Two African Americans have been identified in the Census of 1820, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The 1820 Census was the first in which Gratz was recognized as a town.
A section of a page from the Census of 1820 for Gratztown, Lykens Township (above), showing the household of Henry Fridlin.
The interpretation of the original page, shown above was provided by Ancestry.com.
Total of all persons in the household was four. The head of the household, Henry Fridlin, was probably the “free white male,” age 16 to 25, and the “free white female, age 16 to 25 was probably his wife. The “free white male” under the age of 10 was probably a son of Henry and his wife. The fourth person in the household was enumerated as a “free colored male,” aged 26 through 44. It is not known who this was.
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A section of a page from the Census of 1820 for Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, showing the household of George Crabb.
The interpretation of the original page, shown above was provided by Ancestry.com. The interpretation does not correctly represent the information on the census return sheet. Adding up the markings on the census return [5 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 10], there are 10 persons in the household, 9 of whom are white, and one of whom is a “free colored male,” aged 26 to 44.
What cannot be identified from the census sheet is the identification of the the head of the household or the identification of the “free colored male.” It is possible that the “free colored person” and the head of the household are the same person.
No other information is known about George Crabb.
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