Logan County (KY) Slaves, Free Blacks, and Free Mulattoes, 1850-1870
Start Year : 1850
End Year : 1870
Logan County is located in south-central Kentucky on the Tennessee state line and borders five Kentucky counties. It was formed from Lincoln County in 1792 and named for Benjamin Logan, a Revolutionary War veteran and a pioneer from Virginia. Logan County is one of the largest counties in Kentucky. The county seat is Russellville, named for William Russell, Sr., who was also a Revolutionary War veteran. The 1800 population for Logan County was 5,807, according to the Second Census of Kentucky: 4,939 whites, 775 slaves, 93 free coloreds. In 1830 there were five free African American slave owners in Russellville. The 1860 population was 12,667, according to the U.S. Federal Census, and excluding the slaves. Below are the numbers for the slave owners, slaves, free Blacks, and free Mulattoes for 1850-1870.

1850 Slave Schedule

• 981 slave owners
• 4,591 Black slaves
• 791 Mulatto slaves
• 301 free Blacks
• 64 free Mulattoes

1860 Slave Schedule

• 1,230 slave owners
• 4,863 Black slaves
• 1,501 Mulatto slaves
• 265 free Blacks
• 105 free Mulattoes

1870 U. S. Federal Census

• 3,955 Blacks
• 1,691 Mulattoes
• About 295 U.S. Colored Troops listed Logan County, KY, as their birth location.

For more see Logan County entry in The Kentucky Encyclopedia edited by J. E. Kleber; Logan County, Kentucky by the Logan County Chamber of Commerce; "Does God See This?": Shakers, Slavery, and the South (thesis) by R. L. Fletcher; Colored Marriage Bonds, Logan County, Ky. to 1900 by M. Vanderpool; Russellville's Black Bottom Project (videorecording) by M. A. Morrow and D. Rightmyer; and History of the A. M. Todd Family by M. A. Morrow.
Subjects: Slave Owners, Slaves, Free Blacks, Free Mulattoes in Kentucky, 1850-1870 [by county K-M]
Geographic Region: Logan County, Kentucky