Slaves of Joseph M Fort, Texas

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Bowie, Texas, United States
Surname/tag: Fort

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Slaves 1.2 Texas, Freedmen's Bureau 2 Sources

Biography

This page's purpose is to record the enslaved people owned by Joseph M Fort
and attempt to connect them to their families.

Slaves

1860 census Joseph was in Bowie, Texas, Slaves:44.^[1]

Name	Sex	Age	Born	Race		Name	Sex	Age	Born	Race
	Male	58	1802	Black			Female	13	1847	Mulatto
	Male	45	1815	Black		Abram Fort	Male	12	1848	Mulatto
Elizabeth Fort	Female	42	1818	Mulatto		Anderson Fort	Male	11	1849	Mulatto
	Male	42	1818	Black			Male	10	1850	Black
Henry Fort	Male	36	1824	Black			Male	9	1851	Mulatto
	Female	34	1826	Black			Female	9	1851	Black
Sterling Fort	Male	34	1826	Black		Byrd Fort	Male	9	1851	Black
	Male	33	1827	Black			Female	8	1852	Mulatto
	Male	33	1827	Black			Male	8	1852	Black
	Female	25	1835	Black			Male	8	1852	Black
	Female	25	1835	Black			Female	6	1854	Black
	Male	27	1833	Black			Male	6	1854	Black
	Male	27	1833	Black			Male	6	1854	Black
	Male	24	1836	Black			Male	6	1854	Mulatto
	Female	21	1839	Black		Samuel Fort	Male	5	1855	Black
	Male	20	1840	Black			Female	2	1858	Black
	Male	20	1840	Black		Coleman Fort	Male	3	1857	Black
Nancy Fort	Female	20	1840	Black			Female	2	1858	Black
	Female	19	1841	Black			Female	2	1858	Black
	Male	17	1843	Mulatto			Female	1	1859	Black
	Female	15	1845	Mulatto			Male	4 mnths	1859	Mulatto
	Female	14	1846	Black			Male	3 mnths	1859	Black

Texas, Freedmen's Bureau

27 December 1867 Texas, There is a letter that states of a settlement Between Jm Fort
and 23 people listed, please see document for amounts. ^[2]

Henry Fort		Anderson Fort
Sterling Fort		Bonzy Fort
Washington Fort		Cass Fort
Alfred Smith		William Fort
Sarah Ann Fort		Vina Fort
John Battle		Robert Fort
York Battle		Spencer Fort
Loudon Green		Liddy Battle
Freeman Fort		Ned Terry
Ellen Fort		Solomon Terry
Luke Fort		Moses Terry
Sarah Fort

• Joseph Fort was recorded as a resident in 1867 in Texas in a settlement on a contract between
  Joseph and Abram Fort (blacksmith) ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860"
   citing Page: 3; Line: 25;
   FamilySearch Record: WKTT-5Y6Z (accessed 9 November 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9BSD-KPT
   Joseph M Fort in Bowie, Texas, United States.
2. ↑ Residence: "United States, Freedmen's Bureau, Records of Freedmen's Complaints, 1865-1872"
   citing Residence, Texas, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1912, Records of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1861-1880, RG 105, (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 13; FHL microfilm 2,427,291.
   FamilySearch Record: Q2QR-SB2X (accessed 10 November 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-89MX-QWV6 Image number 01068
   Name: J M Fort; Residence Date: 27 Dec 1867; Residence Place: Texas, United States; Race: White; Event Place Conf: 94; Event Place Proof: Hi; Event Place Type Groups: 27; Event Place Year Range: 1858-1968.
3. ↑ Residence: "United States, Freedmen's Bureau, Records of Freedmen's Complaints, 1865-1872"
   citing Residence, Texas, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1912, Records of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1861-1880, RG 105, (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 13; FHL microfilm 2,427,291.
   FamilySearch Record: Q2QR-S176 (accessed 10 November 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L9MX-Q4SK Image number 01069
   Name: J M Fort; Residence Date: 1867; Residence Place: Texas, United States; Race: White; Event Place Conf: 94; Event Place Proof: Hi; Event Place Type Groups: 27; Event Place Year Range: 1858-1968.