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Slaves of, Henry Allen Hightower, Georgia

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Location: Early, Georgia, United Statesmap
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This page's purpose is to record the enslaved people owned by Henry Allen Hightower (abt.1831-abt.1860), and attempt to connect them to their families.

In July, 1860, Henry Allen Hightower held 39 slaves in Early County, Georgia.[1]

12 September 1860 Deed - Grantor: Henry A. Hightower / Grantee: James Salter (in trust for son, John A Hightower). Recorded in Early County, Georgia Superior Court

  • Celia Hightower (abt.1810-), a woman, about 50 years of age
  • Mary, a woman, about 50 years of age
  • Sylvia, a woman, about 50 years of age
  • Mahalah, a woman, about 23 years of age
  • Linda (Mahalah's child), about 7 years of age
  • Georgia Ann, a girl (Mahalah's child), about 5 years of age
  • Laura, a girl (Mahalah's child), about 3 years of age
  • Sandy, a boy (Mahalah's child), about 8 months old
  • Charlotte, a girl about 18 years old
  • Isabella, a girl about 17 years old
  • Eliza, a girl about 16 years old
  • Pink (Eliza's child) about 15 months old
  • Sarah, a girl about 12 years old
  • John, a boy about 10 years old
  • Kristin about 9 years old
  • Alsbern a man about 35 years old
  • James a man about 30 years old
  • Dick a man about 22 years old
  • Frank about 2 years old

1861 - Probate Record, Early County, Georgia: Enslaved listed in Inventory and Appraisments of the Estate of Henry A. Hightower

  • 11 February 1861, appraisal submitted and certified.
  • 12 March 1861, recorded in Annual Returns, Volume B
Inventory No.Name of EnslavedDescriptionAppraised Value
1* MingoMan$2,000
2OwenMan$1,500
3AnthonyMan$1,500
4JedMan$1,500
5CarsonMan$1,200
6Boy$700
7HenrittaWoman$1,400
7MaryChild
8RanyGirl$1,300
9DinahGirl$1,000
10EmilyGirl$1,000
11Hami[?]Woman$1,700
11DeliahChild
11Martha AnnChild
[12]VioletWoman$800
[13]Nanc[?]Woman$200
14RachellWoman$2,220
14ReubenChild
14SyllaChild
14EdmundChild
[15]LindaWoman$1,400
MillyChild

Sources

  1. Slave Schedule: "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
    The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Eighth Census of the United States 1860; Series Number: M653; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 7668 #92608774 (accessed 29 October 2023)
    Henry Allen Hightower, slave owner of 39 enslaved people, in 1860 in District 6, Early, Georgia, USA.
  • Early County, Georgia, Annual Returns, Book B, 1857-1864: 278, Inventory and appraisments, Estate of Henry A. Hightower, 11 February 1861; imaged in “Georgia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992,” Ancestry ([1](https://www.ancestry.com/): accessed 31 October 2022) > Early > Annual Returns, Vol B, 1857-1864 > image 156.




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