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From: "Brian L. Cartwright" <>
Subject: Re: [PaCambri] slavery in Pa. ???? - Blacks in the census
Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2001 14:09:33 -0500
References: <F261xjnzi95HfqR77bi0002155e@hotmail.com>


I went through the Cambria Co census from 1800 to 1840, and noted all the
non-whites.

There was one slave listed in 1800, 6 in 1810, none after that.

Godfrey Wilmore of Summerhill Twp was the first free black man in the
county. He was a freed slave from Harford Co, Maryland, who married Mary
Skelly, a white woman, who;'s family also came to Cambria Co. Godfrey is in
the 1810 census as a free white man, Mary is in the 1820 census as a white
woman, with the rest of her family being colored. In 1830 their 2 sons and a
daughter are listed as colored, with their spouses white, but in 1840, the
two sons were listed as having all colored in their family, and the
daughters as all white.

William Harshberger and family are in Conemaugh Twp, beginning 1830. This is
a common Mennonite name. Although all the members of the house are listed as
colored, I suspect William may have been white, and his wife Jane was black.
Their son John Harshberger was listed as black in 1840 & 1850, but I'm not
sure about afterwards.

In 1830 & 1840 more black households were in existence, particularly in
Johnstown & Conemaugh Twp. These include Edinborough Smith, Ignatius Brown,
Richard Washington, James Elliott, George Lewis, Moses Armstrong, Samuel &
Isaac Lindsey, Joshua Newman, Isaac Simpson, William Porter, John Thomas,
Samuel Wilson, Thomas Smith, Angeline Wallace & Elizabeth Gabes.

The names listed are the names of the head of household. The "all other
free" in 1800 & 1810 could include Indians, etc, who were not white, but
free.

1800 Allegheny Twp
John Galbraith 1 slave
William Galbraith 1 free

1800 Quemahoning
Philip Croyle 1 free
Alexander Hunter 1 free
David Penrod 1 free
Gabriel Rhoades 1 free
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1810 Conemaugh
John Roddy 1 free
John Curtz 1 free
William Gray 1 free
George Woods 1 free
John Heart 1 freee
Alexander Holyday 1 free
George Eliot 1 free
John Holyday 2 slaves
James Armilage 1 free
Jacob Wheatson 1 free
Samuel Stouder 1 free
John Dill 1 free
Michael Braniff 1 free
Jacob Anderson 1 free
Michael Samuel 1 free

1810 Cambria Twp
Thomas Philips 1 free
Ann Williams 1 free
John Jarry 1 free
Elizabeth Rowland 1 free
Robert McDonil 1 free
William Glass 1 free
Daniel Davies 1 free
Ignatius Adam 1 free
Jacob Lott 1 free
John Rhee 1 free
Mark Jeffres 1 free
Charles Croyl 1 free
Philip Noon 1 free
James Curren 1 free
Michel Kennedy 1 free
Andrew Logun 1 free
Godfrey Wilmore listed as free white

1810 Allegheny Twp
James Reyon 1 free
Richard Ashcraft 1 free
Philip Cooper 1 female slave
Henry Cooper 1 female slave
Christopher Kener 1 free
Dudley Diggs 2 male slaves

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1820 Ebensburg
Owen McDonald colored - 2 males, 2 females

1820 Munster
John Harman colored - 1 male, 2 females

1820 Cambria Twp
Charles Johnston colored household 3 males, 3 females
Cornelius McDonald colored - 1 male
Jacob Turner colored - 1 female

1820 Allegheny Twp
James Gallaher colored - 1 female

1820 Summerhill Twp
Mary Wilmore 2 white females, colored - 2 males, 1 female (her children)

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1830 Conemaugh Twp
William Harshberger black household - 2 males, 1 female
John Harshberger black household - 1 male, 3 females
Edinborough Smith black household - 2 males, 5 females
Richard Washington black male
Jacob Miltenberger black - 1 male
George Cooper black household - 2 males, 1 female
George Carter black household - 1 male, 1 female
Samuel Lindsey black household - 2 males, 2 females

1830 Town of Conemaugh
Ann Linton black - 1 male
Evan Roberts black - 1 female

1830 Ebensburg
Ignatius Brown black household - 1 male, 2 females
James Murray black - 1 male, 2 female
Silas Moore black - 1 female
Cornelius McDonald black - 1 male

1830 Munster
John Harman black - 2 males

1830 Loretto
James Elliott black household - 2 males, 4 females

1830 Summerhill
Martin Mikesell black - 2 females
James Wilmore black household - 3 males, 2 females, 1 white woman (his wife)
John Wilmore black household - 2 males, 2 females, 1 white woman (his wife)
James Young black household - 2 males, 5 females, 1 white man (himself)

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1840 Allegheny
Hannah Murphy black - 1 female

1840 Cambria Twp
George Lewis black household - 3 males, 5 females

1840 Ebensburg
Thomas McDowell black - 1 male

1840 Clearfield Twp
Moses Armstrong black household - 2 males, 4 females

1840 Conemaugh Twp
Samuel Lindsey black household - 2 males, 2 females
Isaac Lindsey black household - 2 males, 2 females
John Harshberger black household - 1 male, 3 females
Jane Harshberger black household - 1 female
Edenborough Smith black household - 2 males

1840 Jefferson Town
John Kean black - 1 male
George Murray black - 1 male
James Wilmore black household - 4 males, 5 females
John Wilmore black household - 3 males, 5 females

1840 Johnstown
John Mathews black - 1 male
George L King black - 1 male, 1 female
Frederick Leiday black - 2 males
Joshua Newman black household - 2 males, 2 females
Isaac Simpson black household - 1 males, 2 females
William Porter black household - 2 males, 1 females
John Thomas black household - 1 males, 2 females
Samuel Williams black household - 3 males, 2 females
Elizabeth Gabes black household - 1 males, 3 females
Angeline Wallace black household - 2 males, 2 females
Thomas Smith black household - 2 males, 3 females

1840 Richland Twp
Joshua Wilson black household - 2 males, 4 females

1840 Washington Twp
William S Campbell black - 1 male
John Beam black - 1 male
Samuel Lemmon black - 1 male, 1 female



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