Refuge Plantation, Marion County, Texas

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Marion County, Texas, United States
Surnames/tags: Black_Heritage Slavery Texas

Contents 1 Background 1.1 History 1.2 Slave Owners 1.3 Slaves 1.3.1 1840 United States Census 1.3.2 1850 United States Census (Slave Schedule) 1.3.3 1860 United States Census (Slave Schedule) 1.3.4 Named Slaves 2 Research Notes 3 Sources

Background

History

Slave Owners

• Benjamin Hawkins (-1836)
• Rebecca (McIntosh) Hagerty (1815-1888)
• Laura Hawkins

Slaves

1840 United States Census

1850 United States Census (Slave Schedule)

1860 United States Census (Slave Schedule)

This is the listing of Slaves identified for R. Hagerty in the 1860 U.S. Census (Slave Schedule) at Refuge Plantation in Marion County, Texas.^[1]

Slave Owner	Nbr	Sex	Age	Other
R. Hagerty	1	M	45 years
	2	M	45 years
	3	M	35 years
	4	M	35 years
	5	M	35 years
	6	M	35 years
	7	M	35 years
	8	M	26 years
	9	M	26 years
	10	M	26 years
	11	M	26 years
	12	M	26 years
	13	M	26 years
	14	M	26 years
	15	M	26 years
	16	M	26 years
	17	M	26 years
	18	M	26 years
	19	M	26 years
	20	M	15 years
	21	M	15 years
	22	M	15 years
	23	M	15 years
	24	M	15 years
	25	M	15 years
	26	M	15 years
	27	M	15 years
	28	M	15 years
	29	M	15 years
	30	M	15 years
	31	M	10 years
	32	M	10 years
	33	M	10 years
	34	M	8 years
	35	M	8 years
	36	M	8 years
	37	M	8 years
	38	M	8 years
	39	M	8 years
	40	M	8 years
	41	M	8 years
	42	M	8 years
	43	M	8 years
	44	M	8 years
	45	M	8 years
	46	M	2 years
	47	M	2 years
	48	M	2 years
	49	M	2 years
	50	M	1 year
	51	F	47 years
	52	F	47 years
	53	F	47 years
	54	F	47 years
	55	F	47 years
	56	F	47 years
	57	F	35 years
	58	F	35 years
	59	F	35 years
	60	F	35 years
	61	F	30 years
	62	F	30 years
	63	F	28 years
	64	F	28 years
	65	F	28 years
	66	F	28 years
	67	F	28 years
	68	F	28 years
	69	F	28 years
	70	F	28 years
	71	F	28 years
	72	F	20 years
	73	F	20 years
	74	F	20 years
	75	F	20 years
	76	F	20 years
	77	F	20 years
	78	F	20 years
	79	F	20 years
	80	F	20 years
	81	F	20 years
	82	F	20 years
	83	F	20 years
	84	F	20 years
	85	F	20 years
	86	F	20 years
	87	F	15 years
	88	F	15 years
	89	F	15 years
	90	F	15 years
	91	F	13 years
	92	F	12 years
	93	F	12 years
	94	F	12 years
	95	F	12 years
	96	F	7 years
	97	F	7 years
	98	F	7 years
	99	F	7 years
	100	F	7 years
	101	F	3 years
	102	F	1 year
	103	F	1 year
	125			22 house slaves

Named Slaves

Research Notes

• This quit claim deed was recorded in 1991 was for a lot in Marion County

Grantors: TROWBRIDGE FRANCES BERRY TRUST THE

TROWBRIDGE OLA LIVINGSTON DECEASED

HOFFHEIMER JON TRUSTEE & EXECUTOR

ALCORNS JULIA M EXECUTOR

Tentative conclusion: the Hagarty line got control of Refuge, not the Hawkins

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WKTB-WY6Z: Fri Oct 06 17:52:59 UTC 2023), Entry for Rebecca Hagerty, 1860.