Photo: On the road from Lewisburg to Charleston, WV.
EARLY CENSUS RECORDS FOR GREENBRIER, MONROE, POCAHONTAS, AND SUMMERS COUNTIES, WEST VIRGINIA:
1810 Census - GC records are missing & were probably destroyed during the war of 1812; MC census records exist and may contain the names of Free Inhabitants though the number would be very small. PC records do not exist nor do SC records as Summers County was not created until 1871. Note that enslaved individuals are not named in these census records but are shown in numbers held & by sex & age range.
1820 Census - GC, MC, & PC census records exist. Free Inhabitants are not listed by name. I could only find one name in GC. In MC, there was one person (Polly Hues) who was listed in the category of "All other persons except Indians not taxed". Note that enslaved individuals are not named but are shown in numbers held & by sex & age range.
1830 Census - GC, MC, & PC census records exist. Most of the free inhabitants are not listed by name as they are grouped with the Caucasian head of household. In GC, approximately 7 households were found with heads of households who were Free Inhabitants. Note that enslaved individuals are not named but are shown in numbers held & by sex & age range.
1840 Census - GC, MC, & PC census records exist. Note that enslaved individuals are not named but are shown in numbers held & by sex & age range.
1850 Census - GC, MC, & PC census records exist. Note that enslaved individuals are not named but are shown in numbers held & by sex & age range.
In his dissertation entitled THE NEGRO IN GREENBRIER COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA, the writer, Earl Charles (see post below) indicates that in 1850 there were 75 males & 81 females enslaved in GC.
1860 Census - GC, MC, & PC census records exist. Note that enslaved individuals are not named but are shown in numbers held & by sex & age range.
For the names of Free Inhabitants gleaned from these early census records go to the WV GenWeb site for Greenbrier County, WV. Click onto the African American Research tab & then the Free Inhabitants tab.
Also see FREE NEGRO OWNERS OF SLAVES IN THE UNITED STATES IN 1830 by Carter G. Woodson, Negro University Press, 1968. (Although there isn't much about WV)
1810 Census - GC records are missing & were probably destroyed during the war of 1812; MC census records exist and may contain the names of Free Inhabitants though the number would be very small. PC records do not exist nor do SC records as Summers County was not created until 1871. Note that enslaved individuals are not named in these census records but are shown in numbers held & by sex & age range.
1820 Census - GC, MC, & PC census records exist. Free Inhabitants are not listed by name. I could only find one name in GC. In MC, there was one person (Polly Hues) who was listed in the category of "All other persons except Indians not taxed". Note that enslaved individuals are not named but are shown in numbers held & by sex & age range.
1830 Census - GC, MC, & PC census records exist. Most of the free inhabitants are not listed by name as they are grouped with the Caucasian head of household. In GC, approximately 7 households were found with heads of households who were Free Inhabitants. Note that enslaved individuals are not named but are shown in numbers held & by sex & age range.
1840 Census - GC, MC, & PC census records exist. Note that enslaved individuals are not named but are shown in numbers held & by sex & age range.
1850 Census - GC, MC, & PC census records exist. Note that enslaved individuals are not named but are shown in numbers held & by sex & age range.
In his dissertation entitled THE NEGRO IN GREENBRIER COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA, the writer, Earl Charles (see post below) indicates that in 1850 there were 75 males & 81 females enslaved in GC.
1860 Census - GC, MC, & PC census records exist. Note that enslaved individuals are not named but are shown in numbers held & by sex & age range.
For the names of Free Inhabitants gleaned from these early census records go to the WV GenWeb site for Greenbrier County, WV. Click onto the African American Research tab & then the Free Inhabitants tab.
Also see FREE NEGRO OWNERS OF SLAVES IN THE UNITED STATES IN 1830 by Carter G. Woodson, Negro University Press, 1968. (Although there isn't much about WV)
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