Enitre Schoonover family in 1820 Randolph County Virginia-free Census Images

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Enitre Schoonover family in 1820 Randolph County Virginia

These are listings and Census images from the 1820 US Census of Randolph County in Virginia. The Schoonover family is living here with the heads of households: Joseph, Benjamin, Ebenezer, and Daniel, and William. Their families consist of 34 people at the time, and occupations are in agriculture, most likely farming.

Joseph Schoonover is listed with a household of 4 people.

1 white male under 10 years old

1 white male between 26 and 45 years old

1 white female between 16 and 26 years old

1 white female between 26 and 45 years old

1 person engaged in agriculture

It appears that this household consists of a family of an adult male and female, a young adult female, and a male child.

Next we have Benjamin Schoonover, with only 2 males in residence.

1 white male between 26 and 45 years old. 

1 white male over 45 years old.

1 person engaged in agriculture.

We can assume this is father and son, and perhaps the son is the working male, this household is explored in again in a moment, as it is possible this Benjamin may be a duplicate listing.

Next we have Ebeneezer Schoonover with a household including 5 people.

1 male between 18 and 26 years old

2 girls under 10

1 female up to 16

and one female between 26 and 45.

1 person working in agriculture.

Since Ebeneezer is listed as the head of household we can assume he is the male adult up to 26 years old. The female adult  may be his wife if she is even one year older than him, or could be his mother. Then there is a teenage girl and two girl children.

Then we have Daniel Schoonover with a household of 12 people...

2 boys under 10 years old

2 boys under 16 years old

1 male up to 18

1 male up to 26 years old

1 male up to 45 years old

3 girls under 10 years old

1 female up to 26

and 1 female up to 45.

4 people working in agriculture.

So Daniel has an adult couple-presumably parents, another male and female who are young adults- which may be one of their children married and living at home, then the children of presumably both couples include a teenage boy, two pre-teen boys, 2 young boys, and 3 young girls. The 4 working are most likely the eldest males.

on the previous page of the census we have another Benjamin Schoonover and William Schoonover in the same county and presumably same family of Schoonovers. This Benjamin has a sidenote written into the margin (leftside) by the census taker, though the note is too small to read. Undoubtedly this note refers to the two listings of Benjamin Schoonover in this county... If anyone can make out the note or has an idea please leave a comment!!! (This image can also be seen in larger view at the TickyTacky blog. The blog link is in the video description.)

So we have the second Benjamin Schoonover, listed with a household of 6 people :

2 boys under 10 years old

one male up to 45

2 girls under 10

one female between 16 and 26 years old

and one female up to 45.

1 person working in agriculture.

It appears this is Benjamin and his wife as adults, a young adult female, and two boys and two girl children. Since the first Benjamin is listed only with one other older male but only one of them working, it is possible that this is the same Benjamin...this listing being his household and perhaps he is working his father's farm in the other listing. Hence, the sidenote in the margins would surely aid in clearing this question and also clarifying family research.

Lastly we have William Schoonover listed with a household of 5 people.

2 boys under 10 years old

1 male up to 45

1 female under 10

1 female between 16 and 26

This family is noted with one person working in Agriculture, and one person working in Manufacturing. However, it does not note whether William is the person who works in both, or if the younger adult female also works.

The only male out all of these Schoonover's who is older than 45 is the one male listed in Benjamin Schoonover's possibly duplicate listing. All of the other Schoonover males are 45 years or younger. 

Further articles on this family will be published on the Schoonover's of 1800 Randolph County Virginia.