Many people consider the 1850 census as a landmark in genealogy research since it's the first time we start to see any given names along with surnames. Here's the information for Lafayette County, MS separated out so that it's easy to follow along in a hard copy to find neighbors and in-laws living nearby in the many small communities that were staring to spring up around Oxford. We also get to see occupations and birthplaces for further clues.
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