Free Black Men in Washington County, Indiana, in 1820, as per the census

Free Black Men in Washington County, Indiana, in 1820, as per the census.

1st Column

The first column is the name of the head of the family.

2nd Column

This is the page number that appears on the microfilm.

3rd Column

This is the number of Free White Males

Example= 300110

place= 123456

place 1=under ten

place 2=ten to fifteen

place 3=sixteen to eighteen

place 4=sixteen to twenty-five

place 5=twenty-six to forty-four

place 6=forty-five and upwards

4th Column

this is the number of Free White Females

Example=20010

place=12345

place 1=under ten

place 2=ten to fifteen

place 3=sixteen to twenty-five

place 4=twenty-six to forty-four

place 5=forty-five and upwards

5th Column

This is work that the individuals were engaged in.

Example=0200

place=1234

place 1=foreigners not naturalized

place 2=number of persons engaged in Agriculture

place 3=number of persons engaged in Commerce

place 4=number of persons engaged in Manufactures

6th Column

This is the Free or Slave, Black male and female

Example=F 1001 1001

place=1 2345 6789

place 1=F for Free and S for Slave

place 2=black male under fourteen

place 3=black male fourteen to twenty-five

place 4=black male twenty-six to forty-four

place 5=black male forty-five and upwards

place 6=black female under fourteen

place 7=black female fourteen to twenty-five

place 8=black female twenty-six to forty-four

place 9=black female forty-five and upwards

The Names below that are bold are Free Blacks. Where the names are unbolded, the listed Free Blacks were living in their household.