1 Ahimaaz To Warren Joseph Hibbard (Various Material) This is the earliest reference I have thus far to Ahimaaz. Later material will reveal the spelling variants of names common in records before the mid-nineteenth century. Ahimaaz is noted as the ship’s carpenter and came aboard 4 Feb. 1782. He was discharged 16 April of the same year after arriving in Virginia. This log information was originally published in the Collections of the Connecticut Historical Society, Vol. XII, Lists and Returns of Connecticut Men in the Revolution, 1775-1783, Hartford, Connecticut 1909. This particular image was taken from Military Records: Connecticut Officers and Soldiers, 1700s-1800s, CD #120, Genealogical Publishing Co. (http://www.genealogical.com)
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Ahimaaz To Warren Joseph Hibbard (Various Material)
This is the earliest reference I have thus far to Ahimaaz. Later material will reveal the spelling variants of names
common in records before the mid-nineteenth century. Ahimaaz is noted as the ship’s carpenter and came aboard
4 Feb. 1782. He was discharged 16 April of the same year after arriving in Virginia. This log information was
originally published in the Collections of the Connecticut Historical Society, Vol. XII, Lists and Returns of
Connecticut Men in the Revolution, 1775-1783, Hartford, Connecticut 1909. This particular image was taken from
Military Records: Connecticut Officers and Soldiers, 1700s-1800s, CD #120, Genealogical Publishing Co.
(http://www.genealogical.com)
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1790 Census, Shaftsbury Town, Bennington County, Vermont
Above is a transcribed copy1 of the 1790 census. The exact census date is unknown. An actual copy of the original
census page is below. The original census files are available at http://archive.org/details/us_census. Choose the
year, then State, then the file with the Reel number as indicated. The latter will give you the census report for the
proper county.
Here “Ahimas Hibberd” (note spelling variants) is listed and the members of the household are probably as
follows: 1 free white male over 16 years, Ahimas DOB2 1759; 3 free white males under 16, sons Paul M. DOB
1784, Giles DOB 1785, and Joseph DOB 1787; 4 free white females, wife Asenath DOB 1758, daughters
Rebecca DOB 1789, Martha DOB 1792, and Elizabeth DOB 1795
Actual Census Page Image Source – 1790 Vermont Federal Population Census Schedules, Reel 0012; PDF file page 17
1 Micro-copy file T498, Roll 3, PDF file page 250, National Archives and Records Service
2 DOB – Date Of Birth – All listed dates of birth are approximate and found at http://hibbardfamily.com
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1800 Census, Shaftsbury Town, Bennington County, Vermont (Exact Census Date Unknown)
As you can see, the categories have changed and have been expanded to include smaller age groupings. Only the
1810 census remained the same as the 1800.
Here we find Ahimaaz Hibbard. Members of the household are possibly as follows: 2 males under 10, unknown;
2 males under 16, sons Giles (age 15) and Joseph (age 13); 2 males under 26, Paul M. (age 16) and unknown; 1
male under 45, unknown; 1 male 45+, Ahimaaz (age 51).
For the females, 4 under 10, daughters Martha (age 8), Elizabeth (age 5), Polly (DOB 1799, age 1) and 1
unknown; 1 under 16, daughter Rebecca (age 11); 2 under 26, unknown; 1 under 45, wife Asenath (age 42); 1
woman 45 or older, probably mother Martha Dodge Hibbard, whose date of death (DOD) is listed as 1801. She
was a widow as of 1791 and her presence in her son’s household would have been expected.
This is the last census report in which we find Ahimaaz, although his listed DOD is 1822 in Shaftsbury. I have
examined the Shaftsbury data very carefully and cannot find him, although the rest of the family is there.
Therefore, I have concluded that the date of 1822 cannot be accurate. The evidence will be seen in the next two
census.
Images Source – 1800 Vermont Federal Population Census Schedules, Reel 0051; PDF file page 98
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1810 Census, Shaftsbury Town, Bennington County, Vermont (Exact Census Date Unknown)
Categories same as 1800
Males || Females
Names – Heads of Families 1 2 3 4 5 || 1 2 3 4 5
I have labeled the columns due to the poor quality of the image.
Here we find both Asenath “Hebard” and son Paul M., but listed separately. This would indicate that there were
two different households but next door to each other. Please note that Ahimaaz is not listed. To help understand
who lives where, I believe it would be helpful to know that Paul M. is now married (as of Feb. 1808) to Sally
Spencer and they have one daughter, Harriet Jane, born the year before.
In Asenath’s household we find 1 female under 26. This could be either of the daughters Rebecca (age 21) or
Martha (age 18). Since I do not know when either of these two girls were married, I cannot determine which was
living with mother. There is also 1 female 45+, Asenath.
In Paul’s household, 1 male under 45, himself (age 26); 1 female under 10, daughter Harriet (age 1); 1 female
under 26, wife Sally (age 22).
Images Source – 1810 Vermont Federal Population Census Schedules, Reel 0064; PDF file page 242
20 Nov. 1820 Census, Shaftsbury Town, Bennington County, Vermont
I will lead with the actual census page which clearly indicates Asenath Hebard as “Widow”. That Ahimaaz passed
away before 1820 is indisputable. It is also highly unlikely that he simply abandoned his family before the 1810
census. The only reasonable conclusion is that Ahimaaz passed away before the 1810 census.
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1820 Census cont.
1820 Categories (Courtesy of http://www.ancestry.com/charts/census.aspx)
In Asenath’s household, the female 45+ column is marked.
Paul’s household indicates 4 males under 10, Nathaniel (DOB 1812), George S. (DOB 1816), Warren G. (DOB
1818) and William Charles (DOB 1820); 1 male 26-45, himself (age 36); 1 female under 10, Lydia (DOB 1814);
1 female 26-45, wife Sally (age 32)
Also, the last column indicates one person (probably Paul) engaged in “Manufactures”, an older term for
manufacturing. There is nothing in the report to indicate what type of product was being manufactured, although
the 1870 Sullivan, Wisconsin, census shows his next son, Paul Jr. (DOB 1827), as a “Stone Mason.”
Census Page Image Source – 1820 Vermont Federal Population Census Schedules, Reel 0126; PDF file page 119
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21 September 1850 Census, Sullivan Town, Jefferson County, WI NAME AGE SEX PROF., OCC., TRADE PLACE OF BIRTH
This is the first census where every family member is named. It is a shame this particular file is of such poor
quality it is difficult to read. The names and information are as follows:
Line 22 - Paul Hebard, age 60 something (would have been 66), sex M, occupation illegible, Connecticut
Line 23 – Sally (wife), age 60 something (would have been 62), sex F, no occupation, Connecticut
Line 24 – Warren (G.), age 343 (would have been 32), sex M, occupation Carpenter, Vermont
Line 25 – Paul Jr., age 23 (correct), sex M, trade illegible, Vermont
Paul Millard Hibbard died in 1852. The 1860 census shows his wife, Sally, living with their youngest son, Hiram,
and his family in Sullivan, WI.
Image Source - 1850 Wisconsin Federal Population Census Schedules, Reel 1000; PDF file page 374
29 June 1860 Census, Sullivan Town, Jefferson County, Wisconsin
Two columns, Real Estate and Personal estate Values, have been inserted between Occupation and Place of Birth. Otherwise,
it is the same as 1850.
Warren Gameleil Hibbard was married in 1851 to Catherine Bramin of New York (DOB 1832). This report shows
their children Paul Millard (DOB 1854), Alice Nancy (DOB 1856) and Clark (DOB 1858).
The 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880 reports show a discrepancy in the date of birth of Warren G. His listed DOB
(hibbardfamily.com) is 26 March 1818. His reported age in 1850 is 34, indicating a DOB of 1816. This current
report indicates his age as 39, giving a DOB of 1821. As we shall see in the next two reports, his age is reported
as 51 and 61, giving a DOB of 1819. Until I can verify the exact year, I can only give his date of birth as “abt
1818/19”.
Image Source - 1860 Wisconsin Federal Population Census Schedules, Reel 1413, PDF file page 558
3 Son George would have been 34 years old but the name definitely is not “George”.
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16 August 1870 Census, Wilton, Monroe County, Wisconsin
Main categories are the same as the 1860 census.
The family is listed as follows:
Warren G. Hibbard. age 51, occupation Farmer
Catherine (wife), age 39, occupation “Keeping House”
Children –
Paul M., age 16, occupation Farm Labor
Alice M., age 14
Clark O., age 12
Warren D., age 10
Mary C., age 8
Elmer, age 6
(William) Charles, age 1
Image Source - 1870 Wisconsin Federal Population Census Schedules, Reel 1729, PDF file page 448
1 June 1880 Census, Wilton Town, Monroe County, Wisconsin
Categories – Name, Color, Sex, Age, Relationship to Head, Single, Married, Widowed/Divorced, Occupation
Warren G. “Hebard”, white male, age 61, married, occupation Farmer
Catherine, white female, age 48, wife, married, occupation Keeping House
Children -
Warren “Jr.” (actually Warren Douglas), white male, age 19, son, single, occupation Works on farm
Alice, white female, age 24, daughter, single, occupation At Home
Elmer, white male, age 15, son, single, occupation Works on farm
William (Charles), white male, age 11, son, single, occupation At school
Warren Gameleil Hibbard is listed as having died in 1894.
Image Source - 1880 Wisconsin Federal Population Census Schedules, Reel 1439, PDF file page 549
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A fire at the Commerce Building, Washington DC., in January 1921 destroyed most of the 1890
Census documents. Few fragments exist today.
20 June 1900 Census, Wilton Village, Monroe County, Wisconsin 1900 Categories (Courtesy of http://www.ancestry.com/charts/census.aspx)
This census is the only one in this presentation which asked the month and year of birth, which makes it
important. Despite one’s level of education, it is much more likely that an individual will remember their date of
birth than they will be able to do the arithmetic necessary, in their head, to calculate their actual age at the time of
the census. Therefore, I have placed more “weight” on these stated dates than on those found in other census
reports.
Warren Douglas Hibbard married Katherine Cunneen of Troy, WI, in 1889 (later than 20 June). Here is their
family.
Warren Douglas Hibbard, white male, DOB January 1866, age 34, married 10 years
Kate, wife (Katherine), white female, DOB August 1867, age 32 (at date of census), married 10 years, gave birth
to 6 children. 6 children living
Children –
Harry, son, white male, DOB July 1890, age 9, single
John, son, white male, DOB February 1892, age 8, single
Warren (Joseph), son, white male, DOB March 1893, age 7, single
Nellie, daughter, white female, DOB December 1895, age 4, single
Millie (Mildred), daughter, white female, DOB November 1897, age 2, single
Anna, daughter, white female, DOB December 18994, age 5/12, single
Image Source - 1900 Wisconsin Federal Population Census Schedules, Reel 1808, PDF file page 375
4 This date of birth is plausible only if she was born 21 December 1899 or later. Her age is listed as “5/12”, a notation method
established and specified in the 1870 census and also found in the 1880 census. The 1870 notation in the “Age” column reads
– “Age at last birthday. If under 1 year, give months in fractions. Thus 3/12”. In Anna’s case, she had not yet reached her 6
month birthday as of 20 June 1900
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20 April 1910 Census – Wilton, Monroe County, Wisconsin
The main categories are simply rearranged from the 1900 census, except only the age is asked.
Warren D. Hibbard, male, white, age 475, married 21 years
Kate, wife, female, white, age 42, married 21 years, gave birth to 8 children. 7 children living6
Children –
Harry, son, male, white, age 19, single
John, son, male, white, age 18, single
Warren “Jr.” (Joseph), son, male, white, age 17, single
Nellie, daughter, female, white, age 15 (should have been 14 “at last birthday”), single
Mildred, daughter, female, white, age 13 (should have been 12 “at last birthday”), single
Anna, daughter, female, white, age 10, single
Gertrude, daughter, female, white, age 5 (DOB 1905), single
Image Source - 1910 Wisconsin Federal Population Census Schedules, Reel 1729, PDF file page 633
5 In the 1900 Census, Warren’s age was stated as 34. Thus, he should have been 44 in this census.
6 I have no data regarding the eighth child; could have been stillborn.
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5 April 1930 Census, Dane Village, Dane County, Wisconsin
Columns 1-20
Columns 21-32
1930 Categories (Courtesy of http://www.ancestry.com/charts/census.aspx)
Description – Column 1, Street Name; 5, Name of each person; 6, Relationship of this person to head of family; 7, Home
owned or rented (O,R); 8, Value of home; 9, Radio set (R); 10, Does this family live on a farm?; 11, Sex; 12, Color or race;
13, Age at last birthday; 14, Marital condition (Single, Married, Widowed, Divorced); 15, Age at first marriage; 16, Attended
school or college any time since Sept. 1, 1929; 17, Whether able to read or write; 18, Place of birth of Person; 19, Place of
birth of Father; 20, Place of birth of Mother; [21,A,B,C,22,23,24], Foreign Born Info; 25, Occupation; 26, Industry; [D,
Internal Use Column Code]; 27, Class of worker (Employer, Wage or salary, Working on Own account, NP – unpaid or
member of family); [28, 29 – Employment, “Whether actually at work yesterday (or the last regular working day)”] 28, Yes
or No; 29, If not, line number on Unemployment Schedules; 30, Veteran, Yes or No; 31, War Abbreviation – WW, World
