Probate Inventories: A Window into the Lives of Free African American Men and Women before the Civil War
Advisor Information
Sharon Wood
Location
Dr. C.C. and Mabel L. Criss Library
Presentation Type
Poster
Start Date
6-3-2015 11:00 AM
End Date
6-3-2015 12:30 PM
Abstract
I created and analyzed a comprehensive database of the probate files of free African Americans who died in St. Louis, Missouri, during the antebellum period (about 1830-1861). I did so by collating the list of individuals in the Freedom Licenses database and the Free Men and Women of Color in St. Louis City Directories (1821-1860) list (created by the St. Louis Public Library) with a database of probate files, also created by the Missouri State Archives. I abstracted a list of African Americans with probate files and matched their identities with Census data.My presentation will be in the form of a poster illustrating my research process. I will show what type of documents I was working with. My poster will also illustrate the setbacks and unforeseen obstacles I encountered.
Probate Inventories: A Window into the Lives of Free African American Men and Women before the Civil War
Dr. C.C. and Mabel L. Criss Library
I created and analyzed a comprehensive database of the probate files of free African Americans who died in St. Louis, Missouri, during the antebellum period (about 1830-1861). I did so by collating the list of individuals in the Freedom Licenses database and the Free Men and Women of Color in St. Louis City Directories (1821-1860) list (created by the St. Louis Public Library) with a database of probate files, also created by the Missouri State Archives. I abstracted a list of African Americans with probate files and matched their identities with Census data.My presentation will be in the form of a poster illustrating my research process. I will show what type of documents I was working with. My poster will also illustrate the setbacks and unforeseen obstacles I encountered.