Sounds like you are just getting started and are at about the same place we all get to when we start to look for details on our slave ancestors. You get to the early 1900's or late 1800's and the information becomes very scant. But, you're now "hooked"! First of all, you'll need to start going beyond the census records and check county court (probate) and land records for Bullock Co. And, you'll need to expand your knowledge of the general history of the region. For example, Bullock Co. was not Bullock Co. in the early 1800's. Bullock was formed much later from Macon Co.; so, any existing records up to about 1850 might be found in a nearby county, not in Bullock: Macon, Lee, Pike, Russell... Check these court records, too. Look especially for wills of people (white people) with the same surname. If you are lucky, your ancestors adoped the name of a former slave owner whose property is found in a will or land records. Another hint, don't look for the name of a "plantation". Not all land owners/slave owners had vast tracks of land or estates that had a distinct name. The vast majority of slave owners had only 2-6 slaves, who worked smaller farms. The farm (or plantation) may have simply been referred to as "the Jones Place". One good source for researching land ownership is the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Most of their listings are of land managed by the government and release to buyers throughout the 1800's. These records will show some of the original land grants; but, you will have to check in county records to track subsequent sales of these land allottments. BLM has a web site which most of us doing research use frequently. Check for birth and death records, too. These may reveal what county your ancestors originated from... (might not have been Bullock)... also, "Colored Marriages". Sometimes these records bear more information than just the name of the principals. Keep at it. I've been at this for only about three years and I'm still learning! Annette