David Oliver Conn Union County Kentucky Plantation

Date: 1848 to about 1864
Location: Union, Kentucky, United States
Surnames/tags: Conn Slavery Black_Heritage

Contents 1 Introduction 2 Slaves 3 1850 Census 4 1860 Census 5 Appraisals & Inventories 6 Property Deeds 7 Sources

Introduction

David moved from Jefferson County, Kentucky to Union County about 1848. He owned multiple parcels of land in Union County. Some parcels were owned only for a few years. The exact location of the land worked by his slaves is not known.

Slaves

• Isaac^[1]
• Bob^[2][3]
• Stephen^[3]
• Frank^[3]
• woman b. 1842^[3]

1850 Census

Slaves listed in D. O. Conn's household in Union County, Kentucky^[4]

Name	Sex	Age	Birth Year	Comments
.	M	28	1822	black
.	F	16	1834	black
.	F	10	1840	mulatto
.	F	8	1842	mulatto

1860 Census

Slaves listed in D. O. Conn's household in 1860 in Union County, Kentucky.^[5]

Name	Sex	Age	Birth Year	Comments
Bob	M	25	1835	.
.	F	16	1844	.
Stephen or Frank	M	10	1850	.
Stephen or Frank	M	9	1851	.
.	F	8	1852	.

Appraisals & Inventories

David O. Conn's estate was inventoried at Curlew Mines on November 22, 1864. Four slaves were itemized in the estate inventory for David O. Conn.^[3]

• 212 1 Negro owman [woman] $1
• 213 Bob $150.00
• 214 Stephen $50.00
• 215 Frank $40.00

Property Deeds

In 1838, David owned a "negro man slave" named Isaac, about 35 years old with a black complexion. Isaac was used as collateral for a loan. David hired Isaac out to Moses Hall before 1838 at a rate of $65 per year. The terms of the loan stated that Moses Hall would keep possession of Isaac until the loan was paid off. It is not known if Isaac was brought to Union County when David Conn moved there in 1839.^[1]

In David bought a negro man named Bob, about 25 years old for $1400 from K.A. & W.M. Riddle^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} 1843 Moses Hall loan to David O. Conn. Kentucky, Jefferson County, County Clerk, Deeds, Vol. 60, pp. 382, 10 March 1843, digital image 488 of 662, FamilySearch.org ([1]: accessed 11 January 2023)
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} 1860 K.A. & W.M. Riddle Slave Deed to David O. Conn. Kentucky, Union County, County Clerk, Deeds, Vol. S, pp. 270, 4 April 1860, digital image 155 of 619, FamilySearch.org ([2]: accessed 11 January 2023)
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4} 1864 D. O. Conn Estate Inventory. Kentucky, Union County, County Clerk, Inventories & Appraisals, Vol. A, p. 89-93, 25 November 1864, digital image 51 of 621, FamilySearch.org ([3]: accessed 10 January 2023)
   • p. 93: #212-1 Negro woman $1; #213-Bob $150.00; #214-Stephen $50.00; #215-Frank $40.00
4. ↑ 1850 U.S. Slave Census, Union County, Kentucky, slave schedule, District 2, p. unpaginated (penned), slaves in the D. O. Conn household, digital image 4 of 28, FamilySearch.org ([4]: accessed 11 January 2023); citing NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 228
5. ↑ 1860 U.S. Slave Census, Union County, Kentucky, slave schedule, Caseyville, p. 41 (penned), slaves in the D O Conn household, digital image 2 of 2 FamilySearch.org ([5]: accessed 10 January 2023); citing NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 406