Slaves of Felix Franklin Hemphill, Alabama

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: [unknown]
Surname/tag: slavery

This page enumerates the slavery history of Felix Franklin Hemphill (1812-1894)

Felix owned property in Noxubee County, Mississippi--likely the property Mary inherited from her father. It is unknown if he ever lived there. In 1860, he owned a turpentine manufactory in Baldwin County, Alabama. According to his obituary, "His early life was spent in Mobile where he was engaged in the cotton business...soon after his marriage, he lived in Macon, Mississippi, where he devoted his time and attention to extensive cotton planting. After a few years, he removed to Tuscaloosa."

Contents 1 1850 Slave Schedule Noxubee County, MS 2 1855 Census Tuscaloosa County, AL 3 1860 Slave Schedule Baldwin County, AL 4 Sources

1850 Slave Schedule Noxubee County, MS

Entry #1 page 38

Gender Race Age Birthdate

• Male Black 45 1805
• Male Black 38 1812
• Male Black 38 1812
• Male Black 28 1822
• Male Black 28 1822

5 Total

Entry #2 page 41

Gender Race Age Birthdate

• Male Black 35 1815
• Male Black 18 1832
• Male Black 18 1832
• Male Black 7 1843
• Male Black 1 1849
• Male Black 1 1849
• Female Black 28 1822
• Female Black 25 1825
• Female Black 18 1832
• Female Black 14 1836
• Female Black 14 1836
• Female Black 10 1840
• Female Black 9 1841
• Female Black 5 1845
• Female Black 1 1849

15 total

1855 Census Tuscaloosa County, AL

9 slaves--not individually enumerated

1860 Slave Schedule Baldwin County, AL

Age Birthdate Gender Race

• 45 1815 Male Black
• 40 1820 Male Black
• 35 1825 Male Black
• 30 1830 Male Black
• 22 1838 Male Black
• 22 1838 Male Black
• 22 1838 Male Black
• 22 1838 Male Black
• 22 1838 Male Black
• 22 1838 Male Black
• 22 1838 Male Black
• 18 1842 Male Black
• 18 1842 Male Black
• 18 1842 Male Black
• 17 1843 Male Black
• 17 1843 Male Black
• 30 1830 Male Mulatto
• 38 1822 Female Black
• 32 1828 Female Black
• 27 1833 Female Black
• 18 1842 Female Black
• 18 1842 Female Black
• 18 1842 Female Black
• 18 1842 Female Black
• 18 1842 Female Black
• 18 1842 Female Black
• 18 1842 Female Black
• 25 1835 Female Mulatto
• 14 1846 Female Mulatto
• 13 1847 Female Black
• 13 1847 Female Black
• 12 1848 Male Black
• 11 1849 Male Black
• 9 1851 Female Black
• 9 1851 Female Black
• 9 1851 Female Black
• 8 1852 Male Black
• 8 1852 Male Black
• 8 1852 Male Black
• 7 1853 Female Black
• 7 1853 Female Black
• 7 1853 Female Black
• 6 1854 Male Black
• 6 1854 Male Black
• 6 1854 Male Black
• 5 1855 Female Black
• 5 1855 Female Black
• 5 1855 Female Black
• 4 1856 Male Black
• 4 1856 Male Black
• 4 1856 Male Black
• 10/12 1859 Male Black

52 Total

Sources

• 1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules #1:
  The National Archive in Washington Dc; Washington, DC; NARA Microform Publication: M432; Title: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8055 #91141363
  F F Hemphill in Noxubee, Mississippi, USA.
• 1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules #2:
  The National Archive in Washington Dc; Washington, DC; NARA Microform Publication: M432; Title: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8055 #91141536
  F F Hemphill in Noxubee, Mississippi, USA.
• 1855 Census: "Alabama, U.S., State Census, 1820-1866"
  Original data: Alabama State Census, 1820, 1850, 1855 and 1866. Montgomery, Alabama: Alabama Department of Archives & History. Rolls M2004.0008-M2004.0012, M2004.0036-M2004.0050, and M2008.0124
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1576 #257255
  F F Hemphill in Tuscaloosa.
• 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 #91457299
  F F Hemphill in Baldwin, Alabama, USA.