Slaves of Josiah Landis Hiestand

Date: 1840 to 1854
Location: Taylor, Kentucky, United States
Surnames/tags: black_history enslaved_ancestry Hiestand

Slaves of Josiah Landis Hiestand

• 1830 - Josiah was enumerated as part of his father's household, so all enslaved individuals are included on his father's Slavery Documentation Page entitled Slaves of Jacob Hiestand.

• 1840 - Josiah Hiestand is enumerated in Campbellsville, Green, Kentucky with his family and four enslaved individuals on line 22 of the US Federal Census.

Birthdate	Males	Females
1831-1840	0	0
1817-1830	1	1
1805-1816	1	1
1786-1804	0	0
1741-1785	0	0
1740 and before	0	0

"United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YB9-9L8D?cc=1786457&wc=31SK-JWR%3A1588665941%2C1588666030%2C1588666152 : 24 August 2015), Josiah L Heistan, Green, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 184, NARA microfilm publication M704, roll 112 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)

• 1848 - While Josiah was named in his father's will, he was bequeathed money, but no enslaved individuals.

• 1850 - The enslaved people on J L Hiestan's property were enumerated on line 30. "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-XXZ6-HN?cc=1420440&wc=MJC6-7MV%3A1042937101%2C1042997301%2C1042997302 : 22 May 2014), J L Hiestan in entry for MM9.1.1/MVZW-3HJ; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

They were listed as follows:

• 45 F M (fugitive)
• 50 F B
• 12 M B
• 9 M B

Between 1850 and the time of his death, four years later, he moved to Grayson County, Texas. At this time, there is no information as to the disposition those he had enslaved.