Bass Slaves
Location: Baldwin, Georgia, United States
Surnames/tags: Black_Heritage African-American Slavery
This FSP was created to list the enslaved African-American Ancestors held by Benjamin I. Bass and his estate. These enslaved ancestors were identified using the Federal Writers Project of the WPA Ex-Slave Narratives held at the Library of Congress made it easy to identify the majority.
The Georgia State Tax records were also used to verify what Benjamin was taxed on in Baldwin County.
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Identified Slaves
- Catherine nee:Bass Butts abut 1829
- Ephraim Butts abt 1828
- Berry Butts abt 1849
- Dawson Butts abt 1850
- Daniel Butts abt 1851
- Ephraim Butts abt 1857
- Tully Butts abt 1858
- Robert Butts abt 1860
- Leonard Butts abt 1862
- Catherine Butts abt 1864
Unidentified Slaves
1860 Slave Schedule
- UNKNOWN F abt 1810
- UNKNOWN F abt 1830 - This may be Catherine
- UNKNOWN M abt 1833
- UNKNOWN F abt 1837
- UNKNOWN M abt 1842
- UNKNOWN F abt 1845
- UNKNOWN F abt 1845
- UNKNOWN M abt 1847 - This my be Daniel
- UNKNOWN M abt 1850 - This may be Dawson
- UNKNOWN M abt 1854
- UNKNOWN M abt 1855
- UNKNOWN M abt 1858 - This may be Ephraim
- UNKNOWN F abt 1858
- UNKNOWN M abt 1859
- UNKNOWN M abt 1845
- UNKNOWN M abt 1847 - This may be Berry
- UNKNOWN F abt 1851
- UNKNOWN M abt 1854
- UNKNOWN M abt 1858 - This may be Tully
- UNKNOWN M abt 1860 - This may be Robert
- UNKNOWN F abt 1839
- UNKNOWN F abt 1855
- UNKNOWN M abt 1860
- UNKNOWN F abt 1820
- UNKNOWN M abt 1810
Source
[1] Library of Congress - TYPEWRITTEN RECORDS PREPARED BY THE FEDERAL WRITERS' PROJECT. 1936-1938 ASSEMBLED BY THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS PROJECT WORK PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA - SLAVE NARRATIVES - Carrie Mason - Page 111
"United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860", database with images, FamilySearch ([2] : 16 October 2019), Benjamin I Bass, 1860.
"Georgia, Tax Digests, 1787-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:68JL-K7ZH : 1 October 2021), Benjn Bass, 1861.
"Georgia, Tax Digests, 1787-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:68JG-54QH : 1 October 2021), Benj Bass, 1863.
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