African American Raysor Families in 19th Century South Carolina.

1860 SLAVE SCHEDULES FOR RAYSOR (ALL SPELLINGS)
SOUTH CAROLINA
Transcribed from actual images at Ancestry.Com
Note: All individuals appear in census as "Black" unless otherwise noted below

BARNWELL COUNTY July 25, 1860 P. Raysor (indexed on Ancestry.Com as Raygor) Peter A. Raysor (resident of Orangeburg, South Carolina) Manager: A. J. Hughs	TOTAL INDIVIDUALS: 42 TOTAL HOUSES: 9 Male, 70, b. about 1790 Male, 70, b. about 1790 Male, 65, b. about 1795 Male, 60, b. about 1800 Female, 60, b. about 1800 (Insane) Male, 60, b. about 1800 Female, 50, b. about 1810 Female, 50, b. about 1810 Female, 37, b. about 1823 Male, 37, b. about 1823 Female, 35, b. about 1825 Female, 34, b. about 1826 Female, 30, b. about 1830 Female, 30, b. about 1830 Male, 30, b. about 1830 (Idiot) Male, 30, b. about 1830 Female, 23, b. about 1837 Male, 20, b. about 1840 Male, 18, b. about 1842 Female, 18, b. about 1842 Female, 17, b. about 1843 Male, 11, b. about 1849 Male, 11, b. about 1849 Female, 10, b. about 1850 Male, 9, b. about 1851 Male, 9, b. about 1851 Male, 7, b. about 1853 Female, 7, b. about 1853 Female, 6, b. about 1854 Female, 6, b. about 1854 Male, 6, b. about 1854 Male, 5, b. about 1855 Male, 5, b. about 1855 Female, 5, b. about 1855 (Mulatto) Female, 4, b. about 1856 Male, 3, b. about 1857 Male, 2, b. about 1858 Female, 2, b. about 1858 Female, 2, b. about 1858 Female, 1, b. about 1859 Male, 1, b. about 1859 Male, 1, b. about 1859
ORANGEBURG, ORANGEBURG COUNTY July 19, 1860 Peter Raysor Comments: Peter Andrew Raysor was the son of Sen. Thomas Raysor. In the 1850 Census he appears as a student at The Citadel in Charleston. In approximately 1858, he married Anna Milhous(e) in Orangeburg, S.C.. They had one child, and Anna died in childbirth in 1859. Peter married Adella Felder on Nov. 28, 1860. Peter served in the 5th South Carolina Cavalry. Around 1865, the Raysors migrated to Montgomery County, Texas. Adella died giving birth to their third child in 1869. Adella Felder was an orphan when she married, and it is very possible that she inherited property in Orangeburg from her parents.	TOTAL INDIVIDUALS: 15 TOTAL HOUSES: 3 Male, age 50, b. about 1810 Female, age 45, born about 1815 Male, 35, born about 1825 Female, 28, born about 1832 Female, 27, born about 1833 Male, 23, born about 1837 Male, 20m born about 1840 Male, 20, born about 1840 Male, 20, born about 1840 Male, 17, born about 1843 Female, 16, born about 1842 Male, 9, born about 1851 Male, 7, born about 1853 Female, 5, born about 1855 Female, 4, born about 1856
BARNWELL COUNTY July 26, 1860 Estate of Raysor (spelled Rayzor)	TOTAL INDIVIDUALS: 13 TOTAL HOUSES: 3 Female, 40, b. about 1820 Female, 22, b. about 1838 Male, 20, b. about 1840 Male, 16, b. about 1844 Male, 15, b. about 1845 Female, 13, b. about 1847 Male, 9, b. about 1851 Female, 7, b. about 1853 Male, 6, b. about 1854 Female, 5, b. about 1855 Male, 4, b. about 1856 Male, 1, b. about 1859 Male, 1, b. about 1859
BARNWELL COUNTY August 7, 1860 Mrs. Mary Raysor (spelled Rasor & Raisor) Comments: Thomas Raysor married, 2nd, Mary Ayer Dicks, the widow of Dr. William Dicks. She retained her property during her marriage to Thomas Raysor, who died on January 14, 1858.	TOTAL INDIVIDUALS: 41 TOTAL HOUSES: 11 (Could be 17) Male, 70, b. about 1790 Male, 70, b. about 1790 Male, 50, b. about 1810 Male, 50, b. about 1810 Female, 50, b. about 1810 Female, 49, b. about 1811 Female, 45, b. about 1815 Female, 40, b. about 1820 Female, 38, b. about 1822 Female, 30, b. about 1830 Male, 25, b. about 1835 Male, 23, b. about 1837 Male, 23, b. about 1837 (Mulatto) Female, 21, b. about 1839 Female, 21, b. about 1839 Male, 20, b. about 1840 Male, 20, b. about 1840 Male, 19, b. about 1841 Male, 19, b. about 1841 Female, 18, b. about 1842 Female, 17, b. about 1843 Female, 16, b. about 1844 Male, 15, b. about 1845 Male, 14, b. about 1846 Male, 12, b. about 1848 Male, 12, b. about 1848 Male, 11, b. about 1849 Male, 11, b. about 1849 Female, 11, b. about 1849 Female, 10, b. about 1850 Male, 9, b. about 1851 Female, 8, b. about 1852 Female, 7, b. about 1853 Male, 7, b. about 1853 Male, 6, b. about 1854 Male, 6, b. about 1854 Male, 5, b. about 1855 (Mulatto) Female, 3, b. about 1857 Female, 2, b. about 1858 Male, 1, b. about 1859
ST. PETERS PARISH, BEAUFORT DISTRICT Henry C. Raysor Comments: Henry Chalmers Raysor is the son of James M. Raysor (brother of Thomas Raysor, Sr.). This family migrated to Randolph County, Georgia in the late 1830's. After the death of James Raysor in 1845, the family returned to South Carolina. Henry C. Raysor and several siblings ended up in Allendale, South Carolina.	TOTAL INDIVIDUALS: 5 TOTAL HOUSES: 1 Female, 30, b. about 1830 Female, 16, b. about 1844 Male, 12, b. about 1848 Female, 10, b. about 1850 Male, 2, b. about 1858
ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S PARISH, COLLETON DIST. August 2, 1860 J. L. Raysor Comment: I'm not sure who this is....?	Female, 24, b. about 1836 Male, 36, b. about 1824 Male, 20, b. about 1840 Female, 12, b. about 1848 Male, 4, b. about 1856
LAURENS COUNTY June 21, 1860 JAMES C. RAZOR Comment: Not in my database.	NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS: 20 NUMBER OF HOUSES: 4 Male, 55, b. about 1805 Male, 30, b. about 1830 Female, 30, b. about 1830 Female, 35, b. about 1825 Female, 30, b. about 1830 Female, 25, b. about 1835 Female, 25, b. about 1835 Male, 10, b. about 1850 Female, 8, b. about 1852 Male, 6, b. about 1854 Female, 5, b. about 1855 Male, 3, b. about 1857 Male, 9, b. about 1851 Female, 7, b. about 1853 Male, 4, b. about 1856 Female, 12, b. about 1848 Male, 5, b. about 1855 (Mulatto) Male, 3, b. about 1857 Male, 14, b. about 1846 Male, 4 months, b. about 1860

AFRICAN AMERICAN RAYSORS IN THE
1870 CENSUS OF SOUTH CAROLINA - "LOWCOUNTRY" COUNTIES

1870 Federal Census - South Carolina
Includes modern counties of Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Colleton, Orangeburg

1870 Federal Census
Barnwell County - Bullpond Township, Allendale Post Office
Raysor, Charles, 29, M, B, Farmer, $700 real property, $400 personal property, cannot read or write
Serrener, 25, F, B, Keeps House (this is indexed as Terrence, but I think her name may have been Serena)
Ben, 16, M, B, Farm Labor
Washington, 11, M, B, " "
Jobe, 7, M, B, At Home
Nancy, 3, F, B, " "
Henry, 3, M, B, " "

1870 Bamberg Township, Barnwell County
Charles Rasir, 30
Adeline, 26
Elissa(?), 7
Josephine, 4
Sam, 2
Charles, 1

1870, Blackville, Barnwell Co, SC
Middleton Raser, 56
Diana, 45
Adeline, 20
Duncan, 8
Henrietta, 4

1870, Blackville, Barnwell Co, SC
David Raser, 30
Emma Raser, 13

1870, Great Cypress, Barnwell Co SC
Razor, Stephen, 24
Liza, 26
James, 1

1870, Three Miles, Barnwell Co
Raiser, Sam G., 41
Sarah, 40
Catherine, 15
Hannah, 12
Paul, 10
James, 8
Thomas, 6
Rachel, 4
Emma, 2

1870, St. Georges, Colleton County (now in Dorchester County)
Raser, Daniel, 60
Nancy, 50
Paul, 16
Mary, 14
John, 11
Nelly, 8

1870, St. Georges, Colleton
Benjamin Rasor, 25, white
Elizabeth, 60, white
Rebecca, 26, white

1870, Branchville, Orangeburg Co, SC
Rayzor, John, 50, Black
Maria, 52
Joanna, 20
Fanny, 8

1880 Census– Fish Pond, Barnwell County, SC
(area of the Thomas Raysor, Sr. farm)

Household #64
Simon Raysor, husband, 65, b. about 1815
Allis Raysor, wife, 60, b. about 1820
Louvinia Raysor, daughter,18, b. about 1862
Licia Raysor, daughter, 15, b. about 1865
Verginia Lincoln (stepdaughter), 12, b. about 1868
Ann Smoak (“ “ “), 17, b. about 1863

Household #74
William Moss Raysor and Anna M. Gavin Raysor (Son of Rev. Dr. Thomas Raysor, grandson of Senator Thomas Raysor - my great grandparents. Pat Sabin).

Household #79
Henry Henderson, husband, 50, b. abt. 1830, Farmer
Mary A. Henderson, wife, 45, b. abt. 1835, Keeps House
Henry Henderson, 16, b. about 1864
James Henderson, 14, b. about 1866
Joanna Henderson, 11, b. about 1869
Julius Henderson, 8, b. about 1872
Mariah Raysor, mother, 77, b. abt. 1803
Fannie Raysor, niece, 15, b. about 1865

Household #80

Ben Henderson, husband, 25, b. about 1855
Ellen Henderson, wife, 20, b. about 1860
William Henderson, son, 8, b. about 1872
Lee Henderson, son, 5, b. about 1875
Washington Henderson, son, 3, born about 1877

Household #83

Wigdina Brown, husband, 55, b. about 1825
Prissie (Raysor) Brown, wife, 37, b. about 1843
Hannah Brown, F, 14
Ben Brown, M, 12
Elick Brown, M, 8
Cornelia Brown, F, 6
Alberry Brown, M, 3
Aquilla Brown, M, 1 month
Sallie Raysor, Mother, 74
Malinda Raysor, Sister, 25

Household #212

Stepney Raysor, husband, 45,b. about 1835
Ceillie Raysor, wife, 47,b. about 1833
Ben Raysor, son, 21,b. about 1859
Henderson Raysor, son, 18,b. about 1862
Ella Raysor, daughter, 16, b. abt 1864
Emma Raysor, daughter, 14, b. abt 1866
Scott Raysor, son, 14, b. abt 1868

Household #216

Samuel Raysor, husband, 56, b. about 1824
Maryann Raysor, 35, wife, b. about 1845
William Raysor, son, 19, b. about 1861
Kate Raysor, 16, daughter, b. about 1866
George Raysor, 13, son
Moses Raysor, 7, son
Lessey Raysor, 5, daughter
Tommy Raysor, 3, son
Mary Jane Raysor, 8 months, daughter

Household #217

Anner (Anna?) Lincoln, 30
7 children, 1-13

Household #223

William Gavin, M, 35
Caroline Gavin, F, 24, wife
Frank Gavin, M, 6, son
Conny Raysor, F, 7, niece

Household #231

Sippio Raysor, M, 55
Andrew Raysor, M, 18, son
Isaih, M, 13, son

Household #242

(Household of James Wesley Family)
Isaac Raysor, M, 42

Household #253

Jacob Sanders, M, 70
Tenah (RAYSOR) Sanders, F, wife, 40
Jacob Sanders, son, 18
George Sanders, son, 12
Louiza Raysor, stepdaughter, 23
Mary Raysor, step-granddaughter, 4

Compiled by Pat Sabin

FAMILY #1	Simon Mariah Child #1 Child #2 Child #3 Child #4
FAMILY #2	Tenah Child #1 Child #2
FAMILY #3	York Hester Child
FAMILY #4	John Mariah Child #1 Child #2
FAMILY #5	Dorcas Child #1 Child #2
FAMILY #6	Luce Child #1 Child #2 Child #3
	Joe
	Dennis
	Billy
	Tom (?)
FAMILY #7	Nancy Child #1 Child #2 Child #3
FAMILY #8	Sally Child #1 Child #2
FAMILY #9	Eritia Child #1 Child #2
	Charles
FAMILY #10	George Sally Child #1 Isaac (willed to Julius and Thomas R. May) Child #2 Adam (willed to Julius and Thomas R. May)
FAMILY #11	Nancy Child #2
FAMILY #12	Maryann Child #1 Child #2 Child #3
	Priscy
	Sam
FAMILY #13	All willed to Julius A. May and Thomas R. May Nippy Child #1 Child #2 Child #3