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

Microfilm Reel	M432-902	Source	Archive.org
Enumerator	Joseph Clarke
Abstractor	Russell Anderson

Dates of Enumeration

Column Headings Explanation

Page 827, District 1, July 4
Page 829, District 1 & 13, July 10
Page 831, District 2, Aug 7
Page 833, District 3 & 12, No Date
Page 835, District 7 & 3, Sept 26
Page 837, District 14 & 10, Aug 9
Page 839, District, 10, 15, & 9, Oct 16
Page 841, District 9 & 5, Nov 2
Page 843, District 3 & 6, Nov 8

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
827	L-1	Floyd	William	1	30	M	B
827	L-2	Floyd	William	1	28	M	B
827	L-3	Floyd	William	1	27	F	B
827	L-4	Floyd	William	1	7	M	B
827	L-5	Floyd	William	1	5	M	B
827	L-6	Floyd	William	1	4	F	B
827	L-7	Floyd	William	1	1	F	B
827	L-8	Floyd	William	1	25	M	B
827	L-9	Bone	Alford	1	11	F	B
827	L-10	Goodner	John F	1	24	M	B
827	L-11	Goodner	John F	1	18	F	M
827	L-12	Sneed	Thos J	1	25	F	B
827	L-13	Sneed	Thos J	1	24	M	B
827	L-14	Sneed	Thos J	1	14	M	B
827	L-15	Sneed	Thos J	1	2	M	B
827	L-16	Sneed	Thos J	1	1	M	B
827	L-17	Anderson	Churchurll	1	40	F	B
827	L-18	Anderson	Churchurll	1	20	M	B
827	L-19	Anderson	Churchurll	1	14	F	B
827	L-20	Anderson	Churchurll	1	6	F	B
827	L-21	Anderson	Churchurll	1	4	F	B
827	L-22	Anderson	Churchurll	1	2	F	B
827	L-23	Botts	A B	1	50	F	B
827	L-24	Botts	A B	1	9	F	B
827	L-25	Botts	A B	1	7	F	B
827	L-26	Reece	John S	1	22	M	B
827	L-27	Reece	John S	1	20	M	B
827	L-28	Reece	John S	1	12	F	B
827	L-29	Goodner	James	1	36	M	B
827	L-30	Goodner	James	1	30	M	B
827	L-31	Goodner	James	1	24	M	B
827	L-32	Goodner	James	1	16	M	B
827	L-33	Goodner	James	1	38	F	B
827	L-34	Goodner	James	1	20	F	B
827	L-35	Goodner	James	1	6	F	B
827	L-36	Goodner	James	1	5	F	B
827	L-37	Goodner	James	1	2	M	B
827	L-38	Goodner	James	1	1	F	B
827	L-39	Briggs	Benj F	1	60	F	B
827	L-40	Baird	James M	1	40	F	B
827	L-41	Minor	John	1	12	F	B
827	L-42	Marcus	Nicholas	1	20	F	B
827	R-1	Marcus	Nicholas	1	1	F	B
827	R-2	Allen	Jesse D	1	70	M	B
827	R-3	Allen	Jesse D	1	60	F	B
827	R-4	Allen	Jesse D	1	31	F	B
827	R-5	Allen	Jesse D	1	9	M	M
827	R-6	Allen	Jesse D	1	3	M	B
827	R-7	Wood	William J	1	21	F	B
827	R-8	Wood	William J	1	3	F	B

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