Becoming Bourgeois: Merchant Culture in the South, 1820-1865

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209 Appendix Commercial Population Percent of Overall County Free in County Population (Including Families) Lowndes County (AL) 209 3.45 Washington County (AL) 13 1.10 Alachua County (FL) 17 1.00 Leon County (FL) 201 6.20 Putnam County (FL) 27 5.60 Clarke County (GA) 299 4.90 Emanuel County (GA) 3 0.08 Gwinnett County (GA) 119 1.30 Wayne County (GA) 5 0.45 Concordia Parish (LA) 4 0.48 West Feliciana Parish (LA) 156 6.30 Terrebonne Parish (LA) 102 3.00 Davidson County (NC) 82 0.66 Martin County (NC) 88 1.80 Williamsburg County (SC) 70 1.80 Hardeman County (TN) 191 1.80 McMinn County (TN) 148 1.20 McNairy County (TN) 167 1.50 Panola County (TX) 34 1.30 Rusk County (TX) 186 3.10 Grayson County (VA) 56 0.90 Southampton County (VA) 85 1.10 Total 2,262 2.20 1.8% (rounded average taken from total free population of all 22 counties: 123,223) Overall Profile: States=9; Counties=22; Free population=123,223 (57.9%); Slave population=89,748 (42.1%); Total population=212,971 Table 1. Population Sample of Southern Commercial Classes, 1850 210 Appendix Total No. No. Merchants, No. Peddlers, Commercial Workers Grocers, Etc. No. Clerks Hucksters, Etc. (Com. Pop.) (% Com. Pop.) (% Com. Pop.) (% Com. Pop.) Lowndes County 76 44 (57.9%) 29 (38.2%) 3 (3.9%) Washington County 5 4 (75.0%) 0 (0.0%) 1 (25.0%) Alachua County 11 5 (45.5%) 6 (54.5%) 0 (0.0%) Leon County 86 41 (47.6%) 44 (51.2%) 1 (1.2%) Putnam County 8 6 (75.0%) 2 (25.0%) 0 (0.0%) Clarke County 109 61 (56.0%) 46 (42.2%) 2 (1.8%) Emanuel County 3 3(100.0%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) Gwinnett County 24 19 (79.2%) 2 (8.3%) 3 (12.5%) Wayne County 1 1(100.0%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) Concordia Parish 3 2 (66.7%) 1 (33.3%) 0 (0.0%) W. Feliciana Parish 58 37 (63.8%) 21 (36.2%) 0 (0.0%) Terrebonne Parish 32 24 (75.0%) 8 (25.0%) 0 (0.0%) Davidson County 21 10 (47.6%) 10 (47.6%) 1 (4.8%) Martin County 25 18 (72.0%) 7 (28.0%) 0 (0.0%) Williamsburg County 20 17 (85.0%) 3 (15.0%) 0 (0.0%) Hardeman County 71 41 (57.8%) 26 (36.6%) 4 (5.6%) McMinn County 49 34 (69.4%) 15 (30.6%) 0 (0.0%) McNairy County 50 36 (72.0%) 14 (28.0%) 0 (0.0%) Panola County 13 8 (61.5%) 5 (38.5%) 0 (0.0%) Rusk County 58 41 (70.7%) 17 (29.3%) 0 (0.0%) Grayson County 17 9 (52.9%) 8 (47.1%) 0 (0.0%) Southampton County 41 17 (41.5%) 24 (58.5%) 0 (0.0%) Total/Average Percent 781 478 (61.2%) 288 (36.9%) 15 (1.9%) Table 2. Occupation Profile of Southern Commercial Classes, 1850 Appendix 211 Number/Percent Number/Percent Average Age Average Average of Male of Female of Merchant/ Age of Age of Commercial Population Commercial Population Grocer Clerk Peddler Lowndes County 75 (98.7%) 1 (1.3%) 33.2 25.5 25.0 Washington County 4 (100.0%) 0 27.3 — 60.0 Alachua County 11 (100.0%) 0 31.8 26.0 — Leon County 87 (100.0%) 0 35.6 24.4 30.0 Putnam County 8 (100.0%) 0 30.3 20.5 — Clarke County 107 (98.2%) 2 (1.8%) 33.2 24.4 40.0 Emanuel County 3 (100.0%) 0 28.3 — — Gwinnett County 24 (100.0%) 0 34.3 23.5 32.0 Wayne County 1 (100.0%) 0 40.0 — — Concordia Parish 3 (100.0%) 0 51.0 20.0 — W. Feliciana Parish 57 (98.3%) 1 (1.7%) 38.5 25.5 — Terrebonne Parish 32 (100.0%) 0 34.5 25.9 — Davidson County 21 (100.0%) 0 40.7 22.3 24.0 Martin County 25 (100.0%) 0 31.7 18.6 — Williamsburg County 20 (100.0%) 0 33.1 24.6 — Hardeman County 71 (100.0%) 0 32.4 22.6 21.7 McMinn County 48 (98.0%) 1 (2.0%) 34.4 22.3 — McNairy County 50 (100.0%) 0 31.4 22.5 — Panola County 13...