An 1818 Interracial Marriage in Liberty County, Georgia
By Stacy Ashmore Cole (5/16/2022) Edited on 5/18/2022: Changed the paragraph on manumissions to show that it was still possible to manumit enslaved people by application to the Legislature (thanks to Elizabeth Olson). An interracial marriage recorded in 1818 in Liberty County, Georgia, helps illustrate the social environment of the time. This and other records […]
Free Persons of Color Cluster in 1850 Census
In the 1850 U.S. Federal Census for Liberty County, Georgia, 15th District, there was an unusual cluster of women of color listed with last names, both with and without children, living on or near the plantation of white planter Thomas Mallard. While it is not clear if they were officially “free,” several are included in […]
Free Persons of Color: 1852-1864
The following is from a register called “Enrollment of Free Persons of Color” for the years 1852 through 1864 which has been digitized and is included in the middle of an otherwise unrelated record set on FamilySearch.org. Transcriber’s Notes: Where someone is listed as having children, I believe the names following her name to be […]