Slaves of Clarissa Cochran Anderson, Florida

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: St. Johns, Florida, United States
Surnames/tags: slavery black_heritage

Biography

This page's purpose is to record the enslaved people owned by Clarissa (Cochran) Anderson, and attempt to connect them to their families.

In the 1840 census Clarissa was an owner of enslaved persons in St Augustine, Saint Johns, Florida Territory.^[1]

Name	Clarissa Anderson
Home in 1840 (City, County, State)	St Augustine, Saint Johns, Florida Territory
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5	1
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9	1
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29	1
Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49	1
Slaves - Males - Under 10	1
Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23	5
Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35	1
Slaves - Males - 36 thru 54	3
Slaves - Females - Under 10	7
Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23	3
Slaves - Females - 36 thru 54	3
Persons Employed in Agriculture	2
Free White Persons - Under 20	2
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49	2
Total Free White Persons	4
Total Slaves	23
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves	27

In the 1850 census Clarisa was an owner of enslaved persons in St Augustine, St Johns, Florida, United States.^[2]

• 35 F B
• 36 F B
• 12 M B
• 11 F B

Sources

1. ↑ 1840 Census: "1840 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1840; Census Place: St Augustine, Saint Johns, Florida Territory; Roll: 36; Page: 112; Family History Library Film: 0006712
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8057 #1636187 (accessed 28 June 2023)
   Clarissa Anderson in St Augustine, Saint Johns, Florida Territory.
2. ↑ 1850 Census: "1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
   The National Archive in Washington Dc; Washington, DC; NARA Microform Publication: M432; Title: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8055 #91426866 (accessed 28 June 2023)
   Clarisa Anderson in St Augustine, St Johns, Florida, USA.