Need info about an African-American male by the name of Joel Yancey, born abt 1775. He was in Barren Co Ky in 1820 according to Heirtage Quest Census.

The 1820 census doesnt state race as far as I can tell...but I could wrong. I could not find anything that stated race
Having said that this comes up...cant be him of course
1850 United States Federal Census

Name: Joel Yancey
Age: 46
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1804
Birth Place: Virginia
Gender: Male
Home in 1850(City,County,State): Division 2, Barren, Kentucky
Household Members: Name Age
Joel Yancey 46
Lucy Yancey 38
Jeremiah Yancey 16
William Yancey 14
Charles Yancey 11
Emily Yancey 9
John Yancey 6
Elizabeth Yancey 4
Margaret Yancey 1

none of these fit
Age Gender Race Name of Slave Owner Home in 1850
(City,County,State)
45 Male Black Joel Yancey Division 2, Barren, Kentucky
24 Female Black Joel Yancey Division 2, Barren, Kentucky
8 Male Black Joel Yancey Division 2, Barren, Kentucky
5 Male Black Joel Yancey Division 2, Barren, Kentucky


I did find this
Kentucky Birth Records, 1852-1910

Name: Thomas
Birth Date: 16 Apr 1855
Birth County: Barren
Ethnicity: Black
Gender: Male
Father's Name: Joel Yancey
County of Residence: Barren
MOTHER NAME IS NOT LISTED

Kentucky Land Grants
Grantee: Yancey Joel
Acres: 12
Book: K
Survey Date: 19 Mar 1822
County: Barren
WaterCourse: None
Reference: THE Kentucky LAND GRANTS
Volume 1
Part 1
CHAPTER VI Kentucky LAND WARRANTS (1816-1873)
THE COUNTIES OF Kentucky
page 780

EVERYTHING I DID FIND LEADS TO THIS JOEL BEING WHITE

Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005

Name: Joel Yancey
Date of Birth: 21 Oct 1773
Date of Death: Apr 1838
Elected Office(s): Representative
Elected Date(s): 4 Mar 1827
State: Kentucky
Country: USA
Biography: a Representative from Kentucky; born in Albemarle County, Va., October 21, 1773; member of the State house of representatives 1809-1811; served in the State senate 1816-1820 and 1824-1827; elected as a Jacksonian to the Twentieth and Twenty-first Congresses (March 4, 1827-March 3, 1831); chairman, Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Twenty-first Congress); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1830 to the Twenty-second Congress; died in Barren County, Ky., in April 1838; interment in that county.

http://www.geocities.com/djyancey/joel4.htm


PERHAPS I JUST WRONG...
I AM NOT RELATED