Slaves of Josiah W. Fort, Texas

Date: 8 Nov 2023 [unknown]
Location: Bowie, Texas, United States
Surname/tag: Fort

Biography

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

1820 census Josiah was in Springfield, Robertson, Tennessee, Slaves:17..^[1]

• Springfield, Robertson, Tennessee
• Slaves - Males - Under 14 3 (1807-1819)
• Slaves - Males - 14 thru 25 1 (1795-1806)
• Slaves - Males - 26 thru 44 2 (1776-1794) ,
• Slaves - Males - 45 and over 2 (before and up to 1775)
• Slaves - Females - Under 14 5 (1807-1819)
• Slaves - Females - 14 thru 25 2 (1795-1806)
• Slaves - Females - 26 thru 44 2 (1776-1794)

1830 census Josiah was in Madison, Tennessee.^[2]

• Slaves - Males - Under 10 7 (1820-1829)
• Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23 1 (1807-1820)
• Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35 4 (1795-1817)
• Slaves - Females - Under 10 3 (1820-1816)
• Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23 4 (1807-1817)
• Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35 1 (1795-1816)

1840 census Josiah was in Lafayette, Arkansas.^[3]

• Slaves - Males - Under 10 11 (1830-1839)
• Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23 8 (1830-1817)
• Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35 4 (1805-1816)
• Slaves - Females - Under 10 (1830-1839)
• Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23 5 (1830-1817)
• Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35 2 (1805-1816)
• Slaves - Females - 36 thru 54 2 (1786-1804)

1850 Slave Slave Schedule, Bowie County, Texas. Slaves: 10^[4]

1850 Slave Slave Schedule, Bowie County, Texas. Slaves:49^[5]

Name	Sex	Age	Born	Race		Name	Sex	Age	Born	Race
Timothy	Male	18	1832	Mulatto		Francis	Female	16	1834	Black
Berty	Female	44	1806	Black		Nancy	Female	14	1836	Black
Moses	Male	63	1787	Black		Rachel	Female	14	1836	Black
James	Male	26	1824	Black		Mature	Female	15	1835	Black
America	Female	31	1819	Black		Rofsu ?	Female	11	1839	Mulatto
Jack	Male	23	1827	Mulatto		Matilda	Female	8	1842	Black
James	Male	19	1831	Mulatto		Clarisy	Female	5	1845	Black
Edward	Male	27	1823	Mulatto		Lucy	Female	5	1845	Black
*	Male	19	1831	Black		Leths	Female	4	1846	Black
*	Male	18	1832	Black		Allace	Female	3	1847	Black
Luke	Male	22	1828	Mulatto		Jan	Female	6	1844	Black
George	Male	20	1830	Black		William	Male	11	1839	Mulatto
Henry Clay	Male	45	1805	Black		Robert	Male	14	1836	Black
Collin	Male	30	1820	Mulatto		Arthur	Male	12	1838	Black
Tom	Male	29	1821	Black		King	Male	9	1841	Black
India	Male	45	1805	Black		John	Male	6	1844	Black
Alfred	Male	45	1805	Black		James	Male	14	1836	Black
Lwoy (?)	Male	42	1808	Black		Oliver	Male	9	1841	Black
Susan	Female	50	1800	Black		Ennis	Male	11	1839	Black
Hester	Female	30	1820	Black		John	Male	13	1837	Black
Mager	Female	42	1808	Mulatto		Abram Fort	Male	9	1841	Black
Matilda	Female	50	1800	Black		Ben	Male	25	1825	Black
Grace	Female	26	1824	Black		Pumas	Male	6	1844	Black
Synthia	Female	26	1824	Black		Roger	Male	7	1843	Mulatto
Venus Fort	Female	24	1826	Black		Anderson	Male	5	1845	Black
Betsey Casey)	Female	18	1832	Black		Issac	Male	14	1836	Black
Margarett	Female	16	1834	Black		Tom|Male	4	1846	Mulatto
Maria	Female	29	1821	Mulatto		Mat	Male	3	1847	Black
Emiley	Female	22	1828	Black		Dick	Male	2	1848	Black
Emaline	Female	17	1833	Black

Notes

• Names with the *, can not be read.

Sources

1. ↑ 1820 Census: "1820 United States Federal Census"
   Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Census Place: Springfield, Robertson, Tennessee; Page: 18; NARA Roll: M33_125; Image: 30
   Ancestry Record 7734 #1200141 (accessed 8 November 2023)
   Josiah W Fort in Springfield, Robertson, Tennessee, USA.
2. ↑ 1830 Census: "1830 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1830; Census Place: Madison, Tennessee; Series: M19; Roll: 179; Page: 79; Family History Library Film: 0024537
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8058 #733112 (accessed 16 September 2024)
   Josiah W Fort in Madison, Tennessee.
3. ↑ 1840 Census: "1840 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1840; Census Place: Lafayette, Arkansas; Roll: 19; Page: 5; Family History Library Film: 0002474
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8057 #1410582 (accessed 16 September 2024)
   Joseh W Fort in Lafayette, Arkansas.
4. ↑ "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HRWF-G4W2 : Thu Oct 12 14:46:02 UTC 2023), Entry for J W Fort and Timothy, 1850.
5. ↑ "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HRWF-LBPZ : Sun Oct 08 22:44:29 UTC 2023), Entry for J W Fort and Luke, 1850.