Slaves of Edward Shackleford Runnels, Texas

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Bowie, Texas, United States
Surname/tag: Runnels, Ford

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Slaves from Probate Records 1.2 Freedman's Bureau 2 Sources

Biography

Slave Schedules: This page's purpose is to record the enslaved people owned by
Edmond Shackleford Runnels and attempt to connect them to their families.

1840 census E was in Madison, Mississippi. Slaves; 16^[1]

• Slaves - Males - Under 10: 5 (1829-1839)
• Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23: 4 (1817-1830) Buck, Jack, Dany, Washington
• Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35: 1 (1805-1816) Maney
• Slaves - Females - Under 10: 2 (1829-1839) Louisa, Lucy
• Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23: 4 (1817-1830) Malinda, Lucinda, Ann, Jane

Ed was recorded in a slave schedule in 1850 in Bowie, Texas as a slave owner.
Slaves:25. Column 1 and 2.^[2]

Name	Sex	Age	Born	Race		Name	Sex	Age	Born	Race
Malinda	Female	40	1810	Black		Dany	Male	22	1828	Black
Lucinda	Female	47	1833	Black		Sabria	Female	20	1830	Black
Luci	Female	37	1813	Black		Betts	Female	11	1839	Black
Ann	Female	30	1820	Black		Clay	Male	9	1841	Mulatto
Jane	Female	25	1825	Black		Simon	Male	3	1844	Black
Louisa	Female	19	1831	Black		Tyler	Male	2	1848	Mulatto
Lucy	Female	15	1835	Black		Taylor	Male	2	1848	Black
Rosanna	Female	13	1837	Black		Lucinda	Female	9	1841	Mulatto
Clansey	Female	15	1835	Black		Susana	Female	9	1841	Mulatto
Maney	Male	35	1815	Black		Tanjacinto	Female	8	1842	Black
Washington	Male	37	1813	Black		Madaline	Female	1	1849	Black
Buck	Male	32	1818	Black		Sarah	Female	1	1849	Black
Jack	Male	23	1827	Black

Edward was recorded in a slave schedule in 1860 in Bowie, Texas, as a slave owner.
Slaves:56, Slave Houses:8.^[3]

Name	Sex	Age	Born	Race	pg 30	Name	Sex	Age	Born	Race
	Female	60	1800	Black		Taylor	Male	12	1848	Black
Lucinda	Female	47	1813	Black			Male	12	1848	Black
	Female	47	1813	Black			Female	9	1851	Black
Maney	Male	45	1815	Black			Male	8	1852	Black
Washington	Male	45	1815	Black			Male	8	1852	Black
Buck	Male	40	1820	Black			Male	8	1852	Black
Ann	Female	40	1820	Black			Male	6	1854	Black
	Male	38	1822	Black			Male	6	1854	Black
	Male	36	1824	Black			Female	6	1854	Black
	Male	36	1824	Black			Female	6	1854	Black
Jack	Male	32	1828	Black			Female	5	1855	Black
Dany	Male	32	1828	Black			Female	5	1855	Black
	Male	32	1828	Black			Male	5	1855	Black
	Female	32	1828	Black			Male	5	1855	Black
Sabria	Female	32	1828	Black			Male	4	1856	Black
	Male	30	1830	Black			Male	4	1856	Black
Rosanna	Female	22	1838	Black			Female	4	1856	Black
Clansey	Female	22	1838	Black			Female	4	1856	Black
Clay	Male	20	1840	Black			Male	3	1857	Black
	Male	20	1840	Black			Male	3	1857	Black
	Male	20	1840	Black			Female	2	1858	Black
	Male	20	1840	Black			Female	2	1858	Black
Tanjacinto	Female	18	1842	Black			Male	1	1859	Black
	Female	16	1844	Black			Male	1	1859	Black
	Female	16	1844	Black			Female	1	1859	Black
	Female	14	1844	Black			Female	4mnth	1860	Black
	Female	12	1846	Black			Female	3 mnths	1860	Black
Tyler	Male	12	1848	Black			Male	1 mnth	1860	Mulatto

Slaves from Probate Records

The following is from the Probate Records of his father Hiram D. Runnels, Madison County, Mississippi,
1828. Fifteen in number. (one slave the name was unreadable). (Image 120 0f 475).

• Harry
• Luce
• Louisa (child of Harry and Luce)
• Rosa (child of Harry and Luce)
• Ann (child of Harry and Luce)
• Lucinda
• Daniel (child of Lucinda)
• Gabriel (child of Lucinda)
• Washington
• Ann
• Mahala (child of Washington and Ann)
• Frederick
• Craddock
• Jimi
• Charles

Also please see: Will and Probate of Hardin Dudley Runnels, Mississippi

Freedman's Bureau

Freedman's Bureau, Records of Freedman's Complaints, 1865-1872.

• Name: Ed Rinnells
• Race: White
• Record Type: Residence
• Residence Date:6 Nov 1867
• Residence Place:Bowie, Texas, USA
  • Sandy, Mingo FMC VS Ed Runnels, application to get possession of of his grandchild Julia, who is (?) to said Runnels without his consent. Order issued Nov 6, 1868 for the appearance of defendant and prodice - the girl Julia, Monday Nov 11, 1868 at 1 pm. Parties appeared - (?) HP Rochelle and Miss Mary J Runnels for Ed Runnels and Duncan Runnels, Dicey, Mingo for plaintiff in case. Case evidence consider for child Julia return to the grandfather and notice given that order be applied of the Justice of Bowie County to cancel the bond in (?) the colored girl Julia."

Freedman's Bureau, Records of Freedman's Complaints, 1865-1872.

• Name E S Runnells
• Race White
• Event Type Residence
• Event Date Nov 1868
• Event Place Texas, United States
• Event Place (Original) Texas
  • "1868, Nov, Boston, Bowie County, Texas - Extract from previous report, bond of ES Runnels was canceled on child Julia appren(?) to Sandy, Mingo FMC."

Sources

1. ↑ 1840 Census: "1840 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1840; Census Place: Madison, Mississippi; Roll: 216; Page: 91; Family History Library Film: 0014841
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8057 #3598363 (accessed 21 November 2023)
   E Runnals in Madison, Mississippi.
2. ↑ Slave Schedule: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850"
   citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 1; Digital film/folder number: 004206184; FHL microfilm: 444920; Image number: 59; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N00993-7
   FamilySearch Record: HRWN-S72M (accessed 20 November 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DCNQ-D4T
   Ed Runnels, slave owner, in 1850 in Bowie, Texas, United States.
3. ↑ Slave Schedule: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860"
   citing Page: 30; Line: 13; Digital film/folder number: 005171487; FHL microfilm: 000805309; Image number: 192
   FamilySearch Record: WKTT-F16Z (accessed 20 November 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9BSD-KRR
   E S Runnells, slave owner, in 1860 in Bowie, Texas, United States.

• Probate: "Mississippi, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1780-1982"
  Probate Records, 1828-1912; Index to Wills, 1828-1892; Author: Madison County (Mississippi). Chancery Clerk; Probate Place: Madison, Mississippi
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8995 #1482042 (accessed 30 November 2023)
  Hardin D Runnels probate in 1828 in Madison, Mississippi, USA.
• Residence: "United States, Freedmen's Bureau, Records of Freedmen's Complaints, 1865-1872"
  citing Residence, Texas, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1912, Records of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1861-1880, RG 105, (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 13; FHL microfilm 2,427,291
  FamilySearch Record: Q2QR-S1N9 (accessed 2 December 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L9MX-Q44V Image number 01054
  Name: E S Runnells; Residence Date: Nov 1868; Residence Place: Texas, United States; Race: White; Event Place Conf: 94; Event Place Proof: Hi; Event Place Type Groups: 27; Event Place Year Range: 1858-1968.
• Us Freedman;s Bureau Records, 1865-1878: "U.S., Freedmen's Bureau Records, 1865-1878"
  The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Records of the Field Offices For the State of Texas, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1870; NARA Series Number: M1912; NARA Reel Number: 13; NARA Record Group Number: 105; NARA Record Group Name: Records of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1861 - 1880; Collection Title: United States Freedmen's Bureau, Records of Freedmen's Complaints 1865-1872
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62309 #1549399 (accessed 2 December 2023)
  Name: Ed Rinnells; Race: White; Record Type: Residence; Residence Date: 6 Nov 1867; Residence Place: Bowie, Texas, USA.