Although I am not an expert, I have been told that American Indians who were dark in color would often tell the census taker they were mulatto or black. Otherwise, they were treated as Indians instead of free colored...which, depending upon where they lived, could mean they were forced to move westward (walk). Also, sometimes the census taker would write the designation based upon his observation or what the neighbors told him. sharon JBree87700@aol.com wrote: >Hi Dolly, I've never seen a census designation for "Black Irish"; I'd assume >B to be Black or some % thereof. Check some of the Native American >sites/lists to see how "American Indian" might be designated; it's not within >my experience, nor are the Malungeons. Jim > > >==== HAMILTON Mailing List ==== >Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness >http://raogk.rootsweb.com >