Grayson County, Virginia Federal Census — 1840 Western District

White Persons: 4180; Free Colored Persons: 19; Slaves: 330

“The number of persons within my Division, consisting of four thousand five hundred and twenty nine appears in the fore going schedule subscribed by me, this 10th day of October in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty.”

/Signed/ John Dickerson

The following table lists census data for the members of white households in the western district of Grayson County, Virginia. It also identifies the heads of households of “Free Colored Families”.

The 1840 Grayson County, Virginia Federal Census – Western District
Head of Household	White Males in household													White Females in household
Head of Household	5	10	15	20	30	40	50	60	70	80	90	100	100+	5	10	15	20	30	40	50	60	70	80	90	100	100+
Acre, Jefferson					2									1				1
Adams, William J					1
Altizer, Ambrose						1								2	1			1
Anderson, Alvin	1				1												1
Anderson, Elisha		1		1			1							1	1	2				1
Anderson, Harvey	2	2	2			1								1	2				1
Anderson, Isaac				1	1				1								1	1	1		1
Anderson, Isaac D	2				1													1
Anderson, Jesse	1	1					1							1		1				1
Anderson, John			2	1			1											1		1

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Grayson County, Virginia Federal Census — 1840 Western District