Slaves of Jethro Battle Fort, Texas

Date: 16 Nov 2023 [unknown]
Location: Bowie, Texas, United States
Surname/tag: Fort, Battle

Biography

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

1830 census Jethro was in Madison, Tennessee. Slaves: 28.^[1]

• Slaves - Males - Under 10 11 (1829)
• Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23 1 (1807-1820)
• Slaves - Males - 36 thru 54 2 (1876-1794), Luke, Mingo.
• Slaves - Males - 55 thru 99 2 (1731-1775)
• Slaves - Females - Under 10 4 (1829) Lotty,
• Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23 4 (1807-1820) Febe, Dice,
• Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35 2 (1795-1805)
• Slaves - Females - 36 thru 54 2 (1876-1794) Racheal, China.

1840 census J was in Carroll, Mississippi. Slaves: 48^[2]

• Slaves - Males - Under 10 7 (1831-1839)
• Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23 12 (1830-1817)
• Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35 1 (1805-1816)
• Slaves - Males - 36 thru 54 5 (1786-1804)
• Slaves - Males - 55 thru 99 3 (1741-1785)
• Slaves - Females - Under 10 6 (1831-1839)
• Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23 4 (1830-1817)
• Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35 4 (1805-1816)
• Slaves - Females - 36 thru 54 5 (1786-1804)
• Slaves - Females - 55 thru 99 1 (1741-1785)

Jethro was recorded in a slave schedule in 1850 in Bowie, Texas
as a slave owner. Slaves 19.^[3]

Name	Sex	Age	Born	Race
Luke Fort	Male	70	1780	Black
Rachael	Female	70	1780	Black
Mingo Fort	Male	60	1790	Black
China	Female	60	1790	Black
York	Male	40	1810	Black
Artis	Male	40	1810	Black
Febe	Female	50	1800	Black
Sandy	Male	35	1815	Black
Dice	Female	30	1820	Black
Samuel	Male	24	1826	Black
Lotty	Female	14	1836	Black
Caroline	Female	12	1838	Black
Bob	Male	25	1825	Black
Martha	Female	11	1839	Black
Marshal	Male	12	1838	Black
Ophilia	Female	5	1845	Black
John	Male	7	1843	Black
Tabitha	Female	4	1846	Black
Lorra	Female	5 mnths	1850	Black

Sources

1. ↑ 1830 Census: "1830 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1830; Census Place: Madison, Tennessee; Series: M19; Roll: 179; Page: 87; Family History Library Film: 0024537
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8058 #733310 (accessed 16 November 2023)
   Jethio B Soot "Fort" in Madison, Tennessee.
2. ↑ 1840 Census: "1840 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1840; Census Place: Carroll, Mississippi; Roll: 215; Page: 29; Family History Library Film: 0014841
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8057 #1446155 (accessed 18 November 2023)
   J B Fart in Carroll, Mississippi.
3. ↑ 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: 10; Digital film/folder number: 004206184; FHL microfilm: 444920; Image number: 74; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N00993-7
   FamilySearch Record: HRWN-7K2M (accessed 16 November 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DCNQ-8FX
   Jethro Fort, slave owner, in 1850 in Bowie, Texas, United States.