For the first time enumerators of the 1850 census were instructed to record the names of every person in the household. Added to this, enumerators were presented with printed instructions, which account for the greater degree of accuracy compared with earlier censuses. Enumerators were asked to include the following categories in the census: name; age as of the census day; sex; color; birthplace; occupation; value of real estate; whether married within the previous year; whether deaf, dumb, blind, or insane; whether a pauper; whether able to read or speak English; and whether the person attended school within the previous year. No relationships were shown between members of a household.

The official enumeration day of the 1850 census was 1 June 1850. All questions asked were supposed to refer to that date. By 1850, there were a total of thirty-one states in the Union, with Florida, Texas, Iowa, Wisconsin and California being the latest editions. The four new territories of Oregon, Minnesota, New Mexico and Utah were also enumerated.

Taken from Chapter 5: Research in Census Records, The Source: A Guidebook of American Genealogy by Loretto Dennis Szucs; edited by Loretto Dennis Szucs and Sandra Hargreaves Luebking (Salt Lake City, UT: Ancestry Incorporated, 1997).

William Dollarhide, The Census Book: A Genealogist's Guide to Federal Census Facts, Schedules and Indexes, Heritage Quest: Bountiful, UT, 2000.


The following rolls of film, within this updated release, have not yet been linked to federal census images by Ancestry.com, and thus can not be searched in this linked index, M432: 1, 11, 31, 63, 74, 85, 122, 137-138, 205, 209, 214, 223-228,229, 234, 235, 238-241, 300-302, 380, 399, 412, 465, 467-468, 481, 523, 554, 615, 629, 669, 680, 692, 704, 713-714, 716-717, 722, 763, 802, 806, 848-849, 909, 927-931, 934, 961, 1000-1002, 1006-1009 ; and all the rolls corresponding to slave schedules.  This search included the following states:  Alabama, Louisiana, North Carolina, Arkansas, Maine, Ohio, California, Maryland, Oregon Territory, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Michigan, Rhode Island, District of Columbia, Minnesota Territory, South Carolina, Florida, Mississippi, Tennessee, Georgia, Missouri, Texas, Illinois, New Hampshire, Utah Territory, Indiana, New Jersey, Vermont, Iowa, New Mexico Territory, Virginia, Kentucky, New York, Wisconsin

This is not a soundex search.  Spellings searched were Pyatt, Piot, Pyett, Peyatt, Peyatte, Piott, Piotte, Piatte

Pyatt, John, County: Phillips Co, AR, Roll:M432_29, Searcy Township

Pyatt, Thomas H.,  Sacramento Co, CA, Sacramento Township

Pyatt, Clark, Fairfield Co, CT, Roll:M432_37, Danbury Township
Pyatt, Ruben E., Fairfield Co., CT, Roll:M432_37,  Danbury Township

Pyatt, Ebenezer, Fayette Co, IL, Roll:M432_106,  Unknown Township
Pyatt, John, Fayette Co, IL, Roll:M432_106, Unknown Township
Pyatt, John,  Jackson Co., IL, Roll:M432_110, South District Township
Pyatt, John, Kendall Co., IL, Roll:M432_113, Kendall Township
Pyatt, John, Kendall Co, IL, Roll:M432_113, Kendall Township
Pyatt, Oliver, Morgan Co, IL,  Jacksonville Township
Pyatt, J., Morgan Co, IL, Jacksonville Township
Pyatt, B., Morgan Co, IL, Jacksonville Township
Pyatt, Margaret, Morgan Co, IL, Jacksonville Township
Pyatt, Ben, Morgan Co, IL, Jacksonville Township
Pyatt, Mary A., Perry Co, IL, Unknown Township
 Pyatt, Melbern, Perry Co, IL, Roll:M432_124, 7Th District Township
Pyatt, John W., Perry Co, IL, Roll:M432_124, 7Th District Township
Pyatt, Samuel, Perry Co, IL, Roll:M432_124, 7Th District
Piatt, John, Henry Co, IL, Roll:M432_109, Unknown Township
Piatt, David, Jasper Co, IL, Roll:M432_110, St Maries Precinct Township
Piatt, James, Knox Co, IL, Roll:M432_113, 13 N 3 E Township
Piatt, Cornelius, Montgomery Co, IL, Roll:M432_121, 22Nd Dist S W Part Township
Piatt, Henry, Montgomery Co, IL, Roll:M432_121, 22Nd Dist S W Part Township
Piatt, Rack, Montgomery Co, IL, Roll:M432_121,  22Nd Dist S W Part Township
Piatt, Robert, Piatt Co, IL, Unknown Township,
Piatt, James A., Piatt Co, IL, Roll:M432_124, E Sangamore Township
Piatt, Jacob, Piatt Co, IL, Roll:M432_124, Monticello Township
Piatt, John, Piatt Co, IL, Roll:M432_124, Monticello Township
Piatt, Mahal, Piatt Co, IL, Roll:M432_124, Monticello Township
Piatt, William H., Piatt Co, IL, Roll:M432_124, W Sangamore River Township

Pyatt, Moses, Lagrange Co, IN,  Roll:M432_157,  Milliford Township
Pyatt, Naoma, Shelby Co, IN, Roll:M432_172, Jackson Township
Piatt, Harriett, Bartholomew Co, IN, Unknown Township
Piatt, Benjamin, Bartholomew Co, IN, Roll:M432_136, Columbus Township
Piatt, Jackson, Bartholomew Co, IN, Roll:M432_136, Columbus Township
Piatt, William, Fountain Co, IN, Roll:M432_145, Covington Troy
Piatt, Benjamin, Johnson Co, IN, Roll:M432_155, Blue River Township
Piatt, Meoma, Johnson Co, IN, Roll:M432_155, Blue River Township
Piatt, Hannah, La Porte Co, IN, Roll:M432_157,  La Porte Township
Piatt, William, La Porte Co, IN, Roll:M432_157, La Porte Township
Piatt, H. C., La Porte Co, IN, Roll:M432_157, La Porte Township
Piatt, Andrew , Marion Co, IN, Roll:M432_159,  Centre Township
Piatt, Morgan, Miami Co, IN, Unknown Township
Piatt, Samuel, Miami Co, IN, Roll:M432_160, Peru Township
Piatt, Samuel , Switzerland Co, IN, Roll:M432_174, Craig Township
Piatt, Mary, Switzerland Co, IN, Roll:M432_174, Craig Township

Pyatt, William, Douglas Co, KS, Lecompton Township

Piatt, John, Boone Co, KY, Roll:M432_192,  Dist. 1 Township
Piatt, John, Boone Co, KY, Roll:M432_192,  District 1 Township
Piatt, Jacob, Boone Co, KY, Roll:M432_192, District 1 Township
Piatt, Daniel Boone Co, KY, Roll:M432_192,  District 1 Township
Piatt, William, Harrison Co, KY, Roll:M432_203,  District 1 Township
Piatt, W., Jefferson Co, KY, Roll:M432_207, Louisville Dist 3 Township
Piatt, D. L., Jefferson Co, KY, Roll:M432_207, Louisville Dist 3 Township

Piatt, W. H.. Brown Co, KS, 1859,   Irving Township

Piot, Francois, Orleans Co, LA, Unknown Township

Peyatt, Miss, Suffolk County, MA, Roll:M432_335, Boston 4Th Ward Township
Piatt, Marha W. Middlesex, Co, Mass., Roll:M432_325, Cambridge Township

Pyatt, Elizabeth, Baltimore Co, MD, Roll:M432_282,    4Th Ward Baltimore Township

Piatt, Thomas, Washtenaw Co, MI, 1854, Dexter Village Township
Piatt, Thomas, Washtenaw Co, MI, Roll:M432_364, Dexter Village Township

Pyatt, Peter, County: Clark Co, MO, Roll:M432_396, 19Th District Township
Pyatt, James,   St. Louis Co, MO, Roll:M432_417, St Louis 5Th Ward Township
Pyatt, Frederick, Ste. Genevieve Co, MO, Roll:M432_413, Jackson Township
Peyatt, Christopher,  Jefferson Co, MO,Roll:M432_402, Being 42Nd District Township
Peyatt, William, Jefferson Co, MO, Roll:M432_402, Being 42Nd District Township
Piatt, B., Crawford Co,  MO, Roll:M432_397,  Being 24Th Dist Township
Piatt, J., Crawford Co, MO, Roll:M432_397, Being 24Th Dist Township
Piatt, M. J., Crawford Co, MO, Roll:M432_397,  Being 24Th Dist Township
Piatt, W., Crawford Co, MO, Roll:M432_397, Being 24Th Dist Township
Piatt, Joseph, Ray Co, MO, Unknown Townships
Piatt, Lavinia, Ray Co, MO, Unknown Township
Piatt, Micajah, Ray Co, MO, Unknown Township
Piatt, Sarah A., Ray Co, MO,  Unknown Township
Piatt, Mc Zah, Ray Co, MO, 75Th District Township

Pyatt, William, Sr.,  Cherokee Co, NC, Roll:M432_625, Murphy Town Township
Pyatt, William, Jr., Cherokee Co, NC, Roll:M432_625,   Murphy Town Township
Pyatt, Nancey,  Mc Dowell Co, NC, Roll:M432_636, Unknown Township
Pyatt, Samuel, County: Mc Dowell Co, NC, Roll:M432_636, Unknown Township
Pyatt, Davis, Mc Dowell Co, NC, Roll:M432_636,  Unknown Township
Pyatt, James, Mc Dowell Co, NC, Roll:M432_636, Unknown Township
Pyatt, Joseph, Yancey Co, NC, Roll:M432_649,  Unknown Township
Pyatt, Leander, Yancey Co, NC, Roll:M432_649, Unknown Township

Pyatt, John C., Burlington Co, NJ, Roll:M432_443, Bordentown Brgh Township
Pyatt, King, Hunterdon Co, NJ, Roll:M432_453, Delaware Township
Pyatt, John, Middlesex Co, NJ, Roll:M432_455, N Brunswick Township
Pyatt, Asa,  Middlesex Co, NJ, Roll:M432_455, N Brunswick Township
Pyatt, Manning, Middlesex Co., NJ, Roll:M432_455,   Township: N Brunswick Township
Pyatt, John, Middlesex Co, NJ, Roll:M432_455,  N Brunswick Township
Pyatt, Elizabeth, Middlesex Co., NJ, Roll:M432_455,   Township: Piscataway Township
Pyatt, Samuel,  Middlesex Co, NJ, Roll:M432_455, Piscataway Township
Pyatt, Amanda, Middlesex Co, NJ, Roll:M432_455, Township: S Brunswick Township
Pyatt, John,  Middlesex Co, NJ, Roll: M432_455,  S Brunswick Township
Piatt, Joseph, Essex Co, NJ, Roll:M432_448, W. Ward Newark Township
Piatt, Mary, Hunterdon Co, NJ, Roll:M432_453, Alexandria
Piatt, Samuel, Mercer Co, NJ, Roll:M432_454, West Windsor Township
Piatt, Betsy, Morris Co, NJ, Roll:M432_459, Pequanac Township
Piatt, Jane, Morris Co, NJ, Roll:M432_459, Pequanac Township

Pyatt, James, Greene Co., NY, Roll:M432_509, Windham Township
Pyatt, Elira O., Monroe Co, NY, Sweden Township
Pyatt, Holly, New York Co, NY, Township: New York City Ward 11 Township
Pyatt, R.,  New York Co, NY, New York City Ward 7 Township
Pyatt, John, Orange Co, NY, Roll:M432_574,  Township: Minisink Township
Pyatt, John, Tioga Co, NY, Roll:M432_604,   Township: Barton Township
Piatt, Ada, Chemung Co,  NY, Roll:M432_486, Southport Township
Piatt, Venus, Livingston Co, NY, Roll:M432_524,   Township: Genesee Township
Piatt, S. T., Onondaga Co, NY, Roll:M432_568, Geddes Township
Piatt, David, Orange Co, NY, Roll:M432_574, Minisink Township
Piatt, John, Orange Co, NY, Roll:M432_574, Mt. Hope Township
Piatt, William, Orange Co, NY, Walkill Township

Pyatt, James S.,  Guernsey Co., OH, Roll:M432_684,  Cambridge Township
Pyatt, John, Scioto Co, OH, Union Township
Pyatt, John,  Scioto Co, OH, Roll:M432_727, Union Township
Piatte, Stephen, Marion Co, OH, Prospect Township
Piatte, Sarah, Marion Co, OH, Roll:M432_708,   Township: Prospect Township
Piatte, Stephen,  Marion Co, OH, Roll:M432_708, Prospect Township
Piotte, Cristena,  Montgomery Co., OH, Madison Township
Pyett, George,  Muskingum Co, OH, Zanesville Twp 3Rd Wd Township
Piatt, James, Adams Co, OH, 1851, Green Township
Piatt, Martha, Adams Co, OH, 1851, Green Township
Piatt, James, Adams Co, OH, Roll:M432_657, Green Township
Piatt, Martha, Adams Co, OH, Roll:M432_657,   Township: Green Township
Piatt, Lewis, Adams Co, OH, 1851, Jefferson Township
Piatt, Samuel, Adams Co, OH, 1851, Jefferson Township
Piatt, Lewis, Adams Co, OH, Roll:M432_657, Jefferson Township
Piatt, Samuel, Adams Co, OH, Roll:M432_657, Jefferson Township
Piatt, Benjamin, Adams Co, OH, 1851, Tiffin Township
Piatt, Benjamin, Sr., Adams Co, OH, 1851, Tiffin Township
Piatt, Hester, Adams Co, OH, 1851,  Tiffin Township
Piatt, Jacob, Adams Co, OH, 1851,  Tiffin Township
Piatt, Lewis, Adams Co, OH, 1851,  Tiffin Township
Piatt, Lewis, Adams Co, OH, Roll:M432_657, Tiffin Township
Piatt, Hester, Adams Co, OH, Roll:M432_657, Tiffin Township
Piatt, Benjamin, Adams Co, OH, Roll:M432_657, Tiffin Township
Piatt, Benjamin, Sr., Adams Co, OH, Roll:M432_657, Tiffin Township
Piatt, Jacob, Adams Co, OH, Roll:M432_657,   Township: Tiffin Township
Piatt, Benjamin F., Butler Co, OH 1851,  Fairfield Township
Piatt, Jacob, Butler Co, OH,  1851,  Fairfield Township
Piatt, John, Butler Co, OH, 1851, Fairfield Township
Piatt, Benjamin F., Butler Co, OH, Roll:M432_663, Fairfield Township
Piatt, Jacob, Butler Co, OH, Roll:M432_663, Fairfield Township
Piatt, John, Butler Co, OH, Roll:M432_663, Fairfield Township
Piatt, Peggy, Coshocton Co, OH, 1851, Washington Township
Piatt, Peggy, Coshocton Co, OH, Roll:M432_670, Washington Township
Piatt, Solomon, Darke Co, OH, 1851,  Jackson Township
Piatt, Solomon, Darke Co, OH, Roll:M432_674,  Jackson Township
Piatt, John, Franklin Co, OH 1851, Columbus 3Rd Ward Township
Piatt, John, Franklin Co, OH, Roll:M432_679, Columbus 3Rd Ward Township
Piatt, Hannah, Franklin Co, OH, 1851, Groveport Township
Piatt, Hannah, Franklin Co, OH,  Groveport Township
Piatt, William, Hamilton Co, OH, 1851, Cincinnati 10Th Ward Township
Piatt, William, Hamilton Co, OH, Roll:M432_691,  Cincinnati 10Th Ward Township
Piatt, Michael, Hamilton Co, OH, !851,  Cincinnati 11Th Ward Township
Piatt, Michael, Hamilton Co, OH, Roll:M432_694, Cincinnati 11Th Ward Township
Piatt, Emley T. Hamilton Co, OH, 1851,  Cincinnati 3Rd Ward Township
Piatt, Emley T., Hamilton Co, OH, Roll:M432_687, Cincinnati 3Rd Ward Township
Piatt, Jacob W., Hamilton Co, OH, 1851, Cincinnati 9Th Ward Township
Piatt, Jacob W., Hamilton Co, OH, Roll:M432_690, Cincinnati 9Th Ward Township
Piatt, Nathaniel, Holmes Co, OH, 1851,  Berlin Township
Piatt, Nathaniel, Holmes Co, OH, Roll:M432_696, Berlin Township
Piatt, John, Logan Co, OH, 1851, Mc Arthur Township
Piatt, Joseph, Logan Co, 1851,  Mc Arthur Township
Piatt, Mordecca, Logan Co, OH, 1851, Mc Arthur Township
Piatt, John, Logan Co, OH,  Mc Arthur Township
Piatt, Joseph, Logan Co, OH,  Mc Arthur Township
Piatt, Mordecca, Logan Co, OH,  Mc Arthur Township
Piatt, John, Logan Co, OH,  Mc Arthur Township
Piatt, Abraham, Logan Co, OH, 1851,  Monroe Township
Piatt, Benjamin, Logan Co, OH, 1851, Monroe Township
Piatt, River Oak, Logan Co, OH, 1851, : Monroe Township
Piatt, Abraham, Logan Co, OH,  Monroe Township
Piatt, Benjamin, Logan Co, OH,  Monroe Township
Piatt, River Oak, Logan Co, OH,  Monroe Township
Piatt, David, Logan Co, OH, 1851,  Quincy Township
Piatt, David, Logan Co, OH,  Quincy Township
Piatt, , Logan Co, OH, 1851,  Union Township
Piatt, Benjamin H., Logan Co, OH, Union Township
Piatt, Benjamin, Monroe Co, OH, 1851, Washington Township
Piatt, Thomas, Monroe Co, OH, Roll:M432_712, Washington Township
Piatt, Benjamin, Monroe Co, OH, Roll:M432_712, Washington Township
Piatt, Jacob, Montgomery Co, OH, Jackson Township
Piatt, John, Montgomery Co, OH, : Jackson Township
Piatt, James, Muskingum Co, OH, 1851,  Jefferson Township
Piatt, James, Muskingum Co, OH,  Jefferson Township
Piatt, Susan, Muskingum Co, OH, Roll:M432_718, Springfield Township
Piatt, William, Perry Co, OH, 1851,  Jackson Township
Piatt, William,  Perry Co, OH, Roll:M432_719, Jackson Township
Piatt, John, Washington Co, OH, Grandview Township
Piatt, Lavinia, Washington Co, OH, 1851, Grandview Township
Piatt, John, Washington Co, OH, Roll:M432_738, Grandview Township
Piatt, Lavinia, Washington Co, OH, Roll:M432_738, Grandview Township
Piatt, Sarah, Washington Co, OH, 1851,  Jolly Township
Piatt, Sarah, Washington Co, OH, Roll:M432_738, Jolly Township
Piatt, Thomas, Washington Co, OH, Liberty Township
Piatt, Thomas, Washington Co, OH, , Roll:M432_738, Liberty Township

Pyatt, Reese,  Delaware Co, PA, Roll:M432_776,  Newtown Township
Pyatt, Rebecca,  Lancaster Co, PA, Roll:M432_788, Lancaster City S E Ward Township
Pyatt, Ann Eliza, Philadelphia Co, PA, Roll:M432_808,  Manayunk Lower Ward Township
Pyatt, Louis,  Philadelphia Co., PA, Roll:M432_808,  Manayunk Upper Ward Township
Pyatt, J. O., Philadelphia Co., PA, Roll:M432_818, Spring Garden Ward 3 #2 Township
Piatt, Christopher, Bradford Co, PA, Roll:M432_757,  Monroe Township
Piatt, ??? , County: Bradford Co, PA, Roll:M432_757,  Monroe Township
Piatt, Sarah, Bucks Co, PA, Roll:M432_758,  New Hope Borrough Township
Piatt, Aaron, Bucks Co, PA, Roll:M432_759, Nockamixon Township
Piatt, Jacob, Bucks Co, PA, Roll:M432_759, Nockamixon Township
Piatt, Philip,Bucks Co, PA, Roll:M432_759, Nockamixon Township
Piatt, Benjamin, Columbia Co., PA,Roll:M432_769, Madison Township
Piatt, William, Columbia Co, PA, Roll:M432_769, Madison Township
Piatt, Julian, Greene Co, PA, Roll:M432_783, Franklin Township
Piatt, Jacob, GreeneCo, PA,Roll:M432_783, Franklin Township
Piatt, James, Greene Co, PA, Roll:M432_783,   Township: Franklin Twp
Piatt, Charles, Luzerne Co., PA, Roll:M432_793,   Township: Huntington Twp
Piatt, James, Luzerne Co, PA, Roll:M432_793,  Huntington Township
Piatt, John, Luzerne Co., PA, Roll:M432_793, Kingston Township
Piatt, A. H., Lycoming Co, PA, Roll:M432_795, Brown Township
Piatt, James B, Lycoming Co., PA, Roll:M432_795, Washington Township
Piatt, William, Lycoming Co., PA, Roll:M432_795, Washington Township
Piatt, William, Jr., Lycoming Co., PA, Roll:M432_795, Washington Township
Piatt, Robert, Lycoming Co, PA, Roll:M432_795, Williamsport Borrough Township
Piatt, John, Lycoming Co, PA, Roll:M432_795, Williamsport Borrough Township
Piatt, Samuel, Montgomery Co, PA, Roll:M432_800, Upper Merion Township
Piatt, Daniel, Montour Co, PA, Roll:M432_801,   Cooper Township
Piatt, Anna B., Westmoreland Co, PA, Roll:M432_836,  Mt. Pleasant Township

Piatt, Fanny M., Providence Co, RI, Roll:M432_846, Smithfield Township

Pyatt, John F.,  Charleston Co, SC, Roll:M432_850, Township: St. Michael and St. Phillip Township

Pyatt, Joseph,  Knox Co, TN, 15Th Sub Division Township
Piatt, Josph, Knox Co, TN, 15Th Sub Division Township

Pyatt, Samuel,  Albemarle Co, VA, Roll:M432_932, Unknown Township
Piett, Richard, Berkeley Co, VA, Roll:M432_936, Martinsburg Township
Paot, Arnand,  Buckingham Co, VA, Roll:M432_937,  District 1, Township
Piat, James, Cabell Co, VA, Roll:M432_938, District 10 Township
Peatt, Alexander, Nicholas Co, VA, Roll:M432_963, District 43 Township
Peatt, George,  Nicholas Co, VA, Roll:M432_963, District 43 Township
Peatt, Elijah,  Nicholas Co, VA, Roll:M432_963, District 43 Township:
Poatte, Margaret,  Nicholas Co, VA, Roll:M432_963, District 43 Township
Piatt, Rebecca, Ohio Co, VA, Roll:M432_966, District 44 Township
Piatt, Robert, Ohio Co, VA, Roll:M432_966,  District 44 Township
Peyate, J.,  Pocahontas Co, VA, Roll:M432_969, District 47 Township
Peyate, Marshall, Pocahontas Co, VA, Roll:M432_969, District 47 Township
Peite, Frederica R..,  Southampton Co, VA, Roll:M432_977, Nottaway Parish Township
Peatt, Andrew, Wayne Co, VA, Roll:M432_980, District 66 Township

Pyott, James, Green Co, WI, Roll:M432_999, Sylvester Township
Peat, William, Marquette Co, WI,  Buffalo Township
Peat, Harry, Washington Co, WI, 1854, Trenton Township
Peat, Harry, Washington Co, WI,  Trenton Township
Pait, H. C., Winnebago Co, WI, Neenah Township

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