Slaves of Gov. James Lusk Alcorn, Mississippi

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Coahoma, Mississippi, United States
Surnames/tags: Alcorn slavery

Introduction

This page's purpose is to record the people enslaved by James Lusk Alcorn (1816-1894) and attempt to connect them to their families.

Slaves

In the 1850 Federal Census (Slave Schedule), James held 28 enslaved people in Coahoma Co., Mississippi.^[1]

All Enslaved People
Gender Age
Female 7
Female 5
Female 4
Male 8
Male 2
Male 1
Female 5
Female 8
Male 50
Male 50
Female 45
Female 40
Male 30
Female 30
Male 28
Male 25
Male 19
Female 19
Female 18
Female 20
Female 20
Female 26
Female 15
Female 12
Male 10
Male 10
Female 9
Female 9

James was also recorded in another 1850 slave schedule in Coahoma, Mississippi, United States as the owner of 10 enslaved people.^[2]

In the 1860 Federal Census (Slave Schedule), James Alcorn held 77 enslaved people in Coahoma Co., Mississippi.^[3]

All Enslaved People
Gender	Age
Male 60
Female 35
Male 43
Female 35
Male 35
Male 34
Male 34
Male 32
Female 30
Female 30
Female 32
Male 45
Female 32
Male 28
Female 30
Female 30
Male 25
Male 25
Male 24
Male 24
Female 23
Female 20
Female 22
Female 20
Male 20
Female 28
Female 28
Male 26
Male 23
Male 21
Female 21
Female 21
Male 16
Male 14
Female 12
Female 9
Male 9
Male 9
Female 15
Male 15
Male 13
Male 18
Female 28
Female 19
Female 14
Female 10
Female 14
Female 20
Male 20
Female 18
Male 8
Male 14
Male 10
Male 10
Female 10
Male 8
Female 28
Female 7
Female 5
Male 4
Male 6
Male 4
Male 2
Male 2
Male 6
Male 7
Female 5
Male 3
Male 1
Female 1
Female 1
Female 2/12
Female 1/12
Male 1/12
Male 1
Male 2/12
Female 2/12

Sources

1. ↑ Slave Schedule: "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 #90993926 (accessed 4 December 2023)
   James L Alcorn, slave owner of 28 enslaved people, in 1850 in Coahoma, Mississippi, USA.
2. ↑ Slave Schedule: "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 #90993084 (accessed 4 December 2023)
   James Alcorn, slave owner of 10 enslaved people, in 1850 in Coahoma, Mississippi, 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 #91977203 (accessed 4 December 2023)
   J L Alcorn, slave owner of 77 enslaved people, in 1860 in Coahoma, Mississippi, USA.