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Name	White Males	White Females	Children	Slaves	Free Persons of Color	Total Inhabitants	Land	Buildings, Furniture, etc.	Notes
Name	Over 21	Under 21	Over 18	Under 18	Btw 5 - 18	Total Inhabitants	In Schools	Males	Notes	Females	Value	Males	Females	Acres of	Value of	Value of Buildings	Value of Furniture	Value of Horses etc.
Atkison, John H.	1	4	1	1	3		1	2	$1,500			10	320	$1,200	$200	$50	$500	Enumerator did not count slaves in total number of inhabitants
Allen, John E.	1		1									2	400	$2,000	$150	$100	$175
Agnew, W.	1	2		1			9	6	$8,000			19	320	$3,200	$100	$50	$700
Agnew, E.	1	1	1	2	2	1	12	7	$9,500			24	440	$5,000	$200	$75	$800
Agnew, Harry	1		1									2				$50	$100	First name may be Henry
Adams, Kinchen	1	2		2	2		2	3	$3,000			10	240	$2,000	$1,000	$200	$375
Adams, James	1	3	1	3	4							8	40	$400	$500	$125	$345
Alexander, M.	10	1	2	3	3							16				$700
Abott, J.	1		1									2				$100	$75
Alsobrook, W. J.	2	3	1	2	3		7	5	$7,000			20	240	$2,000	$200	$200	$300
Alderman, Heiran	1	1	1	1	1							4	575	$3,000	$200	$100	$200
Allen, E. A.	1		1	1		1						3	80	$1,000	$200	$15	$125
Bletch, James	1	9	2	1	6							13	480	$1,500	$200	$100	$700
Banknight, Jacob	1	9	2	1	6		5	3	$4,000			21	1440	$7,200	$1,000	$150	$825
Banknight, W. E.	1	2	1	1	2	3	3	2	$4,000			10	1760	$10,000	$300	$75	$350
Banknight, I. J.	3		1				1		$800			5	2410	$7,000		$125	$100
Bright, George	1		1	2	2							4	80	$400	$200	$50	$125
Bletch, Ephraim	1	4	1	2	4		5	7	$6,000			20	1040	$5,200	$600	$150	$625
Brazil, Alsey	1		2				1		$1,000			4	40	$200	$200	$200	$300
Branch, W. D.	3		1				9	3	$6,000			16	400	$4,000	$300	$100	$850
Barnard,James							2		$1,200			2
Barnes, Thomas	1	1	1	2	1		7	19	$13,000			31	480	$7,000	$500	$200	$1,000
Brown, John A.	1	2	1	1			2	3	$2,500			10	160	$1,600	$200	$150	$225
Blitch, John Sr.	1	1	1		1							3	160	$3,200	$200	$250	$400
Becker, E. M.	2	3	1				9	11	$10,000			26	600	$9,000	$2,000	$1,200	$1,200
Bruton, F. B.	2	4	1	3	4		3	6	$5,000			19	320	$3,500	$500	$200	$600
Banknight, A. J.	1	2	1				3	3	$4,000			10			$200	$100	$500
Badger, J. N.	1	5	1	2	5		8	11	$8,000			28	520	$3,000	$700	$300	$900	Census Taker indicates he is a Doctor
Brooks, Wiley	1	2					18	19	$18,000			40			$2,000	$300	$1,400

Title

1855 Census Returns: Marion County - Page 1

Subject

Florida--Census, 1855

Slavery--Florida

Florida--Marion County

African Americans History To 1863.

Description

Semi-alphabetical listing of heads of household in Marion County from the second state census of Florida, 1855. Census includes household demographics, slave and land ownership and property valuations.

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State Archives of Florida, Series S1374

Date

1855

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census records

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eng-US

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Text

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census1855_p01

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Florida's Early Statehood Period (1845-1861)

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Subject - Person

Atkison, John H.

Allen, John E.

Agnew, W.

Agnew, E.

Agnew, Harry

Adams, Kinchen

Adams, James

Alexander, M.

Abott, J.

Alsobrook, W. J.

Alderman, Heiran

Allen, E. A.

Bletch, James

Banknight, Jacob

Banknight, W. E.

Banknight, I. J.

Bright, George

Bletch, Ephraim

Brazil, Alsey

Branch, W. D.

Barnard, James

Barnes, Thomas

Brown, John A.

Blitch, John Sr.

Becker, E. M.

Bruton, F. B.

Banknight, A. J.

Badger, J. N.

Brooks, Wiley

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1855 Census Returns: Marion County - Page 1. 1855. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/275331>, accessed 4 November 2025.

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1855 Census Returns: Marion County - Page 1. 1855. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/275331>

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