Clarissa was born about 1810.
In the 1880 US Census, Clarissa (age 70), Farm Hand, was the widowed head of household in Edisto Island, Charleston, South Carolina, United States.[1]
Name | Sex | Race | Age | Status | Relation | Occupation | Birth Place |
Clarissa Jenkins | F | Black | 70 | Widowed | Head | Farm Hand | South Carolina |
Rosa Jenkins | F | Black | 30 | Widowed | Daughter | Farm Hand | South Carolina |
Luck Jenkins | M | Black | 12 | Single | Son | South Carolina | |
Henry Jenkins | M | Black | 8 | Single | Son | South Carolina |
Name | Sex | Race | Age | Status | Relation | Occupation | Birth Place |
Sophia Jenkins | F | Black | 29 | Widowed | Head | Farm Hand | South Carolina |
Annie Jenkins | F | Black | 3 months | Single | Daughter | South Carolina | |
George Jenkins | M | Black | 6 | Single | Son | South Carolina | |
Tom Jenkins | M | Black | 4 | Single | Son | South Carolina |
Clarissa was probably born enslaved and freed in 1863 due to occupation of Edisto Island by Union forces.
The transcription of the 1880 US Census is garbled. Here is the family relationship:
J > Jenkins > Clarissa Jenkins
Categories: USBH Heritage Exchange, Linked | USBH Heritage Exchange, Status Unknown | Edisto Island, South Carolina One Place Study | South Carolinian | Hamilton-28711