Gregg Bonner's
Collection of Chambers County, Alabama Census Transcriptions

1840

1840 Census, Chambers County, Alabama, Page 229:
* Jones, Hardy 120001-20001
[Viz., 1 male under 5, 2 males 5-10, 1 male 30-40; 2 females under 5, 1 female 20-30]
[Note: See the 1850 Census entry for Hardy Jones (below). The reconstruction of this (1840) Census entry follows back-calculation from the 1850 census exactly.]

1850

1850 Census, Chambers County, Alabama, District 19 (south half), Page 393(B), HH#146/146:
Rutledge, Elisabeth 42f 300 Georgia
* Rutledge, Harriett 35f Georgia
Rutledge, William 20m Farmer Georgia
Rutledge, Thomas 18m Farmer Georgia
Rutledge, Caroline 12f Georgia
[Note: Although these are listed as Rutledge, I believe only Elisabeth is a Rutledge. The others I believe are Lemasters (compare to the later census records (below)).]

1850 Census, Chambers County, Alabama, District 19, Page 400(B), HH#251/251:
* Jones, Hardy 46m farmer Georgia
* Jones, Martha 34f Georgia
* Jones, John 18m student Georgia (attended school)
Jones, Wilborn 17m student Georgia
Jones, Seaborn 15m Alabama (attended school)
Jones, Eliza 13f Alabama (attended school)
Jones, Angeline 11f Alabama (attended school)
Jones, James 9m Alabama (attended school)
Jones, Marcus 7m Alabama
[Continuing on page 401(a)]
Jones, George 4m Alabama

1860

1860 Census, Chambers County, Alabama, Northern Division, handwritten page 137, Page 851, HH#964/943:
* Cottle, James 59m farmer 2000 6000 North Carolina (cannot read and write)
Cottle, Melissa J. 36f Georgia
Cottle, Sarah J. 19f Georgia
Cottle, Lucinda H. 17f Georgia
* Cottle, Almeda C. 14f Georgia
Cottle, Willis J. 6m Georgia
Cottle, Margaret A. 3f Georgia
Cottle, Susan F. 8/12[f] Georgia

1860 Census, Chambers County, Alabama, Northern Division, handwritten page 152, Page 866, HH#1658/1637:
Rutledge, Elizabeth 50f farmer 800 2000 Georgia
* Lamaster, Harriet 48f Georgia
Lamaster, Thomas 24m farm laborer 800 500 Georgia
Lamaster, Caroline 19f Georgia
Lamaster, Sarah 59f B South Carolina (cannot read and write)
Lamaster, Fannie 30f B South Carolina (cannot read and write)
Lamaster, Dick 12m B Alabama
Lamaster, Charles 9m B Alabama
Lamaster, George 2m B Alabama
Lamaster, Frank 6/12m B Alabama
[Note: Those Lamasters labelled "black" each have a designation showing "Thos Lamaster gdn"]

1860 Census, Chambers County, Alabama, Northern Division, handwritten page 153, Page 867(A), HH#1067/1046:
Bonner, J. A. C. 27m Farmer 350 550 Georgia
Bonner, Elizabeth 26f Georgia
Bonner, Nancy 8f Alabama (attended school)
Bonner, William 6m Alabama
Bonner, Louisa 4f Alabama
Bonner, Almina 2f Alabama
[Note: I believe this to be the family of George A. Chappell Bonner and his wife, Elizabeth "Lizzie" (Lowe) Bonner, in spite of the fact that he was enumerated as J. A. C. Bonner, instead of G. A. C. Bonner.]

1870

1870 Census, Chambers County, Alabama, Beat 1, handwritten page 32, Page 16(B), HH#215/215:
Rutland, E. 70f W farmer 400 - Georgia
Lemaster, T. G. 37m W farmer - 330 Georgia
Lemaster, C. J. 26f W keeping house Georgia
* Jones, M. A. 32f W at home Georgia
* Jones, H. B. 12m W at home Alabama (cannot read and write)
Jones, H. A. 9f W Alabama (cannot read and write)
Lemaster, V. C. 29f W at home Georgia
[Note 1: There is a mark in column 18 for H. A. Jones which I can not decipher, but seems to read "Taph"]
[Note 2: The 1850 and 1860 census records (above) would seem to indicate that this Rutland is actually a Rutledge.]

1870 Census, Chambers County, Alabama, Beat 2, Page 22(B), HH#46/46:
Sikes, Josiah E. 46m W farmer 400 730 Georgia
Sikes, Mary M. 45f W keeping house Georgia
Sikes, James C. 20m W farm hand Georgia (cannot read and write)
Sikes, Joseph 18m W farm hand Georgia (cannot read and write)
Sikes, Wiley J. 15m W farm hance Georgia (cannot read and write)
Sikes, Alfred 13m W farm hand Georgia (cannot read and write)
Sikes, John Carson 11m W farm hand Georgia (cannot read and write)
Sikes, Mary H. 7f W Georgia (cannot read and write)
Sikes, Spencer 4m W Georgia (cannot read and write)
* Cottle, Armeta 24f W at home Georgia
[Note: The person listed here as Armeta is likely Almeda Catherine Cottle]

1880

1880 Census, Chambers County, Alabama, Beat 1, ED#16, handwritten page 12, Page 6B, HH#20/20:
* Bonner, Ben W M 29 [head] M farming Alabama - -
* Bonner, Almeda W F 34 wife M keeping house Georgia - -
* Bonner, Willis W M 5 son S at home Alabama - -
Bonner, Carrie W F 4 daughter S at home Alabama - -
Bonner, Thadius W M 2 son S at home Alabama - -
Simmons, Robt W M 29 [(head)] M farming Georgia - -
Simmons, Ada W F 24 wife M keeping house Georgia Georgia Georgia
Simmons, Lula W F 4 daughter S at home Alabama Georgia Georgia
Simmons, Marthy W F 2 daughter S at home Alabama Georgia Georgia
Simmons, Ace W M 3 son S at home Alabama Georgia Georgia
Hase, Nancy W F 42 mother-in-law Wd Georgia - -

1880 Census, Chambers County, Alabama, Beat 1, ED#16, handwritten page 24, Page 12 (B{D}), HH#5:
Lemaster, Thos W M 48 [head] M farming Georgia South Carolina Georgia
Lemaster, Clarisy W F 30 wife M keeping house Alabama - -
* Lemaster, Harriet W F 70 mother Wd no ocupation [sic] Georgia South Carolina Georgia
Lemaster, Virginie W F 45 sister S no ocupation [sic] Georgia South Carolina Georgia
* Jones, Marian W F 40 sister Wd no ocupation [sic] Alabama South Carolina Georgia
Jones, Harriet W F 18 sister S no ocupation [sic] Alabama South Carolina Georgia
* Jones, Hardy W M 23 nep[h]ew S work farm Alabama - -
[Note: Harriet Jones must be the sister of Hardy, and not the sister of Thomas Lemaster]

1900

1900 Census, Chambers County, Alabama, Precinct 1, Hickory Flat (part of), ED#1, sheet 5a, Page 5A, HH#88/90:
Lemaster, Thomas G. head W M Jan 1833 67 Wd Georgia South Carolina Georgia farmer
Lemaster, Virginia C. sister W F Mar 1840 60 S Georgia South Carolina Georgia
[Continuing, Page 5B]
* Jones, Ann sister W F Mar 1836 64 Wd 8 1 Georgia South Carolina Georgia

Last update: 23 January 2012