Dr. Joe Carlton - Heritage Exchange

Date: [unknown] to 1865
Location: Athens, Clarke, Georgia, United States
Surnames/tags: Slavery Black Heritage Carlton

Doctor Joseph B Carlton owned quite a bit of property in what now is downtown Athens, GA. He had as many as 15 to 25 enslaved African Heritage Ancestors in his custody at any given time.

Dey belonged to old Marster, Dr. Joe Carlton, and us lived right here in town in a big white house dat had a upstairs and a downstairs in it. Our house stood right whar de courthouse is now. Marster had all dat square and his mother, Mist'ess Bessie Carlton, lived on de square de other side of Marse Joe's. His office was on de corner whar de Georgia (Georgian) Hotel is now, and his hoss stable was right whar de Gain's board in house is. Honey, you jus. ought to have seed Marse Joe's hoss stable for it sho was a big one.

Contents 1 Heritage Exchange 1.1 Identified Enslaved 1.2 Unidentified Enslaved 1.2.1 1850 U.S. Slave Scheduled 1.2.2 1860 U.S. Slave Scheduled 2 Sources

Heritage Exchange

Identified Enslaved

Jack Carlton (1810 - Deceased)

Julia Carlton (abt 1825 - Deceased)

Nancy Carlton (abt 1856 - Deceased)

Unidentified Enslaved

1850 U.S. Slave Scheduled

UNKNOWN M abt 1803

UNKNOWN M abt 1810 may be Jack Carlton

UNKNOWN M abt 1825

UNKNOWN M abt 1827

UNKNOWN M abt 1817

UNKNOWN M abt 1826

UNKNOWN M abt 1838

UNKNOWN M abt 1844

UNKNOWN F abt 1846

UNKNOWN M abt 1848

UNKNOWN M abt 1839

UNKNOWN F abt 1805

UNKNOWN F abt 1825 may be Julia Carlton

UNKNOWN F abt 1820

UNKNOWN F abt 1827

UNKNOWN F abt 1845

1860 U.S. Slave Scheduled

UNKNOWN M abt 1800

UNKNOWN F abt 1805

UNKNOWN M abt 1810 may be Jack Carlton

UNKNOWN F abt 1820

UNKNOWN M abt 1820

UNKNOWN F abt 1825 may be Julia Carlton

UNKNOWN M abt 1831

UNKNOWN F abt 1833

UNKNOWN M abt 1834

UNKNOWN F abt 1834

UNKNOWN M abt 1837

UNKNOWN F abt 1848

UNKNOWN F abt 1849

UNKNOWN F abt 1849

UNKNOWN F abt 1850

UNKNOWN F abt 1852

UNKNOWN M abt 1853

UNKNOWN F abt 1855 may be Nancy Carlton

UNKNOWN M abt 1858

UNKNOWN F abt 1859

Sources

• 1850 U.S. Slave Schedule

"United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ", database with images, FamilySearch ([1] : 23 February 2021), Joseph B Carlton in entry for MM9.1.1/MVH2-GTR:, 1850.

• 1860 U.S. Slave Schedule

"United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860", database with images, FamilySearch ([2] : 16 October 2019), Joseph B Carlton, 1860.

• WPA Slave Narrative - Nancy Smith

[3] 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 - Nancy Smith - Page 298

• Land Assessment 1881

"United States Bureau of Land Management Tract Books, 1800-c. 1955", database with images, FamilySearch ([4] : 23 December 2020), Joseph B Carlton, 1881.