Salter Family
submitted by Anne Rhea Bruce
I have been researching the Salter/Cobb/Smith families in Sumter County and have this data abstracted from various sources.
CENSUS of various Salter families: 1850 US Census 17th District
Sumter County, Georgia
14 September, 1850
pages 2 &3: #354/#354;
James Salter 59 m farmer born Georgia Elizabeth " 47 f " John Ross " 25 m " Morgan " 23 m " Jesse " 22 m " Sarah " 20 f " Elizabeth " 18 f " Emiline " 14 f " Viene " 11 f " James " 9 m " Pricilla " 7 f " Anna " 5 f " Amanda " 3 f " _________________ 1850 US Census
16th District; Sumter County
5th day of September, 1850
page 3; line 23 #264/#264
Rich'd Salter 55 m farmer born Georgia Elizabeth " 45 f " Mary " 17 f " Isaac " 20 m " Wilson " 18 m " John " 10 m " Harriet " 8 f` " Preston " 4 m " ______________________ 1860 US Census
18th District; Sumter County
date not copied #109/#111
Richard Salter 74? m farmer $1000 born Georgia Elizabeth " 52 f " Mary " 31 f " Isaac " 28 m farm laborer " John " 19 m student " Preston " 15 m farm laborer " _______________________ next door; #110/#112
Wilson Salter 27 m farm laborer $200 born Georgia Marther " 24 f " Richard " 6 m " John " 2 m " _______________________ City of Americus
26th District, Sumter County, Georgia
23rd June, 1860 page 33 # 231/#234
John Salter 33 m farmer $8,000 born Georgia Sarah " 25 f " Priscilla " 18 f " James " 22 m farm laborer " Anna " 15 f (NOTE- Priscilla, James and Anna Salter are the orphans of James Salter, deceased about 1855 in Sumter County, Ga., and it is possible that Sarah is also a sister of John, rather than a young wife.) ______________________ ibid
page 35
#244/#247
Jesse Salter 27 m farmer $3400/$2330 born Georgia Louisa " 20 f Miles Kennedy 13 m born Alabama.