Free People of Color Enumerated in the 1860 Federal Census, Blount County, Alabama

I have extracted information from the 1860 Census about those Blount County households which contained people whose "color" was listed as "mulatto" or "black". (There were only three choices given on the 1860 census schedule - "White, black, or mulatto." Where no race is listed for a person, that usually indicates that the person was "white.") It is interesting to note that the three households listed below are racially mixed. Unfortunately, the 1860 Census does not tell us the relationships of the members of a household. I have not extracted all information available in the census record, for example, omitting whether a person could read and write. I would however like to note that Lucinda Moore, "black", enumerated below in household 1/1 is listed as being able to both read and write.
Long before 1860, it had become illegal for anyone to teach an African-American, enslaved or free, to read and write. Alabama law severely restricted the rights of free people of color, who at all times needed to have documentation of their status or risk re-enslavement. In 1832, free people of color were legally prohibited from entering the state of Alabama. In 1834, it became illegal for any newly emancipated slave to remain in the state. By 1854, all free people of color were required by law to have a white man as a guardian. In 1860, it became illegal for a slave-owner to emancipate a slave in his or her will. It was even illegal to send a slave away from Alabama in order for him or her to be emancipated.

Subdivision #1
Post Office: Blountsville
p.889
257/257

Name age sex race occupation value
of
real
estate value
of
personal
estate place
of
birth

Chaney, Phoeby 78 female VA

Chaney, Artamissey 22 female AL

Chaney, William 3 male mulatto AL

Name	age	sex	race	place of birth
Chaney, Phoeby	78	female		VA
Chaney, Artamissey	22	female		AL
Chaney, William	3	male	mulatto	AL

East Subdivision
Post Office: Summitt
p.1013
1/1

Name age sex race occupation value
of
real
estate value
of
personal
estate place
of
birth

Skinner, J.A. 33 male merchant $1500 $8000 SC

Skinner, Mary L. 25 female AL

Skinner, John Price 11 male AL

Skinner, W.P. 26 male merchant $1500 TN

Moore, Lucinda 22 female black domestic $25 GA

Moore, Nancy A. 5 female black TX

Moore, Robert 3 male mulatto TX

Moore, Mary 6/12 female mulatto AL

Name	age	sex	race	occupation	value of real estate	value of personal estate	place of birth
Skinner, J.A.	33	male		merchant	$1500	$8000	SC
Skinner, Mary L.	25	female					AL
Skinner, John Price	11	male					AL
Skinner, W.P.	26	male		merchant		$1500	TN
Moore, Lucinda	22	female	black	domestic		$25	GA
Moore, Nancy A.	5	female	black				TX
Moore, Robert	3	male	mulatto				TX
Moore, Mary	6/12	female	mulatto				AL

East Subdivision
Post Office: Summitt
p.1116
718/705

Name age sex race occupation value
of
real
estate value
of
personal
estate place
of
birth

Foster, Mary 38 female domestic $0 $90 SC

Foster, Allen 19 male mulatto AL

Foster, Averilla 15 female AL

Name	age	sex	race	occupation	value of real estate	value of personal estate	place of birth
Foster, Mary	38	female		domestic	$0	$90	SC
Foster, Allen	19	male	mulatto				AL
Foster, Averilla	15	female					AL

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