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1850 Carter County Slave Census

People of Color in Tennessee History Posted on April 3, 2023 by Russell AndersonApril 3, 2023

Microfilm Reel M432-902 Source Archive.org Enumerator C. W. Nelson Abstractor Russell Anderson   Dates of Enumeration Column Headings Explanation Page 363, Aug 20-29, 9th District Page 365, Sept 5-13, 8th District Page 367, Sept 25, 6th District Page 369, Dec … Continue reading →

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1850 Polk County Slave Census

People of Color in Tennessee History Posted on April 3, 2023 by Russell AndersonApril 3, 2023

Microfilm Reel M432-906 Source Archive.org Enumerator John Shields Abstractor Russell Anderson   Dates of Enumeration Column Headings Explanation Page 147, Aug 27 Page 148, Sept 16 Page 149, Oct 1 Page 150, Oct 25 Page 151, Nov 15 Page = … Continue reading →

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1850 Benton County Slave Census

People of Color in Tennessee History Posted on April 3, 2023 by Russell AndersonApril 3, 2023

Microfilm Reel M432-904 Source Archive.org Enumerator James M. Mases Abstractor Russell Anderson   Dates of Enumeration Column Headings Explanation September 16 – December 3 Page = number of original schedule page HW = handwritten page number Line = line number … Continue reading →

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1850 Johnson County Slave Census

People of Color in Tennessee History Posted on April 3, 2023 by Russell AndersonApril 3, 2023

Microfilm Reel M432-904 Source Archive.org Enumerator Alex D. Smith Abstractor Russell Anderson   Dates of Enumeration Column Headings Explanation Page 693, Civil District 1, Aug 14 Page 695, Taylorsville, Aug 23 Page 697, Civil Distric 9, Sept 9 Page 699, … Continue reading →

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US Black Heritage Family Builders Team at WikiTree

People of Color in Tennessee History Posted on April 2, 2023 by Beverly A. HarperApril 2, 2023

The all-volunteer US Black Heritage Project has announced the Black Heritage Family Builders Program. Genealogy volunteers with experience researching African-American families are now offering to build a family tree for anyone with Black heritage for free, without any obligation, and … Continue reading →

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Tennessee African American Genealogy & History Blogs

People of Color in Tennessee History Posted on April 2, 2023 by Taneya KoonceApril 3, 2023

Suggestions on this page are listed in no particular order.  If you can recommend other blog sites, please contact us (link in menu at right). Inclusion on this page does not indicate endorsement of the blog, the blogger, its content, … Continue reading →

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African American Resources at FamilySearch

People of Color in Tennessee History Posted on April 2, 2023 by Taneya KoonceApril 2, 2023

FamilySearch offers a number of free resources for researching African American families and history.  Users must register for a free login. Click here to begin your journey. Be sure to check out the on-line, video-based learning available for free from … Continue reading →

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1850 Perry County Slave Census

People of Color in Tennessee History Posted on April 1, 2023 by Russell AndersonApril 3, 2023

Microfilm Reel M432-906 Source Archive.org Enumerator R. M. Thomas Abstractor Russell Anderson   Dates of Enumeration Column Headings Explanation September 3-20 Page = number of original schedule page HW = handwritten page number Line = line number on original page, … Continue reading →

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1850 Slave Census Searchable Index with Images

People of Color in Tennessee History Posted on April 1, 2023 by TNGenWebApril 1, 2023

FamilySearch has provided the full Tennessee Slave Census for 1850 as both a searchable index and browsable images. The collection description states Name index and images of slave schedules listing slave owners and only age, gender and color data of … Continue reading →

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Distribution of Slaves in 1860

People of Color in Tennessee History Posted on April 1, 2023 by TNGenWebApril 1, 2023

The image above was extracted from a large map available at the United States Census Bureau’s Web site. Click here to visit the page and view/download the larger map (5.5MB PDF). The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration created a … Continue reading →

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