African Americans - 1870 Harlan Kentucky
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African-Americans in the 1870 Census of Harlan County, Kentucky

District One, Mt Pleasant
SurnameChristian NameAgeGenderRaceBirthplaceComment
Household 35
TURNER Henry 27 Male Mulatto Kentucky 
TURNER Margaret 20 Female Mulatto Kentucky 
TURNER William 2 Male Mulatto Kentucky 
TURNER Daniel 1 Male Mulatto Kentucky 
HOGG Mary 44 Female Mulatto Kentucky domestic servant
Household 36
BAILEY John72MaleBlackVirginia 
BAILEYEmily25FemaleBlackKentucky 
BAILEYGeorge22MaleBlackKentucky 
BAILEYSusan17FemaleBlackKentucky 
BAILEYJordon14MaleBlackKentucky 
BAILEYFranklin16MaleBlackKentucky 
BAILEYAmanda9FemaleBlackKentucky 
BAILEYSarah10FemaleBlackKentucky 
BAILEYAdaline6FemaleBlackKentucky 
BAILEYJames5MaleMulattoKentucky 
Household 47
TURNERPreston29MaleBlackVirginiafarmer
TURNERJane C31FemaleBlackVirginiacook
TURNERMary25FemaleBlackVirginiacook
Household 70
HOWARDEasther32FemaleMulattoKentucky 
HOWARDEdward13MaleMulattoKentucky 
HOWARDGeorge12MaleMulattoKentucky 
HOWARDJohn6MaleMulattoKentucky 
HOWARDRebecca J2FemaleMulattoKentucky 
NOTE: Household 70 individuals listed as Black in 1880 Dist 2 #486
Household 111
VAUGHNSamuel47MaleMulattoVirginia 
VAUGHNHannah44FemaleMulattoKentucky 
VAUGHNManervy16FemaleMulattoKentucky 
VAUGHNEwing15MaleMulattoKentucky 
VAUGHNAndrew14MaleMulattoKentucky 
VAUGHNNancy12FemaleMulattoKentucky 
VAUGHNLucinda10FemaleMulattoKentucky 
VAUGHNCalvin6MaleMulattoKentucky 
FORRESTERThomas21MaleWhiteKentucky 
Household 130
TURNERRansom25MaleBlackKentucky 
TURNERElizabeth25FemaleMulattoKentucky 
TURNERMatilda10FemaleBlackKentucky 
TURNERMary2FemaleBlackKentucky 
TURNERLouisa5FemaleBlackKentucky 
Household 135
TURNERAlex23MaleBlackKentucky 
TURNERMary26FemaleBlackVirginia 
TURNERLouisa8FemaleBlackVirginia 
TURNERGeorge6MaleBlackVirginia 
TURNERMary2moFemaleBlackKentucky 
TURNERMartha2moFemaleBlackKentucky 
Household 142
CORNETTHenry20MaleMulattoKentucky 
CORNETTRachel24FemaleBlackNorth Carolina 
CORNETTHam9MaleBlackKentucky 
CORNETTJames4moMaleBlackKentuckyborn March 1870
CORNETTEasther35FemaleMulattoKentucky 
CORNETTElizabeth16FemaleMulattoKentucky 
CORNETTCalvin13MaleBlackKentucky 
CORNETTWilburn12MaleBlackKentucky 
Household 146
SMITHLevi26MaleBlackVirginia 
LEDFORDElizabeth32FemaleBlackVirginia 
LEDFORDSarah9FemaleBlackKentucky 
LEDFORDAmanda6FemaleBlackKentucky 
LEDFORDLevi4MaleBlackKentucky 
LEDFORDAlbert11moMaleBlackKentucky 

African-Americans in the 1870 Census of Harlan County, Kentucky

District Two, Mt Pleasant
SurnameChristian NameAgeGenderRaceBirthplaceComment
Household 2 - household of James and Joanna Culton
TURNERDianah24FemaleBlackKentuckydomestic servant
TURNERNancy3FemaleBlack Kentucky 
Household 18 - household of Nancy Cawood
CAWOODCynthia45FemaleBlackVirginia 
CAWOODLevi10MaleBlackKentucky 
Household 50
CREECHJohn62MaleBlackVirginia 
CREECHSarah40FemaleBlackVirginia 
CREECHGeorge20MaleBlackKentucky[md Mary 1880 d2#484]
CREECHAlexander18MaleBlackKentucky[md 1871 Louisa LEDFORD hh#52 below]
CREECHLouisa17FemaleBlackKentucky[?md Geo TURNER 1880 d2#483]
CREECHElizabeth14FemaleBlackKentucky 
CREECHCharity8FemaleBlackKentucky 
CREECHRitta3FemaleBlackKentucky 
CREECHWilliam1MaleBlackKentucky 
Household 52
LEDFORDGeorge22MaleMulattoKentucky 
LEDFORDHarriett60FemaleBlackVirginiacook
LEDFORDPatcey30FemaleBlackVirginia 
LEDFORDLouisa19FemaleBlackKentuckydomestic servant
[md 1871 Alexander CREECH hh#50 above]
LEDFORDSherman3MaleBlackKentucky 
LEDFORDSarah2FemaleBlackKentucky 
LEDFORDSinkler3mosMaleBlackKentuckyborn March 1870
See also 1880 - District 2 Household 485
Household 54 - household of Daniel and Salina Garrett
LEDFORDEliza22FemaleBlackKentucky 
Household 57
LEDFORDSinclare39MaleBlackVirginia 
LEDFORDDorchas36FemaleBlackKentucky 
LEDFORDAmerica17FemaleBlackKentucky 
LEDFORDJames10MaleBlackKentucky 
LEDFORDEdward13MaleBlackKentucky 
LEDFORDRebeca J4FemaleBlackKentucky 
LEDFORDMary C3FemaleBlackKentucky 
LEDFORDAlabama3moFemaleBlackKentuckyborn Mar 1870

District Three, Mt Pleasant
SurnameChristian NameAgeGenderRaceBirthplaceComment
Household 71 - household of Nancy Osborn, widow of William
TURNERMary32FemaleBlack Kentuckycook
TURNERCharles14MaleBlack Kentuckyfarm laborer

African-Americans in the 1870 Census of Harlan County, Kentucky

District Four, Poor Fork - no African Americans indicated

District Five, Mt Pleasant - no African Americans indicated

District Six, Wallins Creek - no African Americans indicated

District Seven, Callaway
SurnameChristian NameAgeGenderRaceBirthplaceComment
Household 47 - household of John J and Matilda Howard
HOWARDAlbert11Male BlackKentucky 
HOWARDWilliam71MaleBlackKentucky 
Household 51 - household of William S and Elizabeth Howard
GRANTJohn19Male BlackVirginia 
Household 64 - household of Robert and Lucinda Howard
TURNERBenjamin23Male BlackKentucky 

District Eight, Wallins Creek - no African Americans indicated

District Nine, Mt Pleasant - no African Americans indicated
 

 

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