Tuesday, February 7, 2023

Mary Johnson Enslaved Part 6

Mary Johnson never returned to Maryland to live permanently. She married George Andrews both who were no longer enslaved remained in the same geographic area that had become their home. It was through school records that I looked for information concerning George and Mary Johnson Andrews and their children.   In the segregated post-Civil War south, racial designations of colored and white are present in many records. School records were not an exception. The geographic locality of many families can often be found by race in the school records. In the Pike County, Mississippi colored school records I found the names of Andrews children. In the 1878 school census the surname is spelled Anders.



Mississippi Enumeration of Educable Children, 1850-1892; 1908-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939F-PV97-Y5?cc=1856425&wc=M6NC-9NT%3A167436801%2C167437302 : 18 September 2015), Pike > 1878 > image 115 of 200; Government Records, Jackson.
Transcribed 1878 Pike County School Census

NAME

AGE

SEX

Anders Dav

16

male

Anders Margret

14

female

Anders Easter

10

female

Anders Courtney

 8

female

Anders  Louisa

 6

famale


The Andrews family was enumerated in the 1880 Federal Census. George Andrews was a farmer and Mary keeps house. It is important to note that Mary Andrews birth place was identified as "Md" Maryland. Emma J. was latter identified as Jane.

"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYB7-7R4?cc=1417683&wc=XW8V-BZ9%3A1589407292%2C1589395692%2C1589394818%2C1589394807 : 24 December 2015), Mississippi > Pike > Beat 1 > ED 37 > image 30 of 61; citing NARA microfilm publication T9, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C., n.d.)

Transcribed Pike County, Mississippi Federal Census 1880

NAME

COLOR

SEX

AGE

RELATIONSHIP

OCCUPATION

Andrews George

B

M

59

 

Farmer

                Mary

B

F

50

wife

housekeeper

                 David

B

M

19

son

farm hand

               Easter

B

F

14

daughter

farm hand

               Laura

B

F

8

daughter

at home

               Marrine

B

F

6

daughter

at home

                  Willie

B

M

5

son

at home

             George Jr

B

M

4

son

at home

               Emma J

B

F

1/12 May

daughter

at home



Mississippi Enumeration of Educable Children, 1850-1892; 1908-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939F-PV9F-WD?cc=1856425&wc=M6NC-7P8%3A167436801%2C167437202 : 18 September 2015), Pike > 1885 > image 6 of 178; Government Records, Jackson.



George Andrews is listed with his children in the Pike County 1885 and 1890 school census. The 1890 record is especially important because most of the 1890 federal census was destroyed in a fire. Unfortunately, I did not record the complete citation for the 1890 school census.  I obtained the information at the Allen County Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Transcribed Pike County, Mississippi School Census 1885

Name of Child

Age

Sex

Color

Parent or Guardian

Andrews Esther

17

F

 Col

George Andrews

                 Courtney

14

F

   “

              “

                Laura

13

F

   “

              “

                Marian  

12

F

   “

              “

                Lucius

10

M

   “

              “

                Jane

  5

F

   “

              “





1890 Pike County Mississippi School Census

 Transcribed Pike County, Mississippi School Census 1890

Parent or Parent Guardian

Name of Children

Age

George Andrews

Laura Andrews

20

 

Marrie Andrews

18

 

George Andrews

14

 

Emma Jane Andrews

10

 

Willie Andrews

15


More information to come.

----The Tree Gardener

No comments: