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

Microfilm Reel	M432-902	Source	Archive.org
Enumerator	Z. B. Phillips
Abstractor	Russell Anderson

Dates of Enumeration

Column Headings Explanation

Page 881, Civil District 1, August 30
Page 883, Civil District 1, September 2
Page 885, Civil District 3, September 16
Page 887, Civil District 2, September 6
Page 889, Civil District 4, September 20
Page 891, Civil District 4, September 20
Page 893, Civil District 4, October 10
Page 895, Civil District 4, October 10
Page 897, Civil District 5, October 15
Page 899, Civil District 5, October 20
Page 901, Civil District 6, October 24
Page 903, Civil District 5, October 28
Page 905, Civil District 7, November 2
Page 907, Civil District 6, November 4
Page 909, Civil District 7, November 7
Page 911, Civil District 7, November 10
Page 913, Civil District 11, November 12
Page 915, Civil District 10, November 15
Page 917, Civil District 8, November 19
Page 919, Page is blank
Page 921, Civil District 8, November 21
Page 923, Civil District 9, December 2
Page 925, Civil District 9, December 4
Page 928, Civil District 12, December 16

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
881	L-1	Warren	John C	1	32	M	B
881	L-2	Warren	John C	2	24	F	B
881	L-3	Warren	John C	3	13	M	B
881	L-4	Warren	John C	4	10	M	M
881	L-5	Warren	John C	5	5	M	B
881	L-6	Griffin	Asa	1	30	F	B
881	L-7	Griffin	Asa	2	8	F	B
881	L-8	Griffin	Asa	3	7/12	F	B
881	L-9	Perry	Noah	1	32	M	M
881	L-10	Perry	Noah	2	30	F	B
881	L-11	Perry	Noah	3	29	M	B
881	L-12	Perry	Noah	4	17	F	B
881	L-13	Perry	Noah	5	15	M	B
881	L-14	Perry	Noah	6	15	F	B
881	L-15	Perry	Noah	7	13	M	B
881	L-16	Perry	Noah	8	10	F	B
881	L-17	Perry	Noah	9	7	M	B
881	L-18	Perry	Noah	10	5	M	B
881	L-19	Perry	Noah	11	3	M	B
881	L-20	Perry	Noah	12	2	M	B
881	L-21	Perry	Noah	13	1	M	B
881	L-22	Antoine	Wm	1	30	F	B
881	L-23	Antoine	Wm	2	12	M	B
881	L-24	Antoine	Wm	3	11	M	B
881	L-25	Antoine	Wm	4	7	F	B
881	L-26	Antoine	Wm	1	20	M	M
881	L-27	Biggs	W. W.	1	15	F	B
881	L-28	Biggs	W. W.	2	15	F	B
881	L-29	Biggs	W. W.	3	12	M	B
881	L-30	Curtis	C M	1	8	F	B
881	L-31	Watson	B B	1	16	F	B
881	L-32	Rice	Solaman	1	55	M	B
881	L-33	Rice	Solaman	2	45	F	B
881	L-34	Rice	Solaman	3	27	M	B
881	L-35	Rice	Solaman	4	21	M	B
881	L-36	Rice	Solaman	5	19	M	B
881	L-37	Rice	Solaman	6	17	F	B
881	L-38	Rice	Solaman	7	14	M	B
881	L-39	Rice	Solaman	8	12	M	B
881	L-40	Rice	Solaman	9	10	F	B
881	L-41	Rice	Solaman	10	8	M	B
881	L-42	Rice	Solaman	11	5	M	B
881	R-1	Rice	Solaman	12	4	F	B
881	R-2	Rice	Solaman	13	3	M	B
881	R-3	Rice	Solaman	14	2	M	B
881	R-4	Rice	Solaman	15	2/12	M	B
881	R-5	Swift	Sarah	1	62	F	B
881	R-6	Swift	Sarah	2	50	M	B
881	R-7	Swift	Sarah	3	27	F	B
881	R-8	Swift	Sarah	4	25	M	B

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