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Name	White Males	White Females	Children	Slaves	Free Persons of Color	Total Inhabitants	Land	Buildings, Furniture, etc.	Notes
Name	Over 21	Under 21	Over 18	Under 18	Btw 5 - 18	Total Inhabitants	In Schools	Males	Notes	Females	Value	Males	Females	Acres of	Value of	Value of Buildings	Value of Furniture	Value of Horses etc.
Brown, I. G.	1	3	1		3		5	2	$5,500			12	586	$5,000	$1,500	$300	$625
Brown, John R.	2	2	2									6	240	$2,000	$400	$50	$630
Bradley, N. M.	1	3	1	2	4		22	20	$21,000			49
Brantley, William	1	2	1		2	2	6	14	$8,000			24	240	$2,000	$2,000	$500	$650
Brown, Handy	1						2	3	$2,000			6	240	$2,000	$200	$75	$150
Barco, Joseph	2	3	1	1	1	2						7	80	$800	$500	$150	$250
Barco, William	1	4		1	3							6	120	$1,500	$550	$175	$275
Barco, Daniel	2	1	1	1	1							5	160	$1,800	$250	$125	$300
Barco, Stephen	1	5	1	2	3							9	160	$2,000	$150	$200	$275
Blair, William	1	2	1	1	2							5				$100
Bauskett, T. C.	1						6	4	$6,000			11	640	$7,000	$100	$300	$700
Brown, James O.	1											1	300	$4,500		$150	$150
Bullock, Munroe	1	2	1	1	3							5				$250	$200
Bullock, Robt	1	1	2									4	240	$2,000		$200	$175
Bridges, J. M.	2											2						Census Taker indicates his brother was living with him
Bowers, G. W.	1	1	1		1							3	40	$500	$25	$50	$150
Brown, Jeremiah	2	2	2	2	3	2						8				$200	$250
Browning, John	2	1	1									4				$200	$150
Barnes, David	2	4	1	2	4							9	80	$800	$800	$100	$125
Ballard, James	2	4	2	6	3							14	160	$1,500	$250	$150	$275
Buxton, John	1	4	1	3	4							9	200	$2,000	$175	$100	$150
Brinson, B. E.	2	4	1	2	4							9				$75	$75
Boyles,Hamilton	2	2	2	2	3							8	80	$400	$125	$75	$156
Beal, Thomas	1	3	1	2	4		1	1	$1,500			9	160	$1,500	$225	$125	$275
Boyles, Edward	1	5	1	2	3							9	240	$1,800	$150	$100	$150
Brunson, James	2	5	2	2	4							11				$175	$225
Blitch, Willis	1	5		1	5							7				$100
Blitch, Jno, J.	1		1									15	240	$1,200	$300	$225	$300
Barber, William	2	3	1	4	4		2	3	$2,000			2				$75	$100
Bunden, Robt.	1			1								2	160	$200	$100	$50	$800
Barnett, John	1	2	1		1							4				$100
Burleson, D. H.	1	4	1	1	3			1	$500			8				$300

Title

1855 Census Returns: Marion County - Page 2

Subject

Florida--Census, 1855

Slavery--Florida

Florida--Marion County

African Americans History To 1863.

Description

Semi-alphabetical listing of heads of household in Marion County from the second state census of Florida, 1855. Census includes household demographics, slave and land ownership and property valuations.

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State Archives of Florida, Series S1375

Date

1855

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census records

Language

eng-US

Type

Text

Identifier

census1855_p02

Coverage

Florida's Early Statehood Period (1845-1861)

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Subject - Person

Brown, I. G.

Brown, John R.

Bradley, N. M.

Brantley, William

Brown, Handy

Barco, Joseph

Barco, William

Barco, Daniel

Barco, Stephen

Blair, William

Bauskett, T. C.

Brown, James O.

Bullock, Munroe

Bullock, Robt

Bridges, J. M.

Bowers, G. W.

Brown, Jeremiah

Browning, John

Barnes, David

Ballard, James

Buxton, John

Brinson, B. E.

Boyles,Hamilton

Beal, Thomas

Boyles, Edward

Brunson, James

Blitch, Willis

Blitch, Jno, J.

Barber, William

Bunden, Robt.

Barnett, John

Burleson, D. H.

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1855 Census Returns: Marion County - Page 2. 1855. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/275332>, accessed 28 December 2024.

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1855 Census Returns: Marion County - Page 2. 1855. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 28 Dec. 2024.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/275332>

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