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

Microfilm Reel	M432-904	Source	Archive.org
Enumerator	Alfred Bearden, O. W. Higgens
Abstractor	Russell Anderson

Dates of Enumeration

HW 867, Subdivision 2, Alfred Bearden, August 26
HW 869, Subdivision 2, Alfred Bearden, September 3
HW 871, Subdivision 2, Alfred Bearden, September 3
HW 873, Subdivision 2, Alfred Bearden, September 4-6
HW 875, Subdivision 2, Alfred Bearden, September 8
HW 877, Subdivision 2, Alfred Bearden, September 9-10
HW 879, Subdivision 2, Alfred Bearden, September 10-11
HW 881, Subdivision 2, Alfred Bearden, September 11-12
HW 883, Subdivision 2, Alfred Bearden, September 14
HW 885, Subdivision 2, Alfred Bearden, September 17
HW 887, Subdivision 2, Alfred Bearden, September 24
HW 889, Subdivision 2, Alfred Bearden, September 25
HW 891, Subdivision 2, Alfred Bearden, September 26
HW 893, Subdivision 2, Alfred Bearden, October 8
HW 895, Subdivision 2, Alfred Bearden, October 11
HW 897, Subdivision 2, Alfred Bearden, October 24
HW 899, Subdivision 2, Alfred Bearden, October 22
HW 901, Subdivision 2, Alfred Bearden, October 31
HW 903, Subdivision 2, Alfred Bearden, November 1
HW 905, Subdivision 2, Alfred Bearden, November 6
HW 907, Subdivision 2, Alfred Bearden, November 8
HW 909, Subdivision 2, Alfred Bearden, November 8
HW 911, Subdivision 2, Alfred Bearden, November 16
HW 913, Subdivision 2, Alfred Bearden, November 19
HW 915, Subdivision 2, Alfred Bearden, November 20
HW 917, Subdivision 2, Alfred Bearden, November 23
HW 919, Subdivision 2, Alfred Bearden, November 26
HW 921, District 8, O W Higgens, August 27
HW 923, District 8, O W Higgens, August 28
HW 925, District 8, O W Higgens, August 29
HW 927, District 8, O W Higgens, August 29
HW 929, District 8, O W Higgens, August 29
HW 931, District 8, O W Higgens, August 30

HW 933, District 8, O W Higgens, August 31
HW 935, District 8, O W Higgens, August 31
HW 937, District 9, O W Higgens, September 5
HW 939, District 10, O W Higgens, September 6
HW 941, District 10, O W Higgens, September 10
HW 943, District 10, O W Higgens, September 15
HW 945, District 10, O W Higgens, September 18
HW 947, District 10, O W Higgens, September 20
HW 949, District 11, O W Higgens, September 26
HW 951, District 11, O W Higgens, September 26
HW 953, Subdivision 1, O W Higgens, September 28
HW 955, Subdivision 1, O W Higgens, October 2
HW 957, Subdivision 1, O W Higgens, October 4
HW 959, Subdivision 1, O W Higgens, October 6
HW 961, Subdivision 1, O W Higgens, October 23
HW 963, Subdivision 1, O W Higgens, October 23
HW 965, Subdivision 1, O W Higgens, October
HW 967, Subdivision 1, O W Higgens, October 24
HW 969, Subdivision 1, O W Higgens, November 1
HW 971, Subdivision 1, O W Higgens, November 2
HW 973, Subdivision 1, O W Higgens, November 4
HW 975, Subdivision 1, O W Higgens, November 6
HW 977, Subdivision 1, O W Higgens, October 27
HW 979, Subdivision 1, O W Higgens, October 29
HW 981, Subdivision 1, O W Higgens, November 12
HW 983, Subdivision 1, O W Higgens, November 14
HW 985, Subdivision 1, O W Higgens, November 18
HW 987, Subdivision 1, O W Higgens, November 20
HW 989, Subdivision 1, O W Higgens, November 24
HW 991, Subdivision 1, O W Higgens, November 24
HW 993, Subdivision 1, O W Higgens, November 27
HW 995, Subdivision 1, O W Higgens, November 27
HW 997, Subdivision 1, O W Higgens, No date
HW 999, Subdivision 1, O W Higgens, December 5
HW 1001, Subdivision 1, O W Higgens, December 6
HW 1005, No location, No name, No date.

Column Headings Explanation

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	Free
867	L-1	Bostick	William	1	16	F	M
867	L-2	Bostick	William	1	14	M	M
867	L-3	Bostick	William	1	9	M	M
867	L-4	Bostick	William	1	1	M	B
867	L-5	Cole	Nancy J	1	7	F	B
867	L-6	Walker	Stephen	1	13	M	B
867	L-7	Palmer	James J	1	90	F	B
867	L-8	Palmer	James J	1	77	M	B
867	L-9	Palmer	James J	1	59	F	B
867	L-10	Palmer	James J	1	17	F	B
867	L-11	Palmer	James J	1	15	M	M
867	L-12	Palmer	James J	1	13	F	M
867	L-13	Palmer	James J	1	2	F	M
867	L-14	Palmer	James J	1	22	M	M	1
867	L-15	Yates	John	1	30	F	B
867	L-16	Yates	John	1	11	M	B
867	L-17	Yates	John	1	2	M	B
867	L-18	Butler	Caroline	1	10	F	B
867	L-19	Hailey	William W	1	6/12	M	B
867	L-20	Milam	John B	1	35	M	B
867	L-21	Milam	John B	1	14	F	B
867	L-22	McKee	Archibald	1	15	M	B
867	L-23	Baggerly	Rebecca	1	48	F	B
867	L-24	Baggerly	Rebecca	1	17	F	B
867	L-25	Baggerly	Rebecca	1	26	M	B
867	L-26	Baggerly	Rebecca	1	11	F	B
867	L-27	Ashworth	William	1	39	F	B
867	L-28	Bearden	Alfred	1	21	M	B
867	L-29	Bearden	Alfred	1	18	F	B
867	L-30	Bearden	Alfred	1	1	F	B
867	L-31	Rozel	William	1	19	M	B
867	L-32	Flynt	Thornton	1	11	F	M
867	L-33	Flynt	Thomas	1	38	F	B
867	L-34	Flynt	Thomas	1	17	M	B
867	L-35	Flynt	Thomas	1	14	M	B
867	L-36	Flynt	Hastin	1	31	M	B
867	L-37	Flynt	Hastin	1	36	F	B
867	L-38	Morley	James M	1	16	M	B
867	L-39	Morley	James M	1	35	F	B
867	L-40	Morley	James M	1	7	M	B
867	L-41	Clark	Joseph S	1	35	F	B
867	L-42	Clark	Joseph S	1	15	M	B
867	R-1	Clark	Joseph S	1	11	F	B
867	R-2	Clark	Joseph S	1	70	M	B
867	R-3	Clark	Joseph S	1	70	F	B
867	R-4	Clark	Joseph S	1	60	M	B
867	R-5	Clark	Joseph S	1	47	M	B
867	R-6	Clark	Joseph S	1	40	F	M
867	R-7	Clark	Joseph S	1	60	F	B
867	R-8	Clark	Joseph S	1	18	F	B

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