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Subject: [POCSOUTH-L ] Census question
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 18:13:28 -0500

HI:
Angela asked about William Goodwin. You may want to check www.cyndislist.com or other sites to find out what questions were asked on the 1840 Census. I have seen Free White Persons designations myself -- it may be to differentiate them from blacks. Also, the unnamed people may have been slaves. Again, you should check to see what questions were asked.

(As an aside, this is a somewhat similar scenario: I was reading the Mason Co., KY tax lists from 1790-something through the 1850s. At some point in the records, "Slave" categories were changed to "Negro slaves." I took this to mean that slaves were (always) black.... Never found an explanation for the change....)

KBerry

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