Monday, July 15, 2013

Six Degrees of separation The Edmund (Edmun) Downs Family Part 2


Several of the ways I analyze genealogical data are by the geographic location and groups of names which been clustered together. I am still trying to break the 1870 brick wall. Edmund signed the labor contract in 1865.  The next area I have investigated was the census records. 

In the 1870 Federal Census for Pike County, Mississippi a Edward Downs is enumerated with Courtney Downs and children. Edward and Edmund are the same individuals.   An important fact to remember is that in the 1870 census, individuals' relationship to each other is not identified.

1870 Federal Census Pike County, Mississippi Township 2 Range 8 Dwelling 193 family 194



Name
Age
Sex
Race
Occupation
Place of birth
Edward
24
male
black
Farm hand
Louisiana
Courtney
26
female
black
Keeping house
Mississippi
Richard
4
male
black
Ann
3
female
black
Thomas
10/12
male
black
Jesse
15
male
black

1870 Federal Census Pike County, Mississippi Township 2 Range 8 Dwelling/family 193/194870 F

The children listed were not born in 1865 except Jesse who would have been 10 years old.  In the labor contract, 7 male and 8 female children without names are listed. These children may have been related to Edmund Downs.


In the 1880 Federal Census for Pike County Mississippi, Edmun Downs is listed with Caroline Downs as wife and additional children.  Courtney Downs who was enumerated in 1870 with children Jessie, Richard, Ann and Thomas (Tom) probably died.  Jessie in 1880 would have been 25 years old and possibly living elsewhere or dead.  Edmund has three children enumerated as step-children. Caroline was probably married to Mr. Buckhalter.  Mary Downs and Jerry Buckhalter are both 6 years old and Willis Buckhalter is 3 years old. The age of these three children suggests that Courtney Downs and Mr. Buckhalter died 3 years previously approximately 1877.


1880 United States Federal census Pike County, Mississippi SD 3, ED 37 page 29 dwelling 40 family 41  



Name

Age

Sex

Race

Relationship

Occupation

Place of birth

Edmun Downs

36

male

black

 

Farming

Louisiana

Caroline Downs

27

female

black

wife

Keeps house

Louisiana

Francis Downs

18      

male

black

son

Field hand

Mississippi

Richard Downs

14

male

black

son

Field hand

       “

Annie V. Downs

12

female

black

daughter

At home

        “

Tom H. Downs

11

male

black

son

       “

        “

Mary Downs

6

female

black

daughter

        “

        “

Edmun Downs Jr.

1/12

male

black

son

        “

        “

Melford Buckhalter

11

male

black

step-son

        “      

        “

Jerry Buckhalter

6

male

black

step-son

        “

        “

Willis Buckhalter     

3

male

black

step-son

        “

        “



More information on Edmund Downs will be in Part 3

----The Tree Gardener  
Post updated February 9, 2022








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