The complete 1840 Polk County TN census can now be viewed online at USGenWeb Project Tennessee Archives
The 1840 census does not contain a lot of information, but it can tell you the head of household (which is the name shown in the index) and the age and number of people living in the household. Below is the explanation of the columns listed for the 1840 census. When you send a request for 1840 information on a person shown in the index, you will received it in the following form, with each number representing a column...the first set representing males in the household and the second set representing females:
Pg. 6 Evan Campbell 211001-111001
2
males 0-4/1 male 5-9/1 males 10-14/0 males 15-20/0 male 20-30/1 male 30-40
1
female 0-4/1 female 5-9/1 female 10-15/0 female 15-20/0 female 20-40/1 female
30-40
Page Number-Name of Head of Household
Number of Free White Males under 5 (age 0-4)
""" 5 and
up but under 10 (age 5-9)
""" 10 and up but under 15 (age
10-14)
""" 15 and up but under 20 (age 15-19)
"""
20 and up but under 30 (age 20-29)
""" 30-39
"""
40-49
""" 50-59
""" 60-69
"""
70-79
""" 80-89
""" 90-99
"""
100 and upwards
| Adams, Elijah | Dalrymple, George | Jackson, A. S. | Rogers, James |
| Adams, William | Daugherty, Evan | Jenkins, William | Rogers, John |
| Airy, John | Daugherty, Joseph | Johnston, Samuel H. | Rogers, Seabourn |
| Ainsworth, James | Daugherty, Josiah | Joice, Tinsley | Rogers, Travis |
| Amos, John F. | Daugherty, Preston | Jones Drury | Rose, Zachariah |
| Anderson, Daniel | Davis, Adam | Jones, Hosea H. | Ross, John |
| Anderson, John | Davis, Benjamin | Jones, James M. | Rowan, Nathaniel |
| Armstrong, C. A. | Davis, John (2) | Jones, Thomas | Rue, John |
| Armstrong, Sarah | Davis, Robert | Jones, William | Runnions, John |
| Austin, John | Davis, Robert B. | Jordan, Calvin | Rush, William |
| Authur, Lewis | Davis, Solomon | Jordan, Jackson | Russell, Major |
| Ayers Moses H. | Davis, William H. | Kain, Leonard | Rymer, Eli |
| Bailey, Robert | Davis, Young | Kenady, John | Rymer, Isaac |
| Baily, John | Deadmond, William | Kenady, Samuel | Sartin, John |
| Baker, Andrew | Deavers, Gabriel | Keneister, Reuben | Selvage, Absalom |
| Baker, George | Dennis, Jesse I. | Killings, James | Selvidge, Spencer |
| Baker, George W. | Devine, John | Kindrick, Francis | Shamblin, George |
| Baker, James | Dickerson, John | Kinser, Jacob | Shamblin, John |
| Baker, Joseph | Dickey, John F. | Kitchen, Rachel | Shamblin, Loch |
| Baker, William | Dickey, Rebecca | Ladd, Amos | Shelton, Joseph |
| Barnett, Tabitha | Doan, Ira | Ladd, Bales E. | Shelton, Park |
| Beauford, A. W. | Dodd, William | Lain, John B. | Shields, Banner |
| Bert see Birt | Dodson, Jesse | Lambert, Aaron | Sheilds, James |
| Bible, Rachel | Dodson, Warren | Langston, James | Shields, John |
| Biggs, William bl. | Duff, James F. | Lawson, Nelson | Shields, Robert |
| Bird, Matthew | Duggan, Hugh | Lawson, Stephen | Shields, William |
| Birt, John | Duggan, Robert | Lea, Abner | Short, John B. |
| Bivens, Joseph | Duggan, Samuel | Lea, William P. | Shurat, John |
| Bivens, Nathaniel | Duggan, Wilson | Lemons, H. C. | Shurat, Sarah |
| Blackwell, John P. | Dunn, Margaret | Lemons, Jesse | Silcox, Burton |
| Blackwell, Samuel | Easly, Samuel L. | Lemons, Nathan | Slatton, Wade H. |
| Blackwell, Sarah | Edmonson, John | Lemons, Reuben | Sloan, James |
| Blackwell, Sylvester | Elledge, Jacob | Lemons, Robert | Smedery, Jesse |
| Blankenship, John | Ellis, Henry | Lemons, Sarah | Smith, David (2) |
| Blankenship, Spenser | Ellis, John | Lemons, Thomas | Smith, G. W. |
| Blankenship, Stephen | Erby, Nancy | Leopard, Westley | Smith, Isaac |
| Blanton, Hiram H. | Evans, Patrick | Lillard, Abraham | Smith, John |
| Blanton, Joseph | Fagan, John | Lillard, Jeremiah | Smith, Thomas |
| Blanton, Lewis | Fagg, Sarah | Lingerfelt, Jacob | Smith, Thomas C. |
| Belch, George | Farner, Isaac | Logan, Abner | Snider, Isabella |
| Bowling, Collens | Ferguson, Moses C. | Longley, Joel | Spencer, Jesse B. |
| Bowman, James A. | Fetter, George | Longley, John C. | Spradling, Zilpha |
| Bowman, Josiah | Fetter, Isaac | Longley, William | Standridge, Jane |
| Boyd, Erby | Finney, Elizabeth | Love, Jeremiah D. | Stansberry, Solomon |
| Bradford, G. C. | Firestone, David | Lowery, Christopher | Stepenson, Robert |
| Bradford, Henry | Forscythe, Beaty | Lucky, John | Stephens, Levi |
| Bradford, Michael | Foster, Cornelius | Lutrell, James | Stephenson, Andrew R. |
| Bradford, Patton A. | Foster, Simpson | McCammick, Stephen | Stephenson, Robert |
| Branham, Thomas | Fout, Solomon | McClary, Robert W. | Stephenson, William M. |
| Brannum, Jeremiah | Fox, Abraham | McClary, Thos. R. | Stilwell, Jeremiah |
| Brawner, Bozel H. | Fox, Anderson | McConnel, Samuel | Stilwell, Mary |
| Breedwell, Armstead | Fox, Ann | McCoy, Thomas | Strowd, Morris |
| Brooks, James | Freeland, Howell | McCray, Hugh | Summy, Solomon |
| Brown, James | Fry, Demarcus | McCray, Joel | Sutton, Elijah |
| Brown, James R. | Fry, George | McJunkin, John | Swafford, Thos. |
| Brown, John (2) | Fry, Harvey | McKamy, James | Swafford, William |
| Brown, William | Fry, Newel C. | McKinney, David | Taylor, Alfred |
| Brummett, Samuel | Fry, Tillman | McKissick, Abraham | Taylor, James |
| Bryant, John | Gasaway, Ezekiel W. | McLemore, Young | Taylor, John N. |
| Burns, Berry | Gasaway, Henry | McNabb, Matthew | Thurman, William |
| Burns, Tillmon | Gasaway, Ira | Massengale, William | Todd, Elizabeth |
| Cagle, Isaac | Gee, John | Mattocks, Joseph | Toute, Leonard |
| Cameron, William | Gee, John H. | Mattocks, Nathaniel | Towns, John |
| Campbell, Evan | Gideons, Harrison | Maxwell, David | Towns, Thomas w/ John Towns family |
| Campbell, Jesse | Giles, William | Maxwell, John | Tummins, Samuel H. |
| Campbell, John F. | Gilliland, James | May, William | Tuomey, Thomas L. |
| Cantrell, Minter | Glass, James | Mayfield, Nancy | Turner, John G. |
| Carden, James | Goins, Solomon | Mays, Caleb | Turner, Joseph |
| Carden, John | Gold, Christopher | Melton, Daniel | Thomas, Adonijah |
| Carden, Reuben | Gordon, John | Mitchell, John | Thomas, James |
| Carden, Thomas | Green, Elisha | Mitchell, Mordeca | Thomas, William |
| Carr, Andrew | Green, James | Moore, Jacob | Thomas, William, Jr |
| Carr, William | Green, John | Moore, Jesse C. | Thomas, William, Sr. |
| Carson, John | Green, Thomas | Morris, Shadrack C. | Thompson, William (2) |
| Carson, Nancy | Greenlee, Lewis | Mulky, William | Thruwitt, Lewis L. |
| Carson, William A. | Griffin, Sanders | Madin, Samuel | Walker, Isaac |
| Carter, Amos | Grigg, John R. | Martin, Nancy | Walker, Samuel w/ Will Parker family |
| Carter, Benjamine | Grogan, Albert | Mashburn, Huldah | Waller, George |
| Carter, Robert | Guinn, Almon | Mashburn, Matthew | Waller, Samuel |
| Carter, Samuel w/Amos | Guinn, Joshua | Mason, John | Ward, E. W. |
| Carter, Samuel M. | Gunter, Reuben | Mathes, Elijah | Washbourn, Nancy |
| Cartwright, Thomas | Gusta, Sarah | Matlock, Jacent | Watkins, William |
| Caruth, Walter | Haggard, John R. | Maynor, Foures | Wear, John |
| Cass, John | Hagler, Wade | Merrit, Samuel | Wear, John |
| Cates, James | Hainey, Robert | Messimore, Thomas | Wear, Samuel |
| Cates, John | Hainey, William | Millburn, Sarah | Weaver, Alfred G. |
| Chambers, Moses | Hambright, William S. | Mitchell, Nathaniel | Weaver, Elias |
| Childress, Archibald | Hamby, Permelia | Morgan, Albert G. | Weaver, Jacob |
| Childress, Burrell | Hamilton, Joshua H. Hammonds, Isham |
Morgan, William, (2) Morgan, Gabriel |
Weaver, John Weaver, William |
| Childress, Josiah, Jr. | Hancock, William W. | Morrison, James | Webb, Pleasant |
| Chunn, Samuel L. | Hanley, Michael | Morrison, Thomas | West, Thomas |
| Clayton, Elijah | Hannah, Jane | Morrow, James M. | White, Comadore |
| Clemmer, Jacob | Hannah, John F. | Naves, Michael | White, David |
| Cloud, Isaac | Hanson, Thomas S. | Newcome, Thorton | White, Eaden |
| Cobb, Robert | Harberson, G. W. | Nicholson, Lucretia | White, Elizabeth |
| Cockram, John | Harper, Martin | Nixon, Samuel | White, John (2) |
| Cockram, Lucinda | Harper, Thomas | Norman, John | Wise, David |
| Coe, Vincent | Harrell, William | Norris, Emily | Witt, Andrew |
| Coffee, Jesse | Harrison, Josiah | Norris, Wyatt | Witt, Bird |
| Coker, A. B. | Harvy, Charles | O'Daniel, James T. | Witt, Burgess |
| Coleman, Absalom | Harvy, Joel Y. | O'Neal, John S. | Witt, James H. |
| Coleman, Jesse (2) | Harvy, John | Orr, Robert | Witt, Rutherford |
| Coleman, Thomas W. | Haskins, Dennis | Orr, William | Witt, William |
| Coleman, William | Hauser see Hanson | Pack, Jeremiah | Womble, William |
| Collake, William | Hawkins, James | Panky, Willie | Wrock(Womack), Alexander |
| Conner, Alfred B. | Hawkins, Joseph | Park, W. W. | Yancy, Hiram |
| Conner, Henderson | Hawkins, Michael | Parker, Anderson | York, John |
| Conner, John | Hays, Harrold | Parker, Preston | York, Pleasant |
| Cooper, Robert | Hembree, Silas | Parks, Samuel | Young, John D. |
| Copeland, Alexander | Henderickson, Abraham | Parris, Moses | |
| Copps, Jacob | Henderson, George | Patterson, William | |
| Corn, John C. | Henderson, Thos. I. | Pettitt, James | |
| Couch, Isaac | Henderson, William | Pettitt, William | |
| Courtney, M. P. | Henry, William W. | Philips, James | |
| Cox, George | Hester, Abraham | Price, Aaron | |
| Coxey, John B. | Higdon, Thomas | Price, George | |
| Crawford, Priscilla | Higgins, William | Price, George W. | |
| Crawford, Thomas | Hildebrand, Michael | Price, Ruth | |
| Crittendon, John | Hilderbrand, Jane | Prince, Andrew I. | |
| Cromwell, Isaac | Hillyard, Jesse | Prince, Cooper | |
| Cromwell, John | Hincle, Philip | Prince, Ephraim | |
| Cromwell, John B. | Hodge, Jane | Prince, Isham | |
| Cross, David R. | Hood, J. C. S. | Prince, Josiah | |
| Cross, Jacob | Hood, Raleigh | Pursley, Nancy | |
| Crowden, Henry | Hood, Robert | Ray, Thomas L. | |
| Culbertson, Aury | Hopper, Augustine | Ray, William C. | |
| Cunningham, David, | Horn, Riley | Ray, William G. | |
| Cunningham, Elizabeth | Horton, Hiram | Reagan, David | |
| Cunningham, Jeremiah | Howell, Dorothy V. | Reed, Joseph | |
| Howell, Lucy C. | Reed, Samuel M. | ||
| Huff, William | Richardson, George | ||
| Hughs, Elizabeth | Richie, John | ||
| Hughs, Josiah | Ridley, William |
Last updated 04.13.02.