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Elvira Martin Slave Page

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Date: 1846 to 1863
Location: Wilkes, North Carolina, United Statesmap
Surnames/tags: Martin USBH Slavery
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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]

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

  1. 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
  2. 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)
  3. 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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