Now that you’ve found your Ancestor on the 1870 Census

AFRICAN AMERICAN (SLID)

This is a list of individuals from the 1870 Census for specific counties is provided here to assist you in obtaining the numerical identifier associated with your ancestor. This identifier will aid in locating them as an enslaved person, along with their enslaver, in the spreadsheets available on this website.

FORMER SLAVE MASTER (SMID)

If the enslaver or members of their family were recorded in the 1870 Census, note their ID as well. This information will be crucial in tracing the enslaved individuals they owned.

TO DATE, THERE ARE OVER 86,000 ROWS OF DATA ON THIS PAGE. THIS IS WHY THE PAGE NEEDS TO LOAD BEFORE YOU CAN INTERACT WITH THIS. ONCE THE PAGE LOAD, FILTER THE INFORMATION TO FIND THE SURNAMES YOU ARE RESEARCHING. NOTE: When printing, print the file in landscape to view the columns that require scrolling.

SMID – The ID assigned to the Slave Master / Enslaver
SM_LastName – The Last Name of the Slave Master / Enslaver
SM_FirstName – The First Name of the Slave Master / Enslaver
FAMID – The ID assigned to the Family Group surname
TREEID – The ID assigned to the Members of the Family
SLID – The ID assigned to the African American identified on the 1870 Census

COUNTIES INCLUDED

ALABAMA: Barbour | Bullock | Butler (some) | Coffee (some) | Macon | Pike
MARYLAND: Frederick (some) | Washington (some)