This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: drdjones Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.hawkins/3463.30.2.1.1.3.1.1.1.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: No, after 1830 or so, FPCs could vote if they were 5 generations removed from the original Negro ancestor. Indians had no voting rights whatsoever in the United States. They were not citizens. It was better to be an FPC than an Indian until about 1900. In the 1860 census, the enumerators were required to identify all "free" Indians. There were virtually none in the South. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.