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US Black Heritage 1880 Census Project, Tennessee

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US Black Heritage Project; USBH 1880 Project

Goal: To create a profile for every Black American enumerated on the 1880 US federal census in Tennessee.


Total Population of Tennessee in 1880: 1,542,359
Total Black Population of Tennessee in 1880: 403,151
Counties in 1880 Total Pop. Black Pop. Spreadsheet Status/Checked
Anderson 10,820 903 Tennessee #12
Bedford 26,025 7,489 Tennessee #10
Benton 9,780 633 Tennessee #2
Bledsoe 5,617 747 Tennessee #12
Blount 15,985 1,705 Tennessee #12
Bradley 12,124 1,845 Tennessee #12
Campbell 10,005 432 Tennessee #12
Cannon 11,859 1,116 Tennessee #12
Carroll 22,103 5,579
Carter 10,019 628 Tennessee #1
Cheatham 7,956 1,661 Tennessee #1
Claiborne 13,373 789 Tennessee #12
Clay 6,987 399 Tennessee #12
Cocke 14,808 1,447
Coffee 12,894 1,723 Tennessee #2
Crockett 14,109 3,612
Cumberland 4,538 42 Tennessee #1 Done/Checked
Davidson 79,026 31,331 Surnames A-J: Tennessee #3
Surnames K-Z: Tennessee #4
Decatur 8,498 1,222
De Kalb 14,813 1,151
Dickson 12,460 2,231 Tennessee #2
Dyer 15,178 3,912 Tennessee #2
Fayette 31,871 22,238
Fentress 5,941 103 Tennessee #14
Franklin 17,178 3,530
Gibson 32,685 9,145
Giles 36,014 14,189
Grainger 12,384 829 Tennessee #12
Greene 24,005 2,152 Tennessee #1
Grundy 4,592 438 Tennessee #14
Hamblen 10,187 1,706
Hamilton 23,642 7,399 Tennessee #13
Hancock 9,098 482 Tennessee #14
Hardeman 22,921 9,608 Tennessee #11
Hardin 14,793 2,016
Hawkins 20,610 2,641
Haywood 26,053 17,556 Tennessee #5
Henderson 17,430 3,016 Tennessee #2
Henry 22,142 6,654
Hickman 12,095 2,246 Tennessee #2
Houston 4,295 808 Tennessee #2
Humphreys 11,379 1,671 Tennessee #1
Jackson 12,008 433 Tennessee #2
James 5,187 667
Jefferson 15,846 2,500
Johnson 7,766 470 Tennessee #14
Knox 39,124 7,244
Lake 3,968 691
Lauderdale 14,918 5,837
Lawrence 10,383 784
Lewis 2,181 218 Tennessee #14
Lincoln 26,960 6,310
Loudon 9,148 1,758
McMinn 15,064 2,325
McNairy 17,271 2,426 Tennessee #2
Macon 9,321 890
Madison 30,874 15,467
Marion 10,910 1,369
Marshall 19,259 4,830 Tennessee #10
Maury 39,904 18,171
Meigs 7,117 814
Monroe 14,283 1,292
Montgomery 28,481 13,694
Moore 6,233 785
Morgan 5,156 289 Tennessee #14
Obion 22,912 4,069
Overton 12,153 342 Tennessee #14
Perry 7,174 565 Tennessee #14
Polk 7,269 344 Tennessee #14
Putnam 11,501 598 Tennessee #14
Rhea 7,073 773 Tennessee #14
Roane 15,237 1,906
Robertson 18,861 5,618
Rutherford 36,741 16,493
Scott 6,021 157 Tennessee #14
Sequatchie 2,565 56 Tennessee #14
Sevier 15,541 693 Tennessee #14
Shelby 81,430 46,903 Surnames A-G: Tennessee #7
Surnames H-P: Tennessee #8
Surnames Q-Z: Tennessee #9
Smith 17,799 3,578
Stewart 12,690 2,757
Sullivan 18,321 1,305 Tennessee #1
Sumner 23,625 7,331
Tipton 21,033 10,543
Trousdale 6,646 2,141
Unicoi 3,645 119 Tennessee #14
Union 10,260 218 Tennessee #14
Van Buren 2,933 186 Tennessee #14
Warren 14,082 2,276
Washington 16,181 1,577 Tennessee #1
Wayne 11,301 1,069
Weakley 24,538 4,413
White 11,176 988 Tennessee #14
Williamson 28,313 12,390 Tennessee #6
Wilson 28,747 8,455

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Hi, I just listened to the Research Like A Pro podcast and learned of the Black Heritage Project 1880 census. While researching a family member in TN I came across an entry for a Black woman and her children with my family’s surname. I’m not sure what to do with this information.

Thanks so much, Pattie Roe

posted by Patricia Roe