1840 Census Surnames Beginning with W – Carter County TNGenWeb

The 1840 census is the first census after the 1836 Tennessee State Convention dropped the Captains and local militia companies and adopted civil districts. In 1836, Johnson County was formed from the eastern part of Carter County causing the 1840 census of Carter County to be smaller than the 1830 census. Carter County still contained what is now the eastern section of Unicoi County.

The listing contains the names of the heads of households, page number from the original census record, a list of males and females by age range. This format was created so researchers will not have to count positions on the form.

Some of these names were difficult to translate. If you do not find a person in this index that you think should be there, we suggest that you consult the original census records and draw your own conclusions. Also, please take special care i n how you look up a name. We have enclosed in brackets [ ] what we think is the correct name. Dugger was spelled Dugar, Bomans and Bowmans were both listed, Goodwins are listed as Gudins, etc….

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Surname	Given Name(s)	Pg	Hshold	Dist	Males	Females
WADKINS	Spiner H	184	14	5	1 – 40 through 49	1 – less than 5
						1 – 20 through 29
WAGONER	John	171	8	1	1 – 15 through 19	1 – 40 through 49
					1 – 20 through 29
					1 – 40 through 49
WALKER	Benj	189	23	7	1 – less than 5	1 – 30 through 39
					3 – 5 through 9
					1 – 10 through 14
					1 – 30 through 39
WARD	Jane	194	8	9		1 – 50 through 59
WARD	Sampson	173	12	4	1 – 5 through 9	1 – 20 through 29
					1 – 30 through 39
WATERS	James P	190	1	7	1 – 30 through 39	1 – less than 5
						1 – 10 through 14
						1 – 30 through 39
						1 – 50 through 59
WATSON	Elizaor	172	17	4	1 – less than 5	1 – less than 5
					1 – 10 through 14	2 – 5 through 9
					1 – 30 through 39	1 – 30 through 39
WEST	John	197	9	3	1 – 30 through 39	1 – less than 5
						1 – 20 through 29
WEST	Thomas	185	27	6	1 – 10 through 14	1 – 5 through 9
					2 – 15 through 19	1 – 10 through 14
					1 – 50 through 59	1 – 50 through 59
						1 – 80 through 89
WHALEY	Abraham	170	24	1	1 – less than 5	1 – less than 5
					1 – 5 through 9	2 – 5 through 9
					1 – 40 through 49	1 – 10 through 14
						1 – 40 through 49
WHALEY	Jeremiah	174	11	4	1 – 15 through 19	2 – 5 through 9
					1 – 20 through 29	3 – 10 through 14
					1 – 50 through 59	2 – 15 through 19
						1 – 40 through 49
WHALEY	Matilda H	174	12	4	2 – less than 5	1 – 10 through 14
					1 – 15 through 19	1 – 15 through 19
						1 – 30 through 39
WHALEY	Rachael	170	20	1	2 – less than 5	1 – 5 through 9
						1 – 60 through 69
WHITAMORE	John	182	19	5	2 – less than 5	1 – 5 through 9
					1 – 20 through 29	1 – 20 through 29
WHITE	Benjamin	181	5	10	2 – 5 through 9	1 – 5 through 9
					2 – 15 through 19	1 – 40 through 49
					1 – 50 through 59
WHITE	Lawson H	170	3	1	2 – less than 5	1 – 20 through 29
					1 – 20 through 29
WHITE	Mary	170	4	1	3 – 20 through 29	1 – 5 through 9
						1 – 15 through 19
						1 – 50 through 59
WHITE	William	191	21	7	1 – less than 5	2 – less than 5
					1 – 5 through 9	1 – 5 through 9
					1 – 10 through 14	1 – 10 through 14
					1 – 40 through 49	1 – 30 through 39
WHITEHEAD	Charity	197	23	2	1 – less than 5	1 – 10 through 14
					1 – 30 through 39	1 – 30 through 39
WHITEHEAD	James	170	7	1	1 – 5 through 9	1 – less than 5
					1 – 10 through 14	2 – 5 through 9
					1 – 15 through 19	2 – 10 through 14
					1 – 40 through 49	1 – 15 through 19
						1 – 40 through 49
WHITEHEAD	James	199	23	2	1 – less than 5	1 – less than 5
					2 – 5 through 9	2 – 10 through 14
					2 – 10 through 14	2 – 15 through 19
					1 – 30 through 39	1 – 30 through 39
WHITEHEAD	John	183	18	5	1 – less than 5	1 – 5 through 9
					1 – 5 through 9	1 – 15 through 19
					2 – 10 through 14	1 – 40 through 49
					1 – 50 through 59
WHITEHEAD	John	197	22	2	1 – less than 5	1 – less than 5
					1 – 5 through 9	1 – 20 through 29
					1 – 40 through 49
WHITEHEAD	Larkin L	197	24	2	1 – 30 through 39	1 – less than 5
						1 – 20 through 29
WHITEHEAD	Thomas	197	21	2	1 – 60 through 69	1 – 20 through 29
						1 – 60 through 69
WHITEHEAD	Thoms	197	26	2	1 – less than 5	1 – less than 5
					1 – 20 through 29	1 – 5 through 9
						1 – 20 through 29
WILLAIMS	George D	183	17	5	1 – 5 through 9	2 – less than 5
					2 – 20 through 29	1 – 5 through 9
					2 – 30 through 39	1 – 10 through 14
						1 – 20 through 29
WILLAIMS	Mark	178	16	10	1 – less than 5	1 – 5 through 9
					2 – 5 through 9	1 – 40 through 49
					1 – 10 through 14
					3 – 15 through 19
					1 – 60 through 69
WILLCOXSON	Alfred	199	4	2	1 – 15 through 19	1 – 30 through 39
					1 – 20 through 29
WILLCOXSON	David	199	5	2	1 – less than 5	2 – less than 5
					1 – 20 through 29	1 – 20 through 29
WILLCOXSON	Saml E	199	9	2	4 – 5 through 9	2 – 10 through 14
					1 – 60 through 69	1 – 50 through 59
WILLIAMS	Calvin T	178	25	10	1 – less than 5	1 – less than 5
					1 – 30 through 39	1 – 5 through 9
						1 – 20 through 29
WILLIAMS	Edmun	172	20	4	1 – less than 5	1 – less than 5
					1 – 10 through 14	1 – 5 through 9
					1 – 30 through 39	1 – 10 through 14
						1 – 40 through 49
WILLIAMS	Elisha M	177	23	10	2 – 10 through 14	1 – 5 through 9
					2 – 20 through 29	2 – 15 through 19
					1 – 30 through 39	1 – 20 through 29
					1 – 60 through 69	1 – 40 through 49
WILLIAMS	Elizabeth	176	12	8	1 – 10 through 14	1 – 5 through 9
						1 – 10 through 14
						1 – 15 through 19
						1 – 30 through 39
WILLIAMS	George	183	21	5	1 – 20 through 29	1 – 10 through 14
					1 – 30 through 39	1 – 60 through 69
					1 – 70 through 79
WILLIAMS	Hardin	192	1	7	1 – less than 5	1 – less than 5
					1 – 30 through 39	1 – 5 through 9
						1 – 20 through 29
WILLIAMS	James	178	13	10	1 – 20 through 29	1 – 5 through 9
						1 – 20 through 29
WILLIAMS	John	186	23	6	1 – less than 5	1 – less than 5
					2 – 10 through 14	1 – 15 through 19
					1 – 20 through 29	1 – 20 through 29
					1 – 50 through 59	1 – 50 through 59
WILLIAMS	John Q	186	24	6	1 – 15 through 19	1 – 20 through 29
WILLIAMS	Joshua	183	7	5	3 – less than 5	1 – 5 through 9
					1 – 30 through 39	1 – 20 through 29
WILLIAMS	Mordeca	195	15	9	1 – 50 through 59	1 – 5 through 9
						1 – 15 through 19
						1 – 50 through 59
WILLIAMS	Pinkney P	183	10	5	1 – less than 5	1 – less than 5
					1 – 20 through 29	1 – 20 through 29
WILLIAMS	Pleasant	175	25	11	3 – less than 5	1 – 5 through 9
					2 – 10 through 14	1 – 20 through 29
					1 – 30 through 39
WILLIMAS	John L	183	12	5	2 – 15 through 19	1 – 10 through 14
					2 – 20 through 29	1 – 40 through 49
					1 – 50 through 59	1 – 80 through 89
WILLIS	Polley	185	8	5		1 – 50 through 59
WILSON	Andrew L	198	5	2	1 – 30 through 39	1 – 40 through 49
WILSON	John	179	28	10	1 – less than 5	2 – 5 through 9
					1 – 5 through 9	3 – 15 through 19
					1 – 15 through 19	1 – 30 through 39
					1 – 50 through 59
WILSON	John J	198	25	2	1 – less than 5	3 – less than 5
					1 – 30 through 39	2 – 5 through 9
					1 – 50 through 59	1 – 30 through 39
					1 – 60 through 69
WILSON	Presley	179	29	10	1 – less than 5	1 – less than 5
					1 – 20 through 29	1 – 20 through 29
WILSON	Sarah	193	17	9	2 – 15 through 19	2 – less than 5
						1 – 10 through 14
						2 – 15 through 19
						1 – 30 through 39
WINTERS	John	199	14	2	1 – 5 through 9	1 – 5 through 9
					1 – 10 through 14	1 – 10 through 14
					1 – 40 through 49	2 – 15 through 19
						1 – 40 through 49
WINTERS	William	199	15	2	1 – 20 through 29	3 – less than 5
						1 – 20 through 29
WOLF	John W	187	6	6	1 – 5 through 9	1 – 15 through 19
					1 – 40 through 49	1 – 40 through 49
WOODBY	Eppie	173	19	4	1 – less than 5	1 – 5 through 9
					2 – 5 through 9	2 – 10 through 14
					3 – 10 through 14	1 – 40 through 49
					2 – 20 through 29
					1 – 50 through 59
WOODS	Alexander T	175	23	11	2 – less than 5	1 – 5 through 9
					1 – 5 through 9	1 – 10 through 14
					1 – 10 through 14	1 – 30 through 39
					1 – 30 through 39
WOODS	Little	190	14	7	1 – 20 through 29	1 – 20 through 29
WOODS	Uriah	176	1	8	1 – 20 through 29	1 – less than 5
						1 – 20 through 29
WRIGHT	David P	181	20	5	1 – 20 through 29
WRIGHT	John	172	19	4	1 – 15 through 19	1 – 10 through 14
					1 – 50 through 59	1 – 15 through 19
						1 – 20 through 29
						1 – 50 through 59
						1 – 70 through 79