Slaves of John Paul Keller, Georgia

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Chatham, Georgia, United States
Surnames/tags: Black_Heritage slavery keller

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

Slaves

1840 US Census: nine people

• 2 male, under 10
• 2 male, 10 to under 24
• 3 female, under 10
• 2 female, 24 to under 36

1850 US Census (Slave Schedule): six people

Sex	Age	Birth Year	Race
Male	18	1832	Black
Male	8	1842	Black
Female	35	1815	Black
Female	35	1815	Black
Female	5	1845	Black
Male	60	1790	Black

His 1858 will lists the names of nine enslaved people to be bequeathed to others. No sex or age/life stage was recorded for any of the enslaved.

Name of the enslaved person	Name of the new slave owner
Sam	Arzada Keller Powers (John Keller's adopted son)
Sarah	Arzada Keller Powers
Isabel	Arzada Keller Powers
Margaret	Arzada Keller Powers
Martha	Mary Foy (formerly Mary Powers)
Rosanna	Mary Foy
Serina	Mary Foy
Madison	Mary Foy
John	Rebecca C Oliver

Sources

• 1840 Census: "United States Census, 1840"
  citing p. 140, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
  FamilySearch Record: XHBZ-3Z3 (accessed 29 December 2022)
  FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYY2-S117 Image number 00686
  Jno Keller in Chatham, Georgia, United States.
• 1850 Census (Slave Schedule): "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850"
  citing Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 20; FHL microfilm: 442898; Record number: 7016;
  FamilySearch Record: HR7D-PCN2 (accessed 28 December 2022)
  FamilySearch Image: S3HT-67LQ-LD Image number 00092
  John P Keller owner in household of John P Keller in Chatham, Georgia, United States.
• Probate: "Georgia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992"
  Wills, 1775-1927; Author: Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Chatham County); Probate Place: Chatham, Georgia
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8635 #151464 (accessed 28 December 2022)
  Paul Keller probate on 25 Aug 1858.
• Probate: "Georgia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992"
  Letters Testamentary, 1818-1924; Author: Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Chatham County); Probate Place: Chatham, Georgia
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8635 #482452 (accessed 28 December 2022)
  Paul Keller probate on 3 Oct 1859.