It is estimated by this transcriber that in 1860, slaveholders of 200 or more slaves, while constituting less than 1 That count fell to zero in the 1870 census, but the actual decline was not sudden. Richard Theodore Greener Alabama, up 37,000 (8%); North Carolina, up 31,000 (8%); Florida, up 27,000 (41%); Ohio, up 26,000 (70%); Indiana, up census, the white population had increased about 2.5% to 6,633, while the colored population WebThe last column shows the what percentage of the total U.S. population were enslaved. This is the first significant uprising of African slaves. We can be contacted at wiki@genealogicalstudies.com. The rest of the slaves in the County were held by a total Using plantation names to locate ancestors WebThe 1870 census data for Washington Territory, in which slavery was never permitted, shows a doubling of population since the previous census. was a slave on the 1860 census, the free census for 1860 should be checked, as almost 11% of African Americans were WebThe 1860 U.S. Census was the last U.S. census showing slaves and slaveholders. Governors Subject Files, 1781-1993, RG 1-1-5: Chronological. accounting for 8,445 slaves, or just over 35% of the County total. Take for example, Charleston County, South Carolina. You should check the state archives or historical societies for the availability of these alternate records in the counties and states in which you are researching. the first page number on which they were listed. Freed slaves, Slaves were Linking names of plantations in this County with the names of the large holders 1522: A major slave rebellion breaks out on the island of Hispaniola. 17,040, and the "colored" population had increased 5% to 25,417. Federal Census", available through Heritage Quest at http://www.heritagequest.com/ . Overseer, 63 slaves, Harris page 194B, NICHOLSON, Lucind F., 21 slaves, Franklinton page 182B, PERRY, A. S. Owner Louisburg NC, 72 slaves, Galloway page 190B, PERRY, Allen C., 25 slaves, Galloway page 187, PERRY, Burnel, 32 slaves, Harris page 214, PERRY, Charles, 33 slaves, Harris page 210, PERRY, Couvina?, 42 slaves, Harris page 218B, PERRY, Dr. A. S., 66 slaves, Harris page 206B, PERRY, Dr. Samuel, 37 slaves, Harris page 215B, PERRY, Dr. A. S., 88 slaves, Harris page 204B, PERRY, Joshua?, 45 slaves, Harris page 215, PERRY, Lucy B., 21 slaves, Harris page 205B, PERRY, Ruston?, 24 slaves, Harris page 197, PERRY, Solomon, 21 slaves, Harris page 205, PERRY, Willie owner Louisburg NC, James Strange overseer, 73 slaves, Galloway page 190, PERRYDr. Also available Available on Ancestry.com. Later material has a variety of subject headings. Excluding slaves, the 1860 U.S. population was 27,167,529, with about 1 in 70 being a Published information giving names of slaveholders and numbers of slaves held in Edgefield County, South African American descendants of persons who were enslaved in Edgefield County, South Carolina in 1860, if they have an WebThough it is impossible to give accurate figures, some historians have estimated that 6 to 7 million enslaved people were imported to the New World during the 18th century alone, Privacy Policy. but no locality was shown for the holders on the other pages. About two-thirds of all slaves shipped across the Atlantic ended up in sugar colonies. That's a lynching every week, more than once a week. Sutch and Carter tell Debbie Elliott what numbers reveal about literacy among freed slaves and the frequency of lynchings in the South. Please note: Many of these records are found in either the Ordinary (Probate) Court or in the Superior Court, depending on the county. transcriber has chosen to use the term slaveholder rather than slave owner, so that questions PLANTATION NAMES. Published information giving names of slaveholders and numbers of slaves held is ELLIOTT: You'll hear more about statistics that tell the story of America as we continue this conversation over the coming months. The ideal entry-level account for individual users. If the Archives does not have the city or time period in which you are interested, be sure to check at the local public library. these larger slaveholders, the data seems to show in general not many freed slaves in 1870 were using the surname of their If the surname is found, they can then view the Federal Records that Help Identify Former Story Behind the Number: Literacy and Lynchings Slave and indication of any handicaps, such as deaf or blind Slaves 100 years of age or older were Mr. RICHARD SUTCH (Editor, "Historical Statistics of the United States"): As everyone probably is aware, black Americans who were enslaved were not taught how to read and write. Reconstruction Returns of Voters, 1867, RG 1-1-108: Lists voters number; date of registry; name; number and page in Oath Book; race; time of residence in state, county and precinct within a year; nativity by state or county; naturalization (if any); and remarks (if any). Should statues of slaveholders be taken down? Initially the islands often were settled as well by numerous indentured labourers and other Europeans, but following the triumph after 1645 of the sugar revolution (initially undertaken because superior Virginia tobacco had left the Barbadian planters with nothing to sell) and after the nature of the disease climate became known to Europeans, they came to be inhabited almost exclusively by imported African slaves. slightly lower because some large holders held slaves in more than one County and would have Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community. The transcriber did not notice any such slaves in the course of ALFORD, Eli, 20 slaves, Galloway page 185B, ALSTON, Alfred, 50 slaves, Harris page 205, ALSTON, Thos. Under the slave owners name, a line for each slave shows age, complexion, and sex. Initially the islands often were settled as well by numerous indentured labourers and other Europeans, but following the triumph after 1645 of the sugar revolution (initially undertaken because superior Virginia What happened, not Susan and I, but some other scholars said we have to treat this systematically. Agt., 40 slaves, page 402B, DOZIER, A. S. WebThere were almost 700 thousand slaves in the US in 1790, which equated to approximately 18 percent of the total population, or roughly one in every six people.