Surnames: Catawba County, 1850.
The following surnames are found in the 1860 census of Catawba County: BUMGARNER, CLODFELTER, KEESER, SETZER, SIMS, SMITH and VINA.
The following surnames are found in the 1860 census of Catawba County: BUMGARNER, CLODFELTER, KEESER, SETZER, SIMS, SMITH and VINA.
The following surnames are found among free people of color in the 1850 census of Burke County: BOYCE, BUNCH, CHAVES, COOPER, CRANLEY, CRISP, HARDY, HAYDEN/HEYDEN, MATHIS, McNEILL, MILLER, MITCHELL, PAYNE, POWELL, RAYNE, REED, RODES, SCOTT, SHADD, SHADE, SISK, THOMAS, TUCKER, UNDERWOOD and YORKE.
In Washington district: Hull Anderson, 4 slaves; Jos. Bonner, 2; Edme Brown, 1; Betsy Walker, 3; Church Moore, 2; John Brown, 2; Clarrissa Newton, 4; Abram M. Moore, 1; Eli Moore, 3; Easter Moore, 1.
In North Creek Town district: Thos. Walker, 4; Thos. Bowen, 2.
The following surnames are found among free people of color in Davie County in the 1850 federal census: ANTONY, BASS, BENSON, BOWERS, BRINTLE, BROWN, BURROW, CHAMPLIN, CUPER, ELVERSON, FRY, GRIMES, HOSTLER, JOHNSON, JONES, KEMP, KENT, KING, LIVERMAN, KEPLER, MUMFORD, NICHOLS, RUSSEL, SCOTT, SEARS, SOUTHERLAND, SPARKS and VALENTINE.
The following surnames are found among free people of color in Ashe County in the 1860 census: ANDERSON, BARLEY, BASS, BRACINS, BROWN, DUNKIN, EVANS, FOE, GAIN, GILLY, GOINS/GOWIN, GRIMES, GRINTON, HARRIS, JOHNSON, JONES, RIDDER, RIDDLE, TEDLINE, TOMPKINS, WATERS, WHITE and WIGGINS.
The following surnames appear among free people of color in the 1860 census of Columbus County:
ARTIS, BORNE, BOWEN, BRITT, BROWN, CAMPBELL, CHAVIS, CORNER, CRIBB, FREEMAN, GANUS, GODWIN, HAYNER, HAYS, HILL, JACOBS, JONES, KELLY, LAURELL, LEWIS, LOCKLEAR/LOCKLIER, LOWERY, MITCHEL, MOORE, MOROS, NOBLES, PEAVY, SANTEE, SHAW, SMITH, SPAULDING, WALKER, WEBB, WHITE, WIGGS, WILLIAMS and YOUNG.
#373. Eady McGhee, 60, Wilson McGhee, 22, Elizabeth McGhee, 19, and Virginia McGhee, 9.
Anna Skipper, age 62, mulatto, died December of dropsy, resided North West district.
John Webb, age 80, mulatto, died January of pneumonia, laborer, resided North West district.
Jack Freeman, age 41, black, died February of pneumonia, laborer.
Mary Webb, age 2, mulatto, Died August of unknown causes.
24. Blount Archy, 38.
87. William Brown, 57, wife Sarah, 44, and children Mary J., 19, John M., 12, Franklin, 9, William J., 7, Julia, 5, Charles, 3, and Sarah, 1, plus Rily Moore, 1 month.
117. Calvin Bark, 32, laborer, in the household of Benjamin D. Morrell, tavern keeper.
127. Neptune Bell, 80, fisherman.
129. Laura Smith, 66, washwoman.
136. Fortune Hankins, 60, laborer.
Doll Burnet, Sander Burnet, Olive Scott, Stephen Powell, Holiday Arthcock.
[Sidenote: Forty-seven free people of color lived in these households. Another 17 lived in households headed by whites. — LYH]