Slaves of Emeline (Owen) Allen, Chambers County, Alabama

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Chambers, Alabama, United States
Surname/tag: Owen Slavery black_heritage

Contents 1 Introduction 1.1 Named Slaves 1.1.1 Slaves Inherited From Father 1.2 1856 Transaction 1.2.1 Possible Ex-Slaves from 1866 Alabama State Census 1.3 Unnamed Slaves 1.3.1 1860 U.S. Census (Slave Schedule) 2 Sources

Introduction

This introduces Emeline (Owen) Allen's slaves, both named and unnamed.

Named Slaves

These are the named slaves that are associated with Emeline (Owen) Allen of Chambers County, Alabama and later Butler County, Alabama.

Slaves Inherited From Father

When Robert Owen died in 1850, he bequeathed to his daughter Emeline (Owen) Allen the following slaves:^[1]

Owner/Nbr	Slave
Emeline E. Allen
26	Jesse
27	Henry
28	Squire
29	Teanor
30	Laura child of Teanor
31	Milly,
32	Adam,
33	Isabel
34	Mariah child of Isabel
35	Wesly
36	Lewis
37	Lame
38	Ben
39	Frances
Elizabeth Erwin and Emeline E. Allen
40	Sal (F)
41	Hardy child of Sal
42	Alice child of Sal

1856 Transaction

In documentation of the Robert Owen estate sale.^[2], dated 18 Mar 1856, image 630 in the probate file we see the following information:

Named Property		Purchaser's Name
2 Negro men Tailor and George	51.00	N.G. Owen
1 Negro woman Comfort	20.00	P Owen
1 Negro woman Julia	149.00	W E Allen
1 Negro man Thom	130.00	Howell Peebles
1 Negro woman Kitty	5.00	R Lumpkin

With Respect to Sal and her children bequeathed to Elizabeth and Emeline, the following information comes from image 624 in the probate file of Robert Owen.

The State of Alabama, Chambers County}

Received this (3) third day of February 1857 of Allford Gandy + Phil Owen Executors of Robert Owen (?) a certain negro woman named "Sal" or Sarah & her children four in number, to wit, Hardy, Cicero, George & "Jeff". We receipt Said Executors for the whole interest in Said negroes, having purchased the one half interst of Elizabeth Erwin in 2 of said property.

Given under our hands this day & year above written.

W. E. Allen

Ema S Allen

Possible Ex-Slaves from 1866 Alabama State Census

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Unnamed Slaves

1860 U.S. Census (Slave Schedule)

For contrast, in 1850 her husband William E Allen was recorded with the following information:

Name William E Allen

Residence Date 1850

Residence Place District 19, Chambers, Alabama, USA

Number of Enslaved People 10

Role Slave Owner

Wm was recorded in a slave schedule in 1860 in Precinct 1, Butler, Alabama, United States as a slave owner of 23 enslaved people.^[3]

All Enslaved People

(Gender) Age

Female 60

Male 50

Female 45

Male 40

Male 38

Male 35

Male 30

Male 28

Female 19

Male 18

Female 14

Male 13

Male 12

Female 12

Female 12

Male 11

Male 10

Male 6

Male 6

Male 6

Female 3

Male 3

Female 1

Sources

1. ↑ Will of Robert Owen, Chambers County, Alabama
2. ↑ Probate: "Alabama, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1753-1999"
   Estate Files and Index, 1832-1915, Chambers County, Alabama; Author: Alabama. Probate Judge (Chambers County); Probate Place: Chambers, Alabama
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8799 #9796339 (accessed 30 July 2023)
   Robert Owen probate in 1832-1915 in Chambers, Alabama, USA.
3. ↑ Slave Schedule: "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 #91481201 (accessed 13 August 2023)
   Wm E Allen, slave owner of 23 enslaved people, in 1860 in Precinct 1, Butler, Alabama, USA.