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

Microfilm Reel	M432-902	Source	Archive.org
Enumerator	Sam’l L. Davidson
Abstractor	Russell Anderson

Dates of Enumeration

Column Headings Explanation

Page 425, District 5, Aug 23
Page 427, District 5 & 2, Aug 26
Page 429, District 2, Sept 10
Page 431, District 1, Sept 16
Page 433, District 3, Sept 24
Page 435, District 4, Sept 28
Page 437, Town of ********, Oct 8
Page 439, District 6, Oct 9
Page 441, District 6, Oct 12
Page 443, District 12, Oct 16
Page 445, District 11, Oct 25
Page 447, District 11, Oct 28
Page 449, District 7, Nov 1
Page 451, District 8, Nov 4
Page 453, District 9 & 10, Nov 14
Page 455, District 10, Nov 18

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.

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Page	Line	Last Name	First Name	#	Age	Sex	Color	From	Free	Deaf/Blind/Dumb	Notes

Page	Line	Last Name	First Name	#	Age	Sex	Color	Deaf/Blind/Dumb
425	L-1	Barton	Abner	1	22	M	B
425	L-2	Barton	Abner	1	20	F	B
425	L-3	Barton	Abner	1	9	F	M
425	L-4	Barton	Abner	1	8	F	M
425	L-5	Barton	Abner	1	7	F	B
425	L-6	Barton	Abner	1	5	M	M
425	L-7	Stone	Nobel L	1	18	F	B
425	L-8	Herd	C F	1	30	M	M
425	L-9	Herd	C F	1	14	F	B
425	L-10	Herd	C F	1	5	F	B
425	L-11	Herd	C F	1	28	M	B
425	L-12	Herd	C F	1	30	M	B
425	L-13	Herd	C F	1	25	M	M
425	L-14	Herd	C F	1	18	M	B
425	L-15	Herd	C F	1	16	M	B	Deaf&Dumb
425	L-16	Herd	C F	1	55	M	B
425	L-17	Herd	C F	1	45	F	M
425	L-18	Herd	C F	1	30	F	B
425	L-19	Herd	C F	1	22	F	M
425	L-20	Herd	C F	1	8	M	B
425	L-21	Herd	C F	1	4	F	B
425	L-22	Herd	C F	1	2	M	B
425	L-23	Herd	C F	1	4	F	M
425	L-24	Herd	C F	1	35	M	B
425	L-25	Herd	C F	1	25	M	M
425	L-26	Herd	C F	1	22	M	B
425	L-27	Herd	C F	1	20	M	B
425	L-28	Herd	C F	1	15	M	B
425	L-29	Herd	C F	1	18	M	B
425	L-30	Herd	C F	1	20	M	B
425	L-31	Herd	C F	1	18	M	B
425	L-32	Herd	C F	1	12	M	B
425	L-33	Montgomery	Susan	1	49	F	B
425	L-34	Montgomery	Susan	1	7	M	B
425	L-35	Bowdon	G E	1	72	M	B
425	L-36	Bowdon	G E	1	40	M	B
425	L-37	Bowdon	G E	1	38	F	B
425	L-38	Bowdon	G E	1	35	M	B	Blind
425	L-39	Bowdon	G E	1	25	M	B
425	L-40	Bowdon	G E	1	22	M	B
425	L-41	Bowdon	G E	1	18	M	B
425	L-42	Bowdon	G E	1	12	F	B
425	R-1	Bowdon	G E	1	10	F	B
425	R-2	Hufman	John	1	25	F	B
425	R-3	Hufman	John	1	10	M	B
425	R-4	Davidson	Jane	1	65	M	B
425	R-5	Davidson	Jane	1	56	F	B	Insane
425	R-6	Davidson	Jane	1	28	F	B
425	R-7	Davidson	Jane	1	25	F	B
425	R-8	Davidson	Jane	1	18	M	B

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