Slaves of John W Sheppard, Georgia

Date: 14 Feb 2023 [unknown]
Location: Meriwether, Georgia, United States
Surname/tag: Sheppard

Biography

1840 census John was in Meriwether, Georgia. Slaves 7^[1]

• Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35: 1 (1805-1816)
• Slaves - Females - Under 10: 3 (1830-1839)
• Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23: 2 (1817-1830)
• Slaves - Females - 36 thru 54: 1 (1786-1804)

1850 Slave Schedule, Meriwether County, Georgia.

• Name John Sheppard ^[2]
• Event Date 1850
• Event Place Meriwether, Georgia, United States
• Event Place Meriwether county, Meriwether, Georgia, United States
• Event Type Census
• Relationship to Owner Owner
• Schedule Type 1850 Slave Schedule
• Slaves: 10.1850 Census:

Name	Sex	Age	Born	Race
	Female	42	1808	Black
	Female	26	1824	Black
	Female	18	1832	Black
	Female	13	1837	Black
	Male	12	1838	Black
	Female	10	1840	Black
	Female	9	1841	Black
	Male	9	1841	Black
	Female	9	1841	Black
	Male	7	1843	Black

1860 Slave Schedule, Meriwether County, Georgia. .^[3]

• Name John Sheppard
• Event Date 1860
• Event Place Meriwether, Georgia, United States
• Event Place Meriwether, Georgia
• Event Type Census
• Relationship to Owner Owner
• Line Number 35
• Page 28
• Slaves: 21

Name	Sex	Age	Born	Race		Name	Sex	Age	Born	Race
	Female	53	1807	Black			Female	16	1844	Black
	Female	32	1828	Black			Female	16	1844	Black
	Female	32	1828	Black			Female	12	1848	Black
	Female	30	1830	Black			Male	12	1848	Black
	Female	30	1830	Black			Male	10	1850	Black
	Female	24	1836	Black			Female	8	1852	Black
	Female	22	1838	Black			Female	5	1855	Black
	Male	22	1838	Black			Male	3	1857	Black
	Male	21	1839	Black			Female	1	1859	Mulatto
	Male	19	1841	Black			Male	1	1859	Mulatto
							Female	1	1859	Black

Slave that was hired out from Bennett Gates Estate, Probate Account documents.^[4]

• 1860 Meriwether County, Georgia.
• Phebe Gates to John Sheppard for $40.

Notes

• Henry Jenkins worked for John as an Overseer during 1860 and was enumerated with John in 1860 Census.

Sources

1. ↑ 1840 Census: "1840 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1840; Census Place: Meriwether, Georgia; Roll: 46; Page: 112; Family History Library Film: 0007045
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8057 #3649765 (accessed 14 February 2023)
   John W Shepard in Meriwether, Georgia.
2. ↑ "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850"
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 13; FHL microfilm: 442902; Record number: 8973;
   FamilySearch Record: HR7F-34PZ (accessed 14 February 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6QYW-9XG Image number 00116
   John W Shepherd in Meriwether, Georgia, United States.
3. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860"
   citing Page: 28; Line: 35; FHL microfilm: 000803148; Record number: 107520;
   FamilySearch Record: WKVZ-XLW2 (accessed 14 February 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YBF-9J84 Image number 00499
   John W Shepherd in Meriwether, Georgia, United States.
4. ↑ Probate Account Documents, Meriwether County Georgia, Georgia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Account papers, 1742-1992 , Ancestry Sharing Link