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

Microfilm Reel	M432-906	Source	Archive.org
Enumerator	Alvan Cullom, Henry Young
Abstractor	Russell Anderson

Dates of Enumeration

Column Headings Explanation

Page 25, 11th District, Aug 30, Alvan Cullom
Page 27, 11th District, Sept 4, Alvan Cullom
Page 29, 6th District, Sept 10, Alvan Cullom
Page 31, 10th District, Sept 13, Alvan Cullom
Page 33, 1st District, Sept 21, Alvan Cullom
Page 35, 5th District, Sept 27, Alvan Cullom
Page 37, 1st District, Oct 12, Alvan Cullom
Page 39, 12th District, Aug 21, Henry Young
Page 41, 7th District, Aug 21, Henry Young
Page 43, 8th District, Sept 2 and 3, Henry Young
Page 45, 4th and 8th District, Sept 2, Henry Young
Page 47, 4th District, Sept 12, Henry Young
Page 50, 3rd and 2nd District, Sept 20, Henry Young
Page 52, 2nd District, Sept 26, Henry Young

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
25	L-1	Cullom	Edward	1	31	f	M
25	L-2	Cullom	Edward	1	29	m	B
25	L-3	Cullom	Edward	1	12	f	M
25	L-4	Cullom	Edward	1	10	f	B
25	L-5	Cullom	Edward	1	6	m	B
25	L-6	Cullom	Edward	1	4	m	B
25	L-7	Cullom	Edward	1	3	f	B
25	L-8	Cullom	Edward	1	1	m	B
25	L-9	Cullom	Edward	1	7/12	f	B
25	L-10	Elder	William	1	21	m	B
25	L-11	Long	Edward	1	14	f	B
25	L-12	Armstrong	Landon	1	30	f	B
25	L-13	Armstrong	Landon	1	30	m	B
25	L-14	Armstrong	Landon	1	20	m	B
25	L-15	Armstrong	Landon	1	13	f	M
25	L-16	Armstrong	Landon	1	9	m	B
25	L-17	Armstrong	Landon	1	1/12	f	B
25	L-18	Oglesby	Nancy	1	46	m	B
25	L-19	Oglesby	Nancy	1	28	f	B
25	L-20	Martin	Elizabeth	1	51	m	B
25	L-21	Martin	Elizabeth	1	39	f	B
25	L-22	Martin	Elizabeth	1	36	m	B
25	L-23	Martin	Elizabeth	1	17	f	M
25	L-24	Martin	Elizabeth	1	13	f	B
25	L-25	Martin	Elizabeth	1	8	f	B
25	L-26	Martin	Elizabeth	1	6	f	B
25	L-27	Martin	Elizabeth	1	6	m	B
25	L-28	Martin	Elizabeth	1	1/12	m	B
25	L-29	Organ	Christopher	1	8	f	B
25	L-30	Skech	Fredrick	1	20	m	B
25	L-31	Wilson	Ruben	1	38	f	B
25	L-32	Wilson	Ruben	1	21	m	B
25	L-33	Wilson	Ruben	1	17	f	B
25	L-34	Wilson	Ruben	1	15	f	B
25	L-35	Wilson	Ruben	1	13	m	B
25	L-36	Wilson	Ruben	1	11	m	B
25	L-37	Wilson	Ruben	1	9	m	B
25	L-38	Wilson	Ruben	1	9	m	B
25	L-39	Winston	John G	1	226	f	B
25	L-40	Grissom	Ellen	1	12	m	B
25	L-41	Capps	Doke H	1	25	m	B
25	L-42	Capps	Doke H	1	22	f	B
25	R-1	Capps	Doke H	1	19	m	B
25	R-2	Capps	Doke H	1	18	f	B
25	R-3	Capps	Doke H	1	17	m	B
25	R-4	Capps	Doke H	1	14	f	B
25	R-5	Capps	Doke H	1	5	f	B
25	R-6	Capps	Doke H	1	5	f	B
25	R-7	Capps	Doke H	1	1	m	B
25	R-8	Capps	Doke H	1	6/12	f	B

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