Slaves of Richard Cole Carpenter

Date: 1850 to 1866
Location: Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States
Surnames/tags: Carpenter McGeehee Vaughan

Slaves of Richard Cole Carpenter

In the 1850 Slave Census for Louisa County, Virginia, Richard C. Carpenter appears holding 6 slaves.^[1]

1850 Census

SLAVES:

Page	Line	Name of Slave Owner	No. of Slaves	Age	Sex	Color
777?	27b	R.C. Carpenter	1	22 (b1828)	M	B
777?	28b	R.C. Carpenter	1	22 (b1828)	F	B
777?	29b	R.C. Carpenter	1	16 (b1834)	M	B
777?	30b	R.C. Carpenter	1	13 (b1837)	F	B
777?	31b	R.C. Carpenter	1	8 (b1842)	F	B
777?	32b	R.C. Carpenter	1	6/12 (b1849)	M	B

In May of 1853 Richard Cole Carpenter first appears as “Master” in the Virginia Slave Birth Index.^[2] After that he appears 9 more times:^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]}

Virginia Slave Birth Index

Name of Slave Owner	Name/Sex of Baby	Name of Mother	Birthdate	County Born In	Page. No.
R.C. Carpenter	Mary	Ellen	May 17, 1853	Louisa	3
Richard C. Carpenter	Edward	Maria	Jan. 8, 1854	Louisa	18
Richard C. Carpenter	Emily	Ellen	Jun. 1855	Louisa	21
Richard C. Carpenter	Andrew	Ellen	Dec. 1, 1856	Louisa	33
Richard C. Carpenter	Luther	Maria	May 10, 1857	Louisa	52
Richard C. Carpenter	Travis	Ellen	Aug. 1, 1858	Louisa	64
Richard C. Carpenter	Malinda	Ellen	Feb. 8, 1860	Louisa	88
Richard C. Carpenter	(Male)	Maria	Dec. 1, 1861	Louisa	104
Richard C. Carpenter	(Female)	Ellen	Dec. 26, 1861	Louisa	104
Richard C. Carpenter	Isabella	Ellen	Jul. 15, 1864	Louisa	115

In the 1860 Slave Census for Louisa County, Virginia, Richard C. Carpenter appears holding 18 slaves.^[12]

1860 Census

SLAVES:

Page	Line	Name of Slave Owner	No. of Slaves	Age	Sex	Color
21	01b	Richard C. Carpenter	1	69 (b1791)	F	B
21	02b	Richard C. Carpenter	1	34 (b1826)	M	B
21	03b	Richard C. Carpenter	1	30 (b1830)	F	B
21	04b	Richard C. Carpenter	1	29 (b1831)	M	B
21	05b	Richard C. Carpenter	1	27 (b1833)	M	B
21	06b	Richard C. Carpenter	1	23 (b1837)	F	B
21	07b	Richard C. Carpenter	1	18 (b1842)	F	B
21	08b	Richard C. Carpenter	1	18 (b1842)	M	B
21	09b	Richard C. Carpenter	1	11 (b1849)	F	B
21	10b	Richard C. Carpenter	1	10 (b1850)	M	B
21	11b	Richard C. Carpenter	1	8 (b1852)	F	B
21	12b	Richard C. Carpenter	1	7 (b1853)	F	B
21	13b	Richard C. Carpenter	1	6 (b1854)	M	B
21	14b	Richard C. Carpenter	1	5 (b1855)	F	B
21	15b	Richard C. Carpenter	1	4 (b1856)	M	B
21	16b	Richard C. Carpenter	1	3 (b1857)	M	B
21	17b	Richard C. Carpenter	1	2 (b1858)	M	B
21	18b	Richard C. Carpenter	1	1/3 (b1859)	F	B

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HRWG-SB6Z : 15 February 2020), R C Carpenter in entry for MM9.1.1/MV81-XVT:, 1850.
2. ↑ "Virginia, Slave Birth Index, 1853-1866," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W8YZ-PK2M : 4 February 2020), R. C. Carpenter in entry for Mary, 17 May 1853; citing Birth, Louisa, Virginia, United States, Virgina State Library and Archives, Richmond; FHL microfilm 007849154.
3. ↑ "Virginia, Slave Birth Index, 1853-1866," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W8YZ-P2PZ : 4 February 2020), Richard C. Carpenter in entry for Andrew, 1 Dec 1856; citing Birth, Louisa, Virginia, United States, Virgina State Library and Archives, Richmond; FHL microfilm 007849154.
4. ↑ "Virginia, Slave Birth Index, 1853-1866," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W8YZ-PG6Z : 4 February 2020), Richard C Carpenter in entry for Malinda, 8 Feb 1860; citing Birth, Louisa, Virginia, United States, Virgina State Library and Archives, Richmond; FHL microfilm 007849154.
5. ↑ "Virginia, Slave Birth Index, 1853-1866," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W8YZ-P2ZM : 4 February 2020), Richard C. Carpenter in entry for MM9.1.1/W8YZ-LQT2:, 26 Dec 1861; citing Birth, Louisa, Virginia, United States, Virgina State Library and Archives, Richmond; FHL microfilm 007849154.
6. ↑ "Virginia, Slave Birth Index, 1853-1866," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W8YZ-PGPZ : 4 February 2020), Richard C Carpenter in entry for Travis, 1 Aug 1858; citing Birth, Louisa, Virginia, United States, Virgina State Library and Archives, Richmond; FHL microfilm 007849154.
7. ↑ "Virginia, Slave Birth Index, 1853-1866," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W8YZ-PL6Z : 4 February 2020), Richard C. Carpenter in entry for Emily, Jun 1855; citing Birth, Louisa, Virginia, United States, Virgina State Library and Archives, Richmond; FHL microfilm 007849154.
8. ↑ "Virginia, Slave Birth Index, 1853-1866," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W8YZ-PLPZ : 4 February 2020), Richard C. Carpenter in entry for Isabella, 15 Jul 1864; citing Birth, Louisa, Virginia, United States, Virgina State Library and Archives, Richmond; FHL microfilm 007849154.
9. ↑ "Virginia, Slave Birth Index, 1853-1866," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W8YZ-P2N2 : 4 February 2020), Richard C. Carpenter in entry for MM9.1.1/W8YZ-VH2M:, 1 Dec 1861; citing Birth, Louisa, Virginia, United States, Virgina State Library and Archives, Richmond; FHL microfilm 007849154.
10. ↑ "Virginia, Slave Birth Index, 1853-1866," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W8YZ-PG3Z : 4 February 2020), Richard C. Carpenter in entry for Luther, 10 May 1857; citing Birth, Louisa, Virginia, United States, Virgina State Library and Archives, Richmond; FHL microfilm 007849154.
11. ↑ "Virginia, Slave Birth Index, 1853-1866," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W8YZ-PL3Z : 4 February 2020), Richard C Carpenter in entry for Edward, 8 Jan 1854; citing Birth, Louisa, Virginia, United States, Virgina State Library and Archives, Richmond; FHL microfilm 007849154.
12. ↑ "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W2XG-KHN2 : 16 October 2019), Richard C Carpenter, 1860.