Slaves of John E Doss, Texas

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Gillespie, Texas, United States
Surname/tag: Slavery, black_heritage

This page's purpose is to record the enslaved people owned by John E Doss, and attempt to connect them to their families.

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John was recorded in a slave schedule in 1850 in Bexar County, Texas as a slave owner of 8 enslaved people.^[1]

• Male, age 36
• Female, age 35
• Male, age 18
• Female, age 16
• Male, age 8
• Female, age 5
• Female, age 4
• Female, age 4

John was recorded in a slave schedule in 1860 in Gillespie, Texas, United States as a slave owner of 10 enslaved people.^[2]

• Male, age 56, believed to be John Noah, see also Will below
• Male, age 28
• Male, age 25
• Male, age 25
• Female, age 24, believe to be Amelia "Milly" Tinker, see also Will below
• Male, age 20
• Female, age 16
• Male, age 14
• Female, age 13
• Female, 8/12, believed to be Mary (Dearing) Phillips (1859-1941), see also Will below

John's will of January 1863 (transcription available on Transcribed Will of John E Doss mentions these slaves by name:^[3]

• Parrish, male, age 17 years
• Isabella, female, age 18 years
• Mary, child of Isabella, age 3? years, believed to be Mary (Dearing) Phillips (1859-1941)
• Ellen, female, age 15 years
• Milly, female, age not specified, believe to be Amelia "Milly" Tinker
• Jack, age not specified, "my old servant Jack", believed to be John Noah

Sources

1. ↑ Slave Schedule: "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 #3108172 (accessed 11 January 2024)
   John E Doss, 36, male black enslaved person, in 1850 in San Antonio River, Chupadores, Salado, and Cibilo Creek, Bexar, Texas, USA.
2. ↑ Slave Schedule: "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 #92322436 (accessed 12 January 2024)
   John E Dass, slave owner of 10 enslaved people, in 1860 in Gillespie, Texas, USA.
3. ↑ Will: "Texas, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1833-1974"
   Probate Minutes, 1850-1918; Index, 1850-1974; Probate Records, 1867-1936; Author: Texas, County Court (Gillespie County); Probate Place: Gillespie, Texas
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2115 #1983187 (accessed 11 January 2024)
   Will of John E Doss of Gillespie, Texas, granted probate on 11 Jan 1863.