Slaves of John Jackson (d 1890) Wythe Co, Virginia

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

Contents 1 Introduction 2 Cohabitation Records 3 Probate Records 4 Census Records: Slave Schedules 4.1 1850 4.2 1860 5 Sources

Introduction

This page is for collecting sources and information for the purpose of identifying the slaves of John Jackson (1800-1890) of Wythe County, Virginia.

Cohabitation Records

The following people listed John Jackson as their last owner before emancipation in the cohabitation register on 27th February 1866 in Wythe County.^[1] Note that the children listed are assumed to have had the same last owner as their mother, but that is not necessarily the case.

Probate Records

Census Records: Slave Schedules

No names appear on the slave schedules. Names have been added as best guesses based on known ages.

1850

John was recorded in a slave schedule in 1850 in Wythe, Virginia, United States as a slave owner.^[2]

Name	Sex	Age	Race
John Jackson
	M	50	B
	M	50	B
	F	50	B
	F	25	B
	M	14	M
	M	12	B
	M	11	B
	F	9	B
	M	8	B
	F	6	B
	M	4	B
	M	2	B

1860

John Jackson was recorded in a slave schedule in 1860 in Wythe, Virginia, United States as a slave owner. [The entry was recorded under Robert Jackson. but based on the order of the entries in the slave schedule compared to the standard schedule, the similar slave information and the fact that Robert Jackson appears elsewhere in the slave schedule]^[3]

Name	Sex	Age	Race
Robert [sic] Jackson
	M	60	B
	M	60	B
	F	60	B
	M	58	B
	F	39	B
	M	24	M
	M	21	B
	F	19	B
	F	17	B
	M	16	B
	F	14	B
	M	13	B
	M	9	B
	M	7	B
	M	3	B
	M	1	B

Sources

1. ↑ Wythe County (Va.) Register of Colored Persons of Wythe County, State of Virginia, cohabiting together as Husband and Wife on 27th February 1866. Local Government Records Collection, Wythe County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.
2. ↑ 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: 24; Digital film/folder number: 004206483_026_M9XT-7M1; FHL microfilm: 444983; Image number: 19; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01093-5
   FamilySearch Record: HRW5-L56Z (accessed 27 January 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6Q19-SK2
   John Jackson, slave owner, in 1850 in Wythe, Virginia, United States.
3. ↑ Slave Schedule: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860"
   citing Page: 23; Line: 18; Digital film/folder number: 005171766_023_M9N3-SCW; FHL microfilm: 000805397; Image number: 25
   FamilySearch Record: W2XR-YJT2 (accessed 27 January 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GBSN-6PF
   Robert Jackson, slave owner, in 1860 in Wythe, Virginia, United States.