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1840 U.S. Census — William Q. Taliaferro Household, Copiah County, Mississippi
United States Bureau of the Census · 1840 · National Archives and Records Administration (via digital image provider)
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- BT-EVD-00126Unnamed Entry
An unnamed enslaved male in the relevant age range (approximately 10 to 23) appears in William Q. Taliaferro's 1840 household. The census does not name this person.
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An unnamed enslaved male in the relevant age range (approximately 10 to 23) appears in William Q. Taliaferro's 1840 household. The census does not name this person.
BT-EVD-00126
United States Bureau of the Census; 1840 U.S. Census — William Q. Taliaferro Household, Copiah County, Mississippi; 1840 U.S. Census population schedules; Copiah County, Mississippi; National Archives and Records Administration (via digital image provider).
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Hilliard was enslaved in the William Q. Taliaferro estate by 1840.
A named entry in an 1840 probate inventory places Hilliard in the William Q. Taliaferro estate and records his enslaved status.
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1840 U.S. Census — William Q. Taliaferro Household, Copiah County, Mississippi
BT-SRC-00113- Creator
- United States Bureau of the Census
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- 1840
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- National Archives and Records Administration (via digital image provider)
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- 1840 U.S. Census population schedules
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United States Bureau of the Census; 1840 U.S. Census — William Q. Taliaferro Household, Copiah County, Mississippi; 1840 U.S. Census population schedules; National Archives and Records Administration (via digital image provider); Copiah County, Mississippi.
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Carter-Mills, Amberly R. "1840 U.S. Census — William Q. Taliaferro Household, Copiah County, Mississippi." BEFORE TILL: The Living Evidence Archive. Version not yet assigned. Object BT-SRC-00113. Accessed 2026-09-24. /source/BT-SRC-00113.
Attribution: Amberly R. Carter-Mills, Founder, Creator & Descendant Archivist.
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