Small Hinges, Great Doorways: How Some Descendants of an Enslaved Youth Unexpectedly Became Prominent Utah Citizens

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1. In the 1830 and 1840 Arkansas census records Jas Kllram of Conway county and Jas P Kellam of Monroe county have a male slave between ages 10 to 23 who could have been Jackson Howell.

   James P Kellam in the 1840 United States Federal Census
   Name James P Kellam [James P Kellum]
   Residence Date 1840
   Home in 1840 (City, County, State) Cache, Monroe, Arkansas
   Free White Persons – Males – Under 5 1
   Free White Persons – Males – 20 thru 29 1
   Free White Persons – Males – 30 thru 39 1
   Free White Persons – Females – Under 5 2
   Free White Persons – Females – 20 thru 29 2
   Slaves – Males – 10 thru 23 1
   Slaves – Females – Under 10 2
   Slaves – Females – 10 thru 23 1
   Persons Employed in Agriculture 3
   Free White Persons – Under 20 3
   Free White Persons – 20 thru 49 4
   Total Free White Persons 7
   Total Slaves 4

   Jas Kllram in the 1830 United States Federal Census
   Name Jas Kllram [Jas Kllram] [Jas Kelleam]
   Home in 1830 (City, County, State) Conway, Arkansas Territory
   Free White Persons – Males – Under 5 1
   Free White Persons – Males – 10 thru 14 1
   Free White Persons – Males – 30 thru 39 1
   Free White Persons – Females – 5 thru 9 2
   Free White Persons – Females – 15 thru 19 1
   Slaves – Males – 10 thru 23 1
   Slaves – Males – 55 thru 99 1
   Slaves – Females – 10 thru 23 1
   Free White Persons – Under 20 5
   Free White Persons – 20 thru 49 1
   Total Free White Persons 6
   Total Slaves 3

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