11/23/1840: 55-100 year old unnamed Free Colored Female on Platte County, MO, Census

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Black Ancestors Awareness Campaign Platte County Black History Repository

Entry/Object ID

FB.0002

Collection

1840, 1850, 1860 & 1870 U.S. Census, Free Blacks, Platte County, Missouri

Archive Items Details

Description

55-100 year old unnamed Free Colored Female recorded in the household of Samuel Brown (Jr.) 07/21/1758 to 08/13/1844. Brown came from Kentucky to Howard County in 1810, then to Clay County in 1832 and then to Platte County in 1837. Family settled around Samuel Brown and was called "Brown Town. Died in September 1844. (Paxton's Annal p. 63 and 939) Buried in Brown Cemetary.

Date(s) of Creation

11/23/1840

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

Free Blacks

Other Name

55-100 year old unnamed Free Colored Female

Other Numbers

Number Type

Source Citation

Other Number

1840 6th U.S. Census: Page 120a-121

Copyright

Copyright Details

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Research Notes

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Bill Nichols

Date

8/9/2025

General Notes

Note

Prairie Point

Note

1840.11.23 Page 120a-121 Samuel Brown.jpg

Note

BAAC workbook: 1840, 1850, 1860 and 1870 Census Free Blacks CatalogIt version.xlsx [Free Blacks 02.14.26]

Created By

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Create Date

September 2, 2026

Updated By

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Update Date

September 16, 2026

Name/Title

11/23/1840: 55-100 year old unnamed Free Colored Female on Platte County, MO, Census