Eventually, I will add some quick blurbs about many of the people mentioned in the diary. For now page 454 of the 1850 Census will have to do. Many of the people on this Census page were included in the Emma Edmondson diary. Click on the # entry to see the East New Market dwelling for the household.
1850 Census - Dorchester County, District 1, page 454 (image 318)
#1230 Silas Collins, age 45, none, born in Maryland Mary L Collins, age 22, born in Maryland Thomas Collins, age 3, Ann R. Collins, age 1,
#1231 Henry W. Houston, age 50, physician, born in Maryland Triphena Houston, age 41, born in Maryland Mary Houston, age 20, Elizabeth Vickars, age 18, Francis H. Houston, age 13, Susan Houston, age 9, Margaret Houston, age 7, Samuel D. Houston, age 3,
#1232 Benjamin Price, age 30, Methodist Minister, born in Maryland Speblea Price, age 30, born in Maryland Benjamin H. Price, age 12, Henry Price, age 8, James Price, age 5, Servis Price, age 2,
#1233 Jeffrey Stanley, age 45, black, laborer, born in Maryland Seni Stanley, age 40, black, Alice C. Stanley, age 2, black,
#1236 William Hooper, age 40, carpenter, born in Maryland Emily McColeister, age 39, born in Maryland Casidy McColeister, age 40, farmer, born in Maryland Rebecca McColeister, age 6, Mary D McColeister, age 2, William Hooper, age 20, laborer, born in Maryland
#1235 John M. Leckie, age 50, merchant, born in Maryland Margaret Leckie, age 55 Margaret A. Leckie, age 25 Mary A. McColeister, age 13
#1237 William V. M. Edmondson, age 38, physician, born in Maryland Elizabeth Edmondson, age 32, born in Maryland Sarah E. Mackey, age 16 Eugenia Manning, age 15 Victoria E. Edmondson, age 14 (Emma) Margaret A. Smith, age 10 Lucindy A. Smith, age 5
#1257? William Christopher?, age 38, farmer, born in Maryland Delia Christopher?, age 40, born in Maryland Thomas Church?, age 45, none, born in Maryland
1850 Census - Dorchester County, District 1, page 321 (image 52) #416 Kendle M. Jacobs, age 41, farmer, born in Delaware Janett Jacobs, age 59, born in Maryland James Jacobs, age 17, Cephus Jacobs, age 18, Mary Jacobs, age 13, Bascom Jacobs, age 9, Joseph Jacobs, age 6, black,