African-American Golladay's in 1870 Mississippi Census

Grenada County - Township 22, Graysport P.O.

27 July 1870

NAME	AGE	COLOR	OCCUPATION	PLACE OF BIRTH
Charles Golladay	22	Black	Farm laborer	Mississippi
- Elizabeth	19	Black	Keeping house	Mississippi
- a baby boy but no name shown	2/12	Black		Mississippi

Frank Golladay

Black

Farm laborer

Mississippi

28 July 1870

Jacob Golladay	28	Black	Farm laborer	Virginia
- Milly	27	Black	Farm laborer	Mississippi
- Henry	9	Black		Mississippi
- Nathaniel	6	Black		Mississippi
- Isaac	3	Black		Mississippi

30 July 1870

Oliver Golladay	35	Black	Farm laborer	North Carolina
- Sarah	31	Black	Keeping house	Mississippi
- Susan	2	Black		Mississippi
Sarah May	18	Black	Farm laborer	Mississippi

30 July 1870

Wofford Golladay	30	Black	Farm laborer	Mississippi
- Ann	25	Black	Farm laborer	Mississippi
- Joseph	8	Black		Mississippi
- Susan	6	Black		Mississippi
- Thomas	3	Black		Mississippi

Grenada County - East Ward Town of Grenada

2 July 1870

In the household of Robert J. ?? (a lawyer)

Emeline Golladay

Mulatto

Domestic servant

Mississippi

27 June 1870

Major Golladay	69	Black	Gardener	Virginia
- Polly	60	Black	Keeping house	North Carolina
- Rachael (last name hard to read)	33	Black	At house	Virginia

Grenada County - West Ward Town of Grenada

30 June 1870

Mary Golladay	29	Mulatto	Keeping house	Mississippi
- Joanna	6	Mulatto		Mississippi
- Joseph	3	Mulatto		Mississippi

6 July 1870

Helen Golladay	33	Mulatto	Keeping house	Alabama
- Robert	6	Mulatto		Mississippi
- Smithy (female)	45	Black	At house	Tennessee

Grenada County - Township 22, Grenada P.O.

18 July 1870

William Golladay	21	Black	Farm laborer	Mississippi
- Jane	23	Black	Farm laborer	Mississippi
- George	1	Black		Mississippi
- Edward	12	Black	Farm laborer	Mississippi

21 July 1870

John Golladay	48	Black	Farmer	North Carolina
- (difficult to read)	40	Black	Keeping house	Mississippi
- Carolyn	19	Black	Farm laborer	Mississippi
- Jessie (female)	19	Black	Farm laborer	Mississippi
- Milton	14	Black	Farm laborer	Mississippi
- Thomas	12	Black	Farm laborer	Mississippi
- Amelia	10	Black		Mississippi
- Joseph	8	Black		Mississippi
- Emma	6	Black		Mississippi
- Pocahontas	1	Black		Mississippi

Brice Golladay	24	Black		Mississippi
- Martha	20	Black	Keeping house	Mississippi
- Ennis	10	Black		Mississippi
- Betsy	8	Black		Mississippi

8 August 1870

Jordan Golladay	42	Mulatto	Farm laborer	Tennessee
- Phoebe	40	Black	Keeping house	Mississippi
- Jordan	5	Black		Mississippi
- William	2	Black		Mississippi
- Charles Watson	24	Black	Farm laborer	Mississippi

Harrison Golladay	28	Black	Farm laborer	Mississippi
- Laura	25	Black	Keeping house	Mississippi
- Thomas	10	Black		Mississippi
- Leafy	7	Black		Mississippi
- Washington	18	Black	Farm laborer	Mississippi

Grenada County - Township 23, Hardy Station

12 June 1870

Moses Golladay	46	Black	Farm laborer	North Carolina
- Pamela	26	Black	Keeping house	Georgia
- female (name hard to read)	75	Mulatto	At home

Carroll County - Township 20, Range 6 East, Carrollton P.O.

07 July 1870

Lilia Golidy ⁽¹⁾	35	Black	Farmer	Mississippi
- Nathan	17	Black	Works on Farm	Mississippi
- Susan	11	Black	Farm servant	Mississippi
- Silas	10	Black	House servant	Mississippi
- John	9	Black		Mississippi
- Joseph	5	Black		Mississippi
- Rufus	2	Black		Mississippi
- Martha	1/12	Black		Mississippi
- Peter	1/12	Black		Mississippi

⁽¹⁾ Carroll County was next to Grenada County, so this family likely came from the farm of George Shall Golladay.

Lafayette County - Township Nine, Oxford P.O.

13 September 1870

In the household of Henry Royals:

Jane Gollady	26	Black	Cook	Mississippi
- Ella	2	Black		Mississippi

Note: some of the names in this census are very difficult to read. Corrections likely will be made to some of the names as future research uncovers more details.

This page last updated on August 18, 2009