Location: Panola County, Mississippi, United States
Surnames/tags: slavery black_heritage
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]
- 30 F B
- 28 F B
- 21 M M
- 9 F B
- 5 F B
- 3 M M
- 11/12 M B
- 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]
Alexander also owned the following enslaved persons, who were transferred to his heirs:
- Alex
- Alex's wife Charlotte, and their children:
- Cy
- Cy's wife Sally, and their children:
- Jim
- Jim's wife Phebe
- Ben
Sources
- ↑
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. - ↑
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. - ↑
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. - ↑
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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