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

September 3-20

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
56	L-1	Williamson	F H	1	10	F	B
56	L-2	Borneh	Joseph	1	17	F	B
56	L-3	Hobbs	John S	1	60	M	B
56	L-4	Hobbs	John S	1	50	F	B
56	L-5	Hobbs	John S	1	18	F	B
56	L-6	Hobbs	John S	1	16	M	B
56	L-7	Hobbs	John S	1	13	M	B
56	L-8	Hobbs	John S	1	11	F	B
56	L-9	Hobbs	John S	1	9	M	B
56	L-10	Hobbs	John S	1	19	M	B
56	L-11	Barfield	N B	1	52	F	B
56	L-12	Barfield	N B	1	14	M	B
56	L-13	Goodman	Mary	1	20	F	M
56	L-14	Goodman	Mary	1	2	F	M
56	L-15	Marsin	David D	1	27	M	B
56	L-16	Marsin	David D	1	25	F	M
56	L-17	Marsin	David D	1	18	M	B
56	L-18	Kelly	Winnie	1	9	F	B
56	L-19	McDonald	A H	1	20	F	B
56	L-20	McDonald	A H	1	12	M	B
56	L-21	McDonald	A H	1	12	M	B
56	L-22	McDonald	A H	1	3	M	B
56	L-23	McDonald	A H	1	6/12	F	B
56	L-24	Braly	John S	1	70	F	B
56	L-25	Roberts	Mahala	1	16	F	B
56	L-26	Goodman	A D	1	11	M	B
56	L-27	Shepard	Samuel	1	35	M	B
56	L-28	Shepard	Samuel	1	29	M	B
56	L-29	Shepard	Samuel	1	2	M	B
56	L-30	Shepard	Samuel	1	1/12	F	B
56	L-31	Brown	Joseph	1	37	F	B
56	L-32	Brown	Joseph	1	14	F	B
56	L-33	Brown	Joseph	1	10	M	B
56	L-34	Brown	Joseph	1	11	M	B
56	L-35	Brown	Joseph	1	5/12	M	M
56	L-36	Evans	Mary	1	40	M	B
56	L-37	Haines	John	1	15	F	B
56	L-38	Haines	John	1	8	F	M
56	L-39	Bird	William J	1	14	M	M
56	L-40	Bird	William J	1	11	F	B
56	L-41	Bird	William J	1	5	M	B
56	L-42	Donich	Henna	1	23	M	B
56	R-1	James	Henry M	1	14	M	B
56	R-2	Carter	General N	1	17	F	B
56	R-3	Carter	General N	1	16	F	B
56	R-4	Roper	John G	1	17	M	B
56	R-5	Green	Elishe	1	28	F	B
56	R-6	Green	Elishe	1	4	F	B
56	R-7	Green	David	1	60	F	B
56	R-8	Green	David	1	56	F	B

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