Alleghany County, North Carolina Federal Census — 1860
The 1860 Alleghany County, North Carolina Federal Census was taken by Allen Gentry. It was the first census for Alleghany County after its separation from Ashe County in 1859. It has numerous problems. There are inconsistencies in spelling, numbering, and property values. There are blocks of household numbers that were skipped for no apparent reason. It would appear that the version Mr. Gentry turned in was the result of copying and recopying.
Note that the transcriber of this file identify with (f) or (m), next to the given name, only for those whose name isn’t clearly female or male. Similarly, race was only marked when for those individuals identified as black, mulatto or a white individual in an otherwise black or mulatto household.
An ascending ‘Sequence’ sort shows the table as it was actually recorded on the census.
| Seq# | Hse# | Surname | Given Name | Age | Race | Occupation | Real Property | Personal Property | POB | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Roten | John | 36 | Farmer | – | 200 | VA | – | |
| 2 | 1 | Roten | Polly E. | 21 | – | – | – | VA | ||
| 3 | 1 | Roten | Elizabeth | 11 | – | – | – | VA | ||
| 4 | 1 | Roten | N. J. (f) | 8 | VA | |||||
| 5 | 1 | Roten | Andrew | 7 | VA | |||||
| 6 | 1 | Roten | J. W. (m) | 3 | NC | |||||
| 7 | 1 | Roten | Ellender | 6/12 | NC | |||||
| 8 | 2 | Finey | O. B. | 30 | Tailor | – | 150 | NC | ||
| 9 | 2 | Finey | Jennetty | 24 | NC | |||||
| 10 | 2 | Finey | James A. | 7 | NC |