Slaves of George Edward Smith, Georgia

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Coweta, Georgia, United States
Surnames/tags: slavery black_heritage

This page's purpose is to record the enslaved people owned by George Edward Smith, and attempt to connect them to their families.

Contents 1 Slaves 1.1 From the 1864 Coke’s Chapel United Methodist Church Colored Class List 1.2 1840 Census 1.3 1850 Slave Census Schedule 1.4 1860 Slave Census Schedule 2 Sources

Slaves

From the 1864 Coke’s Chapel United Methodist Church Colored Class List

10 total

Name	Sex
Ann	F
Casy	F
Emiline	F
Gilbert	M
Harrison	M
John Bush	M
Louisa	F
Lucious	M
Moses	M
Rooda	F

1840 Census

Sixteen slaves were enumerated in the George E. Smith household in 1840.^[1]

Sex	Age	Birth Year
Male	55-99	1741-1785
Female	36-54	1786-1804
Male	24-35	1805-1816
Male	10-23	1817-1830
Male	10-23	1817-1830
Male	10-23	1817-1830
Female	10-23	1817-1830
Female	10-23	1817-1830
Female	10-23	1817-1830
Female	10-23	1817-1830
Male	0-10	1830-1840
Male	0-10	1830-1840
Male	0-10	1830-1840
Male	0-10	1830-1840
Female	0-10	1830-1840
Female	0-10	1830-1840

1850 Slave Census Schedule

23 total

Sex	Age	Birth Year	Race
Male	3	1847	Black
Female	20	1830	Black
Female	14	1836	Black
Female	50	1800	Black
Male	3	1847	Mulatto
Female	27	1823	Black
Male	16	1834	Mulatto
Female	23	1827	Black
Female	21	1829	Black
Male	21	1829	Black
Male	24	1826	Black
Male	16	1834	Mulatto
Female	11	1839	Black
Female	9	1841	Black
Male	21	1829	Black
Female	30	1820	Black
Male	10	1840	Black
Male	1	1849	Black
Female	0	1850	Black
Male	2	1848	Mulatto
Male	3	1847	Black
Male	1	1849	Black
Male	2	1848	Black

1860 Slave Census Schedule

31 total

Sex	Age	Birth Year	Race
Female	65	1795	Black
Female	47	1813	Black
Female	45	1815	Black
Female	35	1825	Black
Female	30	1830	Black
Female	30	1830	Black
Female	23	1837	Black
Female	21	1839	Black
Female	9	1851	Black
Female	7	1853	Black
Female	4	1856	Black
Female	9	1851	Black
Female	4	1856	Black
Female	3	1857	Black
Female	2	1858	Black
Female	0	1850	Black
Female	0	1850	Black
Female	0	1850	Black
Male	35	1825	Black
Male	32	1828	Black
Male	34	1826	Black
Male	32	1828	Black
Male	26	1834	Black
Male	26	1834	Black
Male	16	1844	Black
Male	12	1848	Black
Male	7	1853	Black
Male	9	1851	Black
Male	4	1856	Black
Male	2	1858	Black
Male	0	1850	Black

Sources

1. ↑ 1840 U.S. census, Coweta County, Georgia, Population schedule, District 646, p. 3 (penned), slaves in the George E. Smith household, digital image 1053 of 1192, FamilySearch.org ([1]: accessed 07 May 2024); citing NARA microfilm publication M704, roll 39

• "1864 Coke’s Chapel Colored Class." 1864. Coke’s Chapel United Methodist Church.
• 1850 Census (Slave Schedule): "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850"
  citing Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 1;
  FamilySearch Record: HR76-XCT2 (accessed 10 April 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: S3HT-67LS-JF
  G E Smith in Coweta, Georgia, United States.
• 1860 Census (Slave Schedule): "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860"
  citing Page: 48; Line: 39; FHL microfilm: 000803144; Record number: 087650;
  FamilySearch Record: WKV4-9CN2 (accessed 10 April 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YBR-SLW Image number 00361
  George E Smith owner in household of George E Smith in Coweta, Georgia, United States.