Dates of Enumeration

Column Headings Explanation

• Page = number of original schedule page
• HW = handwritten page number
• Line = line number on original page, indicating left (L) or right (R) set of columns on page (each “page” was two sheets)
• Last Name and First Name = identity of enslaver
• # = number of slaves with the age, sex, and color (usually 1)
• Age = age as known to enslaver
• Sex = male or female
• Color = racial mix as known to enslaver
• From = state (location) from which slave was a fugitive
• Free = whether free or manumitted
• Deaf/Blind/Dumb = self-explanatory
• Slave houses = number of dwellings for slaves on enslaver’s property