The industrial schedule is one of the “nonpopulation” schedules of the federal census. Shown here is a sample from the 1850 Mobile County, Alabama, enumeration. Max. Dubroca, a free man of color, appears on line 3. He operated a steam-powered saw mill and employed an average of 10 male employees. Have you found your ancestors in this schedule?
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