Tanica-- Here are some pages that may help; the first outlines the instructions given to census takers in 1860; towards the bottom of the page, you'll find the instructions concerning enumeration of slaves, with mention of the fugitive issue: http://www.ipums.umn.edu/usa/voliii/inst1860.html The second of these pages is more descriptive of the "fugitive" definition: http://www.ipums.umn.edu/usa/volii/1860slave_datadic.html#FUGITIVE FUGITIVE -- Columns 150 Fugitive slave--identified on slave record Universe: All slaves (see user caution below). Description: FUGITIVE identifies individual slaves who escaped between June 1, 1859 and June 1, 1860 and had not been returned to their owners. Although not present in the holding, fugitive slaves were otherwise described as fully the possession of their owners. Users should use this variable with caution: it was not collected systematically and is not nationally representative. Enumerators were instructed to note how many slaves from a given holding had escaped within the past year, but not to note which individual slaves had escaped. According to the instructions, enumerators were to record how many fugitives had escaped from the holding across from the owner's name. In some cases, however, particular enumerators took it upon themselves to indicate which individual slave(s) in the holding had escaped. We have kept this additional information in the dataset for users who may want to look at the individual types of slaves who escaped. MUser Caution: FUGITIVE provides information on individual slaves who escaped, but the variable was not collected systematically and is not comprehensive. Users seeking a nationally-representative portrait of slave escapes should use the holding-level variable NOFUGITS (see below) or the published census reports by the 1860 Census Office. Kit McChesney [Researching BRADLEY in Rutherford and Cleveland Counties, NC BOLT, BALENTINE, BOYD in South Carolina McCHESNEY and HARMON in Pennsylvania McNAUGHTON, HOWARD, JONES, in Georgia] ----- Original Message ----- From: "TC" <tanica@thecampbellfamilyhome.com> To: <NCRUTHER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 2:46 PM Subject: [NCRUTHER-L] Rutherford County 1860 slave schedule > Can someone tell me what the following statement on the 1860 slave > schedule means: "Fugitives from the state"? it's listed after age, sex, > and color on the slave schedule, and so far I've noticed that many > slaves per page have a check in that column, and most of them are young > children, babies to age 18. A few are adults. But I'd like to know if > it means something other than that those particular slaves ran away. > > Thanks! > > Tanica Campbell, IBSSG > Researching MCMILLAN/ CANNON (SC/TN), HAMILTON/ GOODE (NC/TN), KIDD/ > ANDERSON/ BRODY (MS/TN), ADAMS/ WILLIS/ ABERCROMBIE/ AGNEW (SC), WHITE/ > CANTRELL (GA) > > > > > ==== NCRUTHER Mailing List ==== > > Subscribing: Clicking on one of the shortcut links below should work, but if your browser doesn't understand them, try these manual instructions: to join NCRUTHER-L, send mail to NCRUTHER-L-request@rootsweb.com with the single word subscribe in the message subject and body. To join NCRUTHER-D, do the same thing with NCRUTHER-D-request@rootsweb.com. > Unsubscribing: To leave NCRUTHER-L, send mail to NCRUTHER-L-request@rootsweb.com with the single word unsubscribe in the message subject and body. To leave NCRUTHER-D, do the same thing with NCRUTHER-D-request@rootsweb.com. > For questions about this list, contact the list administrator at NCRUTHER-admin@rootsweb.com > >

Thanks so much! This is exactly the info I needed! Tanica Campbell, IBSSG Researching MCMILLAN/ CANNON (SC/TN), HAMILTON/ GOODE (NC/TN), KIDD/ ANDERSON/ BRODY (MS/TN), ADAMS/ WILLIS/ ABERCROMBIE/ AGNEW (SC), WHITE/ CANTRELL (GA) -----Original Message----- From: Kit McChesney [mailto:kitmcchesney@msn.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 4:04 PM To: TC; NCRUTHER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NCRUTHER-L] Rutherford County 1860 slave schedule Tanica-- Here are some pages that may help; the first outlines the instructions given to census takers in 1860; towards the bottom of the page, you'll find the instructions concerning enumeration of slaves, with mention of the fugitive issue: http://www.ipums.umn.edu/usa/voliii/inst1860.html The second of these pages is more descriptive of the "fugitive" definition: http://www.ipums.umn.edu/usa/volii/1860slave_datadic.html#FUGITIVE FUGITIVE -- Columns 150 Fugitive slave--identified on slave record Universe: All slaves (see user caution below). Description: FUGITIVE identifies individual slaves who escaped between June 1, 1859 and June 1, 1860 and had not been returned to their owners. Although not present in the holding, fugitive slaves were otherwise described as fully the possession of their owners. Users should use this variable with caution: it was not collected systematically and is not nationally representative. Enumerators were instructed to note how many slaves from a given holding had escaped within the past year, but not to note which individual slaves had escaped. According to the instructions, enumerators were to record how many fugitives had escaped from the holding across from the owner's name. In some cases, however, particular enumerators took it upon themselves to indicate which individual slave(s) in the holding had escaped. We have kept this additional information in the dataset for users who may want to look at the individual types of slaves who escaped. MUser Caution: FUGITIVE provides information on individual slaves who escaped, but the variable was not collected systematically and is not comprehensive. Users seeking a nationally-representative portrait of slave escapes should use the holding-level variable NOFUGITS (see below) or the published census reports by the 1860 Census Office. Kit McChesney [Researching BRADLEY in Rutherford and Cleveland Counties, NC BOLT, BALENTINE, BOYD in South Carolina McCHESNEY and HARMON in Pennsylvania McNAUGHTON, HOWARD, JONES, in Georgia]