I don't know your Reid family but in Webster's dictionary, Mulatto is generally referring to the product or children of one white parent and one black and it goes on to say or one white parent and one of color. So the meaning of Mulatto is greater than the majority of people may think. I hope this helps you. Nancy Original Message ----- From: <Zzhoneybee47zz@aol.com> To: <KYCLAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 4:48 PM Subject: [KYCLAY] Reid's of Clay Co > Ok guys I have another question. I have found who I believe would be my > gggrandfather thanks to some very kind researcher. The confusion is that > when I looked them up in the Clay Co. 1880 census on the LDS site it showed > their race as "mulatto". My family is caucasian. I know that I have the > right family as the dates of birth and names match, as does the area. Does > anyone have any info on this family? Were Native Americans referred to as > "mulattos"? I am very confused! > Nanette > >