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Manumissions & Missing Links: Free Black Communities in Sussex County, Delaware

By Syon Lewis • October 28, 2024
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  • From 1830 U.S. Census Free Black Heads of Household
    Record #587
    State
    Delaware
    County
    Sussex
    District
    Village of Laurel
    First Name (Head of Household)
    Ebenzar
    Surname
    Woolford
    State
    Delaware
    County
    Sussex
    District
    Village of Laurel
    First Name (Head of Household)
    Ebenzar
    Surname
    Woolford
    Gender
    m
    Age
    36-55
    Number of People in Household
    2
    State
    Delaware
    Year
    1830
    Alt. Terms
    —
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  • From 1820 U.S. Census Free Black Heads of Household
    Record #509
    State
    Delaware
    County
    Sussex
    District
    Little Creek
    Name
    Woolford, Eben
    Transcriber Notes
    –
    State
    Delaware
    County
    Sussex
    District
    Little Creek
    Household Number
    –
    Page in Original Document
    398
    Name
    Woolford, Eben
    Slaves Under 14 Years Old
    –
    Slaves 14 to 26
    –
    Slaves 26 to 45
    –
    Slaves 45 and Older
    1
    Free Blacks Under 14
    1
    Free Blacks 14 to 26
    –
    Free Blacks 26 to 45
    1
    Free Blacks 45 and Older
    –
    Transcriber Notes
    –
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