Anderson County (KY) Slaves, Free Blacks, and Free Mulattoes, 1850-1870
Start Year : 1850
End Year : 1870
Anderson County is located in central Kentucky, within the Bluegrass Region, and is bound by seven other counties. Slaves arrived with the first settlers in the 1770s. Lawrenceburg is the county seat, it was incorporated as Lawrence in 1820. Anderson County was established in 1827. There were 573 persons counted in the 1830 U.S. Federal Census, and by 1870, there were 5,500, excluding the slaves. Below are the number of slaves, free Blacks, and free Mulattoes in Anderson County between 1850 and 1870.

1850 Slave Schedule

• 307 slave owners
• 1,021 Black slaves
• 259 Mulatto slaves
• 19 free Blacks
• 11 free Mulattoes

1860 Slave Schedule

• 285 slave owners
• 1,211 Black slaves
• 146 Mulatto slaves
• 10 free Blacks
• 4 free Mulattoes

1870 U.S. Federal Census

• 646 Blacks
• 67 Mulattoes
• at least 93 U.S. Colored Troops reported that they were born in Anderson County, Kentucky

For more see "Anderson County" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia edited by J. E. Kleber; and History and Families Anderson County, Kentucky by Turner Publishing Co.
Subjects: Slave Owners, Slaves, Free Blacks, Free Mulattoes in Kentucky, 1850-1870 [by county]
Geographic Region: Anderson County, Kentucky