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

Microfilm Reel	M432-904	Source	Archive.org
Enumerator	Alex D. Smith
Abstractor	Russell Anderson

Dates of Enumeration

Column Headings Explanation

Page 693, Civil District 1, Aug 14
Page 695, Taylorsville, Aug 23
Page 697, Civil Distric 9, Sept 9
Page 699, Civil District 5, Sept 19
Page 701, Civil District 7, Oct 9
Page 703, Civil District 8, Oct 16
Page 705, Civil District 6, Oct 2
Page 707, Civil District 4, Sept 12
Page 709, Civil District 3, Sept 3
Page 711, Civil District 2, Aug 21

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	Notes
693	L-1	Johnson	Thomas	1	33	M	B
693	L-2	Johnson	Thomas	1	17	F	B
693	L-3	Johnson	Thomas	1	1	M	M
693	L-4	Wilson	Benjamin	1	50	M	B
693	L-5	Wilson	Benjamin	1	30	M	M
693	L-6	Wilson	Benjamin	1	8	F	B
693	L-7	Sutherland	Joseph	1	30	F	B		Two lines grouped together
693	L-8	Allen Doran	Executor of	1	42	F	M
695	L-1	Taylor	Nathanel L	1	14	F	M
695	L-2	Moore	Greene	1	40	M	B
695	L-3	Moore	Greene	1	30	F	B
695	L-4	Moore	Greene	1	27	F	M
695	L-5	Moore	Greene	1	8	F	B
695	L-6	Moore	Greene	1	4	M	B
695	L-7	Moore	Greene	1	3/12	F	B
695	L-8	Wagner	Matthias M	1	63	F	B
695	L-9	Wagner	Matthias M	1	52	F	B
695	L-10	Wagner	Matthias M	1	32	M	B
695	L-11	Wagner	Matthias M	1	28	M	M
695	L-12	Wagner	Matthias M	1	17	M	B
695	L-13	Wagner	Matthias M	1	16	F	B
695	L-14	Wagner	Matthias M	1	15	F	B
695	L-15	Wagner	Matthias M	1	11	M	M
695	L-16	Wagner	Matthias M	1	1	M	M
695	L-17	Wagner	Matthias M	1	9/12	F	B
695	L-18	Wagner	Matthias M	1	6/12	M	B
697	L-1	Bower	David E	1	21	F	B
697	L-2	Bower	David E	1	10	M	B
697	L-3	Bower	David E	1	5	M	B
697	L-4	Bower	David E	1	3	M	B
697	L-5	Bower	David E	1	1/12	F	B
699	L-1	Moreland	Catherine	1	110	F	B	Blind
699	L-2	Moreland	Catherine	1	70	M	B
699	L-3	Grindstaff	Nicholas	1	30	M	B
699	L-4	Grindstaff	Nicholas	1	29	F	B
699	L-5	Grindstaff	Nicholas	1	9	F	B
699	L-6	Grindstaff	Nicholas	1	7	M	B
699	L-7	Smith	Ezekiel	1	68	M	B
699	L-8	Smith	Ezekiel	1	38	M	B
699	L-9	Bradley	James	1	13	M	B
699	L-10	Wagner	Joseph	1	70	M	B
699	L-11	Wagner	Joseph	1	40	M	B
699	L-12	Wagner	Joseph	1	39	M	B
699	L-13	Wagner	Joseph	1	35	M	B
699	L-14	Wagner	Joseph	1	33	M	B
699	L-15	Wagner	Joseph	1	22	F	B
699	L-16	Wagner	Joseph	1	16	F	B
699	L-17	Wagner	Joseph	1	16	M	B
699	L-18	Wagner	Joseph	1	14	M	B
699	L-19	Wagner	Joseph	1	3	M	B

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