Slaves of Philemon Owen, Chambers County, Alabama

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Chambers, Alabama, United States
Surnames/tags: Black_Heritage Owens Alabama

Contents 1 Introduction 1.1 Named Slaves 1.1.1 Slaves Inherited From Father 1.2 1856 Transaction 1.2.1 Possible Ex-Slaves from 1866 Alabama State Census 1.3 Unnamed Slaves 1.3.1 1860 U.S. Census (Slave Schedule) 2 Sources

Introduction

This introduces Philemon Owen's slaves, both named and unnamed.

Named Slaves

These are the named slaves that are associated with Philemon Owen of Chambers County, Alabama.

Slaves Inherited From Father

When Robert Owen died in 1850, he bequeathed to his son Philemon Owen the following slaves:^[1]

1. Governor
2. William
3. Hal
4. Daniel
5. Angeline
6. Horace
7. Ben
8. Frank
9. Randal
10. Jane - died before 1850 appraisal
11. Jefferson
12. Gilford
13. Nelson

1856 Transaction

"Black Hannah" was one of the enslaved people willed to Thomas E Owen, brother of Philemon. There was an 1856 transaction recorded where Hannah went from the Thomas E Owen estate to P. Owen. This is likely to his brother Philemon. Here is that set of transcations:

Slave	Gender	Age	Owner	Vol,Pg	Sold To / Given To	Date
Major	b		OWEN T E	6,163	BAILEY A L	17 Nov 1856
Dick	b		OWEN T E	6,163	BAILEY A L	17 Nov 1856
Bill	b		OWEN T E	6,163	FELTON Noah	17 Nov 1856
Daniel	b		OWEN T E	6,163	FELTON Richard	17 Nov 1856
Caroline			OWEN T E	6,163	OWEN Mariah L	17 Nov 1856
Fanny			OWEN T E	6,163	OWEN Mariah L	17 Nov 1856
Jesse			OWEN T E	6,163	OWEN Mariah L	17 Nov 1856
Jim			OWEN T E	6,163	OWEN Mariah L	17 Nov 1856
Hannah			OWEN T E	6,163	OWEN P	17 Nov 1856
Willis	b		OWEN T.E.	6,163	JOHNSON B	17 Nov 1856
Sam	b		OWEN T.E.	6,163	OWEN N.G.	17 Nov 1856
Nick	b		OWEN T.E.	6,163	OWEN P	17 Nov 1856
John	b		OWEN T.E.	6,163	OWEN P	17 Nov 1856

Hannah would be a pretty close correlation with the 14 year old female shown on the 1860 slave schedule.

In documentation of the Robert Owen estate sale, dated 18 Mar 1856, image 630 in the probate file we see the following information:

Named Property		Purchaser's Name
2 Negro men Tailor and George	51.00	N.G. Owen
1 Negro woman Comfort	20.00	P Owen
1 Negro woman Julia	149.00	W E Allen
1 Negro man Thom	130.00	Howell Peebles
1 Negro woman Kitty	5.00	R Lumpkin

Possible Ex-Slaves from 1866 Alabama State Census

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Unnamed Slaves

1860 U.S. Census (Slave Schedule)

This is the list of slaves claimed by Philip Owen.^[2]

Slave Owner Name	Age	Birth Date	Gender	Race	Fugitive	Manumitted
Philip Owen	60	1800	Female	Mulatto	X
Philip Owen	35	1825	Male	Black
Philip Owen	30	1830	Female	Black
Philip Owen	24	1836	Male	Black
Philip Owen	24	1836	Female	Black
Philip Owen	20	1840	Male	Black
Philip Owen	20	1840	Male	Mulatto	X
Philip Owen	20	1840	Female	Black
Philip Owen	18	1842	Female	Black
Philip Owen	17	1843	Female	Mulatto	X
Philip Owen	16	1844	Male	Black
Philip Owen	16	1844	Male	Black
Philip Owen	16	1844	Male	Black
Philip Owen	16	1844	Male	Black
Philip Owen	16	1844	Male	Black
Philip Owen	14	1846	Male	Black
Philip Owen	14	1846	Female	Black
Philip Owen	13	1847	Male	Black
Philip Owen	13	1847	Male	Black
Philip Owen	9	1851	Female	Mulatto	X
Philip Owen	8	1852	Male	Black
Philip Owen	5	1855	Male	Black
Philip Owen	4	1856	Male	Black
Philip Owen	4 mos	1860	Male	Black

Sources

1. ↑ Will of Robert Owen, Chambers County, Alabama
2. ↑ 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 #1481225 (accessed 26 July 2023)
   Unknown (35) in Precinct 1, Butler, Alabama, USA.