This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Manson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Dd.2ADI/1292 Message Board Post: The 1880 census shows my gg-grandmother Mat Manson as a 30 year old single mulatto head of household. She lived with her son, Otis (my g-grandfather) and teenager, Elizabeth McCrary. They appear to be the only nonwhites in Upson County at that time (which seems implausible). Mat and Otis also appear to be the only persons with the Manson surname in Upson County. Mat is listed as a domestic servant. She and her son later moved to Texas. Any info about their lives in Upson County much appreciated.