Henry County Census Records

1840 Henry County Census Transcribed & Contributed by Don Rubarts

This Census has been transcribed with a special page to denote Revolutionary War or Military Pensioners and their spouses.

Their names will be indicated in Red on the page 260 of the Census.

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1840 Henry County Census Index

Part One Page 260 to Page 272 of the Federal Census

Part Two Page 273 to Page 287 of the Federal Census

Part Three Page 288 to Page 298 of the Federal Census

Part Four Page 299 to Page 307 of the Federal Census

1850 Henry County Census *Transcribed & Contributed by Virginia Tolman* All notes have been added by the contributor This census was formatted by Suzanne Shephard. Any errors should be reported to me.*
District One	Part Ten: Page 416B to Page 422B
Part One : Page 364 to Page 367	Part Eleven: Page 423 to Page 427B
Part Two: Page 367 - 373	Part Twelve: Page 428 to Page 431B
Part Three: Page 373B to Page 377	Part Thirteen: Page 432 to Page 437B
Part Four: Page 377B to Page 385	Part Fourteen: Page 438 to Page 439B
Part Five: Page 385B to Page 392
Part Six: Page 392B to Page 397B	District Two
Part Seven: Page 398 to Page 404	Part One: Page 440 to Page 447
Part Eight: Page 404B to Page 410B	Part Two: Page 448 to Page 453
Part Nine: Page 411 to Page 416	Part Three: Page 453B to Page 466
INDEX This Index is by page number
Parts 1 - 3; Pages 364 - 377	Parts 4 - 6; Pages 377B - 397B
Parts 7 - 9; Pages 398 - 416

1850 Slave Census

Henry County (KY) Slaves, Free Blacks, and Free Mulattoes, 1850-1870
Start Year : 1850
End Year : 1870
Henry County, located in north-central Kentucky, was formed from a portion of Shelby County in 1798. It is named for Patrick Henry, who was Governor of Virginia, a Revolutionary War patriot, and considered by some as a founding father of the U.S. The Henry County seat is New Castle, founded in 1798; the origin of the name is unknown. The county population was 3,258 in 1800, according to the Second Census of Kentucky: 2,848 whites, 406 slaves, and 4 free coloreds. The population increased to 8,638 by 1860, according to the U.S. Federal Census, and excluding slaves. Below are the number of slave owners, slaves, and free Blacks and Mulattoes for 1850-1870.

1850 Slave Schedule
676 slave owners
2,754 Black slaves
259 Mulatto slaves
22 free Blacks
21 free Mulattoes
1860 Slave Schedule
752 slave owners
2,555 Black slaves
750 Mulatto slaves
26 free Blacks [most with last names Adams or Mastason]
10 free Mulattoes
1870 U.S. Federal Census
2,121 Blacks
295 Mulattoes
About 201 U.S. Colored Troops listed Henry County, KY, as their birth location.

The 1810 Federal Population census
for Henry county, Kentucky (complete with index and
annotations) is now available directly online at:
Public Records Transcript Extract

transcribed by R L Samuell

The US 1880, and 1881 British and Canadian Censuses are now online and available to be searched FREE on the LDS site...
http://www.familysearch.org/

FOR SALE: The 1850 Henry/Carroll County Census on a CD which contains three files, the scanned images of the original census, the transcribed census with notes
and the third file the complete surname index. The cost, if they buy it
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This link will take you to SK Publications, who create CDs of Kentucky County Census records. These CDs are $20 and are scanned copies of the original census records.

The following Census Records are available to the public for Henry Co. since its creation in 1799:

1800 Henry Co., KY Census
This census was destroyed.

1810 Henry Co., KY Census
This census is available through microfilm.

1820 Henry Co., KY Census
This census is available through microfilm.

1830 Henry Co., KY Census
This census is available through microfilm.

1850 Henry Co., KY Census
This census is available through microfilm or in book form.

1860 Henry Co., KY Census
This census is available through microfilm or in book form.

1870 Henry Co., KY Census
This census is available through microfilm or in book form.

1880 Henry Co., KY Census
This census is available through microfilm.

1890 Henry Co., KY Census
This census was destroyed in a fire in 1921 in Washington DC.

1900 Henry Co., KY Census
This census is available through microfilm.

1910 Henry Co., KY Census
This census is available through microfilm.

1920 Henry Co., KY Census
This census is available through microfilm.