Slaves of John Henderson Banks, Georgia

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: [unknown]

This page enumerates the slavery history for John Henderson Banks (abt.1799-1846).

He received property from the estate of his father William Randall Banks in 1837. John was taxed after that.^[1]

Based on his father's probate records (seeSlaves of William Randall Banks, Georgia), it does not appear that the unnamed people enslaved by John were inherited from his father.

Tax Records in Monroe, Cass, and Elbert Counties, Georgia 1841-1844

1841 - John H. Banks, 3 properties^[2]

• Monroe County, 17 enslaved
• Cass County
• Elbert County

1841 - Monroe County Georgia^[3]

• 4 enslaved

1843^[4]

• Cass County, 23 enslaved

1844 - Capt Cox's District^[5]

• Monroe County, 20 enslaved persons
• land but no enslaved in Cherokee County

Sources

1. ↑ Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990: "Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990"
   Catalog: Georgia, Elbert County, estate records Estates, Banks, Martha - Bell, E.J.
   Image path: Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990 > Elbert > Estates 1790-1900 Banks, Martha-Bell, E.J. > image 41 of 491; citing various county, district, and probate courts.
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9R6N-X6V (accessed 2 December 2023)
   • property of John H. Banks, son of William Banks (d. 1820)
2. ↑ Tax record: "Tax digest, 1834, 1841, 1843-1844, 1847, 1849, 1851"
   Catalog: Tax digest, 1834, 1841, 1843-1844, 1847, 1849, 1851 Georgia Tax digest, 1834, 1841, 1843-1844, 1847, 1849, 1851
   Film number: 007898924 > image 128 of 621
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS4K-JZ64 (accessed 13 November 2023)
   • 1841 taxes Monroe County, Georgia
3. ↑ Tax record: "Tax digest, 1834, 1841, 1843-1844, 1847, 1849, 1851"
   Catalog: Tax digest, 1834, 1841, 1843-1844, 1847, 1849, 1851 Tax digest, 1834, 1841, 1843-1844, 1847, 1849, 1851
   Film number: 007898924 > image 151 of 621
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS4K-JD98 (accessed 14 November 2023)
4. ↑ Tax record: "Tax digest, 1834, 1841, 1843-1844, 1847, 1849, 1851"
   Catalog: Tax digest, 1834, 1841, 1843-1844, 1847, 1849, 1851 Tax digest, 1834, 1841, 1843-1844, 1847, 1849, 1851
   Film number: 007898924 > image 243 of 621
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS4K-J85S (accessed 13 November 2023)
   • 1843 Muscogee County Taxes
5. ↑ Tax record: "Tax digest, 1834, 1841, 1843-1844, 1847, 1849, 1851"
   Catalog: Tax digest, 1834, 1841, 1843-1844, 1847, 1849, 1851 Tax digest, 1834, 1841, 1843-1844, 1847, 1849, 1851
   Film number: 007898924 > image 321 of 621
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS4K-J8VF (accessed 13 November 2023)
   • 1844 taxes Monroe County, Georgia