Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History & Culture Enduring Connections: Exploring Delmarva's Black History

Record Detail

Record #1989 from 1850 U.S. Census Free Blacks

District Hungry Neck
County Somerset
Line Number
Dwelling Number 1706
Family Number 1706
First Name Leander
Surname Riggen
Age 65
Sex M
Color B
Occupation Farmer
Value of Real Estate
Place of Birth Maryland
Was the person married within the last year?
Was the person at school within the last year?
If this person was over 20 years of age, could they not read and write?
Is the person deaf-mute, blind, insane, or idiotic?
Transcriber Notes In household of Susan Cowin

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