How do I find my slave schedule?
How do I find my slave schedule?
Where to find slave schedules. Ancestry.com has the 1850 and 1860 slave schedules, as does FamilySearch (1850, 1860). Microfilmed slave schedules are at NARA, and the Family History Library has books with slave schedules and/or indexes from various states.
How do I trace a slave owner?
Finding the last slave owner
- If your ancestor has an uncommon last name, search censuses for white people with the same surname as your ancestor in the same area.
- Search the Freedmen’s Bureau for your ancestor’s name.
- Search the U.S. Colored Troops Military Service Records and the Civil War Pension Index.
What does fugitive from the state mean on slave schedules?
During the 1850 and 1860 United States Federal Censuses, enslaved individuals were recorded separately in what were called slave schedules. Additional slave schedule fields that are not indexed include: “Fugitive from the State” (meaning they were a freedom seeker) “Number manumitted” (or freed)
Did slaves appear on census?
During slavery, the Federal Census did not list the names of slaves (although there were rare instances where a first name is provided by the owner). Since most blacks were enslaved in the decades prior to1870, the names of the majority of African Americans were not recorded in the census before that year.
What is a slave owner called?
Slave Master, Slave Owner. “Slaveholder” best describes the non-regional character of North American Slavery. Too often, “slaveholder” is used synonymously with the term “Southerner.” Certainly, slavery was widespread throughout the American South, more so than any other part of the United States.
What was the population of the United States in 1860 including slaves?
Black and slave population of the United States from 1790 to 1880
| Characteristic | Total | Total Slaves |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 6,580,793 | – |
| 1870 | 5,392,172 | – |
| 1860 | 4,441,830 | 3,953,760 |
| 1850 | 3,638,808 | 3,204,313 |
Which US census was destroyed by fire?
1890 Census
Photo courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration. A January 10, 1921 fire at the U.S. Department of Commerce building in Washington, DC, destroyed the majority of the population schedules from the 1890 Census.
