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1847: Green Flake, Oscar Crosby and Hark Lay are part of the 1847 Pioneer Companies | 1847: Green Flake, Oscar Crosby and Hark Lay are part of the 1847 Pioneer Companies | ||
1850: Census reports 50 African Americans and 24 listed as free 26 listed | 1850: Census reports 50 African Americans and 24 listed as free 26 listed enslaved. | ||
1852: Utah Territorial legislature passes a law recognizing legality of | 1852: Utah Territorial legislature passes a law recognizing legality of slavery | ||
1862: Congress passes legislation abolishing slavery in the territories. | 1862: Congress passes legislation abolishing slavery in the territories. | ||
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1890's: Black newspapers published in Utah: ''The Democratic Headlight, Tri-City Oracle, Broad Ax and Utah Plain Dealer'' | 1890's: Black newspapers published in Utah: ''The Democratic Headlight, Tri-City Oracle, Broad Ax and Utah Plain Dealer'' | ||
1890-1940 The railroads are the largest employer of | 1890-1940 The railroads are the largest employer of African Americans in Utah. | ||
1890 - First Black Church in Utah Trinity African Methodist Episcopal Church in Salt Lake City Utah | 1890 - First Black Church in Utah Trinity African Methodist Episcopal Church in Salt Lake City Utah | ||
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1902: Harlem Renaissance writer Wallace Thurman is born in Salt Lake City and lives in Utah until age 20. his novels: ''The Blacker the Berry, Infants in the Spring, ''and ''The Interne. '' | 1902: Harlem Renaissance writer Wallace Thurman is born in Salt Lake City and lives in Utah until age 20. his novels: ''The Blacker the Berry, Infants in the Spring, ''and ''The Interne. '' | ||
1916 - Ogden's first | 1916 - Ogden's first Black church was Wall Avenue Baptist Church was established | ||
1921- Mignon Richmond is 1st | 1921- Mignon Richmond is 1st African American to graduate from college in Utah. | ||
1925 - D. H. Oliver becomes Utah's first | 1925 - D. H. Oliver becomes Utah's first Black attorney. | ||
1942 - Ralph Price breached the color barrier to become the first twentieth century | 1942 - Ralph Price breached the color barrier to become the first twentieth-century African American to purchase a home and settle in Davis County; Layton City with his wife Ruby J. Price | ||
1945: World War II brings many | 1945: World War II brings many African Americans to Hill Air Force Base in Ogden (Weber county) and Dougway Proving Ground in Tooele County | ||
1950 - Ruby J. Price becomes the first | 1950 - Ruby J. Price becomes the first African American schoolteacher in Utah- at the Inter-mountain Indian School, Brigham City. | ||
1960 - Ruby J. Price of Layton is the first | 1960 - Ruby J. Price of Layton is the first African American educator hired in Davis County | ||
1963: The Legislature rescinds anti-miscegenation law of 1898 | 1963: The Legislature rescinds anti-miscegenation law of 1898 | ||
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1964: President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination in voting, education, employment and public facilities. | 1964: President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination in voting, education, employment and public facilities. | ||
1967: Dr. Charles James Nabors becomes the first | 1967: Dr. Charles James Nabors becomes the first African American faculty member at the University of Utah Medical School | ||
1968 Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is killed in Memphis, Tennessee | 1968 Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is killed in Memphis, Tennessee | ||
1976 Rev. Robert Harris is elected Utah's first | 1976 Rev. Robert Harris is elected Utah's first African American state legislator | ||
1977 Ruby J. Price of Layton Utah was selected Utah Mother of the Year, she was the first | 1977 Ruby J. Price of Layton Utah was selected Utah Mother of the Year, she was the first Black woman to be selected as Utah mother of the Year | ||
1984 Tyron Medley, Utah's first | 1984 Tyron Medley, Utah's first Black judge 3rd Circuit Court appointed by Gov. Scott Matheson | ||
Carter, Katre B. ''The Story of the Negro Pioneer''. ''84 p. ''. Daughters of Utah Pioneers C. 1965. (Green Flake, Hark Lay, Oscar Crosby, Jane Manning James, Faithful John. Elijah Abel,Toby, Uncle Phil, Liz Flake Roan, Bankhead Families, Perkins Family,Crosby Family,Grice Family, Hannah Smith, Knelt and Henderson, Thomas Bedford Graham, Hooper, Williams and Johnson, Camp and Greer, Judge Drummond's Negro, Dennis family, Gobo Fango, Leggroan Family, Samuel Chambers, Dan Brockman, William Granstaff, Len Hope,George Keller,David H. Oliver, and Chaplain Allensworth){{FSC|21795|item|disp=FS Library Book 979.2 F2ck}} [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/275671-the-story-of-the-negro-pioneer?offset=1 Digital Version] [http://www.worldcat.org/title/story-of-the-negro-pioneer/oclc/377730 WorldCat]<br> | Carter, Katre B. ''The Story of the Negro Pioneer''. ''84 p. ''. Daughters of Utah Pioneers C. 1965. (Green Flake, Hark Lay, Oscar Crosby, Jane Manning James, Faithful John. Elijah Abel,Toby, Uncle Phil, Liz Flake Roan, Bankhead Families, Perkins Family,Crosby Family,Grice Family, Hannah Smith, Knelt and Henderson, Thomas Bedford Graham, Hooper, Williams and Johnson, Camp and Greer, Judge Drummond's Negro, Dennis family, Gobo Fango, Leggroan Family, Samuel Chambers, Dan Brockman, William Granstaff, Len Hope,George Keller,David H. Oliver, and Chaplain Allensworth){{FSC|21795|item|disp=FS Library Book 979.2 F2ck}} [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/275671-the-story-of-the-negro-pioneer?offset=1 Digital Version] [http://www.worldcat.org/title/story-of-the-negro-pioneer/oclc/377730 WorldCat]<br> | ||
*Coleman, Ronald Gerald. ''A History of Blacks in Utah, 1825–1910''. 1980. Reprint, Ann Arbor, Michigan: University Microfilms International, 1990. (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|979.2 F2c|disp=book 979.2 F2c}}.) This addresses differing occupations, from trappers to African | *Coleman, Ronald Gerald. ''A History of Blacks in Utah, 1825–1910''. 1980. Reprint, Ann Arbor, Michigan: University Microfilms International, 1990. (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|979.2 F2c|disp=book 979.2 F2c}}.) This addresses differing occupations, from trappers to African American soldiers. In the appendix, a census summary is found and a study on occupations.[http://www.worldcat.org/title/history-of-blacks-in-utah-1825-1910/oclc/866640048 WorldCat] | ||
*Carter, Kate B. The Story of the Negro Pioneer. Daughters of Utah Pioneers. c 1965. FS Library book 979.2 F2ck [http://www.worldcat.org/title/story-of-the-negro-pioneer/oclc/377730 WorldCat] [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/275671-the-story-of-the-negro-pioneer?offset=1 Digital version] | *Carter, Kate B. The Story of the Negro Pioneer. Daughters of Utah Pioneers. c 1965. FS Library book 979.2 F2ck [http://www.worldcat.org/title/story-of-the-negro-pioneer/oclc/377730 WorldCat] [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/275671-the-story-of-the-negro-pioneer?offset=1 Digital version] | ||
*Carter, Kate B.''The Story of the Negro Pioneer''. C. 1965. Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Salt Lake City, Utah | *Carter, Kate B.''The Story of the Negro Pioneer''. C. 1965. Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Salt Lake City, Utah | ||
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===Reconstruction Records=== | ===Reconstruction Records=== | ||
====Freedman’s Bank==== | ====Freedman’s Bank==== | ||
An excellent source is the Freedman’s Savings and Trust Company (visit the [[African American Freedman's Savings and Trust Company Records]] page to learn more). This company was created to assist African American soldiers of the Civil War and | An excellent source is the Freedman’s Savings and Trust Company (visit the [[African American Freedman's Savings and Trust Company Records]] page to learn more). This company was created to assist African American soldiers of the Civil War and Freedmen. Freedman’s Savings and Trust Company signature cards or registers from 3 March 1865 to 25 July 1874 may list the name of the depositor, date of entry, age, birthplace, residence, complexion, name of employer or occupation, wife or husband’s name, death information, children’s names, name of father and mother, brothers’ and sisters’ names, remarks, and signature. Early books sometimes contained the name of the former slaveholder and the name of the plantation. Copies of death certificates were sometimes attached to the entries. The collection is organized alphabetically by state, then city where the bank was located, then date the account was established, then account number.<br> | ||
Online collections of Freedman's Bank records: | Online collections of Freedman's Bank records: | ||
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====Freedmen's Bureau==== | ====Freedmen's Bureau==== | ||
The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands was created by the US government in 1865 until 1872 to assist | The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands was created by the US government in 1865 until 1872 to assist formerly enslaved persons in the southern United States. The Bureau created a wide variety of records extremely valuable to genealogists. Such documents include censuses, marriage records, and medical records. These records often include full names, former slaveholders and plantations, and current residences.<ref>"African American Records: Freedmen's Bureau," "African American Heritage," ''National Archives'', accessed 11 May 2018. </ref> For 1865 and 1866, the section on abandoned and confiscated lands includes the names of the owners of the plantations or homes that were abandoned, confiscated, or leased. It gives the county and location, a description of the house, the number of acres owned, and the number of cabins of enslaved persons. These films do not appear to contain the names of the enslaved. | ||
To find Freedmen's Bureau records: | To find Freedmen's Bureau records: | ||
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*[http://www.utahgenealogy.com/aa.htm Utah African American Records] | *[http://www.utahgenealogy.com/aa.htm Utah African American Records] | ||
*[http://www.archives.com/search/ancestor?Location=US&LastName=Black&kw2=Search%20for%20Black%20Genealogy%20Records!&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc Archives African | *[http://www.archives.com/search/ancestor?Location=US&LastName=Black&kw2=Search%20for%20Black%20Genealogy%20Records!&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc Archives African American Search] | ||
==Societies== | ==Societies== | ||
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[[Category:Utah, United States]] [[Category:African American Records]] | [[Category:Utah, United States]] [[Category:African American Records]] | ||
[[Category:Utah Cultural Groups]] | [[Category:Utah Cultural Groups]] | ||
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Introduction
Online Resources
Research Strategy
History
Time line of African Americans in Utah
1847: Green Flake, Oscar Crosby and Hark Lay are part of the 1847 Pioneer Companies
1850: Census reports 50 African Americans and 24 listed as free 26 listed enslaved.
1852: Utah Territorial legislature passes a law recognizing legality of slavery
1862: Congress passes legislation abolishing slavery in the territories.
1865: 13th Amendment
1869: Two Black military units the 9th Cavalry and the 24th infantry patrol in Utah
1890's: Black newspapers published in Utah: The Democratic Headlight, Tri-City Oracle, Broad Ax and Utah Plain Dealer
1890-1940 The railroads are the largest employer of African Americans in Utah.
1890 - First Black Church in Utah Trinity African Methodist Episcopal Church in Salt Lake City Utah
1892 - Black Church Calvary Missionary Baptist is established in Salt Lake City Utah
1898: anti-miscegenation law; prohibit issuance of marriage license to mixed-race couples.
1899: the 24th infantry stationed at Fort Douglas
1902: Harlem Renaissance writer Wallace Thurman is born in Salt Lake City and lives in Utah until age 20. his novels: The Blacker the Berry, Infants in the Spring, and The Interne.
1916 - Ogden's first Black church was Wall Avenue Baptist Church was established
1921- Mignon Richmond is 1st African American to graduate from college in Utah.
1925 - D. H. Oliver becomes Utah's first Black attorney.
1942 - Ralph Price breached the color barrier to become the first twentieth-century African American to purchase a home and settle in Davis County; Layton City with his wife Ruby J. Price
1945: World War II brings many African Americans to Hill Air Force Base in Ogden (Weber county) and Dougway Proving Ground in Tooele County
1950 - Ruby J. Price becomes the first African American schoolteacher in Utah- at the Inter-mountain Indian School, Brigham City.
1960 - Ruby J. Price of Layton is the first African American educator hired in Davis County
1963: The Legislature rescinds anti-miscegenation law of 1898
1964: President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination in voting, education, employment and public facilities.
1967: Dr. Charles James Nabors becomes the first African American faculty member at the University of Utah Medical School
1968 Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is killed in Memphis, Tennessee
1976 Rev. Robert Harris is elected Utah's first African American state legislator
1977 Ruby J. Price of Layton Utah was selected Utah Mother of the Year, she was the first Black woman to be selected as Utah mother of the Year
1984 Tyron Medley, Utah's first Black judge 3rd Circuit Court appointed by Gov. Scott Matheson
Carter, Katre B. The Story of the Negro Pioneer. 84 p. . Daughters of Utah Pioneers C. 1965. (Green Flake, Hark Lay, Oscar Crosby, Jane Manning James, Faithful John. Elijah Abel,Toby, Uncle Phil, Liz Flake Roan, Bankhead Families, Perkins Family,Crosby Family,Grice Family, Hannah Smith, Knelt and Henderson, Thomas Bedford Graham, Hooper, Williams and Johnson, Camp and Greer, Judge Drummond's Negro, Dennis family, Gobo Fango, Leggroan Family, Samuel Chambers, Dan Brockman, William Granstaff, Len Hope,George Keller,David H. Oliver, and Chaplain Allensworth)FS Library Book 979.2 F2ck Digital Version WorldCat
- Coleman, Ronald Gerald. A History of Blacks in Utah, 1825–1910. 1980. Reprint, Ann Arbor, Michigan: University Microfilms International, 1990. (FamilySearch Library book 979.2 F2c.) This addresses differing occupations, from trappers to African American soldiers. In the appendix, a census summary is found and a study on occupations.WorldCat
- Carter, Kate B. The Story of the Negro Pioneer. Daughters of Utah Pioneers. c 1965. FS Library book 979.2 F2ck WorldCat Digital version
- Carter, Kate B.The Story of the Negro Pioneer. C. 1965. Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Salt Lake City, Utah
- Davis, Lenwood G. Blacks in the State of Utah: A Working Bibliography Lenwood G. Davis; Mary Vance, editor. - Monticello, Ill.: Council of Planning Librarians, 1974.
Resources
Biographies
Cemeteries
Census Records
Church Records
Emancipation Records
Funeral Homes
- CAAGS Obituary and Funeral Home Collection at California African American Genealogical Society - index & images
Genealogies
Land and Property
Plantation
Obituaries
- CAAGS Obituary and Funeral Home Collection at California African American Genealogical Society - index & images
Oral Histories
Other Records
Military Records
Newspapers
Probate Records
Reconstruction Records
Freedman’s Bank
An excellent source is the Freedman’s Savings and Trust Company (visit the African American Freedman's Savings and Trust Company Records page to learn more). This company was created to assist African American soldiers of the Civil War and Freedmen. Freedman’s Savings and Trust Company signature cards or registers from 3 March 1865 to 25 July 1874 may list the name of the depositor, date of entry, age, birthplace, residence, complexion, name of employer or occupation, wife or husband’s name, death information, children’s names, name of father and mother, brothers’ and sisters’ names, remarks, and signature. Early books sometimes contained the name of the former slaveholder and the name of the plantation. Copies of death certificates were sometimes attached to the entries. The collection is organized alphabetically by state, then city where the bank was located, then date the account was established, then account number.
Online collections of Freedman's Bank records:
Freedmen's Bureau
The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands was created by the US government in 1865 until 1872 to assist formerly enslaved persons in the southern United States. The Bureau created a wide variety of records extremely valuable to genealogists. Such documents include censuses, marriage records, and medical records. These records often include full names, former slaveholders and plantations, and current residences.[1] For 1865 and 1866, the section on abandoned and confiscated lands includes the names of the owners of the plantations or homes that were abandoned, confiscated, or leased. It gives the county and location, a description of the house, the number of acres owned, and the number of cabins of enslaved persons. These films do not appear to contain the names of the enslaved.
To find Freedmen's Bureau records:
- DiscoverFreedmen - the search on this site will utilize all of the Freedmen's Bureau records on FamilySearch, including:
- 1865-1872 United States, Freedmen's Bureau Claim Records,1865-1872 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 1865-1872 United States, Freedmen's Bureau Hospital and Medical Records, 1865-1872 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 1865-1872 United States, Freedmen's Bureau Labor Contracts, Indenture and Apprenticeship Records, 1865-1872 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 1861-1872 United States, Freedmen's Bureau Marriages, 1861-1872 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 1865-1872 United States, Freedmen's Bureau Ration Records,1865-1872 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 1865-1872 United States, Freedmen's Bureau Records of Persons and Articles Hired, 1865-1872 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 1865-1872 United States, Freedmen's Bureau, Freedmen's Court Records, 1865-1872 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 1865-1872 United States, Freedmen's Bureau, Land and Property Records, 1865-1872 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 1865-1872 United States, Freedmen's Bureau, Records of Freedmen's Complaints, 1865-1872 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 1865-1872 United States, Freedmen's Bureau, Records of the Superintendent of Education and of the Division of Education, 1865-1872 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- Other FamilySearch collections not included:
- 1865-1872 United States Freedmen's Bureau Miscellaneous Records,1865-1872 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 1865-1872 United States Freedmen's Bureau, Records of Freedmen, 1865-1872 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 1865-1872 United States, Freedmen's Bureau, Records of the Assistant Commissioner, 1865-1872 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; Images only. These reports primarily contain statistical and historical information.
- More collections are available in the FamilySearch Catalog. Search for "FREEDMEN - UTAH" in the Subjects search bar to find.
Visit the African American Freedmen's Bureau Records page to learn more about utilizing these records.
School Records
Slavery Records
Vital Records
Birth
Marriage
Death
Divorce
Voting Records
Archives and Libraries
African American in Utah at Archives Digital Collection - Genealogy related information for various States and Provinces is available from a variety of servers which may be official government services, genealogy society efforts, or maintained by interested individuals. A digital archive of materials related to African American in the Utah.
Societies
References
- ↑ "African American Records: Freedmen's Bureau," "African American Heritage," National Archives, accessed 11 May 2018.