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

Microfilm Reel	M432-906	Source	Archive.org
Enumerator	John Shields
Abstractor	Russell Anderson

Dates of Enumeration

Column Headings Explanation

Page 147, Aug 27
Page 148, Sept 16
Page 149, Oct 1
Page 150, Oct 25
Page 151, Nov 15

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
147	L-1	Twomey	Thomas L	1	37	F	M
147	L-2	Twomey	Thomas L	1	10	M	M
147	L-3	Twomey	Thomas L	1	9	F	M
147	L-4	Twomey	Thomas L	1	8	M	M
147	L-5	Twomey	Thomas L	1	6	M	M
147	L-6	Twomey	Thomas L	1	4	M	M
147	L-7	Twomey	Thomas L	1	2	F	M
147	L-8	Mayfield	Jno	1	70	M	B
147	L-9	Mayfield	Jno	1	55	F	B
147	L-10	Mayfield	Jno	1	17	M	M
147	L-11	Mayfield	Jno	1	17	M	B
147	L-12	Bradford	Henry	1	50	F	M
147	L-13	Bradford	Henry	1	25	M	B
147	L-14	Bradford	Henry	1	22	M	B
147	L-15	Bradford	Henry	1	18	M	B
147	L-16	Bradford	Henry	1	25	F	B
147	L-17	Bradford	Henry	1	18	F	B
147	L-18	Bradford	Henry	1	12	F	M
147	L-19	Bradford	Henry	1	10	M	B
147	L-20	Bradford	Henry	1	8	F	B
147	L-21	Bradford	Henry	1	5	M	B
147	L-22	Bradford	Henry	1	4	F	B
147	L-23	Bradford	Henry	1	3	M	B
147	L-24	*usnell	W P	1	15	F	B
147	L-25	Lea	Caswell	1	27	M	B
147	L-26	Lea	Caswell	1	25	F	M
147	L-27	Lea	Caswell	1	3	F	M
147	L-28	Lea	Caswell	1	2/12	F	M
147	L-29	Boyde	Isby	1	21	M	B
147	L-30	Boyde	Isby	1	21	M	B
147	L-31	Boyde	Isby	1	24	M	B
147	L-32	Boyde	Isby	1	21	F	B
147	L-33	Boyde	Isby	1	21	F	B
147	L-34	Boyde	Isby	1	21	M	B
147	L-35	Boyde	Isby	1	21	F	B
147	L-36	Boyde	Isby	1	26	F	M
147	L-37	Boyde	Isby	1	10	F	B
147	L-38	Boyde	Isby	1	11	F	B
147	L-39	Boyde	Isby	1	6	F	B
147	L-40	Boyde	Isby	1	7	F	B
147	L-41	Boyde	Isby	1	6	F	M
147	L-42	Boyde	Isby	1	6/12	F	B
147	R-1	Boyde	Isby	1	5	M	B
147	R-2	Boyde	Isby	1	4	M	B
147	R-3	Boyde	Isby	1	6/12	M	B
147	R-4	Boyde	Isby	1	2	F	B
147	R-5	Johnston	John H	1	55	M	B
147	R-6	Johnston	John H	1	23	F	B
147	R-7	Johnston	John H	1	8	M	M
147	R-8	Johnston	John H	1	2	M	B
147	R-9	Johnston	John H	1	1	M	M
147	R-10	Knot	Samuel	1	26	M	B
147	R-11	Blankenship	Steaphan	1	13	F	M
147	R-12	Blankenship	Steaphan	1	9	M	B
147	R-13	Hary	Mary	1	32	F	B
147	R-14	Hary	Mary	1	7	M	B
147	R-15	Hary	Mary	1	6	M	B
147	R-16	Alexander	Jas N	1	45	M	B
147	R-17	Alexander	Jas N	1	27	M	B
147	R-18	Alexander	Jas N	1	25	F	B
147	R-19	Alexander	Jas N	1	10	M	B
147	R-20	Alexander	Jas M	1	50	F	B
147	R-21	Alexander	Jas M	1	18	M	B
147	R-22	Alexander	Jas M	1	20	F	B
147	R-23	Alexander	Jas M	1	7	M	B
147	R-24	Alexander	Jas M	1	4	F	B
147	R-25	Calhon	James	1	47	F	B
147	R-26	Davis	Bingman	1	70	F	B	Blind
147	R-27	White	John	1	38	F	B
147	R-28	White	John	1	22	M	B
147	R-29	White	John	1	7	F	B
147	R-30	White	John	1	5	M	B
147	R-31	Hawkins	James	1	35	F	B
147	R-32	Hawkins	James	1	30	M	B
147	R-33	Hawkins	James	1	30	M	B
147	R-34	Hawkins	James	1	25	F	B
147	R-35	Patterson	Wm	1	18	F	M
147	R-36	Patterson	Wm	1	2	F	M
147	R-37	Patterson	Wm	1	4/12	F	M
147	R-38	Gilbrath	John	1	45	F	B
147	R-39	Gilbrath	John	1	42	M	B
147	R-40	Gilbrath	John	1	14	M	B
147	R-41	Gilbrath	John	1	4	M	B
148	L-1	Mcleary	Jacob L	1	25	F	B
148	L-2	Mcleary	Jacob L	1	9	M	B
148	L-3	Mcleary	B W	1	28	F	M
148	L-4	Mcleary	B W	1	23	M	B
148	L-5	Mcleary	B W	1	8	F	M
148	L-6	Mcleary	B W	1	6	M	B
148	L-7	Mcleary	B W	1	10	M	B
148	L-8	Mcleary	B W	1	10	M	B
148	L-9	Caslock	A C	1	18	F	B
148	L-10	Caslock	A C	1	18	F	M
148	L-11	Caslock	A C	1	12	M	B
148	L-12	Caslock	A C	1	10	M	B
148	L-13	Caslock	A C	1	1	F	B
148	L-14	Caslock	A C	1	5/12	M	M
148	L-15	Mcleary	Thomas B	1	25	F	B
148	L-16	Mcleary	Thomas B	1	19	M	B
148	L-17	Mcleary	Thomas B	1	7	F	M
148	L-18	Mcleary	Thomas B	1	2	F	B
148	L-19	Mckamey	James	1	27	M	B
148	L-20	Mckamey	James	1	20	F	B
148	L-21	Mckamey	James	1	3	F	B
148	L-22	Reid	Sam M	1	6/12	M	B
148	L-23	Reid	Sam M	1	35	M	B
148	L-24	Reid	Sam M	1	26	M	B
148	L-25	Reid	Sam M	1	25	F	B
148	L-26	Reid	Sam M	1	15	F	B
148	L-27	Reid	Sam M	1	14	F	B
148	L-28	Reid	Sam M	1	8	F	B
148	L-29	Reid	Sam M	1	7	M	B
148	L-30	Reid	Sam M	1	5	M	B
148	L-31	Reid	Sam M	1	6/12	F	B
148	L-32	Park	James	1	26	F	B
148	L-33	Park	James	1	26	F	M
148	L-34	Park	James	1	5	M	M
148	L-35	Park	James	1	4	F	M
148	L-36	Park	James	1	2	F	B
148	L-37	Park	James	1	2	M	B
148	L-38	Dunn	E H	1	21	M	M
148	L-39	Dunn	E H	1	20	F	B
148	L-40	Dunn	E H	1	7	M	B
148	L-41	Dunn	E H	1	5	M	B
148	L-42	Boytts	Bennot	1	37	F	M
148	R-1	Boytts	Bennot	1	3	M	B
148	R-2	Boytts	Bennot	1	3/12	M	B
148	R-3	Biggs	Wm M	1	22	M	B
148	R-4	Biggs	Wm M	1	18	F	B
148	R-5	Biggs	Wm M	1	17	M	B
148	R-6	Biggs	Wm M	1	16	F	B
148	R-7	Biggs	Wm M	1	2	M	B
148	R-8	Biggs	A C	1	15	M	B
148	R-9	Maskill	W J	1	23	F	B
148	R-10	Maskill	W J	1	7/12	F	B
148	R-11	Lisle	Molly	1	80	M	B
148	R-12	Hilderband	John w	1	29	F	B
148	R-13	Hilderband	John w	1	1	M	B
148	R-14	Longley	Geo	1	37	F	B
148	R-15	Longley	Geo	1	2	F	B
148	R-16	Mcleary	Andrew P	1	10	M	B
148	R-17	Mcleary	P L	1	14	M	B
148	R-18	Scoggins	Mary	1	50	M	B
148	R-19	Lillard	Abraham	1	62	M	B
148	R-20	Paris	Mosses	1	35	M	B
148	R-21	Paris	Mosses	1	17	F	B
148	R-22	Paris	Mosses	1	6	M	B
148	R-23	Paris	Mosses	1	3	F	B
148	R-24	Paris	Mosses	1	1	F	B
148	R-25	Hareson	Josiah	1	20	M	M
148	R-26	Oneal	John A	1	60	M	B
148	R-27	Brickhanon	Jas R	1	30	M	B
148	R-28	Brickhanon	Jas R	1	27	F	M
148	R-29	Brickhanon	Jas R	1	18	F	B
148	R-30	Brickhanon	Jas R	1	15	F	B
148	R-31	Brickhanon	Jas R	1	10	M	B
148	R-32	Brickhanon	Jas R	1	9	F	B
148	R-33	Brickhanon	Jas R	1	6	F	B
148	R-34	Brickhanon	Jas R	1	5	M	B
148	R-35	Brickhanon	Jas R	1	4	M	B
148	R-36	Brickhanon	Jas R	1	2	F	B
148	R-37	Lewis	Jno A	1	21	M	M
148	R-38	Lewis	Jno A	1	22	F	M
148	R-39	Lewis	Jno A	1	4	M	M
148	R-40	*****	*****	1	25	F	B
148	R-41	*****	*****	1	14	M	M
148	R-42	*****	*****	1	5	M	B
149	L-1	Park	Thomas J	1	67	M	B
149	L-2	Park	Thomas J	1	68	F	B
149	L-3	Park	Thomas J	1	48	M	M
149	L-4	Park	Thomas J	1	52	M	B
149	L-5	Park	Thomas J	1	30	M	M
149	L-6	Park	Thomas J	1	28	F	B
149	L-7	Park	Thomas J	1	18	F	B
149	L-8	Park	Thomas J	1	17	F	B
149	L-9	Park	Thomas J	1	14	F	B
149	L-10	Park	Thomas J	1	13	F	B
149	L-11	Park	Thomas J	1	13	F	B
149	L-12	Park	Thomas J	1	13	F	B
149	L-13	Park	Thomas J	1	17	M	B
149	L-14	Park	Thomas J	1	12	M	B
149	L-15	Park	Thomas J	1	10	F	B
149	L-16	Park	Thomas J	1	9	M	B
149	L-17	Park	Thomas J	1	7	M	B
149	L-18	Park	Thomas J	1	7	F	B
149	L-19	Park	Thomas J	1	4	F	B
149	L-20	Park	Thomas J	1	3	M	B
149	L-21	Park	Thomas J	1	7	F	B
149	L-22	Park	Thomas J	1	3	F	B
149	L-23	Park	Thomas J	1	1/12	F	B
149	L-24	Park	Thomas J	1	1	M	B
149	L-25	Wiggans	William	1	40	F	B
149	L-26	Wiggans	William	1	39	M	B
149	L-27	Wiggans	William	1	16	F	M
149	L-28	Wiggans	William	1	13	F	M
149	L-29	Wiggans	William	1	10	M	B
149	L-30	Wiggans	William	1	7	F	B
149	L-31	Wiggans	William	1	5	M	B
149	L-32	Wiggans	William	1	3	F	B
149	L-33	Gibson	Elias	1	30	F	M
149	L-34	Gibson	Elias	1	17	M	B
149	L-35	Gibson	Elias	1	14	F	B
149	L-36	Gibson	Elias	1	14	M	B
149	L-37	Gibson	Elias	1	13	M	B
149	L-38	Gibson	Elias	1	12	M	B
149	L-39	Gibson	Elias	1	12	F	B
149	L-40	Gibson	Elias	1	8	F	M
149	L-41	Gibson	Elias	1	7	F	B
149	L-42	Gibson	Elias	1	4	M	B
149	R-1	Park	A N	1	55	M	B
149	R-2	Park	A N	1	41	F	B
149	R-3	Park	A N	1	17	F	B
149	R-4	Park	A N	1	16	F	M
149	R-5	Park	A N	1	16	F	B
149	R-6	Park	A N	1	13	M	B
149	R-7	Park	A N	1	12	M	B
149	R-8	Park	A N	1	10	F	B
149	R-9	Park	A N	1	7	F	B
149	R-10	Park	A N	1	6	M	B
149	R-11	Park	A N	1	4	F	B
149	R-12	Park	A N	1	3	M	M
149	R-13	Park	A N	1	2	F	M
149	R-14	Park	A N	1	4/12	M	M
149	R-15	Park	A N	1	1/12	F	B
149	R-16	Easly	Mary	1	63	F	B
149	R-17	Easly	Mary	1	61	M	B
149	R-18	Easly	Mary	1	61	F	B
149	R-19	Easly	Mary	1	40	M	B
149	R-20	Easly	Mary	1	39	F	B
149	R-21	Easly	Mary	1	36	F	B
149	R-22	Easly	Mary	1	28	M	B
149	R-23	Easly	Mary	1	26	M	B
149	R-24	Easly	Mary	1	24	F	B
149	R-25	Easly	Mary	1	22	M	B
149	R-26	Easly	Mary	1	20	F	B
149	R-27	Easly	Mary	1	18	F	B
149	R-28	Easly	Mary	1	17	F	B
149	R-29	Easly	Mary	1	17	M	B
149	R-30	Easly	Mary	1	15	M	B
149	R-31	Easly	Mary	1	15	F	B
149	R-32	Easly	Mary	1	10	F	B
149	R-33	Easly	Mary	1	8	F	B
149	R-34	Easly	Mary	1	6	F	B
149	R-35	Easly	Mary	1	6	F	B
149	R-36	Easly	Mary	1	4	F	B
149	R-37	Easly	Mary	1	4	F	B
149	R-38	Easly	Mary	1	3	F	B
149	R-39	Easly	Mary	1	2	F	B
149	R-40	Ross	A T	1	28	F	B
149	R-41	Ross	A T	1	9	M	B
149	R-42	***on	Isaac	1	40	F	B
150	L-1	***on	Isaac	1	32	F	M
150	L-2	***on	Isaac	1	25	M	B
150	L-3	***on	Isaac	1	16	F	M
150	L-4	***on	Isaac	1	14	M	M
150	L-5	***on	Isaac	1	7	M	M
150	L-6	***on	Isaac	1	7	M	M
150	L-7	***on	Isaac	1	3	M	M
150	L-8	***on	Isaac	1	2	M	M
150	L-9	Kerr	David	1	24	F	B
150	L-10	Kerr	David	1	18	M	B
150	L-11	Kerr	David	1	12	M	M
150	L-12	Kerr	David	1	10	M	B
150	L-13	Parks	Sam	1	9	M	B
150	L-14	Davis	Tho's	1	45	F	B
150	L-15	Davis	Tho's	1	35	F	B
150	L-16	Davis	Tho's	1	50	F	B
150	L-17	Davis	Tho's	1	35	M	B
150	L-18	Davis	Tho's	1	34	M	B
150	L-19	Davis	Tho's	1	18	F	B
150	L-20	Davis	Tho's	1	16	F	B
150	L-21	Davis	Tho's	1	23	M	B
150	L-22	Davis	Tho's	1	10	F	B
150	L-23	Davis	Tho's	1	2	M	B
150	L-24	Davis	Tho's	1	20	F	B
150	L-25	Davis	Tho's	1	5	M	B
150	L-26	Kenenedy	John C	1	45	M	M
150	L-27	Kenenedy	John C	1	41	F	B
150	L-28	Kenenedy	John C	1	32	F	B
150	L-29	Kenenedy	John C	1	28	M	B
150	L-30	Kenenedy	John C	1	28	M	B
150	L-31	Kenenedy	John C	1	19	M	M
150	L-32	Kenenedy	John C	1	26	F	B
150	L-33	Kenenedy	John C	1	15	F	B
150	L-34	Kenenedy	John C	1	14	F	B
150	L-35	Kenenedy	John C	1	14	F	M
150	L-36	Kenenedy	John C	1	12	F	B
150	L-37	Kenenedy	John C	1	11	F	B
150	L-38	Kenenedy	John C	1	6	F	M
150	L-39	Kenenedy	John C	1	8	M	B
150	L-40	Kenenedy	John C	1	10	M	B
150	L-41	Kenenedy	John C	1	10	M	B
150	L-42	Kenenedy	John C	1	8	M	B
150	R-1	Kenenedy	John C	1	4	M	B
150	R-2	Kenenedy	John C	1	4	F	B
150	R-3	Kenenedy	John C	1	2	F	B
150	R-4	Huart	J H	1	45	F	B
150	R-5	Huart	J H	1	25	M	B
150	R-6	Huart	J H	1	17	F	M
150	R-7	Huart	J H	1	13	M	M
150	R-8	Browdes	Sim E	1	24	M	B
150	R-9	Browdes	Sim E	1	14	F	M
150	R-10	Finster	F A	1	78	M	B
150	R-11	Finster	F A	1	60	M	B
150	R-12	Finster	F A	1	40	M	B
150	R-13	Finster	F A	1	20	M	B
150	R-14	Finster	F A	1	19	M	B
150	R-15	Finster	F A	1	20	F	B
150	R-16	Finster	F A	1	17	F	B
150	R-17	Finster	F A	1	15	M	B
150	R-18	Finster	F A	1	17	F	B
150	R-19	Finster	F A	1	18	F	B
150	R-20	Finster	F A	1	45	F	B
150	R-21	Finster	F A	1	46	F	B
150	R-22	Finster	F A	1	48	F	B
150	R-23	Finster	F A	1	16	M	B
150	R-24	Finster	F A	1	15	M	B
150	R-25	Finster	F A	1	15	M	B
150	R-26	Finster	F A	1	12	M	B
150	R-27	Finster	F A	1	10	F	B
150	R-28	Finster	F A	1	11	F	B
150	R-29	Finster	F A	1	8	M	B
150	R-30	Finster	F A	1	8	M	B
150	R-31	Finster	F A	1	6	M	B
150	R-32	Finster	F A	1	4	M	B
150	R-33	Finster	F A	1	3	F	B
150	R-34	Finster	F A	1	1/12	M	B
150	R-35	Hayfield	Wm	1	27	M	B
150	R-36	Hayfield	Wm	1	26	M	B
150	R-37	Hayfield	Wm	1	18	F	B
150	R-38	Hayfield	Wm	1	18	F	B
150	R-39	Carr	Wm	1	20	F	B
150	R-40	Gwins	Sarah R	1	8	F	B
150	R-41	Charles	James M	1	36	F	B
150	R-42	*itt	*orre	1	12	F	B
151	L-1	Lillard	Jeremiah	1	23	M	B
151	L-2	Shields	Wm	1	53	M	B
151	L-3	Dodson	Elisha	1	227	F	B
151	L-4	Dodson	Elisha	1	25	M	M
151	L-5	Dodson	Elisha	1	11	F	B
151	L-6	Copeland	*om P	1	15	M	B
151	L-7	Copeland	Alexander	1	37	F	B
151	L-8	Copeland	Alexander	1	30	M	B
151	L-9	Copeland	Alexander	1	18	M	B
151	L-10	Copeland	Alexander	1	12	F	B
151	L-11	Copeland	Alexander	1	8	M	B
151	L-12	Copeland	Alexander	1	5	F	B
151	L-13	Copeland	Alexander	1	1	M	B
151	L-14	Wright	Siliecia B	1	35	M	B
151	L-15	Wright	Siliecia B	1	23	F	M
151	L-16	Wright	Siliecia B	1	15	M	M
151	L-17	Wright	Siliecia B	1	5	F	M
151	L-18	Wright	Siliecia B	1	3	M	B
151	L-19	Wright	Siliecia B	1	1	M	B
151	L-20	Paterson	Mark	1	65	F	B
151	L-21	Armstrong	A L	1	23	M	B
151	L-22	Armstrong	A L	1	12	F	B
151	L-23	Hilderbrand	Michael	1	48	M	B
151	L-24	Hilderbrand	Michael	1	42	M	B
151	L-25	Hilderbrand	Michael	1	36	F	M
151	L-26	Hilderbrand	Michael	1	14	F	B
151	L-27	Hilderbrand	Michael	1	12	M	M
151	L-28	Hilderbrand	Michael	1	10	M	M
151	L-29	Hilderbrand	Michael	1	3	F	M
151	L-30	Hilderbrand	Michael	1	7/12	F	M
151	L-31	Gwinn	Joshua	1	26	F	B
151	L-32	Gwinn	Joshua	1	11	M	M
151	L-33	Gwinn	Joshua	1	8	M	B
151	L-34	Gwinn	Joshua	1	5	F	M
151	L-35	Peares	R D	1	9	F	B
151	L-36	Kern	Benjamin	1	10	M	B
151	L-37	Kern	Benjamin	1	3	F	B
151	L-38	Ellis	John	1	32	M	B
151	L-39	Witt	Jas H	1	28	F	B
151	L-40	Douglass	John	1	37	F	B
151	L-41	Douglass	John	1	17	F	B
151	L-42	Douglass	John	1	14	M	B
151	R-1	Douglass	John	1	12	M	B
151	R-2	Douglass	John	1	9	M	B
151	R-3	Douglass	John	1	8	M	B
151	R-4	Douglass	John	1	27	M	B
151	R-5	Douglass	John	1	4	F	B
151	R-6	Douglass	John	1	4	F	B
151	R-7	Douglass	John	1	5	F	B
151	R-8	Davis	John	1	24	M	B
151	R-9	Abercrombie	Yonny	1	30	F	B
151	R-10	Abercrombie	Yonny	1	28	F	B
151	R-11	Abercrombie	Yonny	1	12	M	M
151	R-12	Abercrombie	Yonny	1	9	F	B
151	R-13	Abercrombie	Yonny	1	3	F	B
151	R-14	Abercrombie	Yonny	1	2	M	M
151	R-15	Abercrombie	Yonny	1	6/12	F	B
151	R-16	Kissuk	A M	1	57	M	B
151	R-17	Kissuk	A M	1	50	F	B
151	R-18	Kissuk	A M	1	19	M	B
151	R-19	Kissuk	A M	1	18	F	B
151	R-20	Kissuk	A M	1	17	M	B
151	R-21	Kissuk	A M	1	15	F	B
151	R-22	Prowell	S H	1	35	M	M