Slaves of Reuben Gilliam, South Carolina

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Newberry, South Carolina, United States
Surnames/tags: slavery black_heritage

This page's purpose is to record the enslaved people owned by Reuben Gilliam (1793-1858), and attempt to connect them to their families.

Slaves

1. Emeline^[1]
2. Amand[a]^[1]
3. Tom Johnson^[2]
4. Tom's mother Lucy Gilliam^[2]

The recorded will of Reuben Gilliam names two specific enslaved "Negro girls" (Emeline and Amand) to be transferred to his two nephews (James and Thompson Govier, apparently enumerated with him in 1850), but advises his children to divide his remaining estate evenly without giving additional specifics.^[1] The slave schedule of the 1850 census attributes 39 enslaved people to him; they are listed below.^{[3] [4]}

1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules:

Enslaved People
Sex	Age	Color
Female	57	B
Male	55	B
Male	40	B
Male	36	B
Male	35	B
Male	35	B
Female	35	B
Female	30	B
Male	30	B
Male	27	B
Male	25	B
Female	25	B
Female	25	B
Female	23	B
Male	21	B
Male	19	B
Male	18	B
Female	17	B
Male	17	B
Female	15	B
Female	12	B
Male	11	B
Female	11	B
Female	10	B
Female	9	B
Male	7	B
Female	7	B
Female	7	B
Female	5	B
Male	5	B
Male	5	B
Male	5	B
Female	4	B
Male	3	B
Male	3	B
Female	2	B
Male	1	B
Female	1	B
Female	6/12	B

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} "South Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1670-1980," database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 9080 #30674 : accessed 29 December 2022), Reuben Gilliam probate on 2 Aug 1858; citing Newberry County, South Carolina Original Will Books, 1787-1913, Author South Carolina. Probate Court (Newberry County), Probate Place Newberry, South Carolina.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "U.S., Interviews with Formerly Enslaved People, 1936-1938," database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 1944 #5885 : accessed 29 December 2022), Name Tom Johnson, Age 83, Birth Date 1854, Birth Place Gilliam Place, Residence Place Newberry, South Carolina, Spouse Mattie Kinard Adline, Mother Lucy Gilliam, Total Pages in Narrative File 1, Roll number SCM 000 325, Name of Slave Owner(s) (Name)
   Age Reuben Gilliam, John Kinard; citing Library of Congress, Library of Congress, Washington D.C., A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, 1936–1938, Volume Vol. 1-17, Page 62.
3. ↑ "1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules," database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 8055 #92003546 : accessed 1 September 2023), Reuben Gilliam, slave owner of 39 enslaved people, in 1850 in Newberry, South Carolina, USA; citing 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.
4. ↑ "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: HRWZ-78N2 : accessed 1 September 2023) FamilySearch Image: S3HT-D1V7-J Image number 00296, Reuben Gilliam in 1850 in Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, United States; citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 1; Digital film/folder number: 004205419; FHL microfilm: 444829; Record number: 23835; Packet letter: A.