Sandy,
Not absolutely sure about this but I think the 1860 census legend for
"color" had an "F" for "Foriegn Born"...but the 1870 color
column had White,
Black, Mulatto, Chinese, and Indian. I swear that our ancestors
deliberately did stuff to confuse us!
Regards,
Paul
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From: Sandy <teylu(a)earthlink.net>
To: <NCGENWEB-DISCUSS-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 11:30 PM
Subject: [NCGENWEB-DISCUSS] "F" designation 1860 census?
On the 1860 census, under the column for marking race, normally the
designations are B or M or Mu......
has anyone else run across the letter "F" in that column, and if so,
what do you suppose that means? Could it be the designation for
"Free" .... as in a free black person?
I'm finding this designation in a Forsyth Co NC census - in the Old
Richmond District.
There's nothing but the "F" - it doesn't tell if "B" or
"Mu" or anything
else. Just "F."
Thanks for any insight,
Sandy