1850 Benton County Slave Census – People of Color in Tennessee History

Microfilm Reel	M432-904	Source	Archive.org
Enumerator	James M. Mases
Abstractor	Russell Anderson

Dates of Enumeration

Column Headings Explanation

September 16 – December 3

Page = number of original schedule page
HW = handwritten page number
Line = line number on original page, indicating left (L) or right (R) set of columns on page (each “page” was two sheets)
Last Name and First Name = identity of enslaver
# = number of slaves with the age, sex, and color (usually 1)
Age = age as known to enslaver
Sex = male or female
Color = racial mix as known to enslaver
From = state (location) from which slave was a fugitive
Free = whether free or manumitted
Deaf/Blind/Dumb = self-explanatory
Slave houses = number of dwellings for slaves on enslaver’s property

Note: The table is searchable and sortable.

Page	Line	Last Name	First Name	#	Age	Sex	Color	Notes
170	L-1	Barnett	M C	1	23	M	M
170	L-2	Barnett	M C	1	19	M	B
170	L-3	Johnson	John	1	40	F	B
170	L-4	Johnson	John	1	19	M	M
170	L-5	Johnson	John	1	7	F	B
170	L-6	McDaniel	J C	1	50	F	B
170	L-7	McDaniel	J C	1	18	F	B
170	L-8	McDaniel	J C	1	16	M	B
170	L-9	McDaniel	J C	1	15	F	B
170	L-10	McDaniel	J C	1	8	M	B
170	L-11	Barnett	A J	1	31	F	B
170	L-12	Barnett	A J	1	24	M	B
170	L-13	Barnett	A J	1	21	F	B
170	L-14	Barnett	A J	1	6	M	M
170	L-15	Barnett	A J	1	4	M	B
170	L-16	Barnett	A J	1	1	F	B
170	L-17	Barnett	A J	1	1/12	M	B
170	L-18	Barnett	A J	1	33	F	B
170	L-19	Matlock	J W	1	9	F	B
170	L-20	Fry	Michael	1	30	F	B
170	L-21	Fry	Michael	1	5	F	B
170	L-22	Thorton	Presley	1	30	F	B
170	L-23	Thorton	Presley	1	36	M	B
170	L-24	Walker	James	1	14	M	B
170	L-25	Walker	James	1	11	M	B	Marked as Idiot
170	L-26	Walker	James	1	7	F	M
170	L-27	Walker	James	1	5	F	M
170	L-28	Walker	James	1	3	M	B
170	L-29	Walker	James	1	1	M	B
170	L-30	Walker	James	1	34	F	M
170	L-31	White	James	1	32	F	M
170	L-32	White	James	1	13	M	M
170	L-33	White	James	1	10	F	B
170	L-34	White	James	1	8	F	M
170	L-35	White	James	1	3	M	M
170	L-36	White	James	1	6/12	F	M
170	L-37	White	James	1	7	M	M
170	L-38	Harrison	Benjamin	1	8	F	B
170	L-39	Hatley	Edwards	1	22	M	B
170	L-40	Daulton	Nancy	1	16	F	B
170	L-41	Camp	Thursey	1	44	M	B
170	L-42	Camp	Thursey	1	16	F	B
170	R-1	Camp	Thursey	1	12	F	B
170	R-2	Sherley	James	1	16	M	B
170	R-3	Sherley	James	1	12	M	B
170	R-4	Gossett	Henry	1	20	F	B
170	R-5	Gossett	Henry	1	10	M	B
170	R-6	Gossett	Henry	1	4	M	B
170	R-7	Bruce	Amas	1	60	F	B
170	R-8	Bruce	Amas	1	34	M	B
170	R-9	Camp	James M	1	53	M	B
170	R-10	Camp	James M	1	46	F	B
170	R-11	Camp	James M	1	22	F	B
170	R-12	Camp	James M	1	5	F	M
170	R-13	Camp	James M	1	4	M	B
170	R-14	Camp	James M	1	2	F	M
170	R-15	Babar	Francis	1	37	F	B
170	R-16	Babar	Francis	1	12	M	B
170	R-17	Flowers	G G	1	41	F	B
170	R-18	Flowers	G G	1	25	M	M
170	R-19	Flowers	G G	1	20	M	B
170	R-20	Flowers	G G	1	18	F	B
170	R-21	Flowers	G G	1	10	M	M
170	R-22	Flowers	G G	1	4	F	B
170	R-23	King	Thomas	1	44	F	B
170	R-24	King	Thomas	1	19	M	B
170	R-25	Bagett	Sarah	1	18	M	B
170	R-26	Bagett	Sarah	1	15	F	B
170	R-27	Mowell	Cullen	1	20	F	B
170	R-28	Wyly	James	1	47	F	B
170	R-29	Wyly	James	1	47	M	B
170	R-30	Wyly	James	1	45	F	B
170	R-31	Wyly	James	1	44	M	B
170	R-32	Wyly	James	1	35	M	B
170	R-33	Wyly	James	1	25	M	B
170	R-34	Wyly	James	1	24	F	B
170	R-35	Wyly	James	1	23	F	B
170	R-36	Wyly	James	1	18	F	M
170	R-37	Wyly	James	1	18	F	B
170	R-38	Wyly	James	1	22	M	B
170	R-39	Wyly	James	1	18	M	B
170	R-40	Wyly	James	1	16	M	B
170	R-41	Wyly	James	1	14	M	B
170	R-42	Wyly	James	1	12	F	B
171	L-1	Wyly	James	1	12	M	B
171	L-2	Wyly	James	1	10	M	B
171	L-3	Wyly	James	1	8	F	B
171	L-4	Wyly	James	1	6	M	B
171	L-5	Wyly	James	1	5	F	B
171	L-6	Wyly	James	1	4	M	M
171	L-7	Wyly	James	1	2	M	M
171	L-8	Wyly	James	1	3/12	M	M
171	L-9	Alinnant	B	1	41	F	B
171	L-10	Alinnant	B	1	18	M	B
171	L-11	Alinnant	B	1	14	F	B
171	L-12	Alinnant	B	1	9	M	B
171	L-13	Alinnant	B	1	8	M	B
171	L-14	Alinnant	B	1	6	F	B
171	L-15	Alinnant	B	1	1	M	B
171	L-16	Cruett	Miles	1	60	M	B
171	L-17	Cruett	Miles	1	35	M	B
171	L-18	Cruett	Miles	1	25	F	B
171	L-19	Cruett	Miles	1	14	F	B
171	L-20	Cruett	Miles	1	10	F	B
171	L-21	Cruett	Miles	1	9	M	B
171	L-22	Cruett	Miles	1	7	F	B
171	L-23	Cruett	Miles	1	4	M	M
171	L-24	Walker	Stephen	1	12	F	B
171	L-25	Combs	Harrison G	1	38	F	B
171	L-26	Combs	Harrison G	1	30	M	B
171	L-27	Combs	Harrison G	1	21	F	B
171	L-28	Combs	Harrison G	1	17	F	B
171	L-29	Combs	Harrison G	1	12	M	B
171	L-30	Combs	Harrison G	1	9	M	B
171	L-31	Combs	Harrison G	1	4	M	B
171	L-32	Combs	Harrison G	1	4	M	B
171	L-33	Combs	Harrison G	1	1/12	M	M
171	L-34	Lashlee	Anderson	1	60	M	B
171	L-35	Lashlee	Anderson	1	33	F	B
171	L-36	Lashlee	Anderson	1	33	M	M
171	L-37	Lashlee	Anderson	1	33	M	B
171	L-38	Lashlee	Anderson	1	22	F	B
171	L-39	Lashlee	Anderson	1	22	M	M
171	L-40	Lashlee	Anderson	1	22	M	B
171	L-41	Lashlee	Anderson	1	18	M	B
171	L-42	Lashlee	Anderson	1	5	M	B
171	R-1	Lashlee	Anderson	1	3	M	B
171	R-2	Lashlee	Anderson	1	2	F	B
171	R-3	Lashlee	Anderson	1	16	F	B
171	R-4	Key	Thomas	1	11	F	B
171	R-5	Settle	Daniel	1	21	F	B
171	R-6	Clarke	William Harvey	1	18	F	B
171	R-7	Clarke	William Harvey	1	11	F	B
171	R-8	Rushing	Dennis	1	27	M	B
171	R-9	McCaroll	Marcissa	1	55	M	B
171	R-10	McCaroll	Marcissa	1	7	F	B
171	R-11	Barker	L	1	40	F	M
171	R-12	Barker	L	1	30	F	B
171	R-13	Barker	L	1	26	F	B
171	R-14	Barker	L	1	20	M	M
171	R-15	Barker	L	1	17	F	M
171	R-16	Barker	L	1	16	F	B
171	R-17	Barker	L	1	14	F	B
171	R-18	Barker	L	1	12	F	B
171	R-19	Barker	L	1	10	M	B
171	R-20	Barker	L	1	7	F	B
171	R-21	Barker	L	1	3	F	B
171	R-22	Barker	L	1	2	F	B
171	R-23	Barker	L	1	1	M	B
171	R-24	Williams	Charles	1	34	F	B
171	R-25	Williams	Charles	1	14	M	B
171	R-26	Williams	Charles	1	10	F	M
171	R-27	Williams	Charles	1	8	M	M
171	R-28	Williams	Charles	1	8	F	M
171	R-29	Williams	Charles	1	4	M	B
171	R-30	Heggie	Arch	1	73	F	B
171	R-31	Heggie	Arch	1	38	F	B
171	R-32	Heggie	Arch	1	8	M	N
171	R-33	Heggie	Arch	1	6	M	B
171	R-34	Heggie	Arch	1	4	M	B
171	R-35	Heggie	Arch	1	2	M	M
171	R-36	Rushing	Willis	1	40	M	B
171	R-37	Rushing	Willis	1	23	M	B
171	R-38	Rushing	Willis	1	21	F	B
171	R-39	Rushing	Willis	1	20	M	B
171	R-40	Rushing	Willis	1	20	M	B
171	R-41	Rushing	Willis	1	19	F	B
171	R-42	Rushing	Willis	1	17	F	B
172	L-1	Rushing	Willis	1	20	F	B
172	L-2	Rushing	Willis	1	7	M	B
172	L-3	Stafford	John	1	18	F	B
172	L-4	Herron	Elisha	1	75	M	B
172	L-5	Herron	Elisha	1	75	F	B
172	L-6	Herron	Elisha	1	30	F	B
172	L-7	Herron	Elisha	1	10	M	B
172	L-8	Herron	Elisha	1	8	F	B
172	L-9	Herron	Elisha	1	6	F	B
172	L-10	Herron	Elisha	1	4	M	B
172	L-11	Herron	Elisha	1	3	M	B
172	L-12	Herron	Elisha	1	1	M	B
172	L-13	Love	William	1	48	M	B
172	L-14	Love	William	1	25	F	M
172	L-15	Love	William	1	7	M	M
172	L-16	Love	William	1	2	F	B
172	L-17	Love	Kia	1	18	F	B
172	L-18	Love	Kia	1	10	M	M
172	L-19	Love	Kia	1	10	F	B
172	L-20	Love	Kia	1	1/12	F	M
172	L-21	Hudson	D L	1	20	F	B
172	L-22	Hudson	D L	1	2	F	M
172	L-23	Perkins	E	1	50	M	B
172	L-24	Perkins	E	1	19	M	B
172	L-25	Perkins	E	1	18	F	B
172	L-26	Perkins	E	1	17	F	M
172	L-27	Perkins	E	1	14	F	M
172	L-28	Perkins	E	1	1	M	B
172	L-29	McAuley	William M	1	14	F	B
172	L-30	Williams	J H	1	15	F	B
172	L-31	James	Thomas	1	29	F	B
172	L-32	James	Thomas	1	8	M	M
172	L-33	James	Thomas	1	5	M	B
172	L-34	James	Thomas	1	3	M	B
172	L-35	Franciscoe	Gen	1	33	F	B
172	L-36	Franciscoe	Gen	1	30	M	B
172	L-37	Franciscoe	Gen	1	30	M	B
172	L-38	Franciscoe	Gen	1	26	F	M
172	L-39	Franciscoe	Gen	1	24	F	B
172	L-40	Franciscoe	Gen	1	11	M	B
172	L-41	McGill	James	1	17	F	B
172	L-42	Nance	James K	1	20	F	B
172	R-1	Hawley	R M	1	55	M	B
172	R-2	Hawley	R M	1	45	M	B
172	R-3	Hawley	R M	1	45	F	B
172	R-4	Hawley	R M	1	30	F	B
172	R-5	Arnold	Wilie	1	40	F	B
172	R-6	Arnold	Wilie	1	10	M	B
172	R-7	Arnold	Wilie	1	8	M	B
172	R-8	Arnold	Wilie	1	8	M	B
172	R-9	Arnold	Wilie	1	7	F	B
172	R-10	Arnold	Wilie	1	6	F	B
172	R-11	Arnold	Wilie	1	1	F	M
172	R-12	Settle	Daniel L	1	7	F	B
172	R-13	Farmer	Ichabod	1	35	M	B
172	R-14	Hall	AK	1	28	M	B
172	R-15	Hall	AK	1	26	M	B
172	R-16	Hall	AK	1	25	F	B
172	R-17	Hall	AK	1	5	M	M
172	R-18	Hall	AK	1	2	F	B
172	R-19	Phifer Jr	John	1	17	F	B
172	R-20	Phifer Jr	John	1	18	M	B
172	R-21	Phifer Jr	John	1	1/12	M	B
172	R-22	Woodson	W L	1	65	M	B
172	R-23	Woodson	W L	1	28	F	M
172	R-24	Woodson	W L	1	11	F	M
172	R-25	Woodson	W L	1	5	M	M
172	R-26	Woodson	W L	1	3	F	M
172	R-27	Woodson	W L	1	1	M	M
172	R-28	Penick	J M	1	46	F	B
172	R-29	Brewer	David	1	60	M	B
172	R-30	Rushing	R S	1	17	F	B
172	R-31	Rushing	R S	1	8	M	B
172	R-32	Rushing	Robert	1	35	F	M
172	R-33	Rushing	Robert	1	25	M	B
172	R-34	Rushing	Robert	1	23	M	B
172	R-35	Rushing	Robert	1	21	M	B
172	R-36	Rushing	Robert	1	19	F	M
172	R-37	Rushing	Robert	1	15	F	B
172	R-38	Rushing	Robert	1	14	F	B
172	R-39	Rushing	Robert	1	14	F	B
172	R-40	Rushing	Robert	1	12	M	B
172	R-41	Rushing	Robert	1	12	M	M
172	R-42	Rushing	Robert	1	7	F	B
173	L-1	Rushing	Robert	1	5	F	B
173	L-2	Smalley	John	1	28	F	B
173	L-3	Smalley	John	1	14	M	B
173	L-4	Williams	Henry	1	45	F	B
173	L-5	Williams	Henry	1	16	F	B
173	L-6	Williams	Henry	1	11	M	B
173	L-7	Brewer	Nicholas	1	60	M	B
173	L-8	Brewer	Nicholas	1	42	F	B
173	L-9	McGlohon	John	1	43	M	B
173	L-10	McGlohon	John	1	18	F	B
173	L-11	Buchanan	John	1	28	F	B
173	L-12	Buchanan	John	1	3	M	B
173	L-13	Wynns	B	1	53	M	B
173	L-14	Wynns	B	1	20	M	B
173	L-15	Wynns	B	1	20	F	B
173	L-16	Wynns	B	1	15	F	B
173	L-17	Askew	D A	1	30	F	B
173	L-18	Askew	D A	1	20	F	B
173	L-19	Askew	D A	1	14	F	B
173	L-20	Askew	D A	1	12	M	B
173	L-21	Askew	D A	1	10	F	B
173	L-22	Askew	D A	1	7	M	B
173	L-23	Askew	Aaron	1	19	M	B
173	L-24	Askew	Aaron	1	14	F	B
173	L-25	Askew	Drew A	1	63	M	B
173	L-26	Askew	Drew A	1	60	F	B
173	L-27	Askew	Drew A	1	44	F	B
173	L-28	Askew	Drew A	1	17	F	B
173	L-29	Askew	Drew A	1	16	F	B
173	L-30	Askew	Drew A	1	25	F	B
173	L-31	Askew	Drew A	1	12	F	B
173	L-32	Askew	Drew A	1	8	M	B
173	L-33	Askew	Drew A	1	4	M	B
173	L-34	Askew	Drew A	1	44	M	B
173	L-35	Askew	Drew A	1	6/12	M	B
173	L-36	Stockdale	William	1	19	M	B
173	L-37	Stockdale	William	1	14	M	B
173	L-38	Stockdale	William	1	10	F	B
173	L-39	Stockdale	William	1	9	M	B
173	L-40	Stockdale	William	1	6	M	B
173	L-41	Rushing	Robert T	1	18	F	B
173	L-42	Rushing	Robert T	1	16	M	B
173	R-1	Rushing	Robert T	1	3/12	M	B
173	R-2	McDaniel	Lewis	1	58	M	B
173	R-3	McDaniel	Lewis	1	28	M	B
173	R-4	McDaniel	Lewis	1	20	M	B
173	R-5	Heyer	Lewis	1	57	M	B
173	R-6	Heyer	Lewis	1	40	M	B
173	R-7	Heyer	Lewis	1	26	M	B
173	R-8	Heyer	Lewis	1	20	M	B
173	R-9	Heyer	Lewis	1	32	F	B
173	R-10	Heyer	Lewis	1	20	F	B
173	R-11	Heyer	Lewis	1	14	F	B
173	R-12	Heyer	Lewis	1	8	F	B
173	R-13	Heyer	Lewis	1	6	F	B
173	R-14	Heyer	Lewis	1	4	F	B
173	R-15	Heyer	Lewis	1	8	M	B
173	R-16	Heyer	Lewis	1	2	M	B
173	R-17	Heyer	Lewis	1	1	F	B
173	R-18	Lindsey	Edward	1	29	M	B
173	R-19	Lindsey	Edward	1	20	M	B
173	R-20	Lindsey	Edward	1	20	M	B
173	R-21	Lindsey	Edward	1	20	F	B
173	R-22	Lindsey	Edward	1	18	F	B
173	R-23	Lindsey	Edward	1	4	M	B
173	R-24	Lindsey	Edward	1	2	F	B
178	L-1	Travis	M L	1	23	F	B
178	L-2	Travis	M L	1	15	F	M
178	L-3	Travis	M L	1	8	F	B
178	L-4	Travis	M L	1	4	F	B
178	L-5	Camp	H C	1	17	F	B
178	L-6	Camp	H C	1	2	F	B
178	L-7	Brown	H M	1	50	M	B
178	L-8	Brown	H M	1	37	F	B
178	L-9	Brown	H M	1	22	F	B
178	L-10	Brown	H M	1	13	M	B
178	L-11	Brown	H M	1	9	M	B
178	L-12	Brown	H M	1	6	F	B
178	L-13	Brown	H M	1	6	F	B
178	L-14	Brown	H M	1	2	M	B
178	L-15	Brown	H M	1	1	M	B
178	L-16	Sims	J G	1	35	F	B
178	L-17	Sims	J G	1	20	F	B
178	L-18	Sims	J G	1	4	M	B
178	L-19	Sims	J G	1	1	M	B
178	L-20	Passatt	S C	1	65	F	B
178	L-21	Rodgers	J J	1	12	M	B
178	L-22	Mitchell	Matthew	1	28	F	B
178	L-23	Mitchell	Matthew	1	4	F	B
178	L-24	Mitchell	Matthew	1	2	F	B
178	L-25	Mitchell	Matthew	1	2	F	B
178	L-26	Carnes	T B	1	20	F	B
178	L-27	McCutchten	William	1	60	F	B
178	L-28	McCutchten	William	1	22	F	B
178	L-29	McCutchten	William	1	22	M	B
178	L-30	Wyly	C K	1	38	F	B
178	L-31	Wyly	C K	1	36	M	B
178	L-32	Wyly	C K	1	33	M	B
178	L-33	Wyly	C K	1	29	M	B
178	L-34	Wyly	C K	1	18	F	M
178	L-35	Wyly	C K	1	18	F	M
178	L-36	Wyly	C K	1	14	M	B
178	L-37	Wyly	C K	1	13	M	B
178	L-38	Wyly	C K	1	10	F	B
178	L-39	Wyly	C K	1	8	F	B
178	L-40	Wyly	C K	1	4	F	B
178	L-41	Wyly	C K	1	2	F	B
178	L-42	Wyly	C K	1	4/12	M	B
178	R-1	Wyly	C K	1	6/12	F	M
178	R-2	Gordon	James	1	27	F	B
178	R-3	Mases	James M	1	12	F	B