1838 Wisconsin Territorial Census, Clinton County
(Transcriptions for counties west of the Mississippi. Includes the area to
become Iowa and Minnesota Territories.)
Transcribed by Eleanor B. McCleary. Copyright (c) 2009 by Eleanor B. McCleary
for the IAGenWeb State Census Project http://iagenweb.org/census/
Formatted Sep 2009 by IAGenWeb Census Project Coordinator, Stephen D. Williams.
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Census Year: 1838
Media Source: Wisconsin Territorial Census: 1836, 1838, 1842. State
Historical Society Wisconsin Archives Division, Madison, WI
Filmed 25 April 1950, Microfilm call #: HA 377.A6
Other Microfilm: FHL# 1293919 Item 2
Other Transcriptions: FHL Books 977.5 X22j 1838, X22ji 1838 v2 (indexes only)
State: The area to become Iowa
County: Clinton
Divisions:
Enumerators: Frazer Wilson, Sheriff
Enumerator Dates: May 1838
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The following is a correct Schedule of the whole number of Inhabitants within the Limits
of Clinton County (attached to Scott for Judicial purposes) taken in accordance with an
act of the Legislature of the Territory of Wisconsin approved Dec. 30, 1837 entitled "An
act providing for taking the Second census or enumeration of the inhabitants of the
Territory of Wisconsin."
White Males White Females Free Males of Color Free Females of Color Total amount
281 157 4 3 445
Frazer Wilson Sheriff in
Davenport. June 1838 Scott County W.T.
We the undersigned Citizens of Clinton County W.T. do certify that we did see Frazer
Wilson, Sheriff of Scott County make out a correct statement from his schedule and post
the same up according to his instructions in the Law of Dec. 30, 1837
Joseph Alyer {LS}
Clinton County W.F. May 1838 Oliver Alyer {LS}