg, East Ward
  visitation (house/family): 46/46
  description (age/sex/color): 38/M/B
  occupation: Laborer
  value of real estate owned:
  place of birth: Pennsylvania
  notes:
  census page: 78A
  other members in household:
  • Elizabeth Mason
    description: 36/F/B
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes: "Cannot read and write."
  • Ann Mason
    description: 13/F/B
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes: "Attended school within the year."
  • Julia Mason
    description: 8/F/B
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes: "Attended school within the year."

• Maycol, Darcus
  description: 37/F/B
  place of birth: Maryland
  notes: In household of Battis, Catharine (see listing)
• Catharine Maycol
  description: 3/F/B
  place of birth: Pennsylvania
  notes:
• William Maycol
  description: 1/M/M
  place of birth: Pennsylvania
  notes:
• Bazol Maycol
  description: 40/M/M
  place of birth: Pennsylvania
  notes:

• McClintock, Eve
  description: 30/F/B
  place of birth: Pennsylvania
  notes: In household of Harris, George (see listing)

• McClintock, Henry
  location: Harrisburg, South Ward
  visitation (house/family): 33/37
  description (age/sex/color): 46/M/M
  occupation: Laborer
  value of real estate owned: 400
  place of birth: Penna.
  notes: "cannot read and write"
  census page: 2B
  other members in household:
  • Catharine do
    description: 47/F/M
    place of birth: Penna.
    notes: "cannot read and write" Editors' notes: Per Calobe Jackson, Catherine Yellot married James Williams, who died in 1838. She then married Henry ("Harry") McClintock. (Email, Calobe Jackson, Jr. to George Nagle, 8 October 2010). Photo caption, right: "Mother of Harriet McClintock. Born in Highspire, Pa, in 1802. After her marriage, she moved to Harrisburg and joined Wesley Church. As a young lady, she walked from Highspire to Harrisburg to attend the German Lutheran Church on Third and Chestnut Streets."
  • Williams, Maria
    description: 16/F/M
    place of birth: Penna.
    notes: Child of Catherine Yellot Williams and James Williams.
  • Harriett McClintock
    description: 9/F/M
    place of birth: Penna.
    notes:
  • Catharine do
    description: 7/F/M
    place of birth: Penna.
    notes:
• Mellot, William
  description: 16/M/B
  occupation: Barber
  place of birth: Pennsylvania
  notes: In household of Williams, John F., barber (see listing)

• Milburn, James
  description: 38/M/M
  place of birth: Pennsylvania
  notes: Living in the household of Tailor, Curry (see listing)

• Miller, Bolen
  location: Harrisburg, North Ward
  visitation (house/family): 230/298
  description (age/sex/color): 40/M/B
  occupation: (none listed)
  value of real estate owned:
  place of birth: Pennsylvania
  notes:
  census page: 70A
  other members in household:
  • Grace Miller
    description: 40/F/B
    place of birth: Virginia
    notes: "Cannot read and write."
  • Elmer Miller
    description: 9/M/B
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes:
  • William Miller
    description: 5/M/B
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes:
  • Abner Miller
    description: 1/M/B
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes:

• Miller, Getys
  description: 34/M/M
  occupation: Laborer
  place of birth: Pennsylvania
  notes: In household of Stevenson, Henry. (see listing)
• John do
  description: 3 mos/M/M
  place of birth: Pennsylvania
  notes: See Getys Miller, above.

• Miller, Jacob
  location: Harrisburg, East Ward
  visitation (house/family): 189/206
  description (age/sex/color): 28/M/M
  occupation: Laborer
  value of real estate owned:
  place of birth: Pennsylvania
  notes: "Cannot read and write."
  census page: 88B
  other members in household:
  • Mary Miller
    description: 18/F/M
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes:
  • Margaret Miller
    description: 5/F/M
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes:
  • Sarah Miller
    description: 3/F/M
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes:
  • Juliann Yeates
    description: 35/F/M
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes:

• Miller, John
  location: Harrisburg, West Ward
  visitation (house/family): 466/518
  description (age/sex/color): 38/M/B
  occupation: Laborer
  value of real estate owned: (Tenant)
  place of birth: Pennsylvania
  notes:
  census page: 35B
  other members in household:
  • Ellen do
    description: 39/F/B
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes: "Cannot read and write."
  • Fanny do
    description: 14/F/B
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes: "Attended school within the year."
  • Hesekiah do
    description: 7/M/B
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes:

• Miller William
  description: 21/M/M
  place of birth: Pennsylvania
  notes: In household of Greenly, Samuel, waiter (see listing)
• James Miller
  description: 19/M/M
  place of birth: Pennsylvania
  notes:

• Mills, Joshua
  location: Harrisburg, East Ward
  visitation (house/family): 11/11
  description (age/sex/color): 20/M/B
  occupation: (none listed) possibly hotel employees
  value of real estate owned:
  place of birth: Pennsylvania
  notes: Enumerated at Wells Coverly's hotel.  This was the Union Hotel, located on the southeast corner of Market Square and Blackberry Alley.
  census page: 75A
  other members in household: All African Americans enumerated at this hotel: Joshua Mills, John Gaiter, Mark Gaiter, Rachel Cox, Hannah Kelley, Betsey Thompson, Sarah Atlee, Adeline Dromiry and Teresa Smith.

• Mitchell, Fleming
  location: Harrisburg, West Ward
  visitation (house/family): 542/602
  description (age/sex/color): 58/M/B
  occupation: Laborer
  value of real estate owned: (Tenant)
  place of birth: Virginia
  notes: "Cannot read and write."  Also called "General Mitchell," and "Pappy Mitchell."  Egle refers to him as "the venerable pedagogue 'Pappy Mitchell,' not forgetting his white hat and blue cloak." (Notes and Queries, Third Series, Volume II, CXXX, p.287)
  census page: 40A
  other members in household:
  • Dinah do
    description: 54/F/B
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes: "Cannot read and write."

• Molson, John
  location: Harrisburg, West Ward
  visitation (house/family): 464/515
  description (age/sex/color): 46/M/M
  occupation: Doctor
  value of real estate owned: (Tenant)
  place of birth: Pennsylvania
  notes:
  census page: 35A
  other members in household:
  • Elizabeth do
    description: 39/F/M
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes: "Cannot read and write."
  • Samuel do
    description: 18/M/M
    occupation: Laborer
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes:"Attended school within the year."
  • Nelson do
    description: 15/M/M
    occupation: Laborer
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes: "Attended school within the year."
  • Margaret do
    description: 13/F/M
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes: "Attended school within the year."
  • Jane do
    description: 9/F/M
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes: "Attended school within the year."
  • Rebecca do
    description: 6/F/M
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes: "Attended school within the year."
  • Catharine do
    description: 4/F/M
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes:

• Molson, Nancy
  location: Harrisburg, West Ward (284/314)
  description (age/sex/color): 30/F/M
  occupation: (none listed) probable household or farm servant
  place of birth: Pennsylvania
  notes: In the household of industrialist Jacob Haldeman, farmer. Molson is listed with two other African Americans, Ann Griffith and Jacob Stratton.
  census page: 20B

• Montgomery, William
  location: Harrisburg, West Ward
  visitation (house/family): 631/697 (Penitentiary)
  description (age/sex/color): 54/M/B
  occupation: Laborer
  place of birth: District of Columbia
  notes: (Convict) "Larceny" "1848" (Year of conviction?) "Cannot read and write."
  census page: 45B

• Moore, John
  location: Harrisburg, East Ward
  visitation (house/family): 72/72
  description (age/sex/color): 38/M/B
  occupation: Laborer
  place of birth: Pennsylvania
  notes:
  census page: 80A
  other members in household:
  • Catharine Moore
    description: 30/F/M
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes:
  • Juliann S. Moore
    description: 5/F/M
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes:
  • William H. Moore
    description: 3/M/M
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes:

• Morris, Betsy
  location: Harrisburg, East Ward
  visitation (house/family): 177/188
  description (age/sex/color): 71/F/M
  occupation: (none listed)
  value of real estate owned: 400
  place of birth: Pennsylvania
  notes: Single person household. Living in the dwelling of Stevens, David (see listing)
  census page: 87B

• Murray, Gabriel
  location: Harrisburg, North Ward
  visitation (house/family): 102/109
  description (age/sex/color): 25/M/M
  occupation: Waiter
  value of real estate owned:
  place of birth: Pennsylvania
  notes:
  census page: 56A
  other members in household:
  • Maria Murray
    description: 24/F/M
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes:
  • Solomon Murray
    description: 5/M/M
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes: "Attended school within the year."
  • Theodore Murray
    description: 1/M/M
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes:
  • Gracy Murray
    description: 68/F/B
    place of birth: Pennsylvania
    notes:

• Myers, Hiram
  location: Harrisburg, South Ward
  visitation (house/family): 39/45
  description (age/sex/color): 30/M/M
  occupation: Laborer
  value of real estate owned: 400 (Tenant)
  place of birth: Penna.
  notes:
  census page: 3A
  other members in household:
  • Ann E. do
    description: 23/F/B
    place of birth: Penna.
    notes:
  • Hester A. do
    description: 9 mos./F/M
    place of birth: Penna.
    notes:

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