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Location: Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Surnames/tags: Martin USBH Slavery
Biography
This page is for information on the enslaved people in Elvira Martin's household.
Elvira Martin lived in Wilkes Co, NC. A number of enslaved persons were passed to her at her husband, James Martin's death.
Elvira Martin wrote her will in 1847 and died in 1863[1]
- Larkin to go to Augustus H. Martin but he is unhealthy at the time Elvira's will was written.
- Cate
- Sophia
- Sam
- Lewis
- Aaron
- George
- Jensey
- Sarah
Some of these enslaved people may be found on these slave schedules:
1850 Slave Schedule - In 1850 Elvira Martin had 18 slaves.[2]
- 1 black male age 45
- 1 black female age 37
- 1 black male age 33 (Lewis Martin)
- 1 black female age 30
- 1 black male age 25
- 1 black female age 25
- 1 black male age 17 (Larkin Martin)
- 1 black female age 14
- 1 black male age 6
- 1 black male age 6
- 1 black female age 5
- 1 black female age 5
- 1 black female age 3
- 1 black male age 2
- 1 black female age 3
- 1 black male age 1
- 1 black male age 6/12
- 1 black male age 3/12.
1860 Slave Schedule - In 1860 Elvira Martin had 13 slaves.[3]
- 1 black female age 74
- 1 black male age 55
- 1 black male age 41 (Lewis Martin)
- 1 black female age 40
- 1 black female age 34
- 1 black female age 34
- 1 black female age 12
- 1 black male age 6
- 1 black male age 6
- 1 black female age 4
- 1 black female age 3
- 1 black female age 1
- 1 black male age 1/12.
Sources
- ↑
Will records and index 1780-1963:
"North Carolina Probate Records, 1735-1970"
Catalog: Will records and index 1780-1963 Wills, v. 5-6 1848-1895
Image path: North Carolina Probate Records, 1735-1970 > Wilkes > Wills, 1848-1868, Vol. 05 > image 224 of 681
FamilySearch Image (accessed 4 November 2021)- Wilkes Co, written in 1847
- ↑
United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 :
"United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850"
Catalog: Population schedules of the seventh census of the United States, 1850North Carolina, 1850 federal census : population schedules North Carolina: Slave Schedules, Rutherford, Sampson, Stanly, Stokes, Surry, Tyrrell, Union, Wake, Warren, Washington, Watauga, Wayne, Wilkes, and Yancey Counties (NARA Series M432, Roll 656)
Image path: United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 > North Carolina > Wilkes > Wilkes county > image 5 of 14; Citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
FamilySearch Image (accessed 5 November 2021) - ↑
United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860:
"United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860"
Catalog: Population schedules of the eighth census of the United States, 1860North Carolina, 1860 federal census : population schedules
Image path: United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860 > North Carolina > Wilkes County > Lower Division > image 6 of 10; Citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
FamilySearch Image (accessed 5 November 2021)
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