Hello All,

The recent update on Ancestry.com may help to clear up the What, How, When & Where as it relates to FPOC in the Federal Census prior to 1850.

Here are the Indexed Listings for Lewis Adams, a 3rd great-grandfather and an FPOC in Champaign County, Ohio for the Census Years 1820-1840.

When viewing the images on Census Microfilm only the name of the head of household (hoh) appears. The family structure is indicated by numbers of individuals under the appropiate headings for age, sex & race.

Hope this helps in this discussion of FPOC in Federal Census records prior to 1850

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1820 United States Federal Census
Name: Lewis Adams
Township: Urbana
County: Champaign
State: Ohio
Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820
Free Colored Persons - Males - Under 14: 1
Free Colored Persons - Males - 26 thru 44: 1
Free Colored Persons - Females - 14 thru 25: 2
Total Free Colored Persons: 4
Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 4
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1830 United States Federal Census
Name: Lewis Adams
Home in 1830: Adams, Champaign, Ohio
Free Colored Persons - Males - Under 10: 3
Free Colored Persons - Males - 10 thru 23: 1
Free Colored Persons - Males - 24 thru 35: 1
Free Colored Persons - Males - 36 thru 54: 1
Free Colored Persons - Females - Under 10: 2
Free Colored Persons - Females - 24 thru 35: 1
Free Colored Persons - Females - 55 thru 99: 1
Total Free Colored Persons: 10
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1840 United States Federal Census
Name: Lewis Adams
Township: Concord
County: Champaign
State: Ohio
Free Colored Persons - Males - Under 10: 1
Free Colored Persons - Males - 10 thru 23: 2
Free Colored Persons - Males - 24 thru 35: 2
Free Colored Persons - Males - 55 thru 99: 1
Free Colored Persons - Females - Under 10: 3
Free Colored Persons - Females - 10 thru 23: 2
Free Colored Persons - Females - 36 thru 54: 1
Total Free Colored Persons: 12

1820 Census Image - Lewis Adams
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1830 Census Image - Lewis Adams
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1830 Census Image - Lewis Adams
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1840 Census Page - Lewis Adams
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