African American Genealogy

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Comment by Toni Feeney on August 16, 2009 at 8:17am

Hi Lisa,

I'm not sure there is much difference other than the 1790 census header for that column says "All Other Free Persons."

The only difference I'm assuming is that OFPs don't necessarily have to be colored, although from my research, I have done so far for the 1790 census the OFPs do appear to be colored.

Sorry, it took me so long to get back to you.............Toni

Comment by Angela Walton-Raji on August 15, 2009 at 10:52pm

Willette,

You should be able to find Filamensia, in 1880, but she would have been a young girl, possibily living with parents. Since you did not mention a maiden name, you might have to search for her by her first name. But you should be able to find your gr. grandfather as a young boy, hopefully with his name. Were they always in the same county? If you can locate your gr. grandfather, she might be living closeby in a nearby family with her own family. What township in Arkansas are you searching?

Comment by Lisa B. Lee on August 6, 2009 at 3:41pm

Toni; Curious about the term "OFP," a term I've never heard before. How does this differ from the more common FPOC (free persons of color)?
Thanks, Lisa.

Comment by Willette Bryant on August 3, 2009 at 5:12pm

Hello, I have been trying to find info on my great grandmother and ggrandfather they were both born in MS, her name is Filamensia ? b. abt. 1871 and his name is Lenn Lowmax b. abt. 1864. I can only find them in the 1900 census in Monroe Co, Arkansas. In the house hold was him, his wife and children Josh b. 1888, Edreme (which is my grandmother) b. between 1890 and 1896, Adelar b. 1892, Arel D. b. 1894 they were all born in MS. I just don't know where else to look. How can you find them and any living relatives.

Thanks
Willette

Comment by Toni Feeney on July 23, 2009 at 4:40am

Have set up a website with information relating to the 1790 Census: Slave Holders, Other Free Persons and Slaves. Right now it is for the state of New Hampshire and lists Slave Holders, Other Free Persons (OFPs) and Slaves listed in that census. This is a work in progress.

Have begun to put up info on individual OFPs and have links set up to take you to a page to view other info relating to that particular person. Have started with the Cheshire County of New Hampshire page and will continue through the other counties. I have compiled much info for a lot of these OFPs.

Hope there is something of interest to others that will help their research. Also, hope others will find it of interest and join this group to add/subtract or comment on any information they might like to share.

Comment by Pam McCreary on July 22, 2009 at 5:50pm

I agree with Lisa, there are so many groups, you can go nuts trying to read them all.

Comment by Lisa B. Lee on July 16, 2009 at 10:36am

Dang; How many black genealogy groups can there be? This is driving me batty.

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