Slaves of Nathaniel Henry Rhodes Dawson, Dallas, Alabama

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Cahaba, Dallas, Alabama, United States
Surnames/tags: Dawson Slaves

Contents 1 Introduction 2 Census 3 Research Notes 4 Sources

Introduction

The purpose of this page is to record the slaves of Nathaniel Henry Rhodes Dawson and to connect them to their families.

Nathaniel Henry Rhodes Dawson (February 14, 1829 – February 1, 1895) was a lawyer and served in the Confederate Army as a Colonel. Dallas, Alabama

Census

In the 1860 census N. H. R. Dawson held 9 enslaved persons in Selma, Dallas, Alabama, United States.^[1]

Name	Relation	Sex	Age
N H R Dawson	Owner
1	Slave	M	70
2	Slave	M	65
3	Slave	F	60
4	Slave	F	45
5	Slave	M	22
6	Slave	F	20
7	Slave	M	19
8	Slave	M	7
9	Slave	M	35

Also counted on the 1860 census N. H. R. Dawson held 71 enslaved persons in Old Town, Dallas, Alabama, United States.^[2]

Name	Relation	Sex	Age
N H R Dawson	Owner
	Slave	M	60
	Slave	F	60
	Slave	F	30
	Slave	M	8
	Slave	F	6
	Slave	M	4
	Slave	M	45
	Slave	F	40
	Slave	M	23
	Slave	M	18
	Slave	F	16
	Slave	M	13
	Slave	F	6
	Slave	F	2
	Slave	M	33
	Slave	F	22
	Slave	M	2
	Slave	M	30
	Slave	F	24
	Slave	F	7
	Slave	F	5
	Slave	M	33
	Slave	M	30
	Slave	M	28
	Slave	F	23
	Slave	M	0
	Slave	M	35
	Slave	F	16
	Slave	M	12
	Slave	M	10
	Slave	F	2
	Slave	F	35
	Slave	F	0
	Slave	F	6
	Slave	M	24
	Slave	F
	Slave	M	5
	Slave	F	3
	Slave	M	25
	Slave	F	30
	Slave	M	60
	Slave	F	40
	Slave	M	14
	Slave	F	12
	Slave	M	8
	Slave	M	7
	Slave	F	3
	Slave	M	40
	Slave	M	35
	Slave	F	35
	Slave	F	12
	Slave	M	4
	Slave	M	50
	Slave	F	45
	Slave	M	30
	Slave	F	18
	Slave	M	45
	Slave	M	22
	Slave	M	15
	Slave	M	70
	Slave	F	40
	Slave	M	8
	Slave	M	20
	Slave	F	30
	Slave	M	35
	Slave	M	40
	Slave	F	20
	Slave	M	40
	Slave	M	0
	Slave	F	15
	Slave	M	0

On the 1866 Alabama State Census, the enumerators listed (parenthetically) a name that appears to be the name of their former slave owner. The list below shows the names from the Colored portion of the census with N. H. R. Dawson listed parenthetically.^[3]

Page	First	Last	<10	10 to 20	20 to 30	30 to 40	40 to 50	50 to 60	60 to 70	70 to 80	80 to 90	90 to 100	Total Males	<10	10 to 20	20 to 30	30 to 40	40 to 50	50 to 60	60 to 70	70 to 80	80 to 90	90 to 100	Total Females	Total Population
2	Chester	(N.H.R. Dawson) owner	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2
2	Clarisy		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
2	Billy	Martin	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	6
2	Betsey		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	5	5
2	Elijah		1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4
2	Carolina		2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4
2	Henry	Bissel	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	7
2	John	Dawson	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4
2	Richard		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
2	Isaac		1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	6
2	Robert		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
2	Francis		0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	7
2	Nelson		2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	6
2	Philis		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4
2	John	Gordon	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
2	Gunner		0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	3
2	Isaac	Bissell	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3
2	Washington		3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	5
2	Green		0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	7
2	Smart		0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	6
2	Winnie		0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4
2	Nelson		1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	5
2	Charles		1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
2	Abram		1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	7
2	Margaret		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4
3	Cynthia	Dawson	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4
3	Albert	Dawson	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
3	Doctor	Dawson	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	4

Research Notes

• See Book: "Memorial record of Alabama : a concise account of the state's political, military, professional and industrial progress, together with the personal memoirs of many of its people, Vol. 1" p. 858-865 for Biography of Nathaniel Henry Rhodes Dawson
  https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/381418-memorial-record-of-alabama-a-concise-account-of-the-state-s-political-military-professional-and-industrial-progress-together-with-the-personal-memoirs-of-many-of-its-people-vol-1?offset=1 (accessed 1 April 2023)
  Title No: 216594_01; Language: English; Subject: Alabama - History; Extent: 2 v.; Page Count: 1130; Owning Institution: FamilySearch Library; Publisher Digital: FamilySearch International; Access Level: Public.

Sources

1. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860"
   citing Page: 66; Line: 15; FHL microfilm: 000803029; Record number: 013145;
   FamilySearch Record: WKNL-K6ZM (accessed 1 April 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YBL-9ZDH Image number 00281
   N H R Dawson owner in household of N H R Dawson in Selma, Dallas, Alabama, United States.
2. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860"
   citing Page: 29; Line: 5; FHL microfilm: 000803029; Record number: 011940;
   FamilySearch Record: WKNL-TD6Z (accessed 1 April 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YBL-983C Image number 00158
   N H R Dawson owner in household of N H R Dawson in Old Town, Dallas, Alabama, United States.
3. ↑ 1866 Census: "Alabama State Census, 1866"
   citing Page: 2; FHL microfilm: 1533832; Record number: 29081;
   FamilySearch Record: V6P5-48V (accessed 1 April 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GGT5-8T6 Image number 00612
   Chester in Dallas, Alabama, United States.