Slaves held by Aley Ledford of Harlan, Kentucky

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Cranks, Harlan, Kentucky, United States
Surnames/tags: Slavery Black Heritage

William Alexander Ledford held slaves, and is known to have fathered children with at least one of his slaves, Harriett.

In 1850, Aley Ledford held 6 slaves^[1]:

Name	Relation	Sex	Age	Race
Alex Ledford	Owner
Harriett	Slave	F	35	Black
	Slave	M	18	Mulatto
	Slave	F	16	Mulatto
	Slave	F	11	Black
	Slave	F	4	Black
George	Slave	M	3	Mulatto

In 1860, Aley Ledford held 13 slaves ^[2]:

Name	Sex	Age
Aley Ledford
	F	45
	F	31
	M	29
	F	25
	F	21
	M	13
	F	10
	F	8
	F	7
	F	6
	F	6
	F	4
	M	4

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HR7V-293Z : 15 March 2022), Alex Ledford in entry for MM9.1.1/MVZS-4HP:, 1850.
2. ↑ "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WKK5-D4W2 : 16 October 2019), Aley Ledford, 1860.