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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

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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 –

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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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