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1790 census: Theophilus Thomas

Theophilus Thomas's household in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, in the first United States census.

Date
1790
Place
Edgecombe County, North Carolina
People
Maj. Theophilus Thomas (1740–1803)
Type
Census · Record
Citation
United States census, 1790, Edgecombe County, North Carolina.
A page of the 1790 census for Edgecombe County, North Carolina.
Fourth from the bottom of the left-hand column. Full size (3282 × 2620)

Theophilus is listed fourth from the bottom of the left-hand column. The 1790 census names only the head of each household; everyone else is a tally by age and sex.

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