tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post606561590947763306..comments2024-03-16T13:05:52.650-07:00Comments on A Family Tapestry: Enter Haystack, Search for NeedleJacqi Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-88632871352636942462019-01-29T18:27:18.682-08:002019-01-29T18:27:18.682-08:00Thank you, Lisa! I'm eager to see the conclusi...Thank you, Lisa! I'm eager to see the conclusion of all this search. <br /><br />One thing I neglected to mention, in answering your previous question, is that if you follow the highlighted links embedded in each of my posts, you may be able to see the specific source documents I'm referencing (although some of them will require a subscription to Ancestry or other sites to view). That way, you can see for yourself what record sets and specifics I'm using to figure out this puzzle.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-2736938445723563462019-01-29T08:10:18.839-08:002019-01-29T08:10:18.839-08:00That all makes sense. I wish you all success in yo...That all makes sense. I wish you all success in your hunt for the book. Whether or not it still exists, you will for sure uncover many other treasures along the way.Lisa Jeffers Fultonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00008852323273792190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-77328626987644680682019-01-28T22:15:30.552-08:002019-01-28T22:15:30.552-08:00No problem, Lisa. I've always considered mysel...No problem, Lisa. I've always considered myself the Genealogy Guinea Pig, so let's just take this as my test case for your benefit.<br /><br />In answer to your question, the 1860 census, as you surmised, would only list names of white families. The enslaved were listed in "Slave Schedules" just as you mentioned: by age and gender, as well as "race" (identifying B for Black, and M or Mu for Mulatto).<br /><br />I used the 1860 census to get a sense of just who was living in the same neighborhood, for comparison with the 1870 census, as my ancestor was no longer living, himself, at the time of the later census. I wanted to make sure I had the right area. If all the McClellan children had moved to a different neighborhood--though the freed slaves stayed in the same place--I would have no way of knowing whether I was looking in the right place. I was using white family surnames simply as place markers...although, in the end, that didn't seem to help, anyhow.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-48268269965550774962019-01-28T22:09:39.102-08:002019-01-28T22:09:39.102-08:00Oh, absolutely, Wendy! You and I have both seen so...Oh, absolutely, Wendy! You and I have both seen some wild statements given about ages in records. Still, at that point, and given that each of them was relatively young--when small age differences can seem much larger--I'm not sure I want to push that berth wide open, just yet.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-2872077047092465462019-01-28T07:19:14.697-08:002019-01-28T07:19:14.697-08:00Question: were those surnames listed in the 1860 C...Question: were those surnames listed in the 1860 Census the names of white families only? I believe that in SC, slave names were not recorded in 1860, just ages and gender. Is that true across the South? And if that was the case in Florida, how are you hoping to use the 1860 names to locate a former slave? Thanks - I hope I'm not asking questions that are so basic the answers should be obvious :-)Lisa Jeffers Fultonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00008852323273792190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-13610584232082903212019-01-28T06:06:24.476-08:002019-01-28T06:06:24.476-08:00You know this already but I'd give that 25 yrs...You know this already but I'd give that 25 yrs a wide berth allowing for enumerator error or informant error.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.com