Dean, I think you list them in the name of historical accuracy, but as to how to list them, I do not know. Have you checked other census records of that time and area to see how others handled this? Cathy Patterson Sent from my iPad On Apr 19, 2012, at 9:39 AM, Dean Micha Desman <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, everyone, > > I was reseaching about a particular branch of my family and discovered that in the 1840s through 1860s they owned slaves that were included in their census records. The slaves were listed as ""other relations" which sounds more like their slaves were relatives rather than property. Owning slaves is pretty reprehensible. Do I want to list the slaves as part of my family tree? No. However, should they be included because that was just the way it was at that time in history? > > Your thoughts? > > Thanks in advance, > > Dean > > > ----------------------------------------- > NORCAL ARCHIVES: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > Enter NORCAL. Browse by month. > Or click the "Search all archives" link to search by keyword. > ----------------------------------------- > To post a message to the NORCAL mailing list, send an email to [email protected] > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message