Slaves of James Holzendorf, Georgia

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Camden County, Georgia, United States
Surnames/tags: Slavery Black_Heritage Holzendorf

This page's purpose is to record the enslaved people owned by James Holzendorf (1810-abt.1876), and attempt to connect them to their families.

Contents 1 Plantations 2 Slaves in District 9, Camden, Georgia in 1850 Census 3 Slaves in District 26, Glynn, Georgia in 1860 Census 4 Sources

Plantations

It is not yet known what the name of James Holzendorf's plantation was. He may have had more then one, since he was living in Camden County in 1850, then Glynn County in 1860. He came from a family of plantation and slave owners in the Camden County, Georgia area. His father, John Lewis Kale Holzendorf (1775-1861), owned Benceville plantation which he later willed to his son, Lewis Anderson Holzendorf (1817-1879), and Berne Plantation, which he willed to son, Alexander Holzendorf (1808-1887).

Slaves in District 9, Camden, Georgia in 1850 Census

In the 1850 census James was in District 9, Camden, Georgia, United States. He owned 29 slaves.^[1]

Gender Age

1. Male 55
2. Male 37
3. Male 41
4. Male 32
5. Male 30
6. Male 28
7. Male 24
8. Male 27
9. Male 25
10. Male 17
11. Male 11
12. Male 12
13. Male 8
14. Male 6
15. Male 4
16. Female 80
17. Female 57
18. Female 45
19. Female 26
20. Female 29
21. Female 23
22. Female 21
23. Female 19
24. Female 16
25. Female 14
26. Female 10
27. Female 11
28. Female 9
29. Female 2

Slaves in District 26, Glynn, Georgia in 1860 Census

In the 1860 census James was in District 26, Glynn, Georgia, United States. He owned 35 slaves.^[2]

Gender Age

1. Male 24
2. Female 24
3. Female 34
4. Male 17
5. Male 6
6. Female 2
7. Male 13
8. Female 5/12
9. Female 70
10. Female 20
11. Female 37
12. Male 25
13. Male 24
14. Male 19
15. Female 59
16. Female 40
17. Female 48
18. Male 30
19. Female 11
20. Male 39
21. Male 24
22. Male 15
23. Female 21
24. Female 35
25. Male 38
26. Male 14
27. Female 60
28. Female 52
29. Female 42
30. Male 22
31. Female 4
32. Male 36
33. Female 3/12
34. Male 52
35. Male 11

Sources

1. ↑ 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 Record 8055 #92137294 (accessed 16 September 2022)
   Jas Holzendorf in District 9, Camden, Georgia, USA.
2. ↑ 1860 Census: "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
   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 #91348398 (accessed 16 September 2022)
   James Holdzendorf in District 26, Glynn, Georgia, USA.