Creating Tables For Slavery Documentation
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This document is the companion page to Creating Slave Owner Space Pages and How to Create a Plantation Page
A table on a Slavery Documentation Page can make the data easier to understand.
This is the 1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules page (partial) for Ephraim Daniel transcribed into a table:
| Name of Slave Owners | Number of Slaves | Age | Sex | Color |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ephraim Daniel | 1 | 48 | M | B |
| Ephraim Daniel | 1 | 48 | F | B |
| Ephraim Daniel | 1 | 47 | F | B |
| Ephraim Daniel | 1 | 34 | M | B |
| Ephraim Daniel | 1 | 33 | F | B |
| Ephraim Daniel | 1 | 30 | M | B |
| Ephraim Daniel | 1 | 25 | M | B |
| Ephraim Daniel | 1 | 22 | M | B |
If people appear in more than source, that information can also go into the table. You can pretty much organize it however you choose. Notice that the slave owner and source in this example are linked to a profile and the source document.
| Age | Sex | Color | Birth | Location | Slave Owner | Document Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | M | B | bf 1800 | Edgecombe County, NC, USA | Joseph Daniel | 4 APR 1800 | Transcribed Will of Joseph Daniel |
The easiest way to create a WikiTree table is to enter it into a spreadsheet such as Excel or Google Sheets (which is free) and use the easy convert utility: Magnus Tools
- Copy and paste the columns and rows of the table (including the title row) into the window. You can make the table sortable. Don't worry if it doesn't work the first time. Make the necessary changes to your table, repaste and rerun the utility. Copy all of the data in the table format to the page.
If you don't have access to a spreadsheet program here is a tutorial on the WikiTree formatting.
Ephraim Daniel's 1850 Census Slave Schedule Data in a table (first three rows)
| Name of Slave Owners | Number of Slaves | Age | Sex | Color |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ephraim Daniel | 1 | 48 | M | B |
| Ephraim Daniel | 1 | 48 | F | B |
| Ephraim Daniel | 1 | 47 | F | B |
This is the code showing column headers and row delimiters in the WikiTree table format. You can copy this code and and substitute your own information. Make sure to include all of the |- pipe/hyphen and the |} characters).
- {| border="1" class="sortable"
- !Name of Slave Owners!!Number of Slaves!!Age!!Sex!!Color
- |-
- |Ephraim Daniel||1||48||M||B
- |-
- |Ephraim Daniel||1||48||F||B
- |-
- |Ephraim Daniel||1||47||F||B
- |}
Another example of table"
| Heading Column 1 | Heading Column 2 | Heading Column 3 | Heading Column 4 | Heading Column 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 |
Table Header:
- {| border="1" class="sortable"
- !Heading Column 1!!Heading Column 2!!Heading Column 3!!Heading Column 4!!Heading Column 5
- |-
This row should be duplicate as needed with information you wish to add
- |Column 1||Column 2||Column 3||Column 4||Column 5
- |-
Table End Marker
- |}
The diligent WikiTree-er who created the profile for Daniel Chestnut Sr. created a Space Page for information about his farm and enslaved laborers: Daniel Chestnut Sr. Plantation. This chart shows a chronology of sources for each person. Additionally, many of the enslaved people were eventually identified. They have their own WikiTree profiles and the table contains links to them.
This is a portion of one of the Chestnut Tables:
| 1790 | 1800 | 1810 | 1820 | 1830 | 1840 | 1850 | 1860 | Profile ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17b Black Male 1820-1830 | 15b Black Male 1816-1830 | 4a20 Black Male 1830 | Jacob Black Male 1830 | |||||
| 17c Black Male 1806-1820 | 15c Black Male 1816-1830 | 4a18 Black Male 1820 | Esau Black Male 1812 | Esau Chestnut | ||||
| 15d Black Female 1816-1830 | 4a21 Black Female 1827 | Miah Black Female 1838 | Mariah Chestnut | |||||
| 4a22 Black Male 1849 | Ransom Black Male 1848 | Ransom Chestnut | ||||||
| Jack Black Male 1850 | John Chestnut |
Additional Table Links and Examples
- Mindy's Table Help
- Editing Tips--Tables
- Mangus Tools Conversion tool
Examples:
- Login to request to the join the Trusted List so that you can edit and add images.
- Private Messages: Contact the Profile Managers privately: Emma MacBeath and US Black Heritage Project WikiTree. (Best when privacy is an issue.)
- Public Comments: Login to post. (Best for messages specifically directed to those editing this profile. Limit 20 per day.)
- Public Q&A: These will appear above and in the Genealogist-to-Genealogist (G2G) Forum. (Best for anything directed to the wider genealogy community.)