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My Publications
By Alexander Barrett
To whom it may concern I am the grandson of Edmond "Lett" Lee, of Pleasant Ridge, Greene County, Alabama
and Henrietta "Gally" Rice, of Clinton, Greene County, Alabama. I am also the author of the four books, "The
Families of Greene County Alabama". My Website's: www.eutawalabama.net & www.greenepickens.org
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The Families of Greene County Alabama Volume I: A-E |
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Alexander, Alford, Anderson, Archibald, Barnes, Bird,
Bizzell, Blakely, Bouchellon, Brown, Burton, Cameron, Carpenter, Chamblee, Chiles, Cockrell, Coleman, Colvin, Cook, Cotton,
Cox, Craig, Crawford, Crenshaw, Cross, Davis, Degraffenreid, Deville, Dew, Dunlap, Dunn, Eatman |
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The Families of Greene County Alabama Volume
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Edwards, Ellis, Fulgham, Gandy, Gordon, Greenwood, Hall,
Hamlet, Harkness, Harris, Harrison, Hays, Head, Hicks, Hill, Hinton, Hollingsworth, Hood, Horton, Hutton, Ingram, Jiles, Johnson,
Jolly, Jones, Judge, King, Kirkland, Kirksey, Knott, Knox, Lavender, Lee, Lewis, Marriott/Merritt, Maxwell, McAlpine, Meacham,
Means, Meriwether, Montgomer, Morgan, and Murphy |
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The Families of Greene County Alabama Volume
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Oliver, Parham, Patton, Pickens, Pippin, Poole, Rice,
Richardson, Riddle, Roberts, Rogers, Sanders, Scarbrough, Sears, Smith, Snoddy, Spencer, Steele, Stewart, Strait, Taylor,
Thomas, Thompson, Underwood, Upchurch, Walker, Watson, Webb, White, Williams, WIlls, Wilson, and Winston |
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The Familes of Greene County Alabama Volume
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Allen, Butler, Carter, Chambers, Childers, Clark, Collins,
George, Gilmore, Gosa, Green, Hamilton, Hardy, Henderson, Jackson, Jordan, Kennedy, Kimbrough, Mack, McMillan, Mitchell, Morrow,
Norwood, Patterson, Peebles, Plump, Powell, Price, Robertson, Robinson, Scott, Turner, Washington, Wilder, and Young |
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Page # 439 $28.00 |
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Book Description |
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For the past 3 years I have been doing research on the black and white
families that originated in Greene County Alabama. I have researched the white families and where they originated.
I researched their parents, siblings, marriages, and their children to the year 1930.
As for the black families, I
researched the black families through slavery, tracing his or her family lineages. I also researched their parents,
siblings, marriages, and their children to the year 1930. |
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Ordering Information |
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The Volumes have been available since March 30, 2006. The website
is www.Authorhouse.com. Go to the book center and type in the title of the book or my name.
Or you can call
the toll free number: (888) 280-7715. Just tell the representative the name of the book that you would like to purchase |
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THE TIES THAT BIND
COOK - 10/28/03 - My name is Tanika Cook and I am researching my family (ancestors) from Greene County Alabama. I was wondering if Louis (Lewis Cook) , daughter Alice and Sara (Sarah),
sons Robert and John Cook sounds familiar to anyone. My ggggrandfather Lewis (Louis) was married to a Mary Dina Isaac, my
ggrandmother Alice had one son (William Henry Cook). My gggrandfather Louis (Lewis) Cook father's name was William Henry Cook.
He came from Virginia and later moved to Alabama with his wife I think her name
was Mary Virginia Cook. If anyone has any information on any Cooks from Virginia or Alabama please share it with me. The reason
for my being so interested in learning about my ancestors is because my grandfather, who's name is also William Henry Cook's
mother, Alice Cook, died when he was only six years of age; he was an only child; he didn't know much about his mom
and I just wanted to learn about her and her parents, her siblings, aunts and uncles. I guess I just simply want to learn
more about me. I feel like there's a void in my life by my not knowing more about my family. I really do thank anyone for
taking the time out to read my query. I hope that someone can help me. Oh, by the way I found this email address on
afrigeneas.com. I can't find any information regarding my Cook family online. I am stumbling across other Cook families but
with no connection to my Cook family. I know that my Cook ancestors were believed to by enslaved by a Mr. Edwin
Cook in Alabama.- Tanika M Cook cooktm@dteenergy.com
*Slaveholder E. H. Cook, name appears on 1860
slaveholders list in the Western Division County of Wilcox, State of Alabama
is this a match?
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Sent: Mon 9/27/2004 6:45 AM
name: TANIKA COOK
comment: Dear Marquette,
I would love to join the Cook family webring. I went over the information that was provided on your website.
I am almost certain that there is a connection but I can not figure out where your line fits in. Well both of our Cook lines
are from Virginia in which they moved to Greene County Alabama. I am familiar with the Cook Road and the Church's, infact
the last time I had the opportunity to visit Eutaw Alabama was in 1994, One of the Church's on Cook Road was where I had the
opportunity to take a picture of my grandfather standing in front of the burned down debris of where the Church use to be.
I still have family members that currently reside in Eutaw. I had the opportunity to work with a Genealogist who resides in
Alabama and she was able to give me some information. Some of the names are listed below.
William Henry Cook - This is my great great great great grandfather, he was brought from VA to Greene County
where he was enslaved his occupation was a Farm Laborer. He was born March 1823 he was from Virginia. He m arried in 1855
to Nancy Inge, Nancy was born in May of 1835 in VA she was from Virginia too. T hey had 4 Children that I know of:
(1) Dicey Cook- Born September 1867 in Al, married on March 15, 1890 husbands name was Washington Osborne.
Children: Phillis Osborne born January 1884 in Al. George Osborne born in 1885 in Al. Dicey Osborne born in 1891 in Al. Mckinley
Osborne November 1895. Laura Osborne in 1899. Washington Osborne Jr. in 1899. Lorena Osborne in 1905 in Al. Daniel Osborne
born in 1907. Ellen Osborne in 1916.
(2) Robert Cook- Born 1874 in Al, married to Rebecca Washington on January
9,1892. children: Mary Lizzie Cook born 1892 in Al,Nathaniel G. Cook born July 7,1896 in Al, and Robert Cook
born May 1897 in Al.
(3) Lewis Cook-(My grandfather's grandad)
Born 1879 in Al, Married to Mary Dina Isaac on January 28,1904.After 1904 he married Mary Jane last name is
unknown. Children: Ennis Cook born 1902 in Al, Sarah Cook born 1908 in Al, Viola Cook born 1914 in Al, married on February
1,1931 in Al, husbands name was Willie Fowler, Olivia Cook born in 1915 in Al, married to George Mack Jr. on December 26,
1934 in Al.
(4) Henry Cook - I could not find any information on him. I did find out that he was born in 1865.
**William Henry Cook- This is William Henry listed above grandson , I do not know who is parents are. He was
born in 1865 in Alabama, died January 30, 1920 In Boligee, Greene County, Al. He was married to Mary Virginia don't know last
name. (this is the only granchild that I know of who was not raised by his parents).
*Eutaw and Boligee (Greene County, Tishabee County, and Forkland County) are the only cities that I am currently
familiar with.
* *Slave owners name was Edwin Cook
*** As you can see, I can only trace my line back to 1823 I n VA. I wish had more information to assist you
with. However, I was wondering if you have come across any Knott's or Wynne family in your line.
****I too have been trying to see where and if Charles. Carter, Isom, Charity, Pompey and Henry fits in at.
I have some information death certificates and marriage license that may help.
I Would like to know what connection does the Cook line have with the Kirksey Family, I noticed that you mentioned
that there was a family reunion in Detroit Michigan, this is where I currently reside. Also, there are lots of Cook's here.
If you would like any additional information please don't hesitate to ask. If I am able to answer any of your question I will
be more than happy to do so. I would like for you to share some more information with me. Are there any other Cook names that
you are familiar with that are from Alabama or Michigan.
Oh, the family reunion sounds fun and very interesting too.
Regards,
Tanika Cook
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This
Map Link: Is the Virginia Counterpart http://www.census-online.com/links/VA/
Quick Link To: Other States Census Data http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/index.htm
The History of Greene Co, AL. http://home.earthlink.net/~rodbush/GALHisto.htm
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The Legacy of Charles A. Cook, Sr.
Charles Cook, Sr. came to Greene County, Alabama from the state of Virginia as
a slave. The approximate time is unknown.
Charles Cook, Sr. was born in 1823.
He married Sarah Ann, a full blooded native american woman born in 1826. According to the 1870 United States Federal
Census, Charles and Sara were listed as domestic servants.
GREENE COUNTY, ALABAMA
LARGEST SLAVEHOLDERS
FROM 1860 SLAVE
CENSUS SCHEDULES
and
SURNAME MATCHES FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS ON 1870 CENSUS
Transcribed by Tom Blake, March 2001
PURPOSE. Published information giving names of slaveholders
and numbers of slaves held in Greene County, Alabama, in 1860, is either non-existent or not readily available. It is possible
to locate a free person on the Greene County, Alabama census for 1860 and not know whether that person was also listed as
a slaveholder on the slave census, because published indexes almost always do not include the slave census.
Those
who have found a free ancestor on the 1860 Greene County, Alabama census can check this list to learn if their ancestor was
one of the larger slaveholders in the County. If the ancestor is not on this list, the 1860 slave census microfilm can be
viewed to find out whether the ancestor was a holder of a fewer number of slaves or not a slaveholder at all. Whether or not
the ancestor is found to have been a slaveholder, a viewing of the slave census will provide an informed sense of the extent
of slavery in the ancestral County, particularly for those who have never viewed a slave census. An ancestor not shown to
hold slaves on the 1860 slave census could have held slaves on an earlier census, so those films can be checked also. In 1850, the slave census was also separate from the free census, but in earlier years it was a part
of the free census.
African American descendants of persons who were enslaved in Greene County, Alabama
in 1860, if they have an idea of the surname of the slaveholder, can check this list for the surname. If the surname is found,
they can then view the microfilm for the details listed regarding the sex, age and color of the slaves. If the surname is
not on this list, the microfilm can be viewed to see if there were smaller slaveholders with that surname. To check a master
surname list for other States and Counties, return to Home and Links Page.
The information on surname matches of 1870 African Americans and 1860 slaveholders
is intended merely to provide data for consideration by those seeking to make connections between slaveholders and former
slaves. Particularly in the case of these larger slaveholders, the data seems to show in general not many freed slaves in
1870 were using the surname of their 1860 slaveholder. However, the data should be checked for the particular surname to see
the extent of the matching.
The last U.S. census slave schedules were enumerated by County
in 1860 and included 393,975 named persons holding 3,950,546 unnamed slaves, or an average of about ten slaves
per holder. The actual number of slaveholders may be slightly lower because some large holders held slaves in more than one
County and they would have been counted as a separate slaveholder in each County. Excluding slaves, the 1860 U.S. population
was 27,167,529, with about 1 in 70 being a slaveholder. It is estimated by this transcriber that in 1860, slaveholders of
200 or more slaves, while constituting less than 1 % of the total number of U.S. slaveholders, or 1 out of 7,000 free persons,
held 20-30% of the total number of slaves in the U.S. The process of publication of slaveholder names beginning with larger
slaveholders will enable naming of the holders of the most slaves with the least amount of transcription work.
SOURCES. The 1860 U.S. Census Slave
Schedules for Greene County, Alabama (NARA microfilm series M653, Roll 30) reportedly includes a total of 23,598 slaves, which
ranks as the fourth highest total in the State and the eighth highest in the U.S. in 1860. Unfortunately this
film is of very poor quality and the names of the holders are almost totally illegible. Also, beginning around page 350, the
page sequencing seems to be in disarray, although the enumerator kept a running count for each slaveholder, so in some cases,
the last page of the holder is designated in this transcription. This transcription includes 49 slaveholders
who held 90 or more slaves in Greene County, and also some who held slightly fewer, accounting for 7,077 slaves, or 30% of
the County total. The rest of the slaves in the County were held by a total of 1,066 slaveholders,
and those slaveholders have not been included here. Due to variable film quality, handwriting interpretation
questions and inconsistent counting and page numbering methods used by the census enumerators, interested researchers should
view the source film personally to verify or modify the information in this transcription for their own purposes. Census data for 1860 was obtained from the Historical United States Census Data Browser, which is a
very detailed, searchable and highly recommended database that can found at http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/census/ . Census data on African Americans in the 1870 census was obtained using Heritage Quest's CD "African-Americans
in the 1870 U.S. Federal Census", available through Heritage Quest at http://www.heritagequest.com/.
FORMAT. This transcription lists the names of those largest
slaveholders in the County, the number of slaves they held in the precinct where the slaves were enumerated and the first
census page (or in some cases the last page) of that precinct on which they were listed. The page numbers used are the rubber
stamped numbers in the upper right corner of every set of two pages, with the previous stamped number and a "B" being used
to designate the pages without a stamped number. Following the holder list is a separate list of the surnames of the holders
with information on numbers of African Americans on the 1870 census who were enumerated with the same surname. The term "County"
is used to describe the main subdivisions of the State by which the census was enumerated.
TERMINOLOGY. Though the
census schedules speak in terms of "slave owners", the transcriber has chosen to use the term "slaveholder" rather than "slave
owner", so that questions of justice and legality of claims of ownership need not be addressed in this transcription. Racially related terms such as African American, black, mulatto and colored are used as in the source
or at the time of the source, with African American being used otherwise.
PLANTATION NAMES. Plantation names were not shown on the census.
Using plantation names to locate ancestors can be difficult because the name of a plantation may have been changed through
the years and because the sizeable number of large farms must have resulted in lots of duplication of plantation names. In
Alabama in 1860 there were 482 farms of 1,000 acres or more, the largest size category enumerated in the census, and another
1,359 farms of 500-999 acres. Linking names of plantations in this County with the names of the large holders on this list
should not be a difficult research task, but it is beyond the scope of this transcription.
FORMER SLAVES. The 1860 U.S. Census was the last U.S. census
showing slaves and slaveholders. Slaves were enumerated in 1860 without giving their names, only their sex and age and indication
of any handicaps, such as deaf or blind Slaves 100 years of age or older were supposed to be named on the 1860 slave schedule,
but there were only 1,570 slaves of such age enumerated, out of a total of 3,950,546 slaves, and the transcriber only noticed
one such entry, on page 312B where Robert Craig was listed as holding a 108 year old black male named George. Freed slaves,
if listed in the next census, in 1870, would have been reported with their full name, including surname. Some of these former
slaves may have been using the surname of their 1860 slaveholder at the time of the 1870 census and they may have still been
living in the same State or County. Before presuming an African American was a slave on the 1860 census, the free census for
1860 should be checked, as almost 11% of African Americans were enumerated as free in 1860, with about half of those living
in the southern States. Estimates of the number of former slaves who used the surname of a former owner in 1870, vary widely
and from region to region. If an African American ancestor with one of these surnames is found on the 1870 census, then making
the link to finding that ancestor as a slave requires advanced research techniques involving all obtainable records of the
holder.
MIGRATION OF FORMER SLAVES: According
to U.S. Census data, the 1860 Greene County population included 6,761 whites, 1 "free colored" and 24,409 slaves.
Part of Greene County was formed into Hale County in 1867, so figures comparing the 1860
census with the 1870 census must keep that in mind; but by the 1870 census, the white population of Greene
County had decreased 43% to 3,858, and the "colored" population decreased 40% to 14,541. Where
did the freed slaves go? Some probably did not go anywhere, but became part of Hale County when it was formed,
since Hale County showed a colored population of approximately 17,000 in 1870. Otherwise, Montgomery, Mobile and Dallas Counties
in Alabama all saw increases in the colored population between 1860 and 1870, so that could be where some of these freed slaves
went. Between 1860 and 1870, the Alabama colored population increased by 37,000, to 475,000, a 17% increase. Where did freed
Alabama slaves go if they did not stay in Alabama? States that saw significant increases in colored population during that
time, and were therefore more likely possible places of relocation for colored persons from Greene County, included the following:
Georgia, up 80,000 to 545,000 (17%); Texas, up 70,000 (38%); North Carolina, up 31,000 (8%); Florida, up 27,000 (41%); Ohio,
up 26,000 (70%); Indiana, up 25,000 (127%); and Kansas up from 265 to 17,000 (6,400%).
SLAVEHOLDER LIST:
ALEXANDER, A. F., 105 slaves, Clinton?, page 265B
ALFORD, Hyman? O., 120 slaves, Je???, page 352
BERNARD, Estate J. H., 149 slaves, Garretts?, page 297B
BIRD, D. H., 96 slaves, Springfield, page 322
BLOCKER, John R.?, 183 slaves, Forkland, page 294
BROADNAX, H.? W., 100 slaves, Springfield, page 323
BROWN, Joshua T., 114 slaves, Boligee,
page 246B
CAMERON, Paul, 116 slaves, Ge??? Creek, page 391
COLLIER, John J. 93 slaves, Boligee, page
241
CRAIG, Robert, 92 slaves, Mt. Hebron, page 312B
CRAWFORD, James, 138 slaves, Eutaw, page
278B
CRENSHAW, Willis, 103 slaves, Eutaw, page
268B
CRESSWELL, S. L., 129 slaves, Eutaw, page
275
DEW?, Duncan Senr., 233 slaves, Eutaw,
page 276
GLOVER, W. A., 148 slaves, Forkland, page 290B
GORCE?, Caroline, 114 slaves, Je???, page 352B
HAIRSTON?, R.? A., 136 slaves, Eutaw, page
270B
HERNDON?, Est. J. A., 179 slaves, Hollow Spire?, page 379B
INGE, Wm. B., 106 slaves, Forkland, page 289
JOHNSTON, Mrs. M., 213 slaves, Je???, page 366
JOHNSTON, Mrs. M., 213 slaves, Je???, page 366
JONES, C., 160 slaves, Je???, page 374B
JONES, James, 96 slaves, Pleasant Ridge, page 317B
JONES, James, 96 slaves, Mantua?, page 332
JONES, Mary, 98 slaves, Newton?, page 374B
JONES, Wm. & Sons, 232 slaves, Hollow Spire?, page 383B
KIRKSEY, F. M., 166 slaves, Eutaw, page 273B
LIGHTFOOT, T.?, 117 slaves, Eutaw, page
280
LINTON?, E.? H.?, 232 slaves, Je???, page 344
MCALPIN, Solomon, 202 slaves, Eutaw, page
272
MCALPIN, Wm., 121 slaves, Forkland, page 287B
MONETTE, Wm J., 94 slaves, Hollow Spire?, page 386 (ending page - pages out of sequence)
PERRIN, Mrs. A., 120 slaves, Garretts?, page 302B
PICKENS?, Est. James, 201 slaves, Ge??? Creek, page 396
RANDOLPH, James, 94 slaves, Je???, page 350B
RANDOLPH?, Theodore?, 113 slaves, Je???, page 345
RICE, H., 108 slaves, Clinton, page 255
SNOW, G.? B., 114 slaves, Boligee, page
244B
SORSBY?, Dr.? W.? V.?, 150 slaves, Garretts?, page 298B
THOMPSON, J. B., 97 slaves, Clinton, page 258B
THORNTON, James J.?, 156 slaves, Forkland, page 291B
TILMAN?, Wm., 116 slaves, Je???, page 361B (ending page - pages out of sequence)
WALTON?, J.? H.?, 360 slaves, Je???, page 350B (ending page - pages out of sequence)
WALTON?, James? C.?, 145 slaves, Je???, page 364
WALTON?, Jas. L., 214 slaves, Je???, page 358
WATSON, Jas. A., 148 slaves, Forkland, page 286B
WILKINS, Roger?, 112 slaves, Von???, page 339
SURNAME MATCHES AMONG AFRICAN AMERICANS ON 1870 CENSUS:
(exact surname spellings only are reported, no spelling variations or soundex)
(SURNAME, # in US, in State, in County, born in State, born and living in State, born
in State and living in County)
ALEXANDER, 3460, 332, 22, 281, 186, 11
ALFORD, 292, 39, 2, 38, 24, 1
BERNARD, 242, 8, 3, 7, 4, 0
BIRD, 1401, 115, 28, 92, 71, 11
BLOCKER, 148, 17, 5, 20, 9, 3
BROADNAX, 123, 21, 0, 13, 0, 0
BROWN, 27013, 1585, 63, 1321, 878, 44
CAMERON, 345, 66, 19, 44, 35, 12
COLLIER, 632, 91, 6, 87, 60, 3
CRAIG, 877, 164, 17, 119, 103, 8
CRAWFORD, 1876, 236, 30, 191, 146, 18
CRENSHAW, 366, 135, 13, 84, 77, 6
CRESSWELL, 8, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0
DEW?, 129, 61, 49, 38, 32, 26
GLOVER, 1147, 152, 10, 147, 98, 9
GORCE?, 14, 3, 0, 2, 1, 0
HAIRSTON?, 608, 2, 2, 3, 1, 1
HERNDON?, 246, 21, 4, 22, 14, 4
INGE, 56, 22, 4, 15, 12, 2
JOHNSTON, 2186, 172, 14, 158, 113, 11
JONES, 27193, 2497, 82, 2125, 1451, 52
KIRKSEY, 68, 50, 20, 45, 42, 15
LIGHTFOOT, 257, 48, 2, 38, 31, 2
LINTON?, 86, 4, 0, 10, 3, 0
MCALPIN, 40, 16, 14, 14, 12, 10
MONETTE, 12, 2, 1, 1, 1, 0
PERRIN, 99, 12, 6, 12, 8, 3
PICKENS?, 251, 81, 29, 74, 60, 22
RANDOLPH, 979, 41, 2, 35, 20, 2
RICE, 1528, 189, 66, 148, 11, 37
SNOW, 239, 52, 0, 44, 34, 0
SORSBY?, 11, 5, 3, 5, 5, 3
THORNTON, 1504, 204, 3, 144, 105, 2
TILMAN?, 320, 27, 3, 22, 16, 3
WATSON, 3567, 233, 21, 209, 144, 12
WILKINS, 920, 35, 0, 37, 16, 0
Return to Home and Links Page
Greene County, AL GenWeb (Great resources
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SO WERE DO WE BEGIN OUR SEARCH
Because of the number
of slaveholders found in the 1860 Alabama, Census with the COOK, Surname confounds the search for Charles
Cook Sr. his brothers, sisters and family members.
We know he lived out
his life in Greene County, AL. but this search does not find a slaveholder with the Cook, surname in Greene, or Hale
Co. he may have been freed man at the time of the 1860 Census or sold to any number of slaveholding families listed
in Eutaw, AL.
Did Charles Cook Sr. migrate to Greene County or did his slaveholder have
a
surname other than Cook. This link does not show a slaveholder with the surname of Cook, in Greene County but you will
find a link to the Cook, surname in Tuscaloosa County. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ajac/ Chelsey M. Cook a 34 year old female lawyer owned some 40 odd slaves with the surname of
Cook.
She had a net worth of $62,900 which was a lot of money in the 1860's and she was born in Alabama
ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/tuscaloosa/census/1860/pg00751.txt Pg. 765.
If Charles Cook
Sr., came to Alabama from Virginia then Chelsey, did not bring him there, most likely she inherited or bought the slaves she
owned, our best hope is that she inherited the slaves in that way we might stand a better chance of tracing her relative
and Charles, back to the state of Virginia.
I found a Charles
Cook, and Henry Cook, on sheet# 15 a Armsted Cook, on sheet# 2 and a Ellick Cook, on sheet# 3 of
the 1866 Alabama State Census Colored Population Tuscaloosa County, AL http://www.afrigeneas.com/aacensus/al/1866Tusc_1.htm
A Charles Cook, not only appeared in the 1866 Alabama State Census Colored Population
Tuscaloosa County, AL but in the same
year a Charles Cook appears in the 1866 Alabama State Census Colored Population of Greene County Alabama Sheet No.18
Pg. 47 along with Henry, Peter, Anthony, Pompey, Carter, Isom, and Charity other slaves with the Cook, surname. Was Charles
freed from slavery in that year and migrated to Greene County to live out his life, or is this just a case of mistaken identy.
http://www.afrigeneas.com/aacensus/al/1866Greene.htm
The Cook, surname does appear in Greene County in the 1850
Greene County Alabama Census but those names can only be viewed on microfilm.
ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/greene/census/1850/indx1850.txt
Is This The Link We've Been Looking For?
TUSCALOOSA COUNTY, ALABAMA
LARGEST SLAVEHOLDERS FROM 1860 SLAVE CENSUS SCHEDULES
and
SURNAME MATCHES FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS ON 1870 CENSUS
Transcribed by Tom Blake, February, 2002
PURPOSE. Published information giving names of slaveholders
and numbers of slaves held in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, in 1860, is either non-existent or not readily available. It is
possible to locate a free person on the Tuscaloosa County, Alabama census for 1860 and not know whether that person was also
listed as a slaveholder on the slave census, because published indexes almost always do not include the slave census.
Those
who have found a free ancestor on the 1860 Tuscaloosa County, Alabama census can check this list to learn if their ancestor
was one of the larger slaveholders in the County. If the ancestor is not on this list, the 1860 slave census microfilm can
be viewed to find out whether the ancestor was a holder of a fewer number of slaves or not a slaveholder at all. Whether or
not the ancestor is found to have been a slaveholder, a viewing of the slave census will provide an informed sense of the
extent of slavery in the ancestral County, particularly for those who have never viewed a slave census. An ancestor not shown
to hold slaves on the 1860 slave census could have held slaves on an earlier census, so those films can be checked also. In
1850, the slave census was also separate from the free census, but in earlier years it was a part of the free census.
African
American descendants of persons who were enslaved in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama in 1860, if they have an idea of the surname
of the slaveholder, can check this list for the surname. If the surname is found, they can then view the microfilm for the
details listed regarding the sex, age and color of the slaves. If the surname is not on this list, the microfilm can be viewed
to see if there were smaller slaveholders with that surname. To check a master surname list for other States and Counties,
return to Home and Links Page.
The information on surname matches of 1870 African Americans and 1860
slaveholders is intended merely to provide data for consideration by those seeking to make connections between slaveholders
and former slaves. Particularly in the case of these larger slaveholders, the data seems to show in general not many freed
slaves in 1870 were using the surname of their 1860 slaveholder. However, the data should be checked for the particular surname
to see the extent of the matching.
The last U.S. census slave schedules were enumerated by County in 1860 and included
393,975 named persons holding 3,950,546 unnamed slaves, or an average of about ten slaves per holder. The actual number of
slaveholders may be slightly lower because some large holders held slaves in more than one County and they would have been
counted as a separate slaveholder in each County. Excluding slaves, the 1860 U.S. population was 27,167,529, with about 1
in 70 being a slaveholder. It is estimated by this transcriber that in 1860, slaveholders of 200 or more slaves, while constituting
less than 1 % of the total number of U.S. slaveholders, or 1 out of 7,000 free persons, held 20-30% of the total number of
slaves in the U.S. The process of publication of slaveholder names beginning with larger slaveholders will enable naming of
the holders of the most slaves with the least amount of transcription work.
Those who have found a free ancestor on the 1860 Tuscaloosa County, Alabama
census can check this list to learn if their ancestor was one of the larger slaveholders in the County. If the ancestor is
not on this list, the 1860 slave census microfilm can be viewed to find out whether the ancestor was a holder of a fewer number
of slaves or not a slaveholder at all. Whether or not the ancestor is found to have been a slaveholder, a viewing of the slave
census will provide an informed sense of the extent of slavery in the ancestral County, particularly for those who have never
viewed a slave census. An ancestor not shown to hold slaves on the 1860 slave census could have held slaves on an earlier
census, so those films can be checked also. In 1850, the slave census was also separate from the free census, but in earlier
years it was a part of the free census.
African American descendants of persons who were enslaved in Tuscaloosa
County, Alabama in 1860, if they have an idea of the surname of the slaveholder, can check this list for the surname. If the
surname is found, they can then view the microfilm for the details listed regarding the sex, age and color of the slaves.
If the surname is not on this list, the microfilm can be viewed to see if there were smaller slaveholders with that surname.
To check a master surname list for other States and Counties, return to Home and Links Page.
The information on surname matches of 1870 African Americans and 1860 slaveholders
is intended merely to provide data for consideration by those seeking to make connections between slaveholders and former
slaves. Particularly in the case of these larger slaveholders, the data seems to show in general not many freed slaves in
1870 were using the surname of their 1860 slaveholder. However, the data should be checked for the particular surname to see
the extent of the matching.
The last U.S. census slave schedules were enumerated by County in 1860 and included
393,975 named persons holding 3,950,546 unnamed slaves, or an average of about ten slaves per holder. The actual number of
slaveholders may be slightly lower because some large holders held slaves in more than one County and they would have been
counted as a separate slaveholder in each County. Excluding slaves, the 1860 U.S. population was 27,167,529, with about 1
in 70 being a slaveholder. It is estimated by this transcriber that in 1860, slaveholders of 200 or more slaves, while constituting
less than 1 % of the total number of U.S. slaveholders, or 1 out of 7,000 free persons, held 20-30% of the total number of
slaves in the U.S. The process of publication of slaveholder names beginning with larger slaveholders will enable naming of
the holders of the most slaves with the least amount of transcription work.
The last U.S. census slave schedules were enumerated by County in 1860 and included
393,975 named persons holding 3,950,546 unnamed slaves, or an average of about ten slaves per holder. The actual number of
slaveholders may be slightly lower because some large holders held slaves in more than one County and they would have been
counted as a separate slaveholder in each County. Excluding slaves, the 1860 U.S. population was 27,167,529, with about 1
in 70 being a slaveholder. It is estimated by this transcriber that in 1860, slaveholders of 200 or more slaves, while constituting
less than 1 % of the total number of U.S. slaveholders, or 1 out of 7,000 free persons, held 20-30% of the total number of
slaves in the U.S. The process of publication of slaveholder names beginning with larger slaveholders will enable naming of
the holders of the most slaves with the least amount of transcription work.
SOURCES. The 1860 U.S. Census Slave Schedules for Tuscaloosa
County, Alabama (NARA microfilm series M653, Roll 36) reportedly includes a total of 10,145 slaves. This transcription includes 60 slaveholders who held 33 or more slaves in
Tuscaloosa County, accounting for 3,858 slaves, or 38% of the County total. The rest of the slaves in the County were held
by a total of 826 slaveholders, and those slaveholders have not been included here. Due to variable film quality, handwriting interpretation questions and inconsistent counting
and page numbering methods used by the census enumerators, interested researchers should view the source film personally to
verify or modify the information in this transcription for their own purposes. Census
data for 1860 was obtained from the Historical United States Census Data Browser, which is a very detailed, searchable and
highly recommended database that can found at http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/census/ . Census data on African Americans in the 1870 census was obtained using Heritage Quest's CD "African-Americans in the
1870 U.S. Federal Census", available through Heritage Quest at http://www.heritagequest.com/.
FORMAT.
This transcription lists the names of those largest slaveholders in the County, the number
of slaves they held in the County, the locality where held and the first census page on which they were listed. The page numbers
used are the rubber stamped numbers in the upper right corner of every set of two pages, with the previous stamped number
and a "B" being used to designate the pages without a stamped number. Following the holder list is a separate list of the
surnames of the holders with information on numbers of African Americans on the 1870 census who were enumerated with the same
surname. The term "County" is used to describe the main subdivisions of the State by which the census was enumerated.
TERMINOLOGY. Though
the census schedules speak in terms of "slave owners", the transcriber has chosen to use the term "slaveholder" rather than
"slave owner", so that questions of justice and legality of claims of ownership need not be addressed in this transcription. Racially related terms such as African American, black, mulatto and colored are used as in the source
or at the time of the source, with African American being used otherwise.
PLANTATION NAMES. Plantation names were not shown on
the census. Using plantation names to locate ancestors can be difficult because the name of a plantation may have been changed
through the years and because the sizeable number of large farms must have resulted in lots of duplication of plantation names.
In Alabama in 1860 there were 482 farms of 1,000 acres or more, the largest size category enumerated in the census, and another
1,359 farms of 500-999 acres. Linking names of plantations in this County with the names of the large holders on this list
should not be a difficult research task, but it is beyond the scope of this transcription.
FORMER SLAVES. The 1860 U.S. Census was the last U.S.
census showing slaves and slaveholders. Slaves were enumerated in 1860 without giving their names, only their sex and age
and indication of any handicaps, such as deaf or blind Slaves 100 years of age or older were supposed to be named on the 1860
slave schedule, but there were only 1,570 slaves of such age enumerated, out of a total of 3,950,546 slaves nationwide. Though
not specifically looking for such named slaves, the transcriber did not notice any such slaves named in this county. On page
405, a 101 year old male held by Burch Darden was not named, but the comment was made, "mind good, perfect eye sight". Freed
slaves, if listed in the next census, in 1870, would have been reported with their full name, including surname. Some of these
former slaves may have been using the surname of their 1860 slaveholder at the time of the 1870 census and they may have still
been living in the same State or County. Before presuming an African American was a slave on the 1860 census, the free census
for 1860 should be checked, as almost 11% of African Americans were enumerated as free in 1860, with about half of those living
in the southern States. Estimates of the number of former slaves who used the surname of a former owner in 1870, vary widely
and from region to region. If an African American ancestor with one of these surnames is found on the 1870 census, then making
the link to finding that ancestor as a slave requires advanced research techniques involving all obtainable records of the
holder.
MIGRATION OF FORMER SLAVES: According to U.S. Census data, the 1860 Tuscaloosa County population included 12,971 whites, 84 "free colored"
and 10, 145 slaves. By the 1870 census, the white population of Tuscaloosa County had decreased about 9% to 11,787, while
the "colored" population decreased about 19% to 8,294. (As a side note, by 1960, 100 years later, the County was listed as
having 77,719 whites, about six times more than 100 years earlier, while the 1960 total of 31,303 "Negroes"was about three
times more than what the colored population had been 100 years before.) Where did the freed slaves go who did not stay in
this county? Dallas, Montgomery and Mobile counties in Alabama all saw increases in the colored population between 1860 and
1870, so that could be where some of these Alabama freed slaves went. Between 1860 and 1870, the Alabama colored population
increased by 37,000, to 475,000, a 17% increase. It should be noted however, that in comparing census data for 1870 and 1960,
the transcriber did not take into consideration any relevant changes in county boundaries.
Where did freed Alabama slaves go if they did not stay in Alabama? States
that saw significant increases in colored population during that time, and were therefore more likely possible places of relocation
for colored persons from Tuscaloosa County, included the following: Georgia, up 80,000 to 545,000 (17%); Texas, up 70,000
(38%); North Carolina, up 31,000 (8%); Florida, up 27,000 (41%); Ohio, up 26,000 (70%); Indiana, up 25,000 (127%); and Kansas
up from 265 to 17,000 (6,400%).
SLAVEHOLDER LIST:
ADAMS, (see Scott, Scott & Adams)
BATTLE, Alfred, 190 slaves, City of Tuscaloosa, page 381
BEALLE, John S., 114 slaves, Western Div., page 417
BOWDEN, J. P., 34 slaves, Carthage, page 394B
BRIDGES, O. W., 36 slaves, City of Tuscaloosa, page 379B
CHAMBERS, John C., 60 Eastern Div., page 398
CLEMENT, Rufus H., 114 slaves, City of Tuscaloosa, page 377B
CLEMENTS, Hardy, 238 slaves, Blockers, page 402
CLEMENTS, L. M., 80 slaves, City of Tuscaloosa, page 381B
CLEMENTS, N. N., 71 slaves, Blockers, page 401
CLEMENTS, Rush, 66 slaves, Blockers, page 401B
COCKRAN, Est. Wm. H., 71 slaves, City of Tuscaloosa, page 384
COLWELL, John S.?, 51 slaves, City of Tuscaloosa, page 377
COOK, Chelsey M., 40 slaves, Western Div., page 434B
DEARING, James. H., 108 slaves, City of Tuscaloosa, page 378B
DEVENPORT, Nelson, 35 slaves, Spiller Beat, page 391
DRIVER, E. L., 64 slaves, Western Div., page 414
DUNLAP, Robert, 62 slaves, Western Div., page 418B
EDDINS, S. W., 43 slaves, [no locality shown], page 399
EDDINS, T. H., 39 slaves, City of Tuscaloosa, page 377
ELLISON, Robert, 61 slaves, Tuscaloosa Beat, page 388B
FOSTER, Charles M., 45 slaves, City of Tuscaloosa, page 385
FOSTER, J. Collier, 70 slaves, Western Div., page 415
FOSTER, Joshua, 34 slaves, Tuscaloosa Beat, page 405
FRIERSON, R. P., 57 slaves, Spiller/Carthage, page 392
GATES, Rebecca A.?, 36 slaves, Western Div., page 420B
GOREE, Dan, 49 slaves, Tuscaloosa Beat, page 405B
GRAY, Est. Jas., 80 slaves, Carthage, page 393B
GUILD, James, 52 slaves, City of Tuscaloosa, page 371
HALEY, James, 44 slaves, Western Div., page 429B
HARGROVE, H. H., 47 slaves, [no locality shown], page 403B
HESTER, C. A., 50 slaves, City of Tuscaloosa, page 380
HESTER, Wm., 66 slaves, City of Tuscaloosa, page 375B
HILL, Thomas J., 79 slaves, Western Div., page 420
HINTON, Wm., 33 slaves, Spiller Beat, page 390
IRISH, John R., 42 slaves, City of Tuscaloosa, page 373B
JAMISON, Robert, Steam? Ball? Place, 94 slaves, Tuscaloosa Beat 16, page 407
JEMISON, R. Jr., Cherkee? Plantation, 84 slaves, Carthage, page 396B
JEMISON, Wm. H., 46 slaves, City of Tuscaloosa, page 376B
JONES, Wm. H., Wm. H. Dumone? Aget for, 62 slaves, Carthage, page 396B
MANLEY, Basel, 38 slaves, City of Tuscaloosa, page 369B
MARAST, Wm. D., 36 slaves, Tuscaloosa Beat, page 388
MARR, Wm. M. Est., 90 slaves, [no locality shown], page 399B
MAXWELL, Thomas, 42 slaves, City of Tuscaloosa, page 370
MOODY, Washington, 33 slaves, City of Tuscaloosa, page 378
OWEN, Agnes N.?, 69 slaves, City of Tuscaloosa, page 376
PEGUES, J. J., 54 slaves, Tuscaloosa Beat 16, page 406
PERKINS, Claudias H., 36 slaves, Tuscaloosa Beat, page 387
PERKINS, S. M., 38 slaves, Tuscaloosa Beat, page 387
PONDE?, Wm., 41 slaves, Tuscaloosa Beat, page 405
PRINCE, Mrs. A. S., 44 slaves, City of Tuscaloosa, page 385B
PRINCE, Oliver T., 66 slaves, City of Tuscaloosa, page 385B
PRUETT, John W., 196 slaves, Western Div., page 428
ROBINSON, Wm. B., 47 slaves, Tuscaloosa Beat, page 388B
SANDERS, John, 41 slaves, Western Div., page 422
SCOTT, SCOTT & ADAMS, RR con camp, 60 slaves, Eastern Div., page 412
SCOTT, SCOTT & ADAMS, 66 slaves, Eastern Div., page 398B
SCOTT, SCOTT & ADAMS, Northeast & Southwest RR contract, 73 slaves,
Eastern Div., page 409
SHAMPSON?, Newton, 71 slaves, Tuscaloosa, page 400B
STEWART, Daniel, 60 slaves, Western Div., page 416
WALKER, M. Pearce?, 48 slaves, Western Div., page 431
SURNAME MATCHES AMONG AFRICAN AMERICANS ON 1870 CENSUS:
(exact surname spellings only are reported, no spelling variations or soundex)
(SURNAME, # in US, in State, in County, born in State, born and living in State,
born in State and living in County)
ADAMS, 4295, 384, 5, 334, 232, 2
BATTLE, 900, 196, 6, 129, 112, 5
BEALLE, 62, 60, 29, 28, 28, 13
BOWDEN, 232, 10, 1, 15, 6, 1
BRIDGES, 396, 57, 3, 44, 34, 3
CHAMBERS, 1237, 136, 4, 118, 84, 2
CLEMENT, 178, 12, 0, 12, 7, 0
CLEMENTS, 364, 61, 35, 46, 41, 23
COCKRAN, 52, 9, 1, 10, 7, 1
COLWELL, 227, 25, 0, 23, 14, 0
COOK, 3149, 409, 9, 339, 253, 7
DEARING, 71, 8, 3, 11, 4, 2
DEVENPORT, 145, 8, 0, 6, 4, 0
DRIVER, 216, 29, 0, 31, 21, 0
DUNLAP, 454, 45, 10, 43, 24, 7
EDDINS, 71, 40, 19, 25, 19, 5
ELLISON, 382, 35, 2, 31, 20, 1
FOSTER, 2611, 408, 90, 291, 242, 49
FRIERSON, 236, 28, 21, 37, 22, 16
GATES, 531, 36, 0, 51, 22, 0
GOREE, 50, 28, 1, 20, 18, 1
GRAY, 3207, 208, 16, 224, 137, 11
GUILD, 14, 5, 5, 2, 2, 2
HALEY, 295, 26, 4, 25, 16, 4
HARGROVE, 272, 38, 3, 43, 24, 1
HESTER, 359, 43, 13, 42, 30, 9
HILL, 6675, 646, 10, 541, 373, 5
HINTON, 615, 83, 21, 52, 43, 18
IRISH, 6, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0
JAMISON, 217, 11, 1, 19, 6, 1
JEMISON, 149, 76, 18, 61, 44, 6
JONES, 27193, 2497, 35, 2125, 1451, 17
MANLEY, 98, 6, 3, 4, 2, 2
MARAST, 9, 9, 0, 6, 0, 0
MARR, 61, 5, 4, 4, 1, 0
MAXWELL, 761, 60, 5, 54, 36, 2
MOODY, 716, 72, 7, 56, 42, 5
OWEN, 851, 110, 7, 87, 63, 4
PEGUES, 137, 9, 6, 20, 6, 5
PERKINS, 1897, 165, 14, 164, 102, 6
PONDE?, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0
PRINCE, 619, 111, 29, 85, 73, 20
PRUETT, 89, 43, 0, 28, 24, 0
ROBINSON, 8046, 459, 3, 430, 270, 2
SANDERS, 3090, 345, 20, 294, 199, 9
SCOTT, 8407, 565, 6, 473, 322, 0
SHAMPSON?, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0
STEWART, 3848, 285, 14, 222, 154, 4
WALKER, 8492, 827, 24, 727, 474, 19
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NOW IT REALLY GETS CONFUSEING
Common was the Cook, surname among slaves throughout the State of Alabama, in the 1800's documents
reveal that they lived in the following Counties, Tuscaloosa, Russell, Wilcox,
Pickens, Lowdes and Choctaw.
The following list of slaveholders all have the Cook, surname which means that it is just as likely
that Charles Cook Sr. and or family members could have been in servitude to any one or number of them at the time of the said
county census.
Because I do not have access at this time to the microfilm records to look up the page number of
those Surname Matches for African American in the county census all I know about Charles Cook
Sr., whereabouts at this time is all speculation.
A well planned search would involve more than the use of the internet or what one might find on
microfilm, there are family members to talk too, records or documents family members might have, and any number of other sources
one might look into but you've got to start somewhere...so the beat goes on.
GREENE COUNTY, ALABAMA
LARGEST SLAVEHOLDERS FROM 1860 SLAVE
CENSUS SCHEDULES
and
SURNAME MATCHES FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS ON 1870 CENSUS
Transcribed by Tom Blake, March 2001
We are unable to find a Slaveholder with the Cook, surname or surname matches
for African Americans in Greene, County during the 1850-1870 period. However, the Kirksey, family will find the slaveholder
F. M. Kirksey, well established in the county and the Kirksey family name showing up on census data dateing back to the 1830.
1850 Census
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/al/greene/census.htm
1860 Census
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ajac/algreene.htm
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WILCOX, COUNTY ALABAMA
LARGEST
SLAVEHOLDERS FROM 1860 SLAVE CENSUS SCHEDULES
and
SURNAME MATCHES FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS ON 1870 CENSUS
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ajac/alwilcox.htm
Transcribed by Tom Blake, February, 2002
SLAVEHOLDER LIST:
COOK, A. M., 41 slaves, page 487B
COOK, Daniel, 52 slaves, page 534B
COOK, E. H., 54 slaves, page 509
SURNAME MATCHES AMONG AFRICAN AMERICANS ON 1870 CENSUS:
(exact surname spellings only are reported, no spelling variations or soundex)
(SURNAME, # in US, in State, in County,
born in State, born and living in State, born in State and living in County)
COOK, 3149, 409, 43, 339, 253, 35
1850-1880 Census
ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/wilcox/census/1850/indx1850.txt
ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/wilcox/census/1850/
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/wilcox/census/1880/morgan.txt
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TUSCALOOSA COUNTY, ALABAMA
LARGEST SLAVEHOLDERS FROM 1860 SLAVE CENSUS SCHEDULES
and
SURNAME MATCHES FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS ON 1870 CENSUS
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ajac/altuscaloosa.htm
Transcribed by Tom Blake, February, 2002
SLAVEHOLDER LIST:
COOK, Chelsey M., 40 slaves, Western Div., page 434B
SURNAME MATCHES AMONG AFRICAN AMERICANS ON 1870 CENSUS:
COOK, 3149, 409, 9, 339, 253, 7
1850-1900 Census
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/tuscaloosa/census/1850/indx1850.txt
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/tuscaloosa/census/1850/pg277.txt
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/tuscaloosa/census/1850/pg292.txt
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/tuscaloosa/census/1850/pg307.txt
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/al/tuscaloosa/1860census.htm
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/statewide/census/alprepop1.txt
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RUSSELL COUNTY, ALABAMA
LARGEST SLAVEHOLDERS FROM 1860 SLAVE CENSUS SCHEDULES
and
SURNAME MATCHES FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS ON 1870 CENSUS
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ajac/alrussell.htm
Transcribed by Tom Blake, October 2001
SLAVEHOLDER LIST:
COOK, James C., 71 slaves, page 92B
SURNAME MATCHES AMONG AFRICAN AMERICANS ON 1870 CENSUS:
COOK, 3149, 409, 15, 339, 253, 4
1840-1850 Census
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/al/russell/census.htm
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PICKENS COUNTY, ALABAMA
LARGEST SLAVEHOLDERS FROM 1860 SLAVE CENSUS SCHEDULES
and
SURNAME MATCHES FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS ON 1870 CENSUS
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ajac/alpickens.htm
Transcribed by Tom Blake, February, 2002
SLAVEHOLDER LIST:
COOK, Major, 110 slaves, Southern Div., page 351B
SURNAME MATCHES AMONG AFRICAN AMERICANS ON 1870 CENSUS:
COOK, 3149, 409, 26, 339, 253, 13
1850-1880 Census
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/pickens/census/1850/indx1850.txt
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/pickens/census/1850/
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/pickens/census/1880/
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LOWNDES COUNTY, ALABAMA
LARGEST SLAVEHOLDERS FROM 1860 SLAVE CENSUS SCHEDULES
and
SURNAME MATCHES FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS ON 1870 CENSUS
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ajac/allowndes.htm
Transcribed by Tom Blake, October 2001
SLAVEHOLDER LIST:
COOK, J. W., by T. Branchcomb manager, 76 slaves, page 309B
COOK, J. T., 50 slaves, page 381
COOK, James W., by D. E. Ledbetter manager
of farm, 110 slaves, page 312
SURNAME MATCHES AMONG AFRICAN AMERICANS ON 1870 CENSUS:
COOK, 3149, 409, 36, 339, 253, 18
1850-1880 Census
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/lowndes/census/1850/indx1850.txt
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/lowndes/census/1850/notes.txt
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/lowndes/census/1850/pg0103a.txt
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/lowndes/census/1850/pg0114a.txt
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/lowndes/census/1850/pg0125a.txt
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/lowndes/census/1850/pg0136a.txt
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/lowndes/census/1850/pg0147b.txt
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/lowndes/census/1850/pg0158b.txt
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/lowndes/census/1850/pg0158b.txt
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/lowndes/census/1850/pg0181b.txt
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/lowndes/census/1880/beat1.txt
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CHOCTAW COUNTY, ALABAMA
LARGEST SLAVEHOLDERS FROM 1860 SLAVE CENSUS SCHEDULES
and
SURNAME MATCHES FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS ON 1870 CENSUS
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ajac/alchoctaw.htm
Transcribed by Tom
Blake, March 2003
SLAVEHOLDER LIST:
COOK, John P., 34 slaves, page 425B
SURNAME MATCHES AMONG AFRICAN AMERICANS ON 1870 CENSUS:
COOK, 3149, 409, 7, 339, 253, 4
1850-1900 Census
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/choctaw/census/1850/indx1850.txt
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/chocta/census/1850/cen.txtw
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/choctaw/census/1880/
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/al/choctaw/census1900.htm
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MIGRATION OF FORMER SLAVES: According to U.S. Census data, the 1860 Greene
County population included 6,761 whites, 1 "free colored" and 24,409 slaves. Part
of Greene County was formed into Hale County in 1867, so figures comparing the 1860 census with the 1870 census must keep
that in mind; but by the 1870 census, the white population of Greene County had decreased 43% to 3,858, and
the "colored" population decreased 40% to 14,541. Where did the freed slaves go? Some probably did not go anywhere, but became
part of Hale County when it was formed, since Hale County showed a colored population of approximately 17,000 in 1870. Otherwise,
Montgomery, Mobile and Dallas Counties in Alabama all saw increases in the colored population between 1860 and 1870, so that
could be where some of these freed slaves went. Between 1860 and 1870, the Alabama colored population increased by 37,000,
to 475,000, a 17% increase.
Montgomery
County Alabama 1860-1890 Census
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/al/montgomery/census.htm
Mobile
County Alabama 1860-1890
No Records
http://www.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/al/mobile.htm
Dallas
County Alabama 1860-1890
Internet Page Display Error
http://www.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/al/dallas.htm
Hale
County Alabama 1860-1890
No Records
http://www.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/al/hale.htm
Where
did freed Alabama slaves go if they did not stay in Alabama? States that saw significant increases in colored population during
that time, and were therefore more likely possible places of relocation for colored persons from Greene County, included the
following: Georgia, up 80,000 to 545,000 (17%); Texas, up 70,000 (38%); North Carolina, up 31,000 (8%); Florida, up 27,000
(41%); Ohio, up 26,000 (70%); Indiana, up 25,000 (127%); and Kansas up from 265 to 17,000 (6,400%).
Other State Table of Contents
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/index.htm
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CONCISE SLAVEHOLDER LIST:
Not that these were the only slaveholders in the State of Alabama with the Cook surname, there
were slaveholders who were not listed in the tables and links above because they owned fewer slaves. So if Charles Cook
Sr. was a slave in Greene County and owned by a slaveholder with the Cook surname then the slaveholder most likely own
fewer slaves.
COOK, A. M., 41 slaves, page 487B
COOK, Daniel, 52 slaves, page 534B
COOK, E. H., 54 slaves, page 509
COOK, Chelsey M., 40 slaves, Western Div., page 434B
COOK, James C., 71 slaves, page 92B
COOK, Major, 110 slaves, Southern Div., page 351B
COOK, J. W., by T. Branchcomb manager, 76 slaves, page 309B
COOK, J. T., 50 slaves, page 381
COOK, James W., by D. E. Ledbetter manager of farm, 110 slaves, page 312
COOK, John P., 34 slaves, page 425B
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