Slaves of Harvey Gray, Russell County, Virginia

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Russell, Virginia, United States

This page's purpose is to record the enslaved people owned by Harvey Gray at his farm(s) in Russell County, Virginia, and attempt to connect them to their families.

1840 Census ^[1]

1. <10 Male
2. <10 Male
3. <10 Male
4. <10 Male
5. 24-36 Male
6. <10 Female
7. 10-24 Female
8. 10-24 Female
9. 24-36 Female

1850 Census, Slave Schedules
Family household ^[2]

• Black female, age 50
• Black male, age 46.

Other location ^[3]

1. Black Female, 40
2. Black Female, 35
3. Black Female, 23
4. Mulatto Male, 19
5. Black Male, 18
6. Black Male, 15
7. Black Male, 14
8. Black Male, 14
9. Black Female, 13
10. Black Male, 11
11. Black Female, 11
12. Black Male, 10
13. Black Male, 9
14. Black Male, 8
15. Mulatto Male, 18
16. Black Female, 6
17. Black Male, 5
18. Black Male, 2
19. Black Male, 6 months

1860 Census, Slave Schedules
The 1860 Census Slave Schedules recorded that Nancy B (Dickenson) Gray (Harvey's widow) had two enslaved people belonging to the estate of her late husband Harvey Gray. ^[4]

• Black female, age 19
• Black female, age 6

Sources

1. ↑ 1840 Census and Slave Schedule: "United States Census, 1840," database with images, GenealogyBank (https://genealogybank.com/#), Harvey Gray, Russell, Virginia, United States. (Original index: United States Census, 1840, FamilySearch, 2014). 1840 Slave Schedule image location: [1].
2. ↑ 1850 Slave Schedules - Family residence: "1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules", database with images
   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 #92985287 (accessed 11 March 2023)
   Harvey Gray in District 54, Russell, Virginia, USA.
3. ↑ 1850 Slave Schedules - Other location: "1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules", database with images
   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 #92985331 (accessed 8 July 2023)
   Harvey Gray in District 54, Russell, Virginia, USA.
4. ↑ 1860 Census: "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules", database with images
   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 #91290136 (accessed 8 July 2023)
   Nancy B Gray in Russell, Virginia, USA.