1860 Census, Clarke Co., MS

The 1860 census of Clarke County. Mississippi, was conducted by S. M. HAMILTON, from 9 Jun - 6 Aug 1860. Most names were entered using initials only, which may present some research problems. Also, many names (including places, occupation titles, etc) were spelled as they sounded to the enumerator. This caused several variations of spelling in some names. To try to preserve the frontier flavor of the times, all spellings have been copied as they appeared on the original. With the exception of a few punctuation additions and other minor changes, this extract is basically the same as the original.

The census has been arranged in ten columns as follows:

• (1) dwelling/family (both same #), numbered in the order of visitation
• (2) the name of every person whose usual place of abode on the first day of June, 1860, was in this family
• (3) age (less than one year shown as fraction of year; i. e. 1/12 = 1 month; 2/12 = 2 months; 3/12 = 3 months; and so on).
• (4) sex
• (5) color (white, black, or mulatto; if blank presumed white)
• (6) profession, occupation, or trade of each person, male and female, over 15 years of age
• (7) value of real estate
• (8) value of personal estate
• (9) place of birth, naming the state, territory, or country
• (10) (sch) attended school within the year
  (mwy) married within the year
  (crw) persons over 20 years of age who cannot read and write

The census has been split into 16 files as follows:

1. Families 1 - 60
2. Families 61 - 130
3. Families 131 - 182
4. Families 183 - 239
5. Families 240 - 297
6. Families 298 - 378
7. Families 379 - 439
8. Families 440 - 492
9. Families 493 - 551
10. Families 552 - 625
11. Families 626 - 701
12. Families 702 - 758
13. Families 759 - 805
14. Families 806 - 867
15. Families 868 - 924
16. Families 925 - 957

I compiled this extraction years ago from my personally owned microfilm copy of the original census record.
A word of caution about this compilation: Every effort has been made to copy the data accurately; however, I cannot promise the extraction to be error-free. I strongly urge you to consult a microfilm copy of the original census records, if possible (NARS Microcopy #M653, Roll # 580). HAPPY HUNTING!!!