In the 1880 US Census, Flora (age 25), Farm Hand, was the wife of Richard Hamilton in Edisto Island, Charleston, South Carolina, United States.[1]
Name
Sex
Race
Age
Status
Relation
Occupation
Birth Place
Richard Hamilton
M
Black
40
Married
Head
Farmer
South Carolina
Flora Hamilton
F
Black
25
Married
Wife
Farm Hand
South Carolina
Mary Hamilton
F
Black
8
Single
Daughter
South Carolina
Thomas Hamilton
M
Black
2
Single
Son
South Carolina
Flora 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: 00002; Digital film/folder number: 005162326; FHL microfilm: 1255223; Image number: 734; Sheet number: 365; Sheet letter: A
FamilySearch Record: M6S3-SHH (accessed 5 May 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YBP-ZDF
Flora Hamilton (25), wife, Farm Hand, in household of Richard Hamilton (40) in Edisto Island, Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Born in South Carolina, United States.
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