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Slaves of Alexander Miles, Mississippi

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Location: Panola County, Mississippi, United Statesmap
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This page's purpose is to record the enslaved people owned by Alexander Miles and to attempt to connect them to their families.

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As of 1840

In the 1840 census, Alexander Miles owned one enslaved young man aged 10–23. Another free young man of color aged 10–23 was part of his household.[1]

As of 1850

In the 1850 slave schedule, A. Miles owned 8 enslaved persons in Panola County, Mississippi:[2][3]

  1. 30 F B
  2. 28 F B
  3. 21 M M
  4. 9 F B
  5. 5 F B
  6. 3 M M
  7. 11/12 M B
  8. 20 M B

Estate settlement, 1858–1859

Alexander Miles died in 1858 and his wife Sarah in 1859. Sarah had possession of the following enslaved persons:[4]

  1. Alphia, a woman aged 25
  2. Sarah, Alphia's daughter, aged 11
  3. Vanna, Alphia's daughter, aged 9

Alexander also owned the following enslaved persons, who were transferred to his heirs:

  1. Alex
  2. Alex's wife Charlotte, and their children:
    1. Jef
    2. Toby
    3. Henry
    4. Emeline
  3. Cy
  4. Cy's wife Sally, and their children:
    1. Charley(given to daughter Eliza for 3 years then to be returned to estate)
    2. Tom
  5. Jim
  6. Jim's wife Phebe
  7. Ben

Sources

  1. 1840 Census: "1840 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1840; Census Place: Panola, Mississippi; Roll: 218; Page: 132; Family History Library Film: 0014842
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8057 #3244888 (accessed 27 January 2023)
    Alexander Miles in Panola, Mississippi.
  2. 1850 Census: "1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
    The National Archive in Washington Dc; Washington, DC; NARA Microform Publication: M432; Title: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8055 #91154634 (accessed 27 January 2023)
    A Miles in District 13, Panola, Mississippi, USA.
  3. 1850 Slave Schedule: "Mississippi, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1805-1890"
    Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. Mississippi Census, 1805-1890. Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes; Page: 123
    Ancestry Record 3556 #15932883 (accessed 27 January 2023)
    A Miles in Panola County, MS.
  4. Probate: "Mississippi, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1780-1982"
    Chancery Court Records, 1840-1906; Index, 1880-1972 (Panola County, Mississippi); Author: Mississippi. Chancery Court (Panola County); Probate Place: Panola, Mississippi
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8995 #1006416 (accessed 27 January 2023)
    Alex Miles probate.




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