Slaves of Hiram Alexander Runnels, Texas

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Bowie, Texas, United States
Surname/tag: Runnels

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Slaves from Probate Records 1.2 Freedman;s Bureau Records 2 Sources

Biography

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

1850 Slave Schedule, Hiram was recorded (age 22) in a slave schedule in 1850 in Bowie, Texas,
as a slave owner.^[1]

Name	Sex	Age	Born	Race		Name	Sex	Age	Born	Race
Jordon	Male	8	1842	Black		Cuff	Male	16	1834	Black
Aron	Male	8	1842	Black		Jake	Male	13	1837	Black
Synth	Female	7	1843	Black		Isaac	Male	11	1839	Black
Sam	Male	5	1845	Black		Evaline	Female	28	1822	Black
Peter	Male	4	1846	Black		Elizabeth	Female	29	1821	Black
Laurance	Male	3	1847	Black		Leathe	Female	25	1825	Black
Taylor	Male	1	1849	Black
Sibly	Female	6	1844	Black		Ann	Female	22	1828	Black
Arimenta	Female	6	1844	Black		Cass	Female	22	1828	Mulatto
Patsy	Male	3	1847	Black		Betts	Female	19	1831	Black
Sencia	Female	1	1849	Black		Jemmima		13	1837	Black
Plaler	Male	34	1816	Black

1860, Hiram was recorded in a slave schedule in 1860 in Bowie, Texas,
as a slave owner. Slaves: 31.^[2]

Name	Sex	Age	Born	Race		Name	Sex	Age	Born	Race
	Male	40	1820	Black			Male	16	1844	Mulatto
	Male	33	1827	Black		Sam	Male	15	1845	Black
Jake	Male	22	1838	Black			Male	14	1846	Black
Isaac	Male	20	1840	Black		Patsy	female	14	1846	Black
Jordon	Male	19	1841	Black			female	14	1846	Black
	Male	17	1843	Black		Peter	Male	13	1847	Black
Elizabeth	Female	45	1815	Black		Laurance	Male	12	1848	Mulatto
Evaline	Female	38	1822	Black		Taylor	Male	10	1850	Mulatto
Leathe	Female	37	1823	Black			Male	3	1857	Mulatto
Cass	Female	31	1829	Mulatto			Male	2	1858	Black
Betts	Female	28	1832	Mulatto			Male	1	1859	Mulatto
Jemmima	Female	22	1838	Mulatto		Sencia	Female	12	1848	Black
	Female	21	1839	Black			Female	5	155	Black
	Female	21	1839	Black			Female	5	1855	Mulatto
	Male	16	1844	Black			Female	1	1859	Black
	Aron	18	1842	Black

Slaves from Probate Records

The following is from the Probate Records of his father Hiram D. Runnels, Madison County, Mississippi, 1828.

• Juba and Lelth, Tabitha child, Issac child.
• Buck and Malinda, Lucy child.
• Joe and Elizabeth, Jacob child.

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

Freedman;s Bureau Records

Freedmen's Bureau, Records of Freedmen's Complaints, 1865-1872.

• Name H R Runnells
• Race White
• Event Type Residence
• Event Date Nov 1868
• Event Place Texas, United States
• Event Place (Original) Texas
  • 1868, Nov, Boston, Bowie County, Texas - Extract from previous report, bond of HR Runnels was canceled & child Mary Bennett.

Freedmen's Bureau, Records of Freedmen's Complaints, 1865-1872, pg. 17 - https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1549451:62309?tid=&pid=&queryId=ad1a3789-014e-4e74-b382-2ef660b3369b&_phsrc=NBJ10892&_phstart=successSource

• Name H R Runnells
• Race White
• Record Type Residence
• Residence Date 29 Nov 1867
• Residence Place Texas, USA
  • 1867, Boston, Bowie County, Texas - Extract from previous report, Bond of ES Runnels and child Julia canceled and returned to Sandy and Mingo. Bond of IW Leigh and child Mat Leigh canceled and returned to father in Jefferson County, Texas. Bond of HR Runnels and child Mary Benette permitted to remain with (?). Two children Adam Burns and Harry Burns , 10 years of age, apprentice to judge Callihaus with mother's consent.

Sources

1. ↑ 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: 15; Digital film/folder number: 004206184; FHL microfilm: 444920; Image number: 63; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N00993-7
   FamilySearch Record: HRWF-LJW2 (accessed 28 November 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DCNQ-DMY
   H A Runnels, 22, slave owner, in 1850 in Bowie, Texas, United States.
2. ↑ Slave Schedule: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860"
   citing Page: 5; Line: 20; Digital film/folder number: 005171487; FHL microfilm: 000805309; Image number: 175
   FamilySearch Record: WKTT-5TZM (accessed 28 November 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9BSD-KB2
   H A 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.
• Slave Schedule: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860"
  citing Page: 4; Line: 38; Digital film/folder number: 005171487; FHL microfilm: 000805309; Image number: 174
  FamilySearch Record: WKTT-5T6Z (accessed 10 December 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GBSD-2DH
  Holt Runnells :"HA Runnells", slave owner, in 1860 in Bowie, Texas, United States.