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Subject: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] 1850 federal census for St. Landry Louisiana
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2004 00:15:13 EST

Hi all,
sorry I wasn't clear at all on my last message. I've noticed on the
Ancestry.com site that the 1850 census is not set up as it is on the actual microfilm.
I was curious if it was the same for the other sites. Ancestry, I've found,
only gives the slave schedule. My problem is, I have some free ancestors that I
can't seem to find on the 1850 census yet. I have discovered that next to some
names is the term "overseer" and then a list of first names only. The slave
schedules don't give names, however, this does. Are these the names of free
blacks that are being overseen? I needed to know if perhaps this overseer is in
charge of the "free" blacks. I was curious if anyone has any access or knows
how to access this on other sites that will list "overseer". If someone knows
please let me know.
Thank you,


Theresa M. Mosby
Researching:
IN LOUISIANA:
CESAIRE/CEASER/CESAR/CAESAR/NUGENT/VICTORIAN/DUROUSSEAU/GUILLORY/FREEMAN

IN FLORIDA:
CAMBRIDGE/GARVIN/REYNOLDS

IN VIRGINIA & PENNSYLVANIA:
MOSBY/POSTLES

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