Slaves of Placebo Houston

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Iredell County, North Carolina, United States
Surnames/tags: Houston Black_Heritage Slavery

The purpose of this page is to identify and document the slaves held by Placebo Houston (1779-1859) in Iredell County, North Carolina.

Contents 1 1846 Slave Deed 2 Will of Placebo Houston, 1859 3 1840 Census 4 1850 Slave Schedule

1846 Slave Deed

On January 16, 1846, P Houston sold slaves to John Dalton of Rockingham County. Placebo had purchased the four slaves from the estate of C Love.^[1]

• Eliza, age 30 years
• Washington, age 11 years
• Girl child 1 of Eliza
• Girl child 2 of Eliza

Will of Placebo Houston, 1859

• North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979: "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979" Catalog: Iredell County, North Carolina estate records Estate records 1790-1970 Houston, James H. - Howard, Blanche Image path: North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979 > Iredell County > H > Houston, Placebo (1859) > image 32 of 799 FamilySearch Image (accessed 26 January 2022)

Advancements Identified in the Will

• 1832 to daughter Louisa Reinhardt
  • Amy about 15 years
  • Alfred, child of Amy, 1 year old
  • Hetty 5 years old
• 1834 to daughter Lucy M Motz
  • negro girl Kizzie, age 11-12
• 1841 to Lucy M Motz
  • negro girl Casy, age 14
• December 1844 to Mary Cecelia Dalton
  • Sally, about 21
  • Anderson, age 4, child of Sally
  • Isaac, age 2, child of Sally
  • Henry, age 1, child of Sally
• To Mary Cecilia Dalton at marriage
  • Cynthia, aged 14
  • Caroline, aged 15
• 1845 to Thomas F Houston
  • Alexander, about 20
  • Sinda about 31
  • Dick age 10
  • Eliza about 4
  • Tabitha age 2
• 1845 to Augustus son of T F Houston
  • Peter (sold by father)
• 1847 to daughter Lucy M Mutts
  • negro man, Osborne, about 40 years old

Flyer included in the folio identifies a sale of 18 negros to be held on March 16, 1859. Details of sales are not provided, but accounting shows a sum of $15,500 garnered from a sale of slaves on March 16

1840 Census

• 1840 Census: "1840 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1840; Census Place: Iredell, North Carolina; Roll: 363; Page: 184; Family History Library Film: 0018094
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 8057 #3313774 (accessed 14 March 2022)
  Plasabo Houston.

In 1840 Placebo Houston held 22 slaves in Iredell County

Slaves - Males - Under 10: 2

Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23: 5

Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35: 2

Slaves - Males - 36 thru 54: 3

Slaves - Females - Under 10: 2

Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23: 4

Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35: 2

Slaves - Females - 36 thru 54: 2

1850 Slave Schedule

• 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 ca Record 8055 #91577568 (accessed 14 March 2022)
  P Houston in Iredell, North Carolina, USA.

In 1850, Placebo Houston held 26 slaves in Iredell County

Female 63

Female 50

Male 57

Male 59

Male 40

Male 30

Female 27

Male 33

Male 30

Female 27

Female 26

Female 25

Male 10

Male 9

Male 8

Male 8

Female 7

Male 7

Female 5

Male 4

Female 3

Male 3

Male 1

Male 4/12

Male 1/12

Male 58