My Afr-Amer ggg-grandfather was surnamed Polite, who lived in Suwannee county, Florida. He is recorded as having died in the 1940's at age 104. I'm trying to find out about the existence of any Polite family who owned slaves in Florida in the 1800s. I learned that most Polites came from Italy, and were farmers by occupation. Does anyone know of a source of linking Polite slaveowners with my grandfather? Thanks. Betty http://www.powertochange.com

BGPrspr wrote: > My Afr-Amer ggg-grandfather was surnamed Polite, who lived in Suwannee > county, Florida. He is recorded as having died in the 1940's at age > 104. I'm trying to find out about the existence of any Polite family > who owned slaves in Florida in the 1800s. I learned that most Polites > came from Italy, and were farmers by occupation. > > Does anyone know of a source of linking Polite slaveowners with my > grandfather? Thanks. You are here: Search > Census > U.S. Census > 1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules 1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules no POLITE but 102 soudex variations eg Richard Pelat District 21, Macon, Alabama or Joshua Platt Division 14, Alachua, Florida John C Pelote Not Stated, Columbia, Florida David Platt Not Stated, Columbia, Florida or Pollitt District 2, Mason, Kentucky William H Pollitt District 2, Mason, Kentucky Jane Platt Springfield, Washington, Kentucky Frances T Pelote District 1, Woodford, Kentucky C N V Pollett District 1, Woodford, Kentucky etc etc Hugh W -- a wonderful artist in Denmark http://www.ingerlisekristoffersen.dk/ Beta blogger http://snaps4.blogspot.com/ photographs and walks old blogger GENEALOGE http://hughw36.blogspot.com/ MAIN BLOG