People of Color, Floyd County, Kentucky: 1860

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Description

Combined data from the 1860 Slave Schedule & the 1860 Census from Floyd County, Kentucky. The 1860 US Census for the county included the names of enslaved individuals, which is a rare occurrence in record keeping at that time. One of Three Census takers for the area, Thomas R. Worsham, former school teacher & soon-to-be confederate officer, included the names of enslaved individuals in their slaveholder's household. Because of this, nearly 50% of the 147 enslaved people in the county were listed by name.

Creator

United States Census Bureau

Source

Floyd County Courthouse

Publisher

Black in Appalachia

Date

1860

Contributor

Kathleen Kelley

Rights

Items can be used for private reflection and research, and not for commercial purposes.

Coverage

United States--Kentucky-Floyd County

Files

Collection

Floyd County, Kentucky People of Color, 1860 & 1870

Citation

United States Census Bureau, “People of Color, Floyd County, Kentucky: 1860,” Black in Appalachia: Community History Digital Archive, accessed October 15, 2026, https://blackinappalachia.omeka.net/items/show/1492.