Biography

This page's purpose is to record the enslaved people owned by Hardin Richard Runnels and attempt to connect them to their families.

1840 census Hardin was in Madison, Mississippi. Slaves:20.^[1]

• Slaves - Males - Under 10 6
• Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23 4
• Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35 1
• Slaves - Females - Under 10 2
• Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23 4
• Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35 3

1850, Richard was recorded in a slave schedule in Bowie, Texas, United States as a slave owner. Slaves:11^[2]

Name	Sex	Age	Born	Race		Name	Sex	Age	Born	Race
Crater	Male	40	1810	Black		Harry	Female	5	1845	Black
Allen	Male	30	1820	Mulatto		Gal	Female	3	1847	Black
Mose	Male	24	1826	Black		Sarah	Female	2	1848	Mulatto
Nathan	Male	24	1826	Black		America	Female	25	1825	Black
Hamer	Female	13	1837	Black		Mary	Female	25	1825	Black
America	Female	19	1831	Mulatto		Lavina	Female	2 mnths	1850	Black

1860, Hardin was recorded in a slave schedule in Bowie, Texas, United States as a slave owner. Slaves: 39, Slave Houses: 12^[3]

Name	Sex	Age	Born	Race		Name	Sex	Age	Born	Race
	Male	42	1818	Black			Male	17	1843	Black
	Male	32	1828	Black			Female	17	1843	Black
	Male	32	1828	Black			Female	17	1843	Black
	Female	37	1823	Black			Female	16	1844	Black
	Female	32	1828	Black			Female	16	1844	Black
	Female	25	1835	Black			Male	15	1845	Black
	Female	25	1835	Black			Male	15	1845	Black
	Male	25	1835	Black			Male	12	1848	Black
	Male	25	1835	Black			Female	11	1849	Black
	Male	23	1837	Black			Female	9	1851	Black
	Male	23	1837	Black			Female	9	1851	Black
	Female	20	1840	Black			Female	7	1853	Black
	Female	20	1840	Black			Male	5	1855	Black
	Female	19	1841	Black			Female	5	1855	Black
	Female	19	1841	Black			Female	2	1858	Black
	Male	19	1841	Black			Male	1	1859	Black
	Male	18	1842	Black			Male	10 mnths	1859	Black
	Male	18	1842	Black			Female	6 mnths	1860	Black
	Male	17	1843	Black			Female	6 mnths	1860	Black
	Male	17	1843	Black

Slaves from Probate Records

The following is from the Probate Records of his father Hiram D. Runnels, Madison County, Mississippi, 1828. "15 slaves were bequeth to Hardin when he came of age" No names listed.

Also please see: Will and Probate of Hardin Dudley Runnels, Mississippi

Sources

1. ↑ 1840 Census: "1840 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1840; Census Place: Madison, Mississippi; Roll: 216; Page: 91; Family History Library Film: 0014841
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8057 #3598364 (accessed 26 November 2023)
   H A Runnals in Madison, Mississippi.
2. ↑ 1850,Slave Schedule: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850"
   citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 14; Digital film/folder number: 004206184; FHL microfilm: 444920; Image number: 61; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N00993-7
   FamilySearch Record: HRWF-LNMM (accessed 26 November 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DCNQ-856
   Richard Runnels, slave owner, in 1850 in Bowie, Texas, United States.
3. ↑ 1860, Slave Schedule: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860"
   citing Page: 12; Line: 14; Digital film/folder number: 005171487; FHL microfilm: 000805309; Image number: 182
   FamilySearch Record: WKTT-2L2M (accessed 26 November 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9BSD-K1S
   H R Runnells, slave owner, in 1860 in Bowie, Texas, United States.

• Probate: "Mississippi, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1780-1982"(Image 120 0f 475)
  Probate Records, 1828-1912; Index to Wills, 1828-1892; Author: Madison County (Mississippi). Chancery Clerk; Probate Place: Madison, Mississippi
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8995 #1482042 (accessed 22 November 2023)
  Hardin D Runnels probate in 1828 in Madison, Mississippi, USA.