In the 1880 US Census, Mikell (age 70), Farm Hand, was recorded as single in Edisto Island, Charleston, South Carolina, United States.[1]
Name
Sex
Race
Age
Status
Relation
Occupation
Birth Place
Titus Wright
M
Black
55
Married
Head
Farmer
South Carolina
Rebecca Wright
F
Black
25
Married
Wife
South Carolina
Edward Wright
M
Black
19
Single
Son
South Carolina
Mikell Jenkins
M
Black
70
Single
Other
Farm Hand
South Carolina
Mikell was probably born enslaved and freed in 1863 due to occupation of Edisto Island by Union forces.
Research Notes
Sources
↑1880 Census:
"United States Census, 1880", database with images
citing Volume: 1; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T9; Affiliate Line Number: 00036; Digital film/folder number: 005162327; FHL microfilm: 1255224; Image number: 27; Sheet number: 378; Sheet letter: C
FamilySearch Record: M6S3-31W (accessed 28 April 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYBF-9S2K
Mikell Jenkins (70), single other, Farm Hand, in household of Titus Wright (55) in Edisto Island, Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Born in South Carolina, United States.
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