8 2 0 ▁U . S . ▁Census , ▁this ▁Richard ▁Kid der ▁Me ade ▁owned ▁ 5 5 ▁ens la ved ▁persons , ▁and ▁his ▁household ▁also ▁included ▁ 1 6 ▁free ▁white ▁persons . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 8 3 0 ▁U . S . ▁Federal ▁Census , ▁he ▁owned ▁ 4 3 ▁ens la ved ▁persons ▁and ▁his ▁household ▁included ▁three ▁other ▁white ▁persons . ▁The ▁ 1 8 4 0 ▁U . S . ▁Census ▁for ▁Din w idd ie ▁County , ▁Virginia ▁shows ▁his ▁household ▁as ▁including ▁ 1 0 ▁white ▁persons ▁and ▁ 1 5 ▁ens la ved ▁persons .. ▁The ▁earlier ▁cens uses ▁do ▁not ▁list ▁the ▁names ▁of ▁family ▁members . ▁The ▁ 1 8 6 0 ▁U . S . ▁Federal ▁Census ▁lists ▁him ▁as ▁living ▁in ▁Petersburg ' s ▁south ▁w ard ▁with ▁many ▁family ▁members . ▁His ▁personal ▁estate ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁is ▁$ 7 0 0 0 ▁along ▁with ▁$ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁real ▁estate , ▁so ▁</ ref > ▁By ▁ 1 8 3 6 , ▁Me ade ▁inv ested ▁in ▁the ▁Brun sw ick ▁Land ▁Company , ▁which ▁inv ested ▁and ▁spec ulated ▁in ▁Texas . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁State ▁Senate , ▁where ▁he ▁represented ▁Brun sw ick , ▁Din w idd ie ▁and ▁Gre ens ville ▁Count ies ▁from ▁ 1 8 3 5 – 1 8 3 8 . ▁He ▁replaced ▁George ▁C