Slaves of George W Adams, Georgia

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Chatham County, Georgia, United States
Surnames/tags: Slavery Black_Heritage Adams

Index of Plantations

This page's purpose is to record the enslaved people owned by George W Adams (1814-1893) , and attempt to connect them to their families.

Slaves

In the 1850 Slave Schedule census George was a slave owner in Chatham, Georgia, United States, with five slaves.^[1][2]

Name	Relation	Sex	Age
George W Adams	Owner
	Slave	F	50
	Slave	F	19
	Slave	F	15
	Slave	F	13
	Slave	M	1

In the 1860 Slave Schedule census George was a slave owner in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, United States, with 16 slaves.^[3][4]

Name	Relation	Sex	Age
George W Adams	Owner
	Slave	Male	32
	Slave	Male	27
	Slave	Male	45
	Slave	Male	38
	Slave	Male	45
	Slave	Male	13
	Slave	Male	8
	Slave	Male	3
	Slave	Female	34
	Slave	Female	32
	Slave	Female	18
	Slave	Female	13
	Slave	Female	11
	Slave	Female	8
	Slave	Female	3
	Slave	Female	3

A second entry lists him as having one slave.^[5]

• Gender Age
• Male 30

Another entry lists a G W Adams, Superintendent for the Central R R and B'king Co. with 53 slaves. The transcriber erroneously listed him as having one slave, but neglected to follow onto the next line which was a continuation of the entry. The entry also continued on the next page with a total of 53 slaves listed. It is assumed these slaves actually belonged to the railroad with George Adams as the superintendent over the whole operation. You can click on the link to view the original listing.^[6][7]

Name	Relation	Sex	Age
G W Adams	Owner
	Slave	M	21
	Slave	M	35
	Slave	M	21
	Slave	M	18
	Slave	M	23
	Slave	M	19
	Slave	M	22
	Slave	M	25
	Slave	M	17
	Slave	F	19
	Slave	M	25
	Slave	M	28
	Slave	M	22
	Slave	M	28
	Slave	M	20
	Slave	M	30
	Slave	F	80
	Slave	F	70
	Slave	F	55
	Slave	F	18
	Slave	F	18
	Slave	F	15
	Slave	F	13
	Slave	F	12
	Slave	F	10
	Slave	F	5
	Slave	F	4
	Slave	F	3
	Slave	M	56
	Slave	M	60
	Slave	M	70
	Slave	M	50
	Slave	M	20
	Slave	M	21
	Slave	M	22
	Slave	M	25
	Slave	M	19
	Slave	M	21
	Slave	M	23
	Slave	M	21
	Slave	M	24
	Slave	M	24
	Slave	M	24
	Slave	M	19
	Slave	M	23
	Slave	M	16
	Slave	M	10
	Slave	M	10
	Slave	M	3
	Slave	M	27
	Slave	M	10
	Slave	M	3
	Slave	F	3

Sources

1. ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850"
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 37; FHL microfilm: 442898; Record number: 632;
   FamilySearch Record: HR7D-HST2 (accessed 17 December 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-67L3-7V Image number 00015
   George W Adams owner in household of George W Adams in Chatham, Georgia, United States.
2. ↑ 1850 Census: "1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
   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 #93334930 (accessed 17 December 2022)
   George W Adams in District 13, Chatham, Georgia, USA.
3. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860"
   citing Page: 2; Line: 4; FHL microfilm: 000803143; Record number: 083198;
   FamilySearch Record: WKVW-NV2M (accessed 17 December 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYB2-JPX Image number 00398
   G W Adams owner in household of G W Adams in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, United States.
4. ↑ 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 #92546383 (accessed 17 December 2022)
   George W Adams in Savannah District 1, Chatham, Georgia, USA.
5. ↑ 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 #92549810 (accessed 17 December 2022)
   George W Adams in Savannah District 3, Chatham, Georgia, USA.
6. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860"
   citing Page: 2; Line: 4; FHL microfilm: 000803143; Record number: 083198;
   FamilySearch Record: WKVW-NV2M (accessed 17 December 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYB2-JPX Image number 00398
   G W Adams owner in household of G W Adams in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, United States.
7. ↑ 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 #92546399 (accessed 17 December 2022)
   G W Adams in Savannah District 1, Chatham, Georgia, USA.