James McKee Plantation, Woodford County, Kentucky

Date: 1845 to 1865
Location: Woodford Co., Kentucky, United States
Surnames/tags: McKee Slavery Black_Heritage

Contents 1 Introduction 2 Slaves 3 1845 Property Deed 4 1850 Census 5 1860 Census 6 Sources

Introduction

James McKee owned over 44 slaves during his lifetime. His plantation was located in Woodford County, Kentucky.

Slaves

• Alexander
• Ambrose
• Isham
• Jackson
• Kitty
• Lewis^[1]
• Lucy
• Mary
• Milly
• Rachel
• Sally
• Sarah Ann
• Tom/Thomas^[2]
• William

1845 Property Deed

James bought slaves from John U. Waring in 1845. ^[3]

Slave Name	Age	Description
Ambrose	51	Isham's brother
Isham	48	Ambroses' brother
Jackson	20	Dolly's son
Alexander	18	Dolly's son
Sally	16	Dolly's son
Rachel	9	Letty's daughter
Lucy	7	Letty's daughter
Mary	32	David Billy's wife
Kitty	13	Mary's daughter
Tom[2]	9	Mary's son
Milly	6	Mary's daughter
Sarah Ann	6	Mary's daughter
William	18 months	Mary's son

1850 Census

James owned 27 slaves in 1850. ^[4]

Age	Estimate Birth Year	Sex	Potential Name
50	1800	M	Ambrose
49	1801	M	Isham
49	1801	M
34	1816	M
23	1827	M	Jackson
22	1828	M	Alexander
21	1829	M
17	1833	M
17	1833	M	Thomas/Tom
16	1834	M	Lewis/Louis
16	1834	M
12	1838	M
10	1840	M
8	1842	M
7	1843	M	William
6	1844	M
50	1800	F
38	1812	F	Mary
19	1831	F	Sally
17	1833	F	Kitty
14	1836	F	Rachel or Lucy
8	1842	F	Milly
5	1845	F	Sarah Ann
2	1848	F
8 mo.	Dec 1849	M
1	1849	M
6 mo.	Feb 1850	M

1860 Census

James owned 44 slaves in 1860. ^[5]

Age	Estimate Birth Year	Sex	Potential Name
68	1792	M	Ambrose
66	1794	M	Isham
63	1797	M
55	1805	M
54	1806	M
52	1808	M
51	1807	M
27	1833	M	Thomas
27	1833	M
25	1835	M
25	1835	M	Lewis/Louis
22	1838	M
22	1838	M
23	1837	M
18	1842	M
17	1843	M	William
16	1844	M
10	1850	M
10	1850	M
8	1852	M
5	1855	M
5	1855	M
5	1855	M
2	1858	M
1	1859	M
55	1838	F
60	1800	F
35	1825	F
30	1830	F	Sally
26	1834	F	Kitty
24	1836	F	Rachel or Lucy
24	1838	F
20	1840	F	Milly
16	1844	F	Sarah Ann
14	1846	F
12	1848	F
10	1850	F
7	1853	F
2	1858	F
2	1858	F
1	1858	F
30	1830	F

Sources

1. ↑ 1865 Lewis Wilson CMSR. Compiled Military Service Records, Lewis Wilson, 119th US Colored Infantry, 1 July 1864, Fold3.com, database with images, ([1]: accessed 14 November 2022)
   • Lewis was a Private in Co. C of the 119th US Colored Infantry. He enlisted on 23-May-1865 in Lexington, Kentucky. He mustered in on 23-May-1865 in Lexington, Kentucky. He was promoted to Corporal on 12-Apr-1866. He was 30 years old when he enlisted, was a farmer, living in Woodford Co., KY and was 5’6” tall. He was born in Union Co., Kentucky. His last slave owner was James McKee of Woodford Co., KY James McKee purchased Thomas from John U. Waring in 1845 or 1846. Lewis mustered out on 27-Apr-1866 in Louisville, KY.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} 1864 Thomas Able CMSR. Compiled Military Service Records, Thomas Able, 116th US Colored Infantry, 1 July 1864, Fold3.com, database with images, ([2]: accessed 14 November 2022)
   • Thomas was a Private in Co. B of the 116th US Colored Infantry. He enlisted on 1-Jul-1864 at Camp Nelson, Kentucky. He mustered in on 5-Jul-1864 in Camp Nelson, Kentucky. He was 32 years old when he enlisted, was a farmer, living in Woodford Co., KY and was 5’3” tall. He was born in Union Co., Kentucky. His last slave owner was James McKee of Woodford Co., KY James McKee purchased Thomas from John U. Waring in 1845 or 1846.. Thomas died at Camp Nelson on 17-Sep-1864 from diarrhea.
3. ↑ 1845 John U. Waring slaves to James McKee. Kentucky, Union County, County Clerk, Deeds, Book H, pp. 350, 28 Apr 1845, digital image 547 of 597, FamilySearch.org ([3]: accessed 14 November 2022)
4. ↑ 1850 U.S. Slave Census, Woodford County, Kentucky, slave schedule, District 1, p. unpaginated (penned), slaves in the James McKee household, digital image 13 of 77, FamilySearch.org ([4]: accessed 14 November 2022); citing NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 228
5. ↑ 1860 U.S. Slave Census, Woodford County, Kentucky, slave schedule, location not stated, p. 67 (penned), slaves in the James McKee household, digital image 57 of 66 FamilySearch.org ([5]: accessed 14 November 2022); citing NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 406