Slaves of John R. Waddell, Florida

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Jackson County, Florida, United States
Surnames/tags: Waddell Slavery Black_Heritage

This page's purpose is to record the enslaved people owned by John R Waddell (abt.1832-), and attempt to connect them to their families.

Slaves

A John Waddell was recorded in a slave schedule in 1850 in Division 4, Jackson, Florida, United States as a slave owner of 35 enslaved people. However, John R Wadell would only have been about 17 or 18 at this time, so this Waddell may have been his father.^[1]

John R Waddell was recorded in a slave schedule in 1860 in Jackson, Florida, United States as a slave owner of 29 enslaved people. His surname was inaccurately spelled Waddill. ^[2]

Name	Sex	Age
	Female	65
	Female	6
	Female	51
	Female	50
	Male	49
	Female	45
	Male	44
	Male	37
	Female	30
	Male	30
	Male	28
	Female	28
	Male	27
	Female	26
	Male	26
	Female	25
	Male	24
	Male	20
	Male	17
	Male	14
	Male	12
	Female	12
	Male	10
	Male	8
	Female	8
	Male	6
Armstrong Purdee	Male	4
	Male	3
	Male	3/12

One of his most famous slaves was Armstrong Purdee (1856-1937). His parents, Dave Purdee (bef.1835-) and Pattie (Waddell) Purdee (bef.1835-) were also enslaved here, but their birth dates are as yet unknown.

Waddell's overseer was Nazareth Holder, who was living with him in 1860.^[3]

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 #91406011 (accessed 28 September 2023)
   John Waddell, slave owner of 35 enslaved people, in 1850 in Division 4, Jackson, Florida, 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 #94072971 (accessed 28 September 2023)
   John R Waddill, slave owner of 29 enslaved people, in 1860 in Jackson, Florida, USA.
3. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860"
   citing Page: 40; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Digital film/folder number: 005165678; FHL microfilm: 803107; Image number: 214; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01694-9
   FamilySearch Record: M6CM-LLW (accessed 28 September 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYBT-3N6
   John R Waddill (28) in Jackson, Florida, United States. Born in N Carolina.