The following Census record shows several of Leonard Fretwell's family members. Note the use of the old name "Fritwell." It is very doubtful this was the way they actually signed their names. More likely, the census taker just spelled their names phonetically, and incorrectly.
Link to full census online: http://www.rootsweb.com/~cenfiles/mo/lewis/1850/indx-e-k.txt
Lewis County, MO 1850 Federal Census (INDEX File 2 of 4)
This Census was transcribed by Rickie Sue Riggs <rriggs@softdisk.com> and proofread by Bill Riggs for the USGenWeb Archives Census Project, http://www.usgenweb.org/census.
Copyright (c) 1998 by Rickie Sue Riggs.
Thanks to S-K Publications for providing the census page photocopies from which this transcription was made. The complete original, handwritten census of this county is available in book form (including a typed index) from S-K Publications, PO Box 8173, Wichita KS 67208 http://www.skpub.com/genie/census.html
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PG# LN# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE BIRTH PL FILE NAME MY REMARKS
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337B 15 FRETWELL Addison R 13 MO pg0336a.txt Son of Charles Fretwell.
358B 12 FRETWELL Louisiana 4/12 MO pg0349b.txt First daughter of Samuel Lafayette.
337B 16 FRETWELL Malissa JM 11 MO pg0336a.txt Daughter of Charles Fretwell.
337B 14 FRETWELL Nancy J 42 VA pg0336a.txt Wife of Charles Fretwell (dead).
358B 10 FRETWELL Samuel 24 VA pg0349b.txt Samuel Lafayette, my g-g grandfather.
346B 17 FRITWELL Ann 60 VA pg0336a.txt Nancy Ann (Timberlake); Leonard dead.
346B 23 FRITWELL Catharine 17 KY pg0336a.txt Wife of John W -- E.K.'s branch.
346B 19 FRITWELL Caty S 23 VA pg0336a.txt #11 child of Leonard
346B 21 FRITWELL Elizabeth 28 VA pg0336a.txt #8 child of Leonard
346B 24 FRITWELL James L 2/12 MO pg0336a.txt Son of John W -- E.K.'s branch.
346B 18 FRITWELL James S 38 VA pg0336a.txt #1 child of Leonard
346B 22 FRITWELL John W 31 VA pg0336a.txt #6 child of Leonard -- E.K.'s branch.
346B 20 FRITWELL Mary 20 VA pg0336a.txt #12 child of Leonard