Slaves of James Harper

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Sumter County, Alabama, United States
Surnames/tags: harper USBH Slavery

Slaves of James Harper (abt.1801-)

In 1830, James Harper held 7 slaves in Marengo County.^[1]

Slaves - Males - Under 10: 2

Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23: 1

Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35: 1

Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23: 1

Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35: 1

Slaves - Females - 36 thru 54: 1

36 people from 1850 slave schedule:^[2]

Age	Sex	Color
55	M	B
45	M	B
26	M	B
25	M	B
28	M	B
20	M	B
20	M	B
18	M	B
14	M	B
13	M	B
12	M	B
8	M	B
8	M	B
6	M	B
6	M	B
5	M	B
2	M	B
3/12	M	B
15	M	B
50	F	B
32	F	B
31	F	B
26	F	B
38	F	B
24	F	B
11	F	B
9	F	B
9	F	B
7	F	B
2	F	B
2	F	B
4	F	B
19	M	B
24	F	B
6	M	B
3	F	B

From Berry Smith WPA interview:^[3]

• Berry Smith (1821-abt.1940)
• Smith, father of Berry Smith:
  • unknown first name
  • had been sold to James Harper by someone named Smith
  • died in Forest, Scott County, Mississippi, USA, probably after 1850
  • may have been born in North Carolina^[4]
• mother of Berry Smith:
  • unknown name
  • died in Forest, Scott County, Mississippi, USA, probably after 1850
  • may have been born in North Carolina^[4]
• probably five siblings of Berry Smith including Wash and East

Sources

1. ↑ 1830 Census: "1830 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1830; Census Place: Marengo, Alabama; Series: M19; Roll: 2; Page: 338; Family History Library Film: 0002329
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 8058 #1826694 (accessed 15 June 2022)
   James Harper.
2. ↑ "United States Census, Slave Schedule, 1850," Sumterville, Sumter County, Alabama, USA; no page number, col 1 line 21-col 2 line 14, James Harper (slave owner); 30 Sep 1850; NARA microfilm, M432, Roll 24; image at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HRWB-4ZT2
3. ↑ Federal Writers Project of WPA, Slave Narratives, A Folk History of Slavery in the United States, From Interviews with Former Slaves, Vol IX Mississippi Narratives, p. 128-134, Berry Smith, Washington: 1941; Image copy at https://www.loc.gov/resource/mesn.090/?sp=132
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "United States Census, 1900," Beat 2, Scott County, Mississippi, USA: pg. 15B, family 268, dwelling 268, lines 87-94, Berry Smith household; 18 Jun 1900; NARA microfilm T623, roll 827; image at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9F9-M66