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Slaves of George R Sims, Georgia

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Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Coweta, Georgia, United Statesmap
Surnames/tags: Sims Slavery Black_Heritage
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Biography

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

1850 census G was in Coweta, Georgia, Slaves: 14.[1]

NameSexAgeBornRace
Female251825Black
Female161834Black
Male181832Black
Female211829Black
Male31850Black
Female81842Black
Male3 mths1850Black
Female131837Black
Female211829Black
Male271823Black
Female221828Black
Female151835Black
Male41846Black
Male291821Black

1860 census George was in Several Districts, Coweta, Georgia, Slaves: 35.[2]

NameSexAgeBornRaceNameSexAgeBornRace
Male481812BlackMale11859Black
Male401820BlackMale11859Mulatto
Male281832BlackFemale321828Black
Male231837BlackFemale161844Black
Male251835BlackFemale281832Black
Male151845BlackFemale241836Black
Male141846BlackFemale171843Black
Male141846BlackFemale181842Black
Male151845BlackFemale131847Black
Male131847BlackFemale21858Black
Male101850MulattoFemale7 mnths1859Black
Male161844BlackFemale351825Black
Male81852MulattoFemale241836Black
Male71853BlackFemale61854Black
Male111849BlackFemale281832Black
Male31857BlackFemale171843Black

Notes

Known as the Sims House, it was built in 1850, Coweta County Georgia. G. R. Sims was one of the largest antebellum land owners in the county. 1850 Agricultural Census, Sims owned over1,000 acres of land. Mail crops was cotton and Indian corn. After his death his sons helped manage the plantation until 1909 which was then sold.

Sources

  1. 1850 Census: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850"
    citing Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 15;
    FamilySearch Record: HR76-XD6Z (accessed 26 April 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: S3HT-67LS-DG
    G R Sims in Coweta, Georgia, United States.
  2. 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 #92582596 (accessed 26 April 2023)
    George R Simms in Several Districts, Coweta, Georgia, USA.




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