12/22/1876: Curiosities of the Census

Entry/Object ID

NP.0576

Collection

Newspaper Articles

Archive Items Details

Description

Curiosities of the Census - - (excerpted) - - Mr. John Owens, who took the census of Green Township, has kindly furnished us with the following curious statistics concerning the census of Green Township: The oldest person is Katie Woods, a colored woman living at Skinner's bridge. She claims to be 103 years old. She is totally blind but she is stout and active and does nearly all of her own housework. She formerly belonged to Capt. Kemp Wood of Clay County. She was not a body servant of G. Washington, Esq. Grant has one namesake, a colored boy, and Lincoln has 3, two of whom are colored.

Date(s) of Creation

12/22/1876

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

Enslaved

Other Name

Katie

Name Type

Free Blacks

Other Name

Woods, Katie

Name Type

Enslaver

Other Name

Wood, Kemp

Other Numbers

Number Type

Source Citation

Other Number

The Landmark (Platte City, MO, 1866-1963): 12/22/1876, p. 3

Copyright

Copyright Details

© 2026 BAAC All Rights Reserved

Research Notes

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Bill Nichols

Date

7/6/2026

General Notes

Note

Green Township, Platte County, Missouri

Note

1876.12.22 Katie Woods The_Landmark_1876_12_22_3.pdf

Note

BAAC workbook: 1839-(open) Newspaper Articles CatalogIt version.xlsx [Newspapers begun 04.16.26]

Create Date

September 2, 2026

Update Date

September 16, 2026

Name/Title

12/22/1876: Curiosities of the Census