1840 Cincinnati City Directory (colored citizens)
1840 Cincinnati City Directory
For Colored Citizens

contributed 2001 by
Shirlene L.  Jensen

This city directory is part of the Marie Dickore Research Collection and is reprinted here with the permission of Alma Ryan, Director of the Family History Center in Norwood, Ohio, and holder of the collection.


  • Allen, Jefferson {Va}-barber at Casey’s
  • Anderson, David {Va}-painter, r No 6 New Street
  • Anderson, Hugh {Va}-steward at Exchange Hotel
  • Anderson, John {Va}-laborer, r Webster Street
  • Anderson, Lewis {Va}-laborer, r Lodge’s Street
  • Anderson, Moses {O}-steamboat cook, r 6th East of Broadway
  • Andrews, Joseph {Va}-r Columbia b Sycamore & Broadway
  • Armstrong, Mitchell-steamboat cook, r 6th East of Broadway
  • Armstrong, Robert {Pa}-wood-sawyer, r P O Alley
  • Arnold, Thomas {Ky}-drayman, r 6th East of Broadway
  • Arthurs, Jesse {Va}-steamboat cook, r Lodge’s Street
  • Austin, Prince {NJ}-white-washer, r Post Office Alley
  • Ball, William {Md}-drayman, r Columbia b Sycamore & Broadway
  • Barrett, Samuel {Pa}-Folls River, r 1 dr E of New at Church
  • Bascoe, Anthony {Va}-plasterer, r Columbia b Race & Elm
  • Bascoe, Thomas {Va}-plasterer, r Columbia b Race & Elm
  • Bates, William {Va}-barber of Columbia Street, r Post Office Alley
  • Beach, James {Va}-laborer, r Columbia b Walnut & Vine
  • Beckley, William {DC}-calker, r Race b Front & Columbia
  • Benedict, Edmund {Ky}-steamboat cook, r Pleasant Street
  • Billings, Margaret {Va}-seamstress, r junction 5th & Front
  • Bird, Mary {Va}-washer woman, r Walnut b Front & Water
  • Birde, William {NC}-laborer, r basement of Kinmont’s Academy
  • Blue, Henry {Va}-Folls River, r Elm b Third & Columbia
  • Bowler, Miller {Va}-barber on Court Street, r 8th b Sycamore & Broadway
  • Boyd, Henry {Ky}-carpenter, c Broadway & Seventh r New street
  • Bradley, Morris {SC}-drayman, r b Sycamore & Broadway & 7 & 8
  • Brandon, Hartwell {Va}-shoe black, r E end of New street
  • Brandon, Paul {Ky}-white washer, bds on Abigail street
  • Brandon, Richmond {Ky}-white washer, bds Abigail street
  • Braxton, John {Va}-laborer at O Aldrich & Co’s
  • Brewster, Frances Mrs {Va}r E side Elm b 5th & 6th
  • Brischo, James {Va}-barber, on Sycamore 1 door N of Lower Market
  • Brown, Charlotte {Md}-r E s North street
  • Brown, Edward-laborer, r 6th East of Broadway
  • Brown, George {Md}-Follows the River, r Columbia b Race & Elm
  • Brown, John {O}-laborer, r 5th East of Broadway
  • Brown, Oscar {Md}-r N s George b Race & Elm
  • Brown, William-r at Commercial Bank
  • Brux & Burns-barber and bathhouse, S s 5th b Main & Sycamore
  • Brux, L P {Ga}-Broadway & Burns, S s 5th b Main & Sycamore
  • Bryant, Rachel {NJ}-r w Broadway b 6th & 7th
  • Buckner, James {Ky}-steamboat cook, r 6th East of Broadway
  • Burgess, Stephen {Md}-shoe black, r Vine b Columbia & Front
  • Butler, G {Pa}-livery stable, 7th b Main & Walnut, r New w of Broadway
  • Butler, G {Miss}-fruit dealer, r E s Kemble b John & Smith
  • Butler, Harrison {Ky}-steward on the river, r Pearl street
  • Caffry, William {Tenn}-barber E s Main b 9th & Court, r Woodward
  • Carey, George {Va}-huckster, r E s McAllister street
  • Carey, John J {Va}-cooper, r E s McAllister street
  • Carroll, Samuel {Pa}-laborer, r 6th E of Broadway
  • Carter, Nelson {Va}-barber, r 6th E of Broadway
  • Casey, C {Va}-Follows the River, r Post Office Alley
  • Casey, T B {Va}-barber & hair dresser, W s Walnut b 4th & 5th
  • Casey, William {Va}-Follows the River, r Post Office Alley
  • Cash, Jesse {Ky}-shoe black, r Columbia b Elm & Plum
  • Catharine, Nell {Ky}-washerwoman, r 7 E of Broadway
  • Chase, Rezin {Ky}-cook at Holmes’, r Harrison street
  • Christian, David {Va}shoemaker, r New street
  • Clark, Charlotte Mrs {Pa}-boarding house, S s George b Race & Elm
  • Clark, Elliott {Ky}-barber and hair dresser at Dennison H
  • Clark, M {Ky}-barber, hair dress and Bath house, 1 dr S Broadway Hotel
  • Clements, Smith {Va}-cooper, r 8th b Sycamore & Broadway
  • Cole, William {Md}-laborer, r Pleasant street
  • Coleman, Gabriel {Ky}-wood sawyer, r Columbia b Elm & Plum
  • Coleman, Resetta-washerwoman, r W s W R b Columbia & third
  • Cook, Peter {Ky}-barber, c Sycamore & Franklin
  • Cook, Peter {Va}-barber, Columbia b Ludlow & Lawrence
  • Cook, William {Va}-barber at Darnes, r Miller Street
  • Cooper, Lloyd {DC}-barber, 6th b Plum & Western Row
  • Cooper, Richard {Va}-bricklayer and plasterer, r 6th E of Broadway
  • County, Benjamin {O}-laborer, r N s 7th b Sycamore & Broadway
  • Cox, Griffin {Va}-white washer, r Elm near Corporation line
  • Cox, James {Va}-drayman, r Columbia b Race & Elm
  • Crane, James {Va}-printer, r Water b Vine & Race
  • Crissup, George {O}-steward and barber on river, boards 6th near Deer creek
  • Crissup, Thomas {Va}-carpenter, r 6th near Deer creek
  • Crooks, Chris {NJ}-Folls River, r Front b Race & Elm
  • Cummins, Hazael {Md}-cook on the river, r 6th E of Broadway
  • Curry, Edmund {NC}-barber on Court street, r, rear of M Brooks sawmill
  • Curry, Hester {Va}-washer woman, r McFarland street
  • Custello, Joseph {NC}-laborer, r c Columbia & Elm
  • Custello, William {Va}-shoemaker, r at G Tinsley’s
  • Dale, Robert {Ga}-shoe black, r 8th b Sycamore & Broadway
  • Dansbury, Kitty Mrs {Pa}-washerwoman, r 6th East of Broadway
  • Darnes, William {Pa}-barber, E s Main b 8th & 9th
  • Davis, Jesse {Va}-butler, r Elm b 3rd & Columbia
  • Delaney, Joshua {O}-steward, r Woodward b Main & Sycamore
  • Dill, Isaac {Pa}-laborer, r b Plum & Western Row & 3rd & Columbia
  • Doram, Cath {Ky}-r Front b Vine & Race
  • Doram, Thomas {Ky}-white washer, r c George & Elm
  • Dossey, Lloyd {Ky}-barber at T B Casey’s
  • Dunday, Job {Va}-white washer, r Abigail b Sycamore & Broadway
  • Dunning, Charles {Pa}-carpenter, r 6th East of Broadway
  • Durand, Trissy Mrs {Miss}-washer woman, r c 6th & Elm
  • East, Henry {Ky}-laborer, r Front b Walnut & Vine
  • Easton, William {Va}-barber, boards at John Eikin’s
  • Edhenry, Jacob {Ga}-laborer r Catharine near Fulton street
  • Edwards, Wy {NC}-bricklayer r b Plum & Western Row & Columbia & 3rd
  • Elkins, John {Va}-laborer, r c Gano & Lodges streets
  • Elliott, ____ {NC}-barber r E s North street
  • Elliott, James {O}-steamboat cook, r 8th b Sycamore & Broadway
  • Elliott, John {Pa}-steward on the river, r Miller’s street
  • Epps, Edmund {Va}-at Mrs M Epps
  • Epps, Martha {Va}-washerwoman r No 41 New street
  • Ferguson, William {Va}-laborer at R Buchanan’s
  • Fife, Ellis {Ky}-laborer r b Sycamore & Broadway & 7th & 8th
  • Fowler, Jesse {Va}-Follows River, r Elm b 3rd & Columbia
  • Fowler, Joseph {Va}-huckster, r N s 5th b Broadway & Pike
  • Fox, David {Va}-barber at Dick Johnston’s
  • Francisco, Francis {Miss}-white washer, r Elm b 3rd & Columbia
  • Francisco, John {La}-barber at M Clarke’s
  • Franklin, Milton-steward, r Woodward b Sycamore & Broadway
  • Fry, Richard {Pa}-cook, r rear of Sycamore st Baptist Church
  • Fuller, Richard {SC}-laborer, r 6th b Plum & Western Row
  • Fullerman, Thomas {Pa}-steward on the river, r Miller street
  • Gaines, Austin-cooper, r Woodward b Sycamore & Broadway
  • Gassway, John {Md}-steamboat cook, r 6th East of Broadway
  • Gay, Rachel {Pa}-washer woman, r Race b Front & Columbia
  • Gibson, Isaac {Va}-laborer, 6th East of Broadway
  • Good, Mary {Ky}-washer woman, r Columbia b Broadway & Ludlow
  • Gordon, Andrew {Va}-barber, a J Bishop’s
  • Gordon, Rich-steamboat cook, boards at Ellis Fife’s
  • Graves, John {Va}-at Grover & Bishop’s
  • Greggs, James D {Pa}-barber & hair dresser, at Mansion H
  • Gregory, Presley {Va}-r N s of Columbia b Sycamore & Broadway
  • Green, Franklin {SC}-at JC Vaughan’s
  • Green, Solomon {O}-steamboat cook, r 6th near the Medical College
  • Griffin, John G {Ky}-barber, Sycamore b 4th & 5th, r 7th E of Broadway
  • Griffin, Zachariah {O}-porter, at Main street House
  • Grimes, Charles {Va}-white washer, r George b Race & Elm
  • Haden, William {Va}-barber, r S s Gano b Main & Walnut
  • Hailstock, Robert {Va}-drayman, r Post Office alley
  • Harrison, Elias {Va}-Follows the river, r Columbia b Race & Elm
  • Harrison, William {Ky}-Follows the river, bds c George & Elm
  • Harrison, William H {Ky}-barber, r Columbia b Broadway & Ludlow
  • Harroway, Samuel {Va}ccok, at Dennison’s
  • Harper, James Rev {Va}-Methodist Minister, r 7th E of Broadway
  • Harper, Samuel {Va}-black-s, at Shield’s, r Broadway b 6th & New street
  • Hatfield, John {Pa}-barber, r Post Office alley
  • Hawkins, Sarah A {O}-washerwoman, r E of Broadway
  • Hazerd, Laurel {Miss}-Folls R, r S s Kemble b Jonathan & Smith
  • Henry, George {NJ}-laborer, at J Drake’s, r 6th E of Broadway
  • Henry, Lucy {O}-r c Gano & Lodge streets
  • Henry, R B {Va}-carpenter, r Walnut b 3rd & Pearl
  • Hicks, Notley {Md}-white washer & carpenter, r 7 E of Broadway
  • Hill, Dennis {Md}-at W R Foster’s, r Race b Court & Canal
  • Hogilton, Samuel {Va}-steamboat cook, r No 6 New street
  • Hollin, Ephraim {Va}-cook on the river, r 6th E of Broadway
  • Hopes, Adam {Va}-huckster, r East end of New street
  • Hudson, Isaac {Va}-drayman, r Woodward b Main & Sycamore
  • Hunt, Hezekiah {NC}-at Edward Wones’
  • Hunster, E R-barber and hair dresser, North s of 3rd one door E of Mayor’s Office
  • Hunster, Thomas {Va}-tailor, c North & New streets
  • Hurst, Jethro {Tenn}-Follows River, r New street
  • Irwin, Christopher {Ky}-barber, r Western Row b Columbia & 3rd
  • Irwin, Stephen {Md}-laborer, r Elm b Columbia & 3rd
  • Jackson, Hamilton {O}-barber, r 7th East of Broadway
  • Jackson, John {Va}-white washer, r 7th East of Broadway
  • Jackson, Robert {DC}-Folls River, r Water b Vine & Race
  • Johnson, Jack {Va}-cook on the river, r head of 6th street
  • Johnson, Nimrod {Va}-steward on the river, r 6th E of Broadway
  • Johnson, Sarah {Va}-washerwoman, r Race b Front & Columbia
  • Johnson, William {Va}-silver smith, r Elm b 3rd & Columbia
  • Johnston, Charles {Va}-laborer, r 6th E of Broadway
  • Jones, Custello-cook at Stedman’s E Front street
  • Jones, George {Va}-laborer, r Elm b Columbia & Third
  • Jones, Isaac {Md}steward, r 7th East of Broadway
  • Jones, James {Pa}-laborer, 7th East of Broadway
  • Jones, William {Va}-cook on the river, r 6th E of Broadway
  • Kale, Samuel {Va}-laborer, boards at Nelson Carter’s
  • Kean, William {Pa}-steward on river, r Front b Race & Elm
  • Keith, Isaac {Ky}-steward on river, r N s 5th East of Broadway
  • King, Cyrus {Va}-white washer, r b Sycamore & Broadway & 7th & 8th
  • Kite, Joseph {Va}-trader, r 6th East of Broadway
  • Knight, George {Va}-plasterer, r 6th East of Broadway
  • Knox, Charles {Va}-white washer, r 6th East of Broadway
  • Lane, Robert M {Md}-steward on the river, r North street
  • Langdon, Philip {Md}-laborer, at J Custello’s
  • Leach, James {Va}-tailor, c North & New street
  • Leagen, Beverly {Va}-shoemaker, E s Elm b George & 6th
  • Lee, Henry {Ky}-barkeeper on steamboat, r 6th East of Broadway
  • Leich, Delilah-washer woman, r W s Western Row b Columbia & 3rd
  • Lewis, Anderson {Ky}-steward, r Pleasant street
  • Lewis, Joseph {Ky}-barber, r E s McAllister street
  • Lewis, Samuel {Va}-r at Oscar Brown’s
  • Lewis, Sanderson {Ky}-steward, r 6th East of Broadway
  • Lipscomb, Allen {Va}-steward on the river, r North street
  • Lipscomb, George {Va}-cook, r Court b Main & Walnut
  • Lipscomb, Peyton {Va}-Follows River, r North street
  • Liverpool, Isaac {Va}-shoemaker, c Front & Walnut
  • Liverpool, James {Va}-r Race b Columbia & Front
  • Liverpool, John {Va}-barber, Water b Main & Walnut
  • Lomax, Gabriel {DC}-cook, at Exchange Hotel
  • Lunsford, Richard {Ky}-wood sawyer, r 6th East of Broadway
  • Madison, Mary Mrs {Pa}-washer woman, r 6th E of Broadway
  • Madison, Reuben {Va}-cook on river, r Columbia b Elm & Plum
  • Mahorney, James {Pa}-Folls River, r Columbia b Elm & Plum
  • Mandownie, J M-drayman, r N s 3rd b Mill & Stone
  • Mann, Robert {Va}-cooper, r New W of Broadway
  • Mason, Harvey {Ky}-stone mason, r 6th East of Broadway
  • McDaniel, George {Pa}-laborer, r New street
  • McKinney, Abram {Pa}-laborer, r Western Row b Columbia & 3rd
  • McKinney, John {Md}-Folls River, r George b Race & Elm
  • McMickens, Isabella {Va}-r Columbia b Race & Elm
  • Miles, James {Del}-laborer, r Friendship street
  • Miner, Lewis {Va}-drayman, r Hopple’s alley
  • Monroe, Jerry {Va}-laborer, r Western Row b Columbia & 3rd
  • Moore, Joseph {Va}-shoe black, r Western Row b Columbia & 3rd
  • Morgan, Isaac {Va}-shoe black, bds at W Edward’s
  • Morgan, John-huckster, r Franklin street
  • Newman, Reuben {Ky}-gardener, r E s Broadway b New & 7th
  • Nickens, Hezekiah {O}-barber, r Baker street
  • Nickens, Isaac {Va}-shoemaker, r 6th E of Broadway
  • Nickens, Owen B {Va}-white washer, r 6th E of Broadway
  • O’Hara, William {Va}-barber, N s Columbia b Sycamore & Broadway
  • Parker, Celia {Md}-washerwoman, r 6th E of Broadway
  • Paterson, Balitmore {Pa}-r Front b Elm & Plum
  • Paterson, George {Va}-Follows the River, bds c Walnut & Front
  • Patrick, Robert {NY}-laborer at York’s, r 7th E of Broadway
  • Patterson, Eli {Ia}-barber, S s 5th b Walnut & Vine
  • Patterson, Elijah-drayman, r 6th E of Broadway
  • Peyton, Celia {Va}-r Front near Elm
  • Pharan, William {Va}-laborer, r in basement Kinmont’s Academy
  • Phillips, Miles {NC}-Follows River, r Jackson b Canal & 12
  • Phillips, Richard {Md}-huckster, No 5 New street
  • Picket, John {Ky}-carpenter, r Broadway b 6th & New
  • Pilson, William {NC}-barber at General Stage Office, East Front
  • Piper, G {DC}-barber at W Bate’s, on Columbia , r 8th b Jack & Western Row
  • Porter, Mildred A Mrs {Va}-washerwoman, r Columbia opp Broadway house
  • Rater, Lewis-Follows River, r Front b Race & Elm
  • Reed, Henry {Ky}-valet de chambre, r New street
  • Reed, John {Mass}-cook at Holme’s Hotel
  • Reynolds, Wiley {NC}-house painter, r Clay b Main & Walnut
  • Richmond, George {O}-drummer at Frank’s Museum
  • Riggs, John {Md}-steward at Main street house
  • Roberts, John {Va}-steamboat cook, bds at J Turvin’s
  • Robeson, James {Ky}-r E s McAllister street
  • Robeson, John {Ky}-cook, r S s 7th be Race & Elm
  • Rolls, James {Va}-drayman, r Western Row b Columbia & 3rd
  • Ross, Catharine {Md}-nurse, r E s Kemble b John & Smith
  • Rouse, Isaac {Va}-white washer, r 6th E of Broadway
  • Runnels, Richard {Va}-laborer, r 6th E of Broadway
  • Satchell, Charles {Va}-Dyer & Scourer, r Elm b Columbia & Green
  • Scott, John-Follows River, r Front b Elm & Plum
  • Scott, Maria {Va}-washer woman, r 6th East of Broadway
  • Short, Joseph {Va}-shoe black, b Race & Elm
  • Simmons, Ben {Ky}-laborer, r 6th near Deer creek
  • Simpson, George {Miss}-Follows River, bds Front b Vine & Race
  • Slooby, John {Pa}-laborer at Castello’s
  • Smith, Charlotte Mrs {Va}-washerwoman, r New street
  • Smith, Isaac-fireman, r 6th E of Broadway
  • Smith, John {Va}-laborer, bds in Friendship street
  • Smith, Lindsay {Pa}-Follows River,r c Columbia & Western Row
  • Smith, Sarah {NC}-r Columbia b Race & Elm
  • Sullivan, John {Va}-barber, Sycamore 1 dr N of Lower Market
  • Sumner, A M {Tenn}-school teacher, at the New street Church
  • Stowers, Henry {Va}-white washer, r Post Office alley
  • Strange, Gabriel {Va}-shoemaker, 6th E of Broadway
  • Sturs, Thomas {Va}-shoemaker, r Western Row b Columbia & 3rd
  • Taylor, Diana Mrs {Ky}-washerwoman, r Woodward b Main & Sycamore
  • Thomas, Jerry {Pa}-white washer, r 6th E of Broadway
  • Thomas, R {Va}-barber at Fly Market, r rear M Brook’s Sawmill
  • Thomas, S {Pa}-steward on steamboat, r Kemble b John & Smith
  • Thompson, Henry {Va}-steamboat steward, r 6th E of Broadway
  • Thompson, Jefferson {Ky}-cook, r Pleasant street
  • Thompson, Samuel {Md}-steamboat cook, r Pleasant street
  • Tinsley, John {Va}-carpenter, r McAllister street
  • Toliver, Philip {Va}-huckster, r E end of New
  • Tosspot, George {Va}-baker at Pearl street house, r Front b Vine & Race
  • Tosspot, Jonathan {Va}-barber at Pearl street house, r Front b Vine & Race
  • Townsend, W {Va}-laborer at E Lawrence & Co’s, r rear 2 ch
  • Truitt, Jacob {Del}-laborer, r Sycamore N of Canal
  • Turner, Dicey {Ky}-washerwoman, r b Sycamore & Broadway & 7th & 8th
  • Turner, Henry {Pa}-woodsawyer, r Pleasant street
  • Turvin, J {Miss}-water man, r b Sycamore & Broadway & &th & 8th
  • Tyrer, Whitfield {Va}-carpenter, junction 5th & Front
  • Vandervall, Daniel {Va}-laborer at V Worthington’s
  • Vandine, George {Pa}-Follows River, r Race b 3rd & Columbia
  • Wagner, Joseph {O}-steamboat cook, r 6th E of Broadway
  • Watkins, E {Md}-barber, c Main & Court, r Harrison street
  • Watkins, Henry {Va}-laborer, r Pleasant street
  • Watkins, Matthew {Va}-woodsawyer, r Elm b 3rd & Columbia
  • Watson, Griffin {Va}-steamboat steward, r E s McAllister street
  • Watson, William {Va}-barber & bath house, c 3 & Walnut, r Green
  • Webb, John {Va}-laborer, r Front near Walnut
  • Weeks, Sovereign {La}-Follows River, r Elm b 3rd & Columbia
  • Wells, Armisted {Ky}-blacksmith, r Lodges’ street
  • Weston, L {Va}-shoeblack, r b Plum & Western Row & Columbia & 3rd
  • Wheeler, Anderson {Ky}-laborer, r Elm b 3rd & Columbia
  • Wilcox, Samuel {Va}-steamboat steward, r Harrison street
  • Williams, Abner {O}-steamboat cook, r 6th E of Broadway
  • Williams, Benjamin H {Md}-bds at H Haden’s
  • Williams, Bob-laborer, bds at Custello’s
  • Williams, Charles-steamboat steward, r E s McAllister street
  • Williams, Elizabeth Mrs {Ky}-r Front b Race & Elm
  • Williams, Frisby {Md}-barber, E s Main b 6th & 7th
  • Williams, Henry {Pa}-drayman, r N s Watson b John & Smith
  • Williams, John {Va}-cook, bds at Custello’s
  • Williams, John {Va}-bricklayer, r Western Row b Columbia & 3rd
  • Williams, M {Md}-carpenter, bd at Kitty Danbury’s
  • Williams, Moses {Pa}-Follows River, r N s 6th E of Broadway
  • Williams, Peter {Pa}-barber, bds at George Vandine’s
  • Willis, George {Va}-laborer, r 6th East of Broadway
  • Wilson, Ignatius {Ky}-laborer, r Columbia b Smith & Park
  • Wilson, McCraddock {Va}-laborer, N s 5th b Broadway & Pike
  • Wilson, Peter {Va}-steamboat steward, r New W of Broadway
  • Wilson, Thomas {Va}-steamboat steward, r Harrison street
  • Woodson, Carpenter {Va}-r 6th East of Broadway
  • Worrell, Sally {NC}-washerwoman, r Basement Kinmont’s Academy
  • Wyatt, Charlotte Mrs {Ky}-r 8th b Sycamore & Broadway
  • Yerry, Joshua-drayman, r N s George b John & Smith
  • Young, Asbury {Va}-steamboat steward, r Broadway n New
  • Young, Harvey {Va}-butler at N Longworth’s




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