tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751220465315554061.post567332857715111027..comments2024-02-28T13:55:37.847-08:00Comments on My Ancestor's Name: From Virginia to Arkansas, and Back to Virginia - A Freedman's Bureau Migration StoryAngela Y. Walton-Rajihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12987860835348165902noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751220465315554061.post-4454274057154320572011-06-29T14:44:54.348-07:002011-06-29T14:44:54.348-07:00Yes, those born free would be in the 1860 census. ...Yes, those born free would be in the 1860 census. Those enslaved would appear for the first time in the 1870 census. Most stayed where they had lived even while enslaved--it was the only land they knew.Angela Y. Walton-Rajihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12987860835348165902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751220465315554061.post-36301406339439086532011-06-28T19:22:59.907-07:002011-06-28T19:22:59.907-07:00If they were born free wouldn't they be in the...If they were born free wouldn't they be in the regular censuses? And if they were freed they would have been enslaved before that, right? Where did most of them go?<br /><br />Does get confusing for sure.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751220465315554061.post-22579271654108251022011-06-28T16:55:43.494-07:002011-06-28T16:55:43.494-07:00Hello Kristin,
Interesting point, however, in th...Hello Kristin, <br /><br />Interesting point, however, in the case of free people who lived in Arkansas in the 1850s they had to leave in 1860 when the Expulsion law took place. So they will appear in 1870 with Arkansas as a birth place. In their case---they would not have been enslaved and there is no way to know unless the information was passed down through oral history. The research is truly challenging, indeed.Angela Y. Walton-Rajihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12987860835348165902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751220465315554061.post-32537576120801311872011-06-28T16:53:43.622-07:002011-06-28T16:53:43.622-07:00Thanks for reading the story Greta. I felt a stron...Thanks for reading the story Greta. I felt a strong need to share the information, because it was not what one expects to see very often.Angela Y. Walton-Rajihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12987860835348165902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751220465315554061.post-10739906179878457802011-06-28T16:38:46.551-07:002011-06-28T16:38:46.551-07:00The only way I would have an idea that an ancestor...The only way I would have an idea that an ancestor was enslaved somewhere aside from where they were in 1870 (aside from oral history) would be if they listed their original state of birth. Although that's not an exact location.<br /><br />Interesting story.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751220465315554061.post-37132775697942028652011-06-28T16:24:41.347-07:002011-06-28T16:24:41.347-07:00Fascinating story - and you are right, living in A...Fascinating story - and you are right, living in Arkansas, coming from Virginia - a counterintuitive turn of events. Thanks for sharing these stories!Greta Koehlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05429623811794360612noreply@blogger.com