Biography
This page's purpose is to record the enslaved people owned by Elizabeth (Heatherly) Peters
and attempt to connect them to their families.
1860, EM Peters "Eliza M Peters" was recorded in a slave schedule in Bowie, Texas,
as a slave owner.[1]
| Name | Sex | Age | Born | Race |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | 45 | 1815 | Black | |
| Rose | Female | 25 | 1835 | Black |
| Sophia | Female | 20 | 1840 | Black |
| Henderson | Male | 18 | 1842 | Black |
| Female | 13 | 1847 | Black | |
| Female | 11 | 1849 | Black | |
| Female | 9 | 1851 | Black | |
| Female | 5 | 1855 | Black | |
| Male | 4 | 1856 | Black | |
| Female | 3 | 1857 | Mulatto | |
| Male | 2 | 1858 | Mulatto | |
| Male | 2 | 1858 | Mulatto | |
| Male | 6 mnths | 1860 | Mulatto |
Notes
- Most likely these slaves were inherited from her husband Lemuel S Peters who passed in 1857.
Sources
- ↑
Slave Schedule:
"United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860"
citing Page: 5; Line: 40; Digital film/folder number: 005171487; FHL microfilm: 000805309; Image number: 175
FamilySearch Record: WKTT-5TMM (accessed 7 April 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9BSD-KB2
E M Peters, slave owner, in 1860 in Bowie, Texas, United States.