{"id":100,"date":"2023-03-29T05:32:18","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T05:32:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/tncolor\/?p=100"},"modified":"2023-04-03T03:38:55","modified_gmt":"2023-04-03T03:38:55","slug":"1850-scott-county-slave-census","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/tncolor\/1850-scott-county-slave-census\/","title":{"rendered":"1850 Scott County Slave Census"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Scott County record is unique, because the enumerator seems to have included the given names of each slave.<\/p>\n

To create the searchable table below, enslavers’ surnames are indicated in square brackets ([]) for each enslaved person.\u00a0 This is simply a data configuration device and does not mean the enslaved individual used that surname after emancipation or manumission.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Microfilm Reel<\/td>\nM432-906<\/td>\nSource<\/td>\nArchive.org<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Enumerator<\/td>\nNo named listed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Abstractor<\/td>\nRussell Anderson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Dates of Enumeration<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

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Column Headings Explanation<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

18 districts; no dates indicated<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • Page = number of original schedule page<\/li>\n
  • HW = handwritten page number<\/li>\n
  • Line = line number on original page, indicating left (L) or right (R) set of columns on page (each “page” was two sheets)<\/li>\n
  • Last Name and First Name = identity of enslaver<\/b><\/u><\/li>\n
  • # = number of slaves with the age, sex, and color (usually 1)<\/li>\n
  • Age = age as known to enslaver<\/li>\n
  • Sex = male or female<\/li>\n
  • Color = racial mix as known to enslaver<\/li>\n
  • From = state (location) from which slave was a fugitive<\/li>\n
  • Free = whether free or manumitted<\/li>\n
  • Deaf\/Blind\/Dumb = self-explanatory<\/li>\n
  • Slave houses = number of dwellings for slaves on enslaver’s property<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    Note: The table is searchable and sortable.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
    Page<\/th>Line<\/th>Last Name<\/th>First Name<\/th>#<\/th>Age<\/th>Sex<\/th>Color<\/th>From<\/th>Free<\/th>Deaf\/Blind\/Dumb<\/th>Notes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
    563<\/td>L-1<\/td>Chambers<\/td>Thomas<\/td>6<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    563<\/td>L-2<\/td>[Chambers]<\/td>Laurel<\/td><\/td>40<\/td>M<\/td>M<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    563<\/td>L-3<\/td>[Chambers]<\/td>Carline<\/td><\/td>33<\/td>F<\/td>B<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    563<\/td>L-4<\/td>[Chambers]<\/td>Henry<\/td><\/td>8<\/td>M<\/td>B<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    563<\/td>L-5<\/td>[Chambers]<\/td>Love<\/td><\/td>6<\/td>F<\/td>B<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    563<\/td>L-6<\/td>[Chambers]<\/td>Carline<\/td><\/td>3<\/td>F<\/td>B<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    563<\/td>L-7<\/td>[Chambers]<\/td>Laurel<\/td><\/td>7\/12<\/td>M<\/td>B<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    563<\/td>L-8<\/td>Ryan<\/td>Joseph<\/td>2<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    563<\/td>L-9<\/td>[Ryan]<\/td>Spence<\/td><\/td>16<\/td>M<\/td>B<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    563<\/td>L-10<\/td>[Ryan]<\/td>Frank<\/td><\/td>12<\/td>M<\/td>B<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    563<\/td>L-11<\/td>Ross<\/td>Robert<\/td>3<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    563<\/td>L-12<\/td>[Ross]<\/td>Relda<\/td><\/td>35<\/td>F<\/td>B<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    563<\/td>L-13<\/td>[Ross]<\/td>Jack<\/td><\/td>3<\/td>M<\/td>B<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    563<\/td>L-14<\/td>[Ross]<\/td>Sam<\/td><\/td>1\/12<\/td>M<\/td>B<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    563<\/td>L-15<\/td>Angel<\/td>James<\/td>2<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    563<\/td>L-16<\/td>[Angel]<\/td>Lucy<\/td><\/td>25<\/td>F<\/td>B<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    563<\/td>L-17<\/td>[Angel]<\/td>Isaac<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    563<\/td>L-18<\/td>Chitwood<\/td>James L<\/td>1<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    563<\/td>L-19<\/td>[Chitwood]<\/td>Dolly<\/td><\/td>39<\/td>F<\/td>B<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    563<\/td>L-20<\/td>Buttsmoor<\/td>Jane<\/td>17<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    563<\/td>L-21<\/td>[Buttsmoor]<\/td>Milly<\/td><\/td>50<\/td>F<\/td>B<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    563<\/td>L-22<\/td>[Buttsmoor]<\/td>Susan<\/td><\/td>40<\/td>F<\/td>M<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    563<\/td>L-23<\/td>[Buttsmoor]<\/td>Carline<\/td><\/td>22<\/td>F<\/td>B<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    563<\/td>L-24<\/td>[Buttsmoor]<\/td>Noah<\/td><\/td>21<\/td>M<\/td>M<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    563<\/td>L-25<\/td>[Buttsmoor]<\/td>Betty<\/td><\/td>21<\/td>F<\/td>B<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    563<\/td>L-26<\/td>[Buttsmoor]<\/td>Brseal<\/td><\/td>16<\/td>M<\/td>M<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    563<\/td>L-27<\/td>[Buttsmoor]<\/td>Isaac<\/td><\/td>13<\/td>M<\/td>M<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    563<\/td>L-28<\/td>[Buttsmoor]<\/td>Jacob<\/td><\/td>13<\/td>M<\/td>M<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    563<\/td>L-29<\/td>[Buttsmoor]<\/td>Ynun<\/td><\/td>9<\/td>M<\/td>M<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    563<\/td>L-30<\/td>[Buttsmoor]<\/td>Dan<\/td><\/td>6<\/td>M<\/td>M<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    563<\/td>L-31<\/td>[Buttsmoor]<\/td>Milly<\/td><\/td>4<\/td>F<\/td>M<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    563<\/td>L-32<\/td>[Buttsmoor]<\/td>Mary<\/td><\/td>1<\/td>F<\/td>M<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    563<\/td>L-33<\/td>[Buttsmoor]<\/td>Patterson<\/td><\/td>4<\/td>F<\/td>M<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    563<\/td>L-34<\/td>[Buttsmoor]<\/td>Hugh<\/td><\/td>4<\/td>M<\/td>M<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    563<\/td>L-35<\/td>[Buttsmoor]<\/td>Sary<\/td><\/td>27<\/td>F<\/td>M<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    563<\/td>L-36<\/td>[Buttsmoor]<\/td>Dick<\/td><\/td>2\/12<\/td>M<\/td>M<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    563<\/td>L-37<\/td>[Buttsmoor]<\/td>Pharissa<\/td><\/td>17<\/td>F<\/td>M<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    563<\/td>L-38<\/td>Doller<\/td>John<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    563<\/td>L-39<\/td>[Doller]<\/td>Betty<\/td><\/td><\/td>F<\/td>B<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>Age is not readable<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    563<\/td>L-40<\/td>B****<\/td>Edward<\/td>4<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    563<\/td>L-41<\/td>[B****]<\/td>Love<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>Rest of line is not readable<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    563<\/td>L-42<\/td>[B****]<\/td>Yennis<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>Rest of line is not readable<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    563<\/td>R-1<\/td>[B****]<\/td>Sinda<\/td><\/td>7<\/td>F<\/td>B<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    563<\/td>R-2<\/td>[B****]<\/td>Sal<\/td><\/td>1<\/td>F<\/td>B<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    563<\/td>R-3<\/td>Lafevers<\/td>Jacob<\/td>1<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    563<\/td>R-4<\/td>[Lafevers]<\/td>Jess<\/td><\/td>50<\/td>M<\/td>B<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    The Scott County record is unique, because the enumerator seems to have included the given names of each slave. To create the searchable table below, enslavers’ surnames are indicated in square brackets ([]) for each enslaved person.\u00a0 This is simply …<\/span> Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[21],"class_list":["post-100","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-census-records","tag-african-ancestored"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/tncolor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/tncolor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/tncolor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/tncolor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/tncolor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=100"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/tncolor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":111,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/tncolor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100\/revisions\/111"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/tncolor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=100"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/tncolor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=100"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/tncolor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}