Mrs. Pinkston writes: "When the county was first settled there were many more white people than negroes in the county; since most settlers had few, if any slaves; by 1850 the population was fifty percent negro. The 1890 report showed 11,539 negroes and 9,201 whites." That's all I can find now but I'll keep looking for more facts. millie ELIZABETH RUSSO wrote: > Anyone have an idea how much of that tripling of population from 1830 to > 1840 was due to slave importation? > > Millie Cook wrote: > > > > >From the book "Historical Account of Meriwether County 1827 - 1974" compiled > > by Regina P. Pinkston > > "Meriwether County grew rapidly during the first ten years after it was > > organized in 1828. U.S. census reports show an increase in population from > > 4,422 in 1830 to 14,132 in 1840. > > ==== GAMERIWE Mailing List ==== > Visit GAGenWeb at http://www.rootsweb.com/~gagenweb/ > Trouble subscribing/unsubscribing--email micajah@charter.net