Slaves of Luke Thomas, Tennessee

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Carroll, Tennessee, United States
Surnames/tags: slavery black_heritage

Contents 1 Slaves 1.1 Summary 1.2 Tax Lists 1.3 1840 Census 1.4 1850 Census 1.5 1860 Census 1.6 Luke Thomas' Will 2 Sources

Slaves

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

Summary

Total Over Time

1820	1830	1836*	1839*	1840	1848*	1849*	1850*	Oct 1850	1860
		1	1	8	2	3	4	9	11

* = number is from a tax list. Unsure if only certain people were counted for tax purposes.

Incomplete Listing - Under Construction

1840	1850	1860	Profile ID
male aged 55 thru 99	75 y/o black male, blind	90 y/o black male, blind	Sam
female aged 10 thru 23?	35 y/o black female	44 y/o black female	Sharlett?
male under 10?	16 y/o mulatto male	27 y/o mulatto male
	14 y/o black male	25 y/o black male
female under 10	13 y/o black female	23 y/o black female	Rosa
	11 y/o black male	21 y/o black male
	8 y/o black female	17 y/o black female	Susan???
	6 y/o black male	16 y/o black male	Anderson?
	3 y/o black male	14 y/o black male	Lewis?
		8 y/o black male	Polk?
		1 y/o black male	Boyd?
male aged 10 thru 23
male under 10
male under 10
male under 10

Tax Lists

Tax lists only included a total number of enslaved people with no identifying information.

Year	#
1836	1
1839	1
1848	2
1849	3
1850	4

1840 Census

Slaves - Males - Under 10	4
Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23	1
Slaves - Males - 55 thru 99	1
Slaves - Females - Under 10	1
Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23	1
Total	8

1850 Census

Age	Sex	Color	Notes
75	Male	B	Blind
35	Female	B
16	Male	M
14	Male	B
13	Female	B
11	Male	B
8	Female	B
6	Male	B
3	Male	M

1860 Census

Age	Sex	Color	Notes
90	Male	B	Blind
44	Female	B
27	Male	M
25	Male	B
23	Female	B
21	Male	B
17	Female	B
16	Male	B
14	Male	B
8	Male	B
1	Male	B

Luke Thomas' Will

Ten individuals were named in Luke Thomas Sr.'s will:

• Sharlott
• Susan
• Lewis
• Polk
• Boyd
• Sam
• Green
• Isham
• Anderson
• Rosanna

Sources

• "United States Census, 1840", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYD-JT4 : accessed 25 Nov 2023), Entry for Luke Thomas, 1840.
• "Tax books, 1848-1850, 1871, 1902", FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-F3CX-M92X : accessed 25 Nov 2023) Entry for Luke Thomas, 1848.
• "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVH4-Z18 : accessed 25 Nov 2023), Entry for Luke Thomas, 1850.
• "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WKT2-ZNPZ : accessed 25 Nov 2023), Entry for Luke Thomas, Sr.,1860.
• "Tennessee Probate Court Books, 1795-1927," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:2:77TV-TNK6?cc=1909088&wc=M6Q7-T29%3A179638201%2C180028401 : accessed 25 Nov 2023), Carroll > Wills, 1822-1864, Vol. A > image 200 of 229.