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

Microfilm Reel	M432-906	Source	Archive.org
Enumerator	William T. Gafs [Gass?]
Abstractor	Russell Anderson

Dates of Enumeration

Column Headings Explanation

Page 77, District 1, Aug 27
Page 79, District 2, Sept 10
Page 81, District 3, Sept 19
Page 83, District 3, Sept 24
Page 85, District 4, Sept 27
Page 87, District 5, Oct 10
Page 89, District 6, Oct 21
Page 91, Washington, Oct 24
Page 93, District 7, Oct 29
Page 96, District 8, Nov 18

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
77	L-1	Waterhouse	Franklin	1	32	f	B
77	L-2	Waterhouse	Franklin	1	30	f	B
77	L-3	Waterhouse	Franklin	1	7	m	B
77	L-4	Waterhouse	Franklin	1	4	m	B
77	L-5	Waterhouse	Franklin	1	11/12	m	B
77	L-6	Reddy	David M	1	37	m	M
77	L-7	Reddy	David M	1	35	f	B
77	L-8	Reddy	David M	1	30	m	B
77	L-9	Reddy	David M	1	24	m	B
77	L-10	Reddy	David M	1	27	f	M
77	L-11	Reddy	David M	1	22	f	B
77	L-12	Reddy	David M	1	12	f	M
77	L-13	Reddy	David M	1	11	f	B
77	L-14	Reddy	David M	1	6	m	B
77	L-15	Reddy	David M	1	5	m	B
77	L-16	Reddy	David M	1	5	f	B
77	L-17	Reddy	David M	1	3	m	B
77	L-18	Reddy	David M	1	1	f	B
77	L-19	Reddy	David M	1	9/12	m	B
77	L-20	Reddy	David M	1	30	m	B
77	L-21	Reddy	David M	1	30	m	B
77	L-22	Reddy	David M	1	11	f	B
77	L-23	Reddy	David M	1	3	m	B
77	L-24	Clark	Henry	1	8	f	B
77	L-25	Long	Susan	1	19	m	M
77	L-26	Long	Ann	1	15	f	M
77	L-27	Long	Ann	1	4	m	B
77	L-28	Reddy	Jesse	1	17	f	B
77	L-29	Reddy	Margaret	1	40	m	B
77	L-30	Reddy	Margaret	1	35	f	B
77	L-31	Reddy	Margaret	1	33	f	B
77	L-32	Reddy	Margaret	1	16	f	B
77	L-33	Reddy	Margaret	1	12	f	B
77	L-34	Reddy	Margaret	1	11	m	B
77	L-35	Reddy	Margaret	1	8	m	B
77	L-36	Reddy	Margaret	1	6	f	B
77	L-37	Reddy	Margaret	1	4	f	B
77	L-38	Reddy	Margaret	1	1	m	B
77	L-39	Reddy	Margaret	1	19	m	B
79	L-1	Mitchell	Francinah	1	40	f	B
79	L-2	Mitchell	Francinah	1	17	m	B
79	L-3	Mitchell	Francinah	1	14	f	B
79	L-4	Mitchell	Francinah	1	12	f	B
79	L-5	Mitchell	Francinah	1	8	f	B
79	L-6	Mitchell	Francinah	1	6	m	B
79	L-7	Mitchell	Francinah	1	4	f	B
79	L-8	Mitchell	Francinah	1	1/12	m	B
79	L-9	Watson	Edward E	1	33	m	B
79	L-10	Watson	Edward E	1	22	f	B
79	L-11	Watson	Edward E	1	4	m	B

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