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Location: Meriwether, Georgia, United States
Surnames/tags: Harris Slavery Black_Heritage
The purpose of this page is to assist the descendants of individuals enslaved by Charles B Harris to find their ancestors.
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Census & Slave Schedules
1840 census: 31 slaves total in Meriwether County, Georgia[1]
- Female: 10 - Under age 10, 5 - age 10 to 23, 3 - age 24 to 35
- Male: 4 - Under age 10, 6 - age 10 to 23, 3 - age 36 to 65
1850 slave schedule: 38 slaves total in Meriwether County, Georgia[2]
- Females ages: 45, 30, 26, 23, 21, 20, 19, 20, 20, 15, 14, 12, 18, 14, 12, 5, 1
- Males ages: 60, 50, 47, 30, 40, 24, 23, 22, 21, 16, 14, 12, 10, 10, 6, 6, 3, 3, 4, 1, 0
1860 slave schedule: 45 slaves total in Meriwether County, Georgia[3]
- Females ages: 50, 47, 35, 35, 30, 28, 28, 35, 28, 26, 24, 26, 23, 20, 18, 17, 16, 10, 6, 6, 3, 3, 2, 1
- Males ages: 44, 34, 33, 31, 31, 22, 22, 15, 13, 12, 12, 12, 11, 5, 4 ,1, 1, 60, 60, 51
Will
In his will Charles designated a certain number of slaves to his children and wife but he does not name specific slaves. (He initially names Jane, Nancy, Antica and Squire to be his wife's but later amends this to be four slaves of her choice.)[4] The full disbursement of the estate was not to take place until the widow's death or remarriage. No record that this happened before emancipation.
Probate Inventory
Slave | Assessed Value | Description |
Esec | $ 700 | |
Mescer | $ 1000 | |
Nathan | $ 750 | |
Stewart | $ 1200 | |
Allen | $ 1000 | |
Esq (Squire) | $ 1000 | |
Howard | $ 800 | |
Jack | $ 300 | |
Hilliard | $ 900 | |
Dave | $ 800 | |
Morris | $ 500 | |
Rachel | $ 1100 | mother of Judge |
Judge | with mother | child of Rachel |
Manerva | $ 1300 | mother of 2 |
Charles | with mother | child of Manerva |
Isabel | with mother | child of Manerva |
Matilda | $ 1300 | mother of 2 |
Melia | with mother | child of Matilda |
Olly | with mother | child of Matilda |
Harriet | $ 1000 | mother of India |
India | with mother | child of Harriet |
Merica | $ 500 | with child |
unnamed child | with mother | child of Merica |
Louisa | $ 1200 | mother of 2 |
Emma | with mother | child of Louisa |
Maria | with mother | child of Louisa |
Jane | $ 500 | |
Nancy | $ 400 | |
Fannie | $ 150 | |
Mary | $ 500 | |
Dave | $ 400 | old |
Harriet | $ 400 | |
John | $ 1100 | |
Sam | $ 900 | |
Jefferson | $ 700 | |
Hiram | $ 500 | |
Antica | $ 300 | |
Mahaly | $ 900 | |
Laura | $ 1200 | mother of Henry |
Henry | with mother | child of Laura |
Sarah | $ 1200 | mother of Mat |
Mat | with mother | child of Sarah |
Francis | $ 500 | |
Josephine | $ 400 |
Sources
- ↑
1840 Census:
"1840 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1840; Census Place: Meriwether, Georgia; Roll: 46; Page: 96; Family History Library Film: 0007045
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8057 #3649296 (accessed 29 January 2023)
Charles B Harris in Meriwether, Georgia. - ↑
1850 Census:
"United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850"
citing Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 1; FHL microfilm: 442902; Record number: 8199;
FamilySearch Record: HR7X-VN6Z (accessed 29 January 2023)
FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6QYW-97F Image number 00106
Charles Harris owner in household of Charles Harris in Meriwether, Georgia, United States. - ↑
1860 Census:
"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 Record 7668 #92671576 (accessed 29 January 2023)
Chas B Harriss in Meriwether, Georgia, USA. - ↑
Probate:
"Georgia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992"
Wills 1831-1903 (Meriwether County, Georgia); Author: Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Meriwether County); Probate Place: Meriwether, Georgia
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8635 #217715 (accessed 29 January 2023)
Charles B Harris probate on 12 Apr 1857.
- Probate: "Georgia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992"
Wills 1831-1903 (Meriwether County, Georgia); Author: Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Meriwether County); Probate Place: Meriwether, Georgia
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8635 #217715 (accessed 29 January 2023)
Charles B Harris probate on 12 Apr 1857.
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