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

Microfilm Reel	M432-905	Source	Archive.org
Enumerator	William L. Adams
Abstractor	Russell Anderson

Dates of Enumeration

Column Headings Explanation

22nd Subdivision September 10 – October 24

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.

Page	Line	Last Name	First Name	#	Age	Sex	Color	Deaf/Blind/Dumb	Notes
649	L-1	Hannah	Avery	1	34	M	B
649	L-2	Hannah	Avery	1	28	F	M
649	L-3	Hannah	Avery	1	9	M	B
649	L-4	Hannah	Avery	1	4	F	B
649	L-5	Miller	Mary	1	45	F	B
649	L-6	Miller	Mary	1	14	F	B
649	L-7	Miller	Mary	1	10	F	B
649	L-8	Wood	Samuel O	1	29	M	B
649	L-9	Tellary	Charles	1	25	F	B
649	L-10	Tellary	Charles	1	11	M	B
649	L-11	Tellary	Charles	1	9	F	B
649	L-12	Tellary	Charles	1	7	M	B
649	L-13	Tellary	Charles	1	5	M	B
649	L-14	Tellary	Charles	1	3	F	B
649	L-15	Tellary	Charles	1	1	F	B
649	L-16	Shiflett	Austin	1	35	M	B
649	L-17	Francisco	George	1	52	F	B
649	L-18	Francisco	George	1	32	M	B
649	L-19	Francisco	George	1	26	F	B
649	L-20	Francisco	George	1	22	M	B
649	L-21	Francisco	George	1	19	F	B
649	L-22	Francisco	George	1	11	F	B
649	L-23	Francisco	George	1	9	M	B
649	L-24	Francisco	George	1	7	F	B
649	L-25	Francisco	George	1	5	F	B
649	L-26	Francisco	George	1	5	M	B
649	L-27	Francisco	George	1	3	M	B
649	L-28	Francisco	George	1	2	F	B
649	L-29	Francisco	George	1	1	M	B
649	L-30	Francisco	John	1	13	F	B
649	L-31	Wood	William	1	26	M	B
649	L-32	Johnson	Josep S	1	6	F	B
649	L-33	Campbell	James M	1	18	M	M
649	L-34	Simpson	Richard	2	17	M	B
649	L-35	Simpson	Richard		16	F	B
649	L-36	Gamble	Samuel	1	32	M	B
649	L-37	Gamble	Samuel		25	F	B
649	L-38	Houghty	James	1	21	M	B
649	L-39	Houghty	James	1	20	F	B
649	L-40	Houghty	James	1	8	M	M
649	L-41	Houghty	James	1	6	F	B
649	L-42	Houghty	James	1	3	M	B
649	R-1	Browden	Louisa	1	40	M	B
649	R-2	Browden	Louisa	1	47	M	B
649	R-3	Browden	Louisa	1	32	M	B
649	R-4	Browden	Louisa	1	28	M	B
649	R-5	Browden	Louisa	1	26	F	B
649	R-6	Browden	Louisa	1	16	M	B
649	R-7	Browden	Louisa	1	13	F	B
649	R-8	Browden	Louisa	1	11	M	B
649	R-9	Browden	Louisa	1	8	F	B
649	R-10	Browden	Louisa	1	2	F	B
649	R-11	Todd	Andrew	1	25	F	B
649	R-12	Todd	Andrew	1	15	M	B
649	R-13	Todd	Andrew	1	10	M	B
649	R-14	Todd	Andrew	1	1	M	B
649	R-15	Martin	Wiley O	1	23	M	M
649	R-16	Martin	Wiley O	1	19	F	B
649	R-17	Martin	Wiley O	1	1	F	B
649	R-18	Martin	Eliza	1	20	M	B
649	R-19	Martin	Eliza	1	30	F	B
649	R-20	Martin	Eliza	1	8	M	M
649	R-21	Martin	Eliza	1	16	M	B
649	R-22	Martin	Jane	1	23	M	M
649	R-23	Martin	Jane		18	M	B
649	R-24	Martin	Jane		12	F	B
649	R-25	Martin	Jane		10	F	B
649	R-26	Challen	John	1	30	M	B
649	R-27	Challen	John	1	3	F	B
649	R-28	Challen	John	1	28	M	M
649	R-29	Challen	John	1	26	M	B
649	R-30	Challen	John	1	20	F	B
649	R-31	Challen	John	1	15	M	B
649	R-32	Challen	John	1	9	F	B
649	R-33	Challen	John	1	3	M	M
649	R-34	Eaton	John W	1	20	F	B
649	R-35	Eaton	John W	1	19	M	B
649	R-36	Eaton	John W	1	6	F	B
649	R-37	Eaton	John W	1	4	F	B
649	R-38	Eaton	John W	1	2	F	B
649	R-39	Powell	Scott	1	30	M	B
649	R-40	Powell	Scott	1	22	F	B
649	R-41	Powell	Scott	1	4	F	B
649	R-42	Powell	Scott	1	2	M	B
	L-1	Powell	John	1	35	F	B
	L-2	Cowan	James A R	1	12	M	M
	L-3	Cowan	Elizabeth	1	50	M	B
	L-4	Cowan	Elizabeth	1	50	F	B
	L-5	Cowan	Elizabeth	1	45	F	B
	L-6	Rufree	William B	1	36	F	M
	L-7	Rufree	William B	1	10	F	B
	L-8	Rufree	William B	1	6	F	B
	L-9	Rufree	William B	1	4	M	B
	L-10	Rufree	William B	1	1	M	B
	L-11	Cowan	John H	1	34	M	B
	L-12	Cowan	John H	1	30	F	B
	L-13	Cowan	John H	1	1	F	B
	L-14	Wamack	Jacob	1	45	F	B
	L-15	Wamack	Jacob	1	26	M	M
	L-16	Wamack	Jacob	1	19	F	B
	L-17	Wamack	Jacob	1	12	M	B
	L-18	Wamack	Jacob	1	8	M	B
	L-19	Wamack	Jacob	1	5	M	B
	L-20	Wamack	Jacob	1	4	M	M
	L-21	Wamack	Jacob	1	3	M	B
	L-22	Wamack	Jacob	1	5	M	B
	L-23	Wamack	Jacob	1	1	M	B
	L-24	Houser	James	1	25	F	B
	L-25	Houser	James	1	10	F	M
	L-26	Martin	John	1	46	F	M		Estate of John Martin
	L-27	Martin	John	1	20	F	M
	L-28	Martin	John	1	15	M	M
	L-29	Martin	John	1	13	M	M
	L-30	Gibbons	Nickolas	1	12	F	B
	L-31	Grubbs	Elder	1	6	F	B
	L-32	Masoner	Issac	1	27	M	B
	L-33	Masoner	Issac	1	27	F	B
	L-34	Masoner	Issac	1	24	F	B
	L-35	Masoner	Issac	1	11	F	M
	L-36	Masoner	Issac	1	10	F	B
	L-37	Masoner	Issac	1	8	M	B
	L-38	Masoner	Issac	1	6	F	B
	L-39	Masoner	Issac	1	2	F	M
	L-40	Masoner	Issac	1	2	M	B
	L-41	Cowan	Joseph	1	30	M	B
	L-42	Cowan	Joseph	1	9	M	B
	R-1	Cowan	Joseph	1	2	F	B
	R-2	Cowan	Joseph	1	4	F	B
	R-3	Cowan	Joseph	1	1	M	B
	R-4	Mathes	Thomas J	1	53	F	B
	R-5	Mathes	Thomas J		21	M	B
	R-6	Wamack	John	1	26	M	M
	R-7	Wamack	John	1	22	M	B
	R-8	Wamack	John	1	12	F	B
	R-9	Wamack	John	1	10	F	B
	R-10	Wamack	John	1	20	M	B
	R-11	Wamack	John	1	16	F	B
	R-12	Moon	Alexander	1	12	M	B
	R-13	Pearce	James	1	43	M	B
	R-14	Pearce	James	1	20	F	B
	R-15	Looney	Samuel	1	61	M	B
	R-16	Looney	Samuel	1	50	F	B
	R-17	Looney	Samuel	1	30	M	B
	R-18	Looney	Samuel	1	23	M	B
	R-19	Looney	Samuel	1	16	M	B
	R-20	Looney	Samuel	1	25	F	B
	R-21	Looney	Samuel	1	20	F	B
	R-22	Looney	Samuel	1	17	F	B
	R-23	Looney	Samuel	1	14	F	B
	R-24	Looney	Samuel	1	22	F	B
	R-25	Looney	Samuel	1	8	M	B
	R-26	Martin	Jepee	1	18	M	M
	R-27	Higdon	E L	1	15	F	B
	R-28	Russelo	William S	1	24	F	B
	R-29	Russelo	William S	1	5	M	B
	R-30	Russelo	William S	1	3	M	B
	R-31	Russelo	William S	1	1	F	B
	R-32	Kinzie	Benjamin M	1	28	F	B
	R-33	Miller	Plesent M	1	58	F	B
	R-34	Truman	James H	1	11	M	B
	R-35	McDaniel	Janusette	1	56	M	B
	R-36	McDaniel	Janusette	1	30	F	M
	R-37	Cose	Abram	1	35	M	B
	R-38	Cose	Abram	1	30	M	B
	R-39	Cose	Abram	1	25	F	M
	R-40	Cose	Abram	1	9	F	B
	R-41	Cose	Abram	1	6	M	B
	R-42	Cose	Abram	1	4	F	B
	L-1	Cose	Abram		1	F	B
	L-2	Rico	Alexander	1	50	F	B
	L-3	Rico	Alexander	1	30	M	B
	L-4	McKenzie	G W & R	1	60	M	B
	L-5	McKenzie	G W & R	1	23	F	B
	L-6	McKenzie	G W & R	1	21	F	B
	L-7	McKenzie	G W & R	1	4	M	M
	L-8	McKenzie	G W & R	1	2	F	M
	L-9	McKenzie	G W & R	1	1	F	B
	L-10	Benson	Mathias	1	60	F	B
	L-11	Elder	Robert	1	50	M	B
	L-12	Elder	Robert	1	45	M	M
	L-13	Elder	Robert	1	40	F	M
	L-14	Elder	Robert	1	30	M	B
	L-15	Elder	Robert	1	30	F	B
	L-16	Elder	Robert	1	18	F	B
	L-17	Elder	Robert	1	16	M	B
	L-18	Elder	Robert	1	13	M	B
	L-19	Elder	Robert	1	11	M	B
	L-20	Elder	Robert	1	10	M	B
	L-21	Elder	Robert	1	8	F	B
	L-22	Elder	Robert	1	11	F	B
	L-23	Elder	Robert	1	8	F	M
	L-24	Elder	Robert	1	5	F	M
	L-25	Elder	Robert	1	4	F	B
	L-26	Elder	Robert	1	1	M	B
	L-27	Elder	Robert	1	1	M	M
	L-28	Elder	Robert	1	5	F	M
	L-29	Eves	Violet	1	13	F	M
	L-30	Hunter	Saraj	1	28	F	B
	L-31	Hunter	Saraj	1	1	F	B
	L-32	Smith	John W	1	44	F	B
	L-33	Smith	John W	1	10	M	B
	L-34	Smith	John W	1	2	M	B
	L-35	Locke	Lenias	1	45	M	B
	L-36	Locke	Thomas J	1	13	M	B
	L-37	Hamilton	Rebecca	1	39	M	B
	L-38	Hamilton	Rebecca	1	38	M	B
	L-39	Hamilton	Rebecca	1	8	M	B
	L-40	Hamilton	Rebecca	1	5	M	B
	L-41	Hamilton	Rebecca	1	3	M	B
	L-42	Hamilton	Rebecca	1	1	F	B
	R-1	Gwin	Alnian	1	11	F	B
	R-2	Lillard	James	1	44	F	B
	R-3	Lillard	James	1	24	M	B
	R-4	Lillard	James	1	21	M	B
	R-5	Lillard	James	1	19	M	B
	R-6	Lillard	James	1	17	F	B
	R-7	Lillard	James	1	15	F	B
	R-8	Lillard	James	1	13	F	B
	R-9	Lillard	James	1	11	M	B
	R-10	Lillard	James	1	9	M	B
	R-11	McAdams	Nancy	1	52	M	B
	R-12	Cate	Daniel	1	52	F	B
	R-13	Cate	Daniel	1	15	F	B
	R-14	Steward	John	1	26	M	B
	R-15	Steward	John	1	20	M	B
	R-16	Steward	John	1	18	F	B
	R-17	Steward	John	1	12	M	M
	R-18	Steward	John	1	10	M	M
	R-19	Steward	John	1	8	M	M
	R-20	Finn	Nancy	1	28	F	B
	R-21	Finn	Nancy	1	11	F	B
	R-22	Finn	Nancy	1	9	F	B
	R-23	Finn	Nancy	1	1	M	B
	R-24	Barchess	Noah	1	24	F	B
	R-25	Barchess	Noah	1	12	F	B
	R-26	Barchess	Noah	1	9	F	B
	R-27	Barchess	Noah	1	1	M	B
	R-28	Neil	Pryor	1	22	M	B
	R-29	Neil	Pryor	1	20	F	B
	R-30	Neil	Pryor	1	17	M	B
	R-31	Neil	Pryor	1	10	F	B
	R-32	Neil	Pryor	1	7	M	B
	R-33	Neil	Pryor	1	1	F	B
	R-34	Peake	Luke	1	33	M	B
	R-35	Peake	Luke	1	25	F	B
	R-36	Peake	Luke	1	20	F	B
	R-37	Peake	Luke	1	18	M	B
	R-38	Peake	Luke	1	14	F	B
	R-39	Peake	Luke	1	7	M	B
	R-40	Peake	Luke	1	5	M	B
	R-41	Peake	Luke	1	2	F	B
	R-42	Smith	Brant W	1	22	F	B
655	L-1	Smith	Brant W	1	13	F	B
655	L-2	Smith	Brant W	1	8	M	B
655	L-3	Smith	Brant W	1	5	F	B
655	L-4	Hutsell	Samuel	1	18	M	B
655	L-5	Hutsell	Samuel	1	16	F	B
655	L-6	Cole	Adam	1	20	M	B
655	L-7	Cole	Adam	1	19	M	B
655	L-8	Cole	Adam	1	14	F	B
655	L-9	Moore	Caleb	1	38	F	B
655	L-10	Moore	Caleb	1	25	M	B
655	L-11	Moore	Caleb	1	20	M	B
655	L-12	Moore	Caleb	1	23	F	M
655	L-13	Moore	Caleb	1	16	F	B
655	L-14	Moore	Caleb	1	15	F	B
655	L-15	Moore	Caleb	1	13	F	B
655	L-16	Moore	Caleb	1	18	M	B
655	L-17	Moore	Caleb	1	13	M	B
655	L-18	Moore	Caleb	1	11	F	B
655	L-19	Moore	Caleb	1	10	F	B
655	L-20	Moore	Caleb	1	7	F	B
655	L-21	Moore	Caleb	1	8	M	B
655	L-22	Moore	Caleb	1	7	F	B
655	L-23	Moore	Caleb	1	5	F	B
655	L-24	Moore	Caleb	1	2	M	B
655	L-25	Moore	Caleb	1	3	F	M
655	L-26	Moore	Caleb	1	1	M	M
655	L-27	Elwie	Thomas Bell	1	40	M	M
655	L-28	Elwie	Thomas Bell	1	40	F	B
655	L-29	Elwie	Thomas Bell	1	16	F	B
655	L-30	Elwie	Thomas Bell	1	14	F	M
655	L-31	Elwie	Thomas Bell	1	14	M	B
655	L-32	McLinn	William C	1	40	F	B
655	L-33	Boggess	Abejah	1	51	M	B
655	L-34	Boggess	Abejah	1	51	F	B
655	L-35	Boggess	Abejah	1	40	F	B
655	L-36	Boggess	Abejah	1	30	F	M	Deaf
655	L-37	Boggess	Abejah	1	25	F	B
655	L-38	Boggess	Abejah	1	20	M	B
655	L-39	Boggess	Abejah	1	20	M	B
655	L-40	Boggess	Abejah	1	22	M	B
655	L-41	Boggess	Abejah	1	13	M	B
655	L-42	Boggess	Abejah	1	11	M	M
655	R-1	Boggess	Abejah	1	11	M	B
655	R-2	Boggess	Abejah	1	11	M	B
655	R-3	Boggess	Abejah	1	9	F	B
655	R-4	Boggess	Abejah	1	8	F	B
655	R-5	Boggess	Abejah	1	6	F	B
655	R-6	Boggess	Abejah	1	5	F	B
655	R-7	Boggess	Abejah	1	4	F	B
655	R-8	Boggess	Abejah	1	3	M	B
655	R-9	Boggess	Abejah	1	1	M	B
655	R-10	Boggess	Abejah	1	1	M	B
655	R-11	Boggess	Abejah	1	1	F	B
655	R-12	Moulton	N N	1	16	M	B
655	R-13	Bottom	Thomas	1	16	F	M
655	R-14	McAllen	James B	1	40	F	B
655	R-15	Locke	B F	1	28	F	B
655	R-16	Locke	B F	1	2	M	B
655	R-17	Locke	B F	1	12	F	B
655	R-18	Sharp	John C	1	35	M	B
655	R-19	Briant	Joseph T	1	35	F	M
655	R-20	Briant	Joseph T	1	25	F	B
655	R-21	Briant	Joseph T	1	13	F	B
655	R-22	Briant	Joseph T	1	2	M	B
655	R-23	Butter	Harriet	1	15	M	B
655	R-24	Butter	Harriet	1	13	F	B
655	R-25	Rud	William	1	21	F	B
655	R-26	Rud	William	1	16	M	B
655	R-27	Phillips	Ruben	1	20	M	B
655	R-28	Sharp	David H	1	15	F	B
655	R-29	Sharp	Elisha	1	65	F	B
655	R-30	Sharp	Elisha	1	42	M	B
655	R-31	Sharp	Elisha	1	40	M	B
655	R-32	Sharp	Elisha	1	34	F	B
655	R-33	Sharp	Elisha	1	30	M	B
655	R-34	Sharp	Elisha	1	32	F	B
655	R-35	Sharp	Elisha	1	29	M	B
655	R-36	Sharp	Elisha	1	25	M	B
655	R-37	Sharp	Elisha	1	25	M	B
655	R-38	Sharp	Elisha	1	22	M	B
655	R-39	Sharp	Elisha	1	23	F	B
655	R-40	Sharp	Elisha	1	21	F	M
655	R-41	Sharp	Elisha	1	22	F	B
655	R-42	Sharp	Elisha	1	18	M	B
	L-1	Sharp	Elisha	1	16	M	B
	L-2	Sharp	Elisha	1	15	M	B
	L-3	Sharp	Elisha	1	10	F	B
	L-4	Sharp	Elisha	1	9	F	B
	L-5	Sharp	Elisha	1	11	M	B
	L-6	Sharp	Elisha	1	8	F	B
	L-7	Sharp	Elisha	1	8	F	B
	L-8	Sharp	Elisha	1	7	M	B
	L-9	Sharp	Elisha	1	5	F	B
	L-10	Sharp	Elisha	1	5	F	M
	L-11	Sharp	Elisha	1	5	F	B
	L-12	Sharp	Elisha	1	3	M	B
	L-13	Sharp	Elisha	1	3	F	B
	L-14	Sharp	Elisha	1	2	F	B
	L-15	Sharp	Elisha	1	2	F	B
	L-16	Sharp	Elisha	1	1	M	B
	L-17	Sharp	Elisha	1	1	M	B
	L-18	Sharp	Elisha	1	1	M	B
	L-19	Rayland	Jedson	1	46	M	M
	L-20	Rayland	Jedson	1	44	F	B
	L-21	Rayland	Jedson	1	23	F	B
	L-22	Rayland	Jedson	1	22	M	M
	L-23	Rayland	Jedson	1	19	M	B
	L-24	Rayland	Jedson	1	17	F	M
	L-25	Rayland	Jedson	1	11	M	B
	L-26	Rayland	Jedson	1	16	F	B
	L-27	Rayland	Jedson	1	9	F	B
	L-28	Rayland	Jedson	1	4	F	B
	L-29	Rayland	Jedson	1	4	F	B
	L-30	Rayland	Jedson	1	2	M	B
	L-31	Boggess	Alijah F	1	20	M	B
	L-32	Callens	Enoch	1	24	F	B
	L-33	Callens	Enoch	1	7	F	B
	L-34	Callens	Enoch	1	6	M	B
	L-35	Chapman	Jeranamiah	1	34	M	B
	L-36	Chapman	Jeranamiah	1	32	M	B
	L-37	Chapman	Jeranamiah	1	28	M	B
	L-38	Chapman	Jeranamiah	1	23	M	B
	L-39	Chapman	Jeranamiah	1	18	M	B
	L-40	Chapman	Jeranamiah	1	16	M	B
	L-41	Chapman	Jeranamiah	1	8	M	B
	L-42	Chapman	Jeranamiah	1	6	M	B
	R-1	Chapman	Jeranamiah	1	4	M	B
	R-2	Chapman	Jeranamiah	1	1	M	B
	R-3	Chapman	Jeranamiah	1	28	F	B
	R-4	Chapman	Jeranamiah	1	26	F	B
	R-5	Chapman	Jeranamiah	1	24	F	B
	R-6	Chapman	Jeranamiah	1	14	F	B
	R-7	Chapman	Jeranamiah	1	14	F	B
	R-8	Chapman	Jeranamiah	1	10	F	B
	R-9	Chapman	Jeranamiah	1	6	F	B
	R-10	Chapman	Jeranamiah	1	4	F	B
	R-11	Chapman	Jeranamiah	1	3	F	B
	R-12	Gibson	Rundolph	1	50	F	B
	R-13	Lathem	Silas G	1	23	M	M
	R-14	Lathem	Silas G	1	19	M	M
	R-15	Huff	John	1	16	F	B
	R-16	Brown	Alexander	1	18	F	B
	R-17	Adams	William L	1	12	F	M