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None of the "free colored" individuals listed by name in the 1830 or 1840 U.S. census appears to have married in Wayne County, OH.

None of the "free colored" individuals listed by name in the 1830 or 1840 U.S. census appears to have married in [[Wayne County, Ohio]].

There is a story told among many of the African-Americans.  Wayne County, OH has been a rather elite community, not being very open to many outsiders, especially those of a different race.  The few blacks who did settle in the communities in [[Wayne County, Ohio]] had great respect among many of the whites and had a desire to stay on good terms with their white counterparts.  As a result, the few blacks in the area did encourage “riff-raff of their own kind” to continue moving through [[Wooster, Ohio|Wooster]] and the vicinity without stopping.  Another story told is that at one time there was a "black" only cemetery off of Portage Rd.  The now defunct (2020) Wayne County Cemetery Preservation Society had researched the story and was unable to verify it.

There is a story told among many of the African-Americans.  Wayne County, OH has been a rather elite community, not being very open to many outsiders, especially those of a different race.  The few blacks who did settle in the communities in [[Wayne County, Ohio]] had great respect among many of the whites and had a desire to stay on good terms with their white counterparts.  As a result, the few blacks in the area did encourage “riff-raff of their own kind” to continue moving through [[Wooster, Ohio|Wooster]] and the vicinity without stopping.  Another story told is that at one time there was a "black" only cemetery off of Portage Rd.  The now defunct (2020) Wayne County Cemetery Preservation Society had researched the story and was unable to verify it.