Slaves of Philemon Ogletree, Georgia

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Meriwether, Georgia, United States
Surnames/tags: slavery black_heritage Ogletree

The purpose of this page is to connect decendants of those enslaved by Philemon Ogletree with their ancestors.

Contents 1 Slave Schedules and Census 2 Administrator - Wood 3 Guardianship - Tigner 4 Probate Inventory 5 Will 6 Sources

Slave Schedules and Census

1840 census, Philemon has a total of 19 slaves in Meriwether County, Georgia^[1]

Under 10: 6 - females

Age 10 to 23: 4 - males, 2 - females

Age 24 to 35: 4 -males, 1 female

Age 55 to 99: 1- male, 1 - female

1850 slave schedule, Philemon is listed with 34 slaves in Meriwether County, Georgia^[2]

Male Ages: 43, 41, 37, 28, 25, 35, 23, 23, 20, 17, 10, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, 2, 1

Female Ages: 52, 40, 35, 22, 21, 19, 19, 14, 13, 12, 6, 8, 4, 3, 1, 1

1860 slave schedule, Philemon is listed with 44 slaves in Meriwether County, Georgia^[3]

Male Ages: 45, 35, 33, 33, 26, 20, 18, 16, 12, 12, 12, 9, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 5, 5, 5, 3, 3, 3, 2, 1

Female Ages: 48, 30, 28, 28, 26, 24, 21, 12, 12, 10, 9, 6, 5, 4, 2, 2, 2, 1, 6 months

Administrator - Wood

As Administrator for the estate of Thomas Wood Philemon offered the following slaves for sale in 1845: Pascal, Henry, Clarissa, Louisa and child.^[4]

Guardianship - Tigner

Philemon had control of the follow slaves as guardian for the Tigner orphans (children of Hope Tigner)^[5]:

Name	Description	Assessed Value	Bequeathed to
Tom W	man	$800
Tom T	man	$900	George A Tigner[6]
Charlott	woman & child	$900	Leandry H Tigner[7]
Ann	child of Charlott	with mother	Benson F Tigner[7]
Nancy	woman & child	$900
Emily	child of Nancy	with mother
Louiza	woman & child	$975	George A Tigner[6]
Asbury	child of Louiza	with mother	George A Tigner[6]
Simon	boy	$600	Benson F Tigner[7]
Bob	boy	$700
Amanda	girl	$450	John T Tigner[7]
Ishmael	boy	$450
Jane	girl	$425	Benson F Tigner[7]
Milly	girl	$380
Jack	boy	$425	john T Tigner[7]
Emmanuel	boy	$300

It's not clear if Philemon was deeded these next two or if they were also held as guardian:

Sandy, man, $950

Martha, girl, $450

Probate Inventory

On Philemon's probate inventory of September 1861 the following slaves were listed.^[8]

Slave	Description	Age	Estimated Birth Year	Assessed Value
Cornelia		4	1857	$ 300
Manerva	mother		bef 1845	$ 1150
children	children of Manerva			with mother
Squire		7	1854	$ 375
Betty	mother		bef 1845	$ 1000
unnamed	child of Betty			with mother
Millidge			bef 1845	$ 300
Dolly		50	1811	$ 225
Elick		45	1816	$ 500
Frank		32	1829	$ 900
Miles		20	1841	$ 900
Noah		17	1844	$ 850
Zack		13	1848	$ 750
Emily		10	1851	$ 550
Emamuel		6	1855	$ 350
Abraham		31	1830	$ 1000
Mary	mother		bef 1845	$ 1150
unnamed	children of Mary			with mother
Adam		17	1844	$ 750
Henry		33	1828	$ 850
Malissa	mother of 2		bef 1845	$ 1100
Burk	child of Marlissa			with mother
Mann	child of Marlissa			with mother
Charles		13	1848	$ 800
Dan		8	1853	$ 500
Noah		7	1854	$ 300
Rufus		11	1850	$ 650
Peter		27	1834	$ 925
Enoch		35	1826	$ 850
Martha	mother		bef 1845	$ 900
unnamed	child of Martha			with mother
Nancy		14	1847	$ 750
Caroline		12	1849	$ 700
Rena		10	1851	$ 650
Eliza		9	1852	$ 450
Enoch		7	1854	$ 375

Will

In his will only one slave was named, Georgia Ann, a girl, given to his niece, Nancy J Harper. The other endowments were all cash with the remainder of the estate to go to his son, James F Ogletree.

In the event that James died without heir the estate was to be distributed among his siblings but with the following caveat, "my negros after having been appraised by three disinterested men, shall have the privilege of selecting their owners or masters, and those persons who may be selected by my negroes, as master, shall be allowed if necessary from one to four years indulgence on their purchase."^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ 1840 Census: "1840 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1840; Census Place: Meriwether, Georgia; Roll: 46; Page: 97; Family History Library Film: 0007045
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8057 #3649340 (accessed 1 February 2023)
   Philiamon Ogletree in Meriwether, Georgia.
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 #92550605 (accessed 1 February 2023)
   Philemon Ogletree in Division 59, Meriwether, Georgia, USA.
3. ↑ 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 #92674109 (accessed 1 February 2023)
   Philomon Ogletree in Meriwether, Georgia, USA.
4. ↑ Weekly Columbus Enquirer, Columbus, Georgia, Wednesday, October 8, 1845, page 3
5. ↑ Probate: "Georgia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992"
   Meriwether > Returns, Vol A-B, 1825-1846
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 12 June 2023)
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} Probate: "Georgia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 12 June 2023)
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5} Annual returns, 1825-1902: "Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990"
   Catalog: Annual returns, 1825-1902 Returns, v. C 1845-1852
   Image path: Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990 > Meriwether > Returns 1845-1852 vol C > image 358 of 474; citing various county, district, and probate courts.
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-893T-63B6 (accessed 12 June 2023)
8. ↑ Probate Inventory Georgia Wills and Probate Records, Meriwether County, Returns, Vol E 1858-1863, page 508, image 298 Ancestry.com link
9. ↑ Will Georgia Wills and Probate Records, Meriwether County, Wills, page 30, image 418 [<ref> '''Probate Inventory''' Georgia Wills and Probate Records, Meriwether County, Returns, Vol E 1858-1863, page 508, image 298 [https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/217714:8635 Ancestry.com link]</li></ol></ref>