Slaves of Edward L. NIx Jr., Georgia

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: [unknown]
Surnames/tags: slavery black_heritage

The purpose of this page is to document the slaves owned by Edward Littleberry Nix Jr. (1825-1902) and to attempt to connect them to their families.

1845: From the will of her father, William Henry Heath, dated 5 Feb 1845, Newton County, Georgia, Susan Frances (Heath) Nix was given one slave under the following instructions--

Willed to his wife, Mary Heath, two slaves (unnamed), in trust for his two daughters, Susan Frances Heath and Addeller Heath until they arrived of age or married. If either daughter died without issue, the slaves and their increase would revert back to the estate. Each slave would be valued at $450.

Willed to his wife, Mary Heath, the following slaves (less the two for his two daughters Susan and Addeller who were included in this list):

• Dick two Heath
• Silvey Heath
• Sam Heath
• Edmon Heath
• Sarah Heath
• Isabella Heath
• Malinda Heath
• Zena Heath
• Joseph Heath
• Leah Heath
• Carter Heath
• Harry Heath

It is not known which of the above slaves went to Susan. Edward Nix was taxed in 1848 in Newton County for owning one slave and this was likely the enslaved person that Susan had received from her father.^[1]

1850 U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedule, Campbell County, Georgia^[2]:

• 13 M B
• 12 F B
• Total value: $1200

1860 U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedule, Panola County, Texas^[3]:

• 39 M B
• 39 F B
• 22 M B
• 22 F B
• 18 F B
• 7 M M
• 1 M B
• 1 F B
• 2 slave houses

Sources

1. ↑ Property Tax: "Georgia, U.S., Property Tax Digests, 1793-1892"
   Georgia Tax Digests [1890]. 140 volumes. Morrow, Georgia: Georgia Archives
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1729 #3376080 (accessed 3 February 2023)
   Name: Edward Nix Jr; Year: 1848; District: Ramsey; Place: Newton, Georgia, USA.
2. ↑ 1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8055/images/GAM432_88-0456?ssrc=pt&treeid=43413282&personid=12678512253&hintid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.14886326.144994105.1637950365-1780352980.1547082862&pId=92137894) Entry for Edward Nie [Nix]. Original Source: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850. M432, 1,009 rolls, Record Group Number: 29.
3. ↑ "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860 ", database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7668/images/txm653_1311-0482?pId=2384345), Edward Nix, Beat 5, Panola Co., Texas.