Slaves of Ira Howard in Floyd County, Virginia

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Floyd County, Virginia, United States
Surnames/tags: Howard USBH

Contents 1 Slaves of Ira Howard (1797-1865) 1.1 1840 Census 1.2 1850 Slave Schedule 1.3 1865 Will 1.4 1866 Register of Children of Colored Persons in Floyd County 1.5 1866 Cohabitation Register 2 Research Notes 3 Sources

Slaves of Ira Howard (1797-1865)

The purpose of this page is to document and identify the slaves held by Ira Howard (1797-1865) in Floyd County, Virginia

1840 Census

In 1840 Ira Howard held 5 slaves in Floyd County

• 1840 Census: "1840 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1840; Census Place: Floyd, Virginia; Roll: 555; Family History Library Film: 0029685
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 8057 #3868822 (accessed 18 May 2022)
  Ira Howard.

1850 Slave Schedule

In 1850 Ira Howard held 12 slaves in Floyd County

• 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 ca Record 8055 #92724458 (accessed 18 May 2022)
  Ira Howard in Western District, Floyd, Virginia, USA.

Female 27

Female 23

Male 21

Female 21

Female 10

Male 9

Male 10

Male 8

Female 5

Female 3 - possibly Amanda

Male 7

Male 1/12

1865 Will

• Virginia, Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1983, Will of Ira Howard. Floyd County, Virginia, Will Books, Vol C-D, 1852-1873, image 414 of 536, #125. Database and images, Ancestry.com [1]

Signed 12 May 1865

Ira's 1865 will leaves three enslaved people to his wife Dicey Emmeline O'Bryan Howard. They are:

Sam

Ann

Milly

1866 Register of Children of Colored Persons in Floyd County

• Floyd County (Va.) Register of Children of Colored Persons whose Parents had ceased to cohabit which the Father recognizes to be his, 1866 Feb. 27, (register page 1, Lines 1 & 2) Cohabitation Registers Digital Collection. Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, 23219. Link to Search Page
• Amanda Crockett (abt.1847-)- daughter of Milly, last owned by Ira Howard
• Joseph Crockett (abt.1856-) - son of Milly, last owned by Ira Howard

1866 Cohabitation Register

• Margaret (Howard) Livesay (abt.1841-)^[1]
  • Arabella Livesay (abt.1856-)
  • George Livesay (abt.1858-)
  • Foster Livesay (abt.1860-)
  • Stansbury Livesay (abt.1862-)
  • Alonzo Livesay (abt.1863-)
  • Ruth Livesay (abt.1863-)
• Ann Howard (abt.1844-)
• Sam Howard (abt.1832-)

Research Notes

Unable to locate 1860 Slave Schedule for Ira Howard, but based on the 1866 registry, it appears he still owned slaves at that time.

Sources

1. ↑ Floyd County (Va.) Register of Colored Persons of Floyd County, State of Virginia, cohabiting together as Husband and Wife on 27th February 1866. Local Government Records Collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.