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IDLast NameFirst NameBirth PlaceBirth DateAgeLocationColorSlave StatusOccupationProfessional OccupationEducationPersonal WealthReal Estate WealthParty AffiliationPolitical PositionMiscellaneous
1 Adams Henry 1835 or 1841 Adams black laborer, 1870; farmer, 1880 illiterate Republican; Democrat Officer in a Republican Club at some point before 1880; Election inspector, Washington precinct, 1880 voted Democrat, 1880; married with six children, 1880
2 Allen Harrison 1828 Adams mulatto farmer literate Captain, Pine Ridge Black Militia, 1870 His wife, Hannah, was a school teacher; two children
3 Angelety Emile C. 1865 Adams architect; contractor; brick mason Colored Political Club, 1896
4 Anderson Henry Franklin, KY 1805 Adams mulatto slave police illiterate policeman, 1870-72 married with one child; SCC claim
5 Anderson Owen MS 1819 Adams black employed in telegraph office illiterate Democrat President, Colored Greeley Club, 1872
6 Anderson William H. Tenas farmer Republican delegate to the parish Republican convention, 1878 served in the Federal army in a MS regiment for 3 years and 6 months
7 Andrews James Adams colored Keeper of the Poor Farm, 1877
8 Andrews Samuel MS 1850 Adams mulatto works at oil mill illiterate Republican constable, 1871-72; delegate at county convention, 1872 (Lynch supporter); deputy sheriff and jailor, 1883
9 Armstead Stephen Concordia colored Republican president of Republican Club on Innisfail plantation, 1876
10 Bacon Richard MS 1843 Adams mulatto laborer illiterate Republican delegate at county convention, 1872 (Perce supporter) wife, Maggie, a school teacher
11 Bailey Horace C. 1855 Adams black farmer teacher; pastor at Pine Street Baptist Church literate Republican Republican challenger, Palestine precinct, 1876 and 1880; secretary of Palestine Republican Club, 1880 married with two children; lived in Organs precinct
12 Baker Abraham MS 1842 Wilkinson black farmer illiterate constable, 1872
13 Baker F. A. (Baker, F in census) MS 1835 Tensas black farmer illiterate Republican Republican executive committee, 1873
14 Baker Moses VA 1823 Tensas mulatto slave Baptist minister illiterate Republican alternate delegate to state Republican convention, 1872; special deputy sheriff, 1873 President of board of trustees, Gilfiled Baptist Church, 1876
15 Ball James P., Jr. OH 1851 Concordia mulatto born free farmer; clerk and ex-officio, Recorder of the Vidalia Baptist Church editor; photographer literate city lots and plantation lands Republican police jury, 1879; parish printer, 1880; 9th district court clerk, 1880-84; delegate to the district Republican convention, 1882; circuit court of appeals clerk, 1883; parish court clerk and recorder, 1883; Bought Concordia Eagle from David Young and his wife, 1877
16 Ballard Fountain Madison, KY 1833 Adams black slave road guard; woodyard keeper, 1870; grave digger, 1880 literate; cannot write, 1880 $500 shares in real estate Republican delegate to county Republican convention, 1872, 1872 (Perce supporter); captain in Adams county militia, 1873-74; delegate to city convention, 1874 married to Margaret; subscriber to the Freedmen's Land Colony, 1868; Freedmen's Bank account
17 Barbour F.A. (FA) Tensas colored farmer illiterate $100 in personal wealth Republican President, Teacher's Association, 1872; justice of the peace, 1873; Republican central executive committee, 1873; secretary, Colored Republican convention, 1873
18 Barnes Mack KY 1816 Claiborne black farmer illiterate $100 in personal wealth Republican ranger, 1869; Nominee for Board of Supervisors, Fourth District, 1870 incorporator on the Natchez and Jackson Railroad Company, 1870; trustee, First Colored Baptist Church, Port Gibson, 1870; wife (Alabama) and two sons (Bryant and Joshua), along with two others (perhaps boarders), Louisa Singleton and Sarah Davis, both aged 13 and at school
19 Bateman Green MD 1810 Adams black laborer illiterate $165 in personal wealth Republican delegate to county convention, 1871-1872
20 Bell Horace Concordia black farmer laborer illiterate Republican Republican executive committee, 1877
21 Bennett George Adams colored teacher? Republican delegate to county convention, 1873
22 Bernard William MS 1849 Adams black farmer literate Republican U.S. Deputy Marshal. 1880 election
23 Beverly Thomas H. MS 1850 Adams black confectionary literate Republican delegate to city convention, 1874 member of Republican club (gave public speeches), 1872
24 Billings Hezekiah MS 31 in 1870 Jefferson black farmer literate $300 in personal wealth constable, 1872
25 Bishop William Adams colored Republican delegate to city convention, 1874 Freedmen's Bank account
26 Bizzell (Bazelle or Bissell) Fred LA 1848 Concordia black laborer illiterate Republican Republican executive committee, 1877
27 Blackburn William G. (H. Blackburne) LA 1843 or 1845 Tensas black farmer; lessee illiterate $600 in personal wealth Republican; People's delegate to parish nominating convention, 1872; Republican executive committee, 1879; delegate to constitutional nominating convention, 1879; People's Party executive committee, 1879
28 Blake William T. 1847 or 1851 Adams black printer, 1870; farmer literate 0, 1870 Republican Republican challenger, Pine Ridge precinct, 1880
29 Bland Samuel MS 1822 Tensas black farmer illiterate $500 in personal wealth Republican delegate to parish nominating convention, 1872; delegate to parish Republican convention, 1872; Republican executive committee, 4th Ward, 1872-73
30 Bland Thomas 1816 Claiborne mulatto born free farmer literate landowner in the 1870s Republican board of supervisors, 1870-73; sheriff, 1874-75 His wife, Hannah, was a Groceress Ret., with $800 in real estate, $200 in personal property, and who was illiterate
31 Blanton Jeff (Jefferson) MS 1835 Jefferson black $250 in personal wealth $2,500 in real estate Republican Republican county convention delegate, 1872 surety on Merrimon Howard bond, 1869
32 Blue Milligan MS 1835 Tensas black Baptist minister became literateáin 1872 $500 in personal wealth sold house and lot, 1876 Republican delegate to Republican parish senatorial convention, 1872; delegate to parish nominating convention, 1872; deputy sheriff, 1872-73; Republican executive committee, 1873; delegate at large to the Republican executive committee, 1875
33 Blue Spencer MS 1846 Tensas black laborer illiterate deputy sheriff?
34 Booze Henderson MS 1849 Adams black gardener Republican city school board member, 1874-76; member of 1st Ward Republican city executive committee, 1875; nominee for city school trustee by both the first ward Republican Club and the first ward People's Club, 1875
35 Boulden J.F. Adams; Lowndes, 1870 black minister trustee of Alcorn University, 1871-75 pastor of the Wall Street Baptist Church, 1865-67; President of the Laboring Men's Association for Mississippi, 1873
36 Bowie Joe (Joseph) LA 1848 Concordia mulatto laborer illiterate Republican Republican executive committee, 1880
37 Bowie Winan (Winans, William, W. W.) 1842 Adams mulatto slave; became free in 1858 or 1859 jailor at the Natchez and Adams county Jail literate Republican delegate to city Republican convention, 1871; keeper and superintendent of the poor farm, 1873-74; jailor, 1880 married with six children; Deluge Fire Company No. 1
38 Bowles George F. Charleston, SC 1844 Adams; Concordia; lived in Vidalia in 1880 mulatto free lawyer (licensed in Natchez in 1871); real estate operator; publisher and editor of monthly, Brotherhood, Natchez, 1887-1900 literate, educated in schools in SC, TN, and KY city lots and LA plantation lands Republican city attorney, 1872; city weigher, Natchez, 1872-73; delegate to Republican county convention, 1872 (Perce supporter), 1873; city school board member, 1873; colonel in Adams county militia, 1873-74; delegate to city convention, 1874; city marshal, 1876-79; chief of police, 1879; Republican executive committee, Concordia, 1880; nominee for congress in the Fifth Louisiana District as an independent candidate, 1882; delegate to 1888 Republican national convention; state representative, MS, 1888-93 enlisted in Union Army, 1863; trustee of the Jacobs Benevolent Association, 1874; founder and supreme dictator of The Supreme Lodge, Knights of Honor of the World, 1893-; grand chancellor, (Negro) Knights of Pythias; founder of the Universal Brotherhood; member of the Odd Fellows
39 Bowyer Webster 1844 Adams black farmer semi-literate: could read a bit, but could not sign his own name; illiterate, 1880 Republican election inspector, 1880 married
40 Bradford Nace MD Claiborne mulatto slave; manumitted in 1853 laborer student at Alcorn University, 1873 city lots; had a store in 1870 selectman, Port Gibson, appointed by Ames but declined, 1869 SCC claim; trustee of the AME church, Port Gibson, 1869-;
41 Bradley B. Frank TN 1835 Jefferson black railroad hand illiterate constable, 1876
42 Brady George W. MS 1850 Adams mulatto hotel waiter; police, 1880 literate Republican alternate delegate to Republican county convention, 1872 (Lynch supporter); candidate for school board, 1874; policeman, 1880 Treasurer, Deluge Fire Company No. 1, 1882
43 Branch Alexander (Aleck) Wilkinson (lived there for 38 years by 1876) black slave laborer, making cotton and corn illiterate owned a mule, a horse, and two cows,1876 rented land Republican board of supervisors, 1872-76 forced to resign from office after his election, 1876; member of a Republican club
44 Briggs Elias Tensas black works on a farm illiterate Republican delegate to parish nominating convention, 1872
45 Briggs Winston Concordia police jury, 1868-70
46 Briscoe (Brisco) Jack (John H.) Adams Republican Republican committee to select delegates for the county convention, 1868 elder, Rose Hill Baptist Church, 1868; president of Good Samaritan Sons and Daughters, 1894
47 Brooks Albert 1840 Adams mulatto coachman illiterate Republican policeman, 1872; delegate to county convention, 1872 (Lynch supporter) married with four children
48 Brooks George LA 1846 Tensas black, 1870; mulatto, 1880 farmer, 1870; field hand, 1880 Baptist preacher literate $150 in personal wealth Republican delegate to Vicksburg labor convention, 1879; delegate to state Republican convention, 1879
49 Brown Jack MS 1838 OR 1840 Wilkinson black farm laborer illiterate justice of the peace, 1872
50 Brown John B. MA 1820 Jefferson black farm laborer illiterate Republican Republican executive committee, 1875; county treasurer, 1875- two Browns listed in the 1870 census, but no John B. Brown
51 Brown Willis MS 1848 Wilkinson black farm laborer literate constable, 1872
52 Brown Wm. (William) VA 1811 OR 1829 Tensas black farmer literate OR illiterate unknown OR $125 in personal wealth? Republican delegate to parish Republican convention, 1872
53 Bryant Andres J. LA 1845 Tensas mulatto farmer minister; merchant literate $1,500 in personal wealth house in St. Joseph; Kansas plantation; Oak Grove plantation; house in Newellton; West Point Plantation Republican member of some Club, Fund Legion Club?; delegate but not voting member of Republican parish convention, 1872; delegate to parish nominating convention, 1872; President of Colored Republican convention and delegate to Colored Men's convention in New Orleans, 1873; parish school board member, school director, 1873-75; sheriff, 1873-76; Republican executive committee, 1873, 1879; vice president, Republican executive committee, 1873, 1875, 1879; state senator, 1877-79; chairman of Republican executive committee, 1878; delegate to state constitutional convention, 1879 (only black Republican) surety for George Yarrington, John P. Harlow, and Solomon Shaifer; voted Democratic ticket under duress, 1878
54 Bryant Robert 1851 Jefferson black slave farmer literate; cannot write, 1880 Republican voted Democrat at times election inspector
55 Buchanan Emerson Adams black farmer illiterate Republican delegate to county convention, 1873 Grand Juror, 1872
56 Buchanan Noah Adams black farmer Baptist minister could not write Republican delegate to county convention, 1869, 1871; justice of the peace, 1871; Republican executive committee, 1873
57 Burkett Paris VA 1849 Tensas mulatto porter literate deputy sheriff, 1873
58 Burns Stephen 1819 Adams mulatto laborer; no job listed, 1880 illiterate board of supervisors, 1871 juror, 1871; lived in Kingston; widower, 1880
59 Burns Wellington Concordia black driver illiterate Republican executive committee, 1877
60 Burns William 1828 Adams mulatto free blacksmith and wagon maker Republican city election inspector, 1871; alderman, 1874-76; School Visitor for the Union School, 1882 assistant secretary, Deluge Fire Company No. 1, 1871
61 Butcher Matthew (Mat) MD 1820 Tensas black blacksmith illiterate Republican delegate to parish Republican convention, 1872; Republican executive committee, 4th Ward, 1872
62 Butler Nathan Washington, DC 1814 or 1817 Adams black porter for Morgan & Co. illiterate, 1870; literate, 1880 Republican executive committee for the Robert H. Wood Republican Club, 1872 trustee of AME Zion church, Natchez, 1864-74
63 Butler Randolph MS 1826 Adams mulatto farmer literate Republican board of supervisors, 1871-74; delegate to county Republican convention, 1873 married with ten children
64 Butler Rufus MS 1832 Adams black farmer illiterate board of poor farm supervisors, 1873
65 Butler William LA 1844 Concordia black farm laborer illiterate Republican executive committee, Liberal Reform party of Concordia, 1872; delegate to state nominating convention, 1876; Republican parish executive committee, 1877
66 Cage J. J. (JJ, John J, John T.) MS 1842 Wilkinson mulatto farmer; farm manager, 1880 illiterate $500 or $800 in personal wealth Republican elected tax collector for Wilkinson County by the Constitutional Convention, 1868; nominee for state legislator, 1868; election registrar, 1869; board of supervisors, 1870 wife was a teacher in a Fort Adams school, 1868; gave speeches at Republican mass meeting, 1869; accused of helping muster a black army in 1876
67 Cammack (Carmack, Commack) Lowery (Lowry) LA 1814 Tensas mulatto farmer literate $12,000 in personal wealth $15,000 in real estate; Locust Grove plantation Republican, conservative faction, 1872 member of some Club, Fund? Legion Club; justice of peace, 1869-75; commisioner of elections, 1872; delegate to Republican parish senatorial convention, 1872; delegate but not voting member of Republican parish convention, 1872; nominated for sheriff, 1872; 2nd Ward delegate to the Colored Republican convention and delegate to Colered Men's convention in New Orleans, 1873; school board member, 1877- surety for George Yarrington
68 Carraway William Adams colored Democrat 1st vice president, Colored Greeley Club, 1872
69 Carrick Samuel Claiborne illiterate landowner board of supervisors, 1874-75
70 Carter George W. (George C.) MS 1835 Adams mulatto born free police officer literate Republican police, 1869-70; board of supervisors, 1870; delegate to county convention, 1870-71, 1872 (Lynch supporter); county executive committee, 1871-72; delegate to city convention, 1871, 1874; county school director, 1872; market master in the city; assistant sergeant at arms of the MS Legislature, 1873 incorporator of the Good Will Fire Co. 1871; grand juror, 1872
71 Carter James Adams mulatto farmer illiterate Republican Republican executive committee, 1873 testified before the SCC; trustee of the Jacobs Benevolent Society, 1874; trustee of the Pine Street Baptist Church, 1874
72 Carter Samuel MS 1843 Adams black farmer literate (1880) Republican delegate to county convention, 1872 (Lynch supporter); distributed Republican tickets, Kingston, 1876
73 Carter William Adams colored National Union Republican charter member of the local National Union Republican Party, 1869
74 Cessor James C. MS 1833 Jefferson mulatto free saddler and harness maker; craftsman; carpenter literate $1,500 in personal property appointed marshal and alderman of Rodney by Governor Ames, 1869; appointed alderman, Rodney, 1869-70; appointed to county board of supervisors, 1870; justice of the peace, 1870; state representative, 1872-78; member of the Republican state central executive committee, 1876 wife and four children; lived with siblings in Natchez in 1860: Cassandra (a 37 year old washer woman from SC), Francis (a 23 year old dress maker from SC), Caroline (a 3 year old from SC), James (listed as Jasper, a 27 year old carpenter from MS), and Joseph (a 29 year old carpenter from MS); lived in Rodney in 1870 with his wife, Laura, and his children: Celestine (5), Emma (2), Ernestine (3 months), and Judy (9); lived in Ocean Springs, MS in 1880 as J.D. Cessor (a saddler whose mother and father were born in SC) with his wife, Laura (40), son Eugene A. (11), and daughters Roberta (8), Cartagena (6), and Bessy (4); internal revenue collector and agent in Ocean Springs, 1882
75 Chatman Jeff D. MS 1852 Claiborne mulatto storekeeping literate Republican assistant secretary, county Republican convention, 1875
76 Cochran William Henderson Adams colored Republican First Lieutenant in the Adams County Militia, 1874 Second Assistant Foreman, Good Will Fire Company, 1871
77 Cole Henry MD 1824 Jefferson mulatto farmer illiterate $400 in personal wealth Republican Republican executive committee, 1875
78 Coleman Paul MS Tensas mulatto farmer illiterate nominated for constable, 1872
79 Collier Caleb MS 1823 Jefferson black farmer illiterate Ashland plantation Republican Republican county convention delegate, 1872 surety for three black officeholders
80 Columbus Robert H. VA 1848 Concordia black farmer illiterate Republican commissioner of election, 5th Ward, 1874; constable, 5th Ward, appointed, 1875
81 Conner Aaron Adams black farmer literate $115 in personal wealth Republican delegate to county Republican convention, 1872 (Perce supporter); ran for board of supervisors, lost by 10 votes, 1875 grand juror, 1873
82 Coolidge William MD 1835 Tensas black farmer literate? Republican; People's (fusionist) delegate to parish nominating convention, 1872; police jury board, 1873-75; delegate at large to Republican executive committee, 1875; coroner, 1876-79; candidate for justice of the peace on the conservative ticket, 1878; Republican executive committee, 1879; delegate to constitutional nominating convention, 1879; People's Party executive committee, 1879 charter member, Society of Friends; gave speeches
83 Cory Felix L. (T. L.) MS 1851 Adams colored farmer Republican coroner and ranger, 1880-82; state representative, 1884-85
84 Cotton Kerney (Karney) NC 1801 Adams black carpenter literate $175 in personal wealth Republican delegate to county convention, 1871
85 Cotton William Adams colored hackman, 1868 assessed $196 in taxes for a plantation, 1870 Democrat; National Union Republican charter member of the local National Union Republican Party, 1869 (one of three to draw up resolutions); delegate to National Republican Party state convention, 1869; constable, 1876
86 Cox J. H. Adams constable, 1888-97
87 Cox John VA 1852 Tensas black farm laborer literate Republican; People's (fusionist) alternate delegate to parish nominating convention, 1872; constable, 1872-75; justice of peace, 1876; People's Party executive committee, 1879
88 Cripps Samuel KY 1826 Concordia black farm laborer illiterate constable, 1875
89 Crout Peter Wilkinson (born and raised) black slave mostly illiterate (I don't know what you mean to spell) property owner (mentioned in Foley letter to Grant, 1876) vice president of a political club (Laboring-man's Society), 1875 member of Beaver Creek Club (whites and blacks)
90 Crusoe Robinson MS 1835 Adams black farmer illiterate Democrat; Liberal Republican 2nd vice president of the Greeley and Brown Under-the-Hill Club, 1872 father born in VA, mother born in MD; married to Priscilla Crusoe (a farm laborer); 5 year old son, Duncan
91 Cullins Nat (Nathaniel) MS 1850 Tensas mulatto house servant literate Republican Republican executive committee, 1879; delegate to state Republican convention, 1879
92 Davenport William Concordia colored farm laborer Democrat vice president, black Democratic club, 1876
93 Davis Burrell MS 1833 Tensas mulatto works on a farm illiterate Republican delegate to parish Republican convention, 1872
94 Davis Gus Concordia black laborer illiterate Republican Republican executive committee, 1877
95 Davis Joe (Joseph) MS 1815 OR 1845 Wilkinson black OR mulatto farmer OR blacksmith illiterate $110 in personal property OR unknown justice of the peace, 1870; board of supervisors, 1871-76 wife or daughter (33) and two children, including Joe Jr. (16); OR wife, no children, and interviewed for the WPA slave narratives
96 Davis Presley MS 1835 Jefferson colored slave mechanic; drove a team Union League officer, Herald and Marshall SCC claim 2604, disallowed
97 Davis Robert LA 1841 Concordia black farm laborer illiterate Republican constable, 1875; commissioner of election, Poll 3, 1876; school board member, 1877-
98 Davis T. H. Adams constable, 1884-87
99 Davis William Minor MS 1850 Adams mulatto constable; printer literate People's (fusionist) city school board memeber, 1874
100 Davis Willis MS 1847? 29 or 24 in 1870 Adams black laborer OR farmer illiterate OR literate $106(?) in personal property OR $100 in personal property Republican OR unknown Republican committee to select delegates for the county convention, 1868; Republican executive committee, 1871; delegate to Republican county convention representing Helm's precinct, 1870, 1872 (Lynch supporter), 1873; state representative, 1874-75; OR unknown wife, Fillis(?), 20, mulatto, born in MS, illiterate; OR wife, Ellen, 20, mulatto, born in MS, can read but not write, keeping house, no children; also in household, Bradley, 22, a white planter from MS, no property, literate
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