Slaves of James R Gates, Georgia

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Meriwether, Georgia, United States
Surname/tag: Gates

Biography

1840 census James was in Meriwether, Georgia.^[1] Slaves:

• Slaves - Males - Under 10: 4 (1830-1839)
• Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23: 3 (1817-1830)
• Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35: 3 (1805-1816)
• Slaves - Females - Under 10: 6 (1830-1839)
• Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23: 4 (1817-1830)
• Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35: 2 (1805-1816)

1850 Slave Schedule, James R Gates was in Meriwether, Georgia, United States.^[2] Slaves: 43

Name	Sex	Age	Born	Race		Name	Sex	Age	Born	Race
	Female	44	1806	Black			Female	13	1837	Black
	Female	36	1814	Black			Female	12	1838	Black
	Female	36	1814	Black			Female	12	1838	Black
	Male	35	1815	Black			Female	12	1838	Black
	Female	35	1815	Black			Male	12	1838	Black
	Male	30	1820	Black			Female	10	1840	Black
	Female	30	1820	Black			Male	10	1840	Black
	Male	23	1827	Black			Male	9	1841	Black
	Male	21	1829	Black			Male	9	1841	Black
	Male	21	1829	Black			Male	7	1843	Black
	Female	21	1829	Black			Male	6	1844	Black
	Male	20	1830	Black			Male	5	1845	Black
	Male	19	1831	Black			Female	4	1846	Black
	Male	18	1832	Black			Male	3	1847	Black
	Female	18	1832	Black			Male	3	1847	Black
	Female	17	1833	Black			Male	2	1848	Black
	Male	16	1834	Black			Male	2	1848	Black
	Female	16	1834	Black			Male	14	1836	Black
	Male	16	1834	Black			Male	0	1850	Black
	Male	14	1836	Black			Female	1	1849	Black
	Male	13	1837	Black

1860 Slave Schedule, Jas was in Meriwether, Georgia, United States.^[3] Slaves:37

Name	Sex	Age	Born	Race		Name	Sex	Age	Born	Race
	Female	45	1815	Black			Male	15	1842	Black
	Female	45	1815	Black			Male	15	1842	Black
	Male	45	1815	Black			Female	12	1848	Black
	Male	32	1828	Black			Female	12	1848	Black
	Male	32	1828	Black			Male	12	1848	Black
	Male	32	1828	Black			Male	12	1848	Black
	Female	32	1828	Black			Male	12	1848	Black
	Female	32	1828	Black			Female	18	1842	Black
	Female	32	1828	Black			Female	18	1842	Black
	Male	23	1837	Black			Female	18	1842	Black
	Male	22	1838	Black			Female	18	1842	Black
	Female	22	1838	Black			Female	2	1858	Black
	Male	16	1844	Black			Female	2	1858	Black
	Male	16	1844	Black			Male	2	1858	Black
	Male	16	1844	Black			Male	1	1859	Black
	Male	15	1845	Black			Female	0	2 mnths	Black
	Male	16	1844	Black			Female	0	2mnths	Black
	Male	15	1845	Black

Sources

1. ↑ 1840 Census: "1840 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1840; Census Place: Meriwether, Georgia; Roll: 46; Page: 97; Family History Library Film: 0007045
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8057 #3649319 (accessed 6 February 2023)
   James R Gates in Meriwether, Georgia.
2. ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850"
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 27; FHL microfilm: 442902; Record number: 4869;
   FamilySearch Record: HR7F-923Z (accessed 4 February 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6QYW-M9W Image number 00067
   James Gates in Meriwether, Georgia, United States.
3. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860"
   citing Page: 39; Line: 1; FHL microfilm: 000803148; Record number: 107529;
   FamilySearch Record: WKVZ-XN6Z (accessed 4 February 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYBF-9KTY Image number 00510
   Jas R Gates in Meriwether, Georgia, United States. List of slaves are on two pages instead of one, pg. 38 (name was translated wrong) and pg.39.