Josiah Maker

1860 United States Federal Census for Josiah Makers Pennsylvania Chester Tredyffrin

research

~• potentially a freed slave from Maryland who moved north

There are several Black Maker individuals from the Baltimore area:

see: https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1880usfedcen&indiv=t... 

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https://www.ancestry.com/search/?name=_Maker&birth=1815_maryland-us...
These chosen for birth years close to Josiah.

None found in PA in 1870

Many Maker family found in Cecil County MD c. 1900

"In 1790 there were 3400 slaves in Cecil, which was a significant number. By 1850 that number dropped to 800. When the Civil War was over, the remaining slave owners had no choice but to free those who remained as slaves."

"about 200 of Cecil County’s freed men would serve in the United States Colored Troops, which defended the very nation that had enslaved many of their relatives, neighbors, and acquaintances for over a century." > from: Eric Mease in The Cecil Whig (2013)
"Although the scanned images are not currently available online, the public is welcome to visit the HSCC facilities located at 135 E. Main Street in Elkton, Maryland to gain access to the research material." = The Historical Society of Cecil County (Md.) implemented a number of strategies to preserve aging documents and to make the materials available in modern formats.

sources

• https://thecrowleycompany.com/cecil-county-records-aid-research-on-...