Slaves of Owen Glass, Kentucky

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Henderson, Kentucky
Surnames/tags: Glass Slavery Black_Heritage

SLAVES OF OWEN GLASS (1793-1859) OF HENDERSON, KENTUCKY

The 1830 census of Owen Glass in Henderson, Kentucky reported 3 enslaved people:

• 1 male slave under 10
• 1 female slave under 10
• 1 female slave 10-23^[1]

The 1850 slave schedule of Owen Glass in Henderson, Kentucky reported 13 enslaved people:

• 46 F B
• 38 M B
• 32 M M
• 27 M B
• 23 M B
• 22 F M
• 18 F B
• 21 F B
• 18 F B
• 12 M B
• 11 M B
• 7 F B
• 4 F B^[2]

On 25 Feb 1858, Elizabeth Powell, presumably an enslaved person in the Owen Glass household, age 16, gave birth to a daughter named Maria. Maria Carr's death certificate reported that her father's name was Robert Glass of Henderson, Kentucky. The only Robert Glass found in Henderson County in the 1850's is Robert, son of Owen Glass. Maria's mother is known to be Elizabeth Powell, who appeared in the 1880, 1900, and 1910 censuses as mother-in-law in the household of James A. Carr and Maria Carr. In the 1850 census, Elizabeth Powell could be the person identified as 7 F B.

The will of Dr. Owen Glass was written on 21 Aug 1858 in Henderson, Kentucky, and proved on 23 Jan 1860. It included: To daughter Sarah Holloway Glass,

• one Negro woman slave aged about twenty eight (28) years named Maria, valued $800 (daughter of Churity)^[3]

Owen Glass died probably late in 1859. The 1860 slave schedule in Henderson, Kentucky of his widow Elizabeth Glass reported 13 enslaved people in 3 slave houses:

• 60 F B
• 50 M B
• 41 M M
• 33 M B
• 30 F B
• 28 F B
• 20 M B
• 18 F M
• 16 F B
• 8 F M
• 5 M B
• 3 F B
• 2 M B^[4]

Research Notes

• In the 1860 census, 60 F B could be Charity Glass, 30 F B could be Maria Glass, 28 F B could be Elizabeth Powell and 3 F B could be Maria Powell.

Sources

1. ↑ 1830 Census:"1830 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1830; Census Place: Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky; Series: M19; Roll: 37; Page: 254; Family History Library Film:0007816
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8058 #1861756 (accessed 21 November 2022)
2. ↑ 1850 Census: "1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
   The National Archive in Washington DC; Washington, DC; NARA Microform Publication: M432; Title: Seventh Census Of The United States, 1850; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8055 #90432232 (accessed 18 November 2022)
3. ↑ Wills: "Kentucky Probate Records, 1727-1990"
   Catalog: Wills Index to wills 1800-1966 Wills, v. A-C 1799-1875
   Image path: Kentucky Probate Records, 1727-1990 > Henderson > Will records, 1835-1875, Vol. C, p. 167 > image 696 of 789
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GPQM-9JV7 (accessed 18 November 2022)
4. ↑ 1860 Census: "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
   The National Archives in Washington DC; Washington DC, USA; Eighth Census of the United States 1860; Series Number: M653; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7668 #91724660 (accessed 21 November 2022)