Free Blacks

1860 Taylor County KY Census of Free Blacks

Copied from Census and Typed by Betty J. Gorin

District No. 1

Richeson, John              25 M w/Henry Hash family, field hand  Born in Ky

Richeson, Abram           65 B                 farmer                          Born in Md

Richeson, Rhoda            55 B                                                     Born in Va

Richeson, Charlotte        26 B                                                     Born in Ky

Richeson, Dandridge      19 B                                                                 "

Richeson, Rose               8 B                                                                  "

Richeson, Martha           7 B                                                                   "

Barnett, Martin                16 B     w/Wm E. Booker family, farm hand    "

Barnett, Ellen                 16 B     domestic                                               "                                                                      

Sutton, Sarah                 32 B     w/George Darnold                                 "                                                                                                                                             

Smith, Martha                 17 M    w/James Sympson family                    "

Smith, Mary                    17 M    w/Wm H. Cowherd family                      "

Smith, Thornton             1 M                                                                  "

White, Elizabeth             41 B               servant                                       "

White, James                  9 M                                                                  "

White, Elena                   7 M                                                                  "

White, Darky                   5 M                                                                  "

Buchanan, Lucinda        44 B                 none                                        "

Buchanan, George          39 B                                                                 "

White, James A.             28 M                                                                 "

White, Mary                    24 M                                                                 "

Buchanan, Lizzy             26 B                                                                 "

Buchanan, N.J.               5 M                                                                  "

Smith, Jack                    78 B                 cooper                         Born in Va

Buchanan, Phebe           26 B                                                     Born in Ky

Buchanan, Virginia          1 M                                                                  "

Thornton, George           14 M  w/R.H. Spurling                                      "

White, Alfred                  44 B                 blacksmith                   Born in Va

White, Gracy                   34 B                                                     Born in Ky

White, Archer                 20 B                                                                 "

White, George                 17 B                                                                 "

White, D.J.                      15 B                                                                 "

White, William                13 B                                                                 "

White, Osborn                10 B                                                                 "

White, Paldine                8 B                                                                  "

White, Sarah J.               6 B                                                                  "

White, Margaret              3 B                                                                  "

Thornton, Richard          14 M w/S.D. Speer family                                 "

Durrett, Mat                    92 B                                                     Born in Va

Durrett, Virginia              75 B                                                                 "

Cowherd, Betty               65 M                                                     Born in Ky

Smith, Julia A.               15 M                                                                 "


Taylor County 1860 Census of Free Blacks

District No. 2

Reeves, Martha               30 B     w/Sarah Reeves family             Born in Ky

Reeves, Martha               15 B                                                                 "

Reeves, George               5 B                                                                 "

Reeves, J.D.                   20 B                                                                 "

Reeves, William              19 M                                                                 "

Reeves, R.H.                  14 M                                                                 "

Reeves, G.F.M.D.          8/12 M                                                                "

Smith, Stokely                39 M                 farmer                                      "

Smith, Susan                  38 M                                                                 "

Smith, Fannie                 17 M                                                                 "

Smith, Mary                    14 M                                                                 "

Smith, L.J.                      13 M                                                                 "

Smith, Nathan                 9 M                                                                 "

Smith, L.M.                      6 M                                                                 "

Smith, Alice                    4 M                                                                 "

Smith, James                  3 M                                                                 "

Smith, Harriet                  1 M                                                                 "

Douglass, Shadrack       44 B                 farmer                                      "

Douglass, Mariah           54 B                                                                 "

Douglass, James            22 B                 laborer                                     "

Douglass, William          18 B                                                                 "

Douglass, Robert           17 B                                                                 "

Douglass, George           16 B                                                                 "

Douglass, Mary              15 B                                                                 "

Douglass, John              13 B                                                                 "

Douglass, E.                   25 B                                                                 "

Douglass, William R.        1 B                                                                 "

Smith, John                    75 B                                                     Born in Va

Douglass, Alexander      13 B                                                     Born in Ky

Douglass, Henry             32 B                 farmer                                      "

Douglass, Maglin           25 B                                                                 "

Douglass, John               5 B                                                                 "

Douglass, Sarah              3 B                                                                 "

Douglass, America          1 B                                                                 "

Douglass, Maria             70 B                                                     Born in Va

Douglass, Eliza J.          40 B                                                     Born in Ky

Douglass, Sally              19 B                                                                 "

Douglass, Thomas         15 B                                                                 "

Douglass, Mary              13 B                                                                 "

Douglass, Lucinda          7 B                                                                 "

Douglass, Susan             4 B                                                                 "

Smith, William                16 B      w/R.A. Webster family                         "          

Eliza no last name          36 M                                                                 "

America                          15 M                                                                 "          

William                           10 M                                                                 "

Jackson                           6 M                                                                 "

Araminta                          8 M                                                                 "          

Joseph                            4 M                                                                 "

Stora                               2 M                                                                 "

Susan                           6/12 M                                                                "

Fanny no last name        17 M      w/George Montague family                 "

Joseph no last name      7 M       w/David Willock family                        "

Mills, James                   32 B                                                                 "

Shreve, William              35 M                                                                 "

White, Logan                  35 M                                                                 "

Smith, Levi                     18 M     w/Geo W. Redman family                     "          

Total Free Blacks on Census List 98

39 were 18 or older

41 of 98 Free Blacks were Mulatto

1 was born in Maryland

6 were born in Virginia

91 were born in Kentucky

Listed: 1 Blacksmith

            1 Cooper

            2 Field Hand or laborers

               Many Farmers