1820 Census for Lewis County, Virginia

 

Below is a chart showing the vital information in the 1820 census for the household of John Strader (#119).

It appears that John had 8 children and a wife living at home when this census was taken. There was 1 Free White Male Under 10, 1 Free White Male 10 thru 15, 2 Free White Males 16 thru 25, 1 Free White Male 45 and upwards, 1 Free White Female under 10, 1 Free White Female 10 thru 15, 2 Free White Females 16 thru 25, and 1 Free White Female 26 thru 44. There were 4 Persons Engaged in Agriculture.

The names of some of the family members are not known by this webmaster. The Free White Male Under 10 may have been Valentine (born in 1818, age 2). The 1 Free White Male 10 thru 15 may have been Jacob (born in 1810, age 10). The 2 Free White Males 16 thru 25 may have been John (born in 1801 or 1803, age 19 or 17) and Michael (born in 1799, age 23). The Free White Male 45 and upwards was John (born in 1769, aged 51.) The 1 Free White Female under 10 may have been Mary (born in 1811, aged 9). The 1 Free White Female 10 thru 15 is unknown. The 2 Free White Females 16 thru 25 may have been Barbara (#60) (born in 1804, age ~16) and Sarah (born in 1795, age 25). The 1 Free White Female 26 thru 44 was likely John's second wife, Elizabeth Cooper (born December 2, 1776, age 44).

(Source of pink information: Find a Grave for John Strader Jr. , Memorial #61956784) (Source: "Descendants of Hans Wilhelm Strader" by Don Norman). (Source of purple: Rootsweb.ancestr.com posting)

Below the census chart is a scan of the actual census that shows John Strader's name and family highlighted in yellow.

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