People of Color, Floyd County, Kentucky: 1860

People of Color, Floyd County, Kentucky: 1860

Kentucky; African Americans--Appalachian Region; African Americans--Southern States; African American heritage; African American slavery--Floyd County; Slave Owners--Floyd County; African American free people of color; African American families.

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.

Black in Appalachia

United States Census Bureau

Black in Appalachia

1860

Kathleen Kelley

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