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Name	White Males	White Females	Children	Slaves	Free Persons of Color	Total Inhabitants	Land	Buildings, Furniture, etc.	Notes
Name	Over 21	Under 21	Over 18	Under 18	Btw 5 - 18	Total Inhabitants	In Schools	Males	Notes	Females	Value	Males	Females	Acres of	Value of	Value of Buildings	Value of Furniture	Value of Horses etc.
Morrison, W.	1		1	1								3
Martin, Edward	1	2	1	1	2		31	54	$43,000			90	4000	$48,000	$1,500	$300	$2,000
Mann, J. A.	1	2	1	1								5	80	$800	$100	$100	$200
Morrison, John	2	1	1	3	4							7	320	$4,000	$1,300	$800	$700
Medows, James	1	3	1	3	4	1						8				$100	$150
McCommack, A. H.	1	1	1	3			4	5	$8,000			15	1000	$1,500	$1,500	$300	$650
McCommack, P. I.	1						11	6	$12,000			18	2300	$50,000	$700	$500	$800
Means, G. W. W. J.	1						6	7	$9,500			14	590	$8,000	$500	$200	$1,100
Morrison, M.	1	2	1	3	3							7	160	$500	$100	$75	$200
Mills, Albert	1	2	1									4	80	$400	$200	$100	$200
McYahagin, W.	2	1	2				8	6	$7,000			19	800	$8,000	$1,000	$500	$800
Morrison, N. C.	1	5	1	2	6	6						9	40	$500	$150	$100	$300
Morton, R. W.	3	1	2	6	4	4	3	2	$2,500			17	140	$1,200	$250	$300	$600
Moody, Soloman	1						6	7	$6,000			14	320	$2,500	$200	$50	$350
Moody, John	1		1									2
Moody, Alfred	1		1									2	130	$400	$50	$25	$125
Moody, Doval	1											1				$50
Moody, Roger	1	1	1	2								5
Marsh, Berg.	3	3	2		3		2	3	$2,500			13	80	$500	$200	$200	$200	Census Taker indicates his brother was living with him
McCrady, James	1	1	1	1	2	1						4	40	$300	$100	$100	$150
Matchett, J. H.	2	3	2	1	4							8	80	$400	$200	$100	$50
Martin, James	1		1									2
Marsh, John	1	3	1	1	3							6	80	$400	$50	$50	$125
McCray, John	1	3	1	2	4	1						7	40	$200	$150	$200	$275
Martin, Henry E.	2	1	1	1								5
Martin, E. M.		4	2	1	3		1	1	$1,200			9	240	$2,500		$600	$300
Milligan, W.	2	2	1	1	2		8	6	$8,000			20	240	$2,000	$300	$175	$350
McCormack, D. J.	1	1	1									3				$50
McIntosh, J. M.	1	1	1				2	1	$2,800			6	320	$600	$300	$250	$100
Marlo, John	2	2	2	4	4							10			$100	$1,200	$125
McCoskin, Lewis	2	1	1		1	1						4			$50	$50	$100

Title

1855 Census Returns: Marion County - Page 12

Subject

Florida--Census, 1855

Slavery--Florida

Florida--Marion County

African Americans History To 1863.

Description

Semi-alphabetical listing of heads of household in Marion County from the second state census of Florida, 1855. Census includes household demographics, slave and land ownership and property valuations.

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State Archives of Florida, Series S1385

Date

1855

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census records

Language

eng-US

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Text

Identifier

census1855_p12

Coverage

Florida's Early Statehood Period (1845-1861)

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Subject - Person

Morrison, W.

Martin, Edward

Mann, J. A.

Morrison, John

Medows, James

McCommack, A. H.

McCommack, P. I.

Means, G. W. W. J.

Morrison, M.

Mills, Albert

McYahagin, W.

Morrison, N. C.

Morton, R. W.

Moody, Soloman

Moody, John

Moody, Alfred

Moody, Doval

Moody, Roger

Marsh, Berg.

McCrady, James

Matchett, J. H.

Martin, James

Marsh, John

McCray, John

Martin, Henry E.

Martin, E. M.

Milligan, W.

McCormack, D. J.

McIntosh, J. M.

Marlo, John

McCoskin, Lewis

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1855 Census Returns: Marion County - Page 12. 1855. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/275342>, accessed 28 February 2025.

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1855 Census Returns: Marion County - Page 12. 1855. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/275342>

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