Free Inhabitants in RutherfordTownship in the County of Martin Stateof Indiana
enumerated by me on the 26thday of Sept1850, Barney ReilyAss't. Marshall
Res/Fam
Given Name
Surname
Age
Est
YOB
Sex
Color
Profession
Real
E$tate
POB
Md
w/i
Yr
Sch
w/i
Yr
20+
not
RoW
John M. Gwin's Comments
39/39HomesGuinn531797MFarmerVaMike Walker sent me a photocopy of this page from which I transcribedthis chart. He says he doesn't know who these Gwins are.
MaryGuinn491801FKy1
JesseyGuinn251825MDoIndMy best guess at the spelling and misproununciation of this given name,Jesse, is based on the old-style double-ess. The 1870 census page MikeWalker also sent, which I transcribed below, makes it clear that this isJeffrey (spelled here Jefrey).
IsonGuinn231827MDo"This is Isom.
MahalaGuinn191831F"
HomesGuinn121838M"We'll call him Homes, Jr., here.
MilleyGuinn101840F"
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Inhabitants in RutherfordTownship in the County of Martin,
State of Indiana,enumerated by me on the 22nd day of June1870
Post Office: South MartinIndiana -- James Wood Ass't. Marshall

Res/Fam
Given Name
Surname
Age
Est
YOB
Sex
Color
Profession
Val
Real
Est
Val
Pers
Est
POB
Md
w/i
Yr
Sch
w/i
Yr
20+
not
Rd
20+
not
Wr
D,D
B,
I,I
MC
US
21+
John M. Gwin's Comments
73/73GuwinJefrey451825MWFarmer900400Indiana1Evident here is the phonetic spelling of the respondent's prounciationof the last name: /goo-WIN/; also clear here is the actual first name ofJeffrey, not Jesse as I had guessed from the 1850 census reported above.
-------Caranardqa H.361834FWKeeping HouseIndianaThe last four or five letters of her given name are not clear.
-------Samuel N.71863MWIndianaConceived and born during the Civil War.
-------Fabrelta51865MWIndianaThe last three letters of his given name are not clear.
-------Fabins21868MWIndiana
ReevesSarah651805FWIndiana1I'm guessing this is Jeffrey's mother-in-law
SmithNancy331837FWDomestic ServantIndiana11Blind
74/74GwinIsum441826MWFarmer2000500Indiana1Evidently Isom's spouse has died, and he is living as a single parent.
-------Edmun H.31867MWIndianaProbably Edmund
-------Zeno21868MWIndiana
75/75HomesGwin721798MWFarmer700200Virginia1
MaryGwin691801FWKeeping HouseKentucky1
76/76HomesGwin321838MWBlacksmith500200Indiana1As above, we will arbitrarily refer to him as Homes, Jr.
LuisaGwin251845FWKeeping HouseIndiana
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