1860 Washington County Maryland African American census records

1860 was thus the final census prior to Maryland's 1864 constitution which freed the enslaved of Maryland.  Therefore this census lists those who were free prior to the outlawing of slavery. It contains a column for 'color', where each person is listed as W (white), B (black) or M (mulatto).  This collection contains those persons listed as black or mulatto in 1860.  Enslaved persons were not included in the regular census.