Volks, 1860 Wash Co census family # 2350 list _Col_ John Preston, age 79 w/ $61,760 in real property and $42,860 in personal property. Anyone know of him?? He is too young to be a Col in the Rev. War. Maybe the War of 1812 probably of a local militia. At that time land was worth about $10 per arce. That would give him 6,000 acres of land. But I can't see what he could own in personal property that would value at $42,860 except a lot of slaves. No car, no tv or motor boat. Slaves were less that $1,000, so that would be a lot of slaves. One could not put $42,000 worth of pigs and sheep on 6,000 acres. Any thoughts? Anyone working on the Minnick of Clear Br. area, 1860? -eddie