Introduction

The Charles Fish Family and Farm

"Snapshots" of the Charles Fish Family and Farm
1830   1840   1850
1860   1870   1873
1880   1891   1900

Fish Family Farmhouse

Fish Family Grave

Fish Family Genealogy

Except that everyone is ten years older, the family looks very much the same as in 1850.  There are different live-in laborers and for some reason Andrew is indicated as head of household and sole owner of the farm.  Perhaps the enumerator found it easier to list it that way and not divide the value in half as was done by the enumerator in 1850.  Perhaps Andrew was the one spoken to by the enumerator.  We know from other records that the farm was still jointly owned.  Indeed, in the agricultural schedule both names are given as owners, unlike in 1850 when Charles was indicated as the owner.

1860 US Census - Hopewell Township, Mercer County, New Jersey

Andrew Fish white male age 66, a farmer, real estate $10,000, personal estate $6,000, born in NJ
Charles Fish white male age 51, a farmer born in NJ
Margaret Fish white female age 40 born in NJ
Joseph Fish white male age 18 born in NJ
William Post white male age 13 born in NJ
Susan Uls age 14 born in Germany

1860 US Census - Agricultural Schedule for Charles and Andrew Fish

Improved Acres 80
Unimproved Acres 10
Cash value of farm $5500
Value of equipment $348

[I don't understand why fewer than 140 acres are given.  There is no evidence that any acres had been sold off and when the farm was sold in 1878 it was described as the complete farm that had been purchased in 1838.  There is also a discrepancy between the value of farm given in the populatin census and the agricultural schedule.]

Horses 4
Milch cows 5
Other Cattle 1
Swine 17
Value of livestock $574

Bushels of Wheat 30
Bushels of Rye 70
Bushels of Indian Corn 200
Bushels of Oats 200
Bushels of Peas and Beans 2
Bushels of Irish Potatoes 30
Bushels of Buckwheat 30
Lbs of Butter 500
Tons of Hay 12

Value of Slaughtered Livestock $215