Census - People of Color, 1860-1920
Transcribed by
Linda Cunningham Fluharty.
PEOPLE OF COLOR - 1860-1920
PLEASANTS COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA (VIRGINIA until 1863)
No guarantee of complete accuracy is asserted!
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1860 CENSUS, Pleasants County, Virginia SLAVE OWNERS: BROWSE, 412 Thomas...57-WM...Farmer...$30,000 Eliza...56-WF...England Mary...23-WF...VA Robert H...21-WM...VA SLAVE SCHEDULE: 1 black female, age 32 - Fugitive from the state. 1 black male, age 16; 1 mulatto male, age 12; 1 mulatto female, age 10; 1 mulatto female, age 4. COCHRANE, 488 Friend...50-WM...Farmer...$35,000...VA Catharine...43-WF...VA Marion...19-WM...VA Mary E...17-WF...VA John...13-WM...VA Clawson P...11-WM...VA Rebecca...9-WF...VA Josephine...7-WF...VA Julia Ann...4-WF...VA Virginia...2-WF...VA SLAVE SCHEDULE: 1 black male, age 14 - Fugitive from the state; 1 black male, age 10. CREEL, 509 Alex H...72-WM...Merchant...$6,000...VA Lucy...22-WF...VA H. C...31-WM...$6,000...Farmer...VA Eliza J...24-WF...VA SLAVE SCHEDULE: 1 black male, age 70 - Fugitive from the state. 1 black female, age 30; 1 black female, age 5; 1 black male, age 13; 1 black male, age 5. FLINT, 421 Daniel...60-WM...Farmer...$3,000...NH Harriet...60-WF...VA SLAVE SCHEDULE: 1 black female, age 68 - Fugitive from the state. 1 black female, age 27. RAWSON, 476 Stephen...55-WM...Farmer...$2,500...VA Elizabeth...55-WF...VA John...27-WM...VA Samuel...23-WM...VA David...20-WM...VA Elizabeth...18-WF...VA Ann...18-WF...VA Stephen...16-WM...VA Eliza...13-WF...VA Mary C...11-WF...VA SLAVE SCHEDULE: 1 black male, age 90 - Fugitive from the state. FREE COLORED: JONES, 519 Simon...75-BM...Farmer...VA Sally...75-BF...VA ROBINSON, George W...25-MM...Laborer...VA TAYLOR, Sally...23-WF...Serving...VA TAYLOR, Sally...2-WF...VA POOL, William...24-WM...VA 1870 CENSUS, Pleasants County, West Virginia BUTLER, 46 Lewis...60-BM...Farm Hand...VA Fanny(?)...54-BF...VA Jack...12-BM...VA Mary...10-BF...VA COCHRAN, 105 John...23-WM...marr. in April...VA Mata J...20-WF...VA *BLAIKLUK, Theodore...25-BM...Farm Hand...KY *DENKIRK, James...23-BM...Farm Hand...VA SEVERS, Lorenzo...19-WM...Farm Hand...VA MYER, Jacke...27-WM...Farm Hand...VA FISHER (WISHER?), 3 John...45-WM...River Man...MD Mary...43-WF...VA John...10-WM...MD Mary V...2-WF...VA Anna...11-WF...OH *Susan...10-BF PARKER, 109 R. T...51-WM...Farmer...VA Mary...44-WF...VA Isick H...24-WM...VA Georgeanna...19-WF...VA Rebecca...17-WF...VA Charles...4-WM...VA *JACKSON, Isick...25-BM...Farm Hand...VA ROSS, 1 C. P...27-WM...Farmer...VA Ambrosine...26-WF...VA Herbert...2-WM...VA Arland(?)...9/12-WM...VA Susan...18-WF...VA *Henry...19-BM...VA COVERT, 114 Benjamin...40-WM...Farmer...$20,000...VA Anna...41-WF...VA Marion(?)...17-WF...VA Eva...16-WF...VA George...14-WM...VA Lew...13-WM...VA William...7-WM...VA Frank...2-WM...VA *Meranda...14-BF...VA CROTEN, J. W...26-WM...Carpenter...VA 1880 CENSUS, Pleasants County, West Virginia 27...27...BUTLER Lewis...60-BM...farmer...VA VA VA Fanny...BF...40...keeps house...VA ? ? WILLIAMS, Eddie...BM...26...boarder...WV WV ? 93..93...THOMPSON Charles... 48-MM...farmer...WV ? ? Mary C...30-WF...m...keeps house...WV OH ? (Childrens' race listed as quadroon.) Margaret A...17-QF...s...at home...WV WV WV Benjamin L...15-QM...s...at home...WV WV WV Abram L...12-QM...s...at home...WV WV WV James W...10-QM...s...at home...WV WV WV Charles L...8-QM...at home...WV WV WV George M....6-QM......at home...WV WV WV Brady A....3-QM...at home...WV WV WV Mary M. B....3/12-QF...at home...WV WV WV 33..33...WILLIAMSON Hamilton...62-WM...m...farmer...OH VA OH Anna...62-WF...m...keeps house...WV VA VA SMITH, Samuel...34-WM...m...son in law...charge of farm...PA IR IR SMITH, Emily M...22-WF...m...daughter...keeps house...WV OH VA *BUTLER, Mary...15-BF...servant....house servant...WV VA VA *BUTLER, Jack...18-BM...farm laborer...VA VA VA 1900 CENSUS, Pleasants County, West Virginia GRANT DISTRICT SMITH, 227 Joseph...head...July 1853...46-WM...md 24 yr...Farmer...OH OH OH Mary E...wife...Oct. 1853...46-WF...4 child/4 living...OH OH OH William R...son...June 1878...21-WM...S...farm lab...WV OH OH Sylvia...dau...June 1881...18-WM...S...at school...WV OH OH Charles A. son Oct. 1886...13-WM...at school...WV OH OH FULMER, Charles S...boarder...June 1873...26-WM...S...farm lab...OH OH OH *HARSTON, Joseph...boarder...Jan 1841...59-BM...S...farm lab...VA NC NC UNION DISTRICT PENN (23-23) J. M...head...Oct 1860...39-BM...M-20yrs...VA VA VA James G...son...Jan 1882...18-BM...single...VA VA VA ZANE (309-312) Samuel...head...Apr 1837...63-BM...M-47yrs...WV MD WV Lucy...wife...1832...68-BF...7child/5living...WV ?? WV Vada...grdau...Oct 1892...7-BF...WV ?? WV 1910 CENSUS, Pleasants County, West Virginia GRANT DISTRICT ROBISON, 112 Charlie W...Head...75-MM...Farmer...WV WV WV Mary...Wife...65?-WF...WV WV WV Agnes...Dau...25-MF...WV WV WV Arch T...Son...24-MM...WV WV WV Laura B...Dau...21-MF...WV WV WV GARRETT, 114-115 Tomas...Head...47-WM...WV IRE/ENG IRE/ENG Margaret A...Wife...47-MF...WV WV WV Stella G...Dau...16-MF...WV WV WV Charles L...Son...10-MM...WV WV WV Nellie M...Dau...10-MF...WV WV WV ST. MARYS - SECOND WARD, WASHINGTON DISTRICT (HOTEL) 130 *GEORGE, Tommy...Servant...45-BM...WV US US...Cook/Hotel 1920 CENSUS, Pleasants County, West Virginia GRANT DISTRICT GARRET, 106 Thomas D...Head...47-WM...WV IRE/ENG IRE/ENG Teamster/Oil Fields Margaret A...Wife...47-MF...WV WV WV C Leonard...Son...10-MM...WV WV WV ROBINSON, 128 Charley A...Head...86-MM...WV WV WV...None Mary O?...Wife...69-WF...WV OH WV Thomas? A...Son...31-MM...WV WV WV...Laborer/Oil Fields ST. MARYS - SECOND WARD, WASHINGTON DISTRICT ASHMEAL, 114 Mel...Head...58-WM...OH OH OH...Hotel Proprietor *LANGHAM, Elsie...Help...27-BF...WV VA VA...Cook/Hotel *LEE, Louise...Help...22-BF...WV VA VA...Cook/Hotel
