Reading the unpublished thesis of Glenn G. Martel , "Early Days of Columbia County", the following appeared on page 227 of the reprint I was reading:
"In 1860 the county had a total population of 12,449 of which 3.509 were slaves, 30% of these being mulattoes. There were 5 free colored people in the county at that time".... Can anyone tell me who those five people (or heads of household) were? Is there a known source that I may use to find the names of the free colored people of the county at that time?

Theodoris Russ Canada
Thecan23@aol.com

I'm researching the surnames Russ, Jacobs, McCullough, Stovall, Curry, Todd