Slaves of Richard Flemister, Georgia

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

The purpose of this page is to connect descendants of those enslaved by Richard Flemister with their ancestors.

Census & Slave Schedule

1850 census shows Richard Flemister with 8 slaves in Meriwether County, Georgia.^[1]

Female Ages: 25, 22, 13, 2

Male Ages: 50, 5, 3, 1

1860 census shows Richard Flemister with 9 slaves in Meriwether County, Georgia.^[2]

Female Ages: 27, 25, 18, 15, 10, 9

Male Ages: 50, 13, 12

Probate Inventory

The probate inventory was taken in September of 1862, the distribution took place in October of that same year.^[3][4]

Slave	Description	Assessed Value	Group	Inherited by
Simon	boy	$ 1200	2	Mrs. C. A. Flemister
Pleasant	boy	$ 1200	3	C A Flemister guardian for Hattie A & John C Flemister
Green	boy	$ 700	4	Mrs. F C Douglass
Angeline	girl	$ 650	3	C A Flemister guardian for Hattie A & John C Flemister
Emily	girl	$ 950	4	Mrs. F C Douglass
Lucy	woman	$ 800	1	C A Flemister guardian for Hattie A & John C Flemister
Meady	girl	$ 1000	5	C A Flemister guardian for Martha Flemister
Hannah	girl	$ 600	2	Mrs. C. A. Flemister
Louisa	girl	$ 300	5	C A Flemister guardian for Martha Flemister
Mary Jane	girl	$ 400	5	C A Flemister guardian for Martha Flemister
Laura	girl	$ 300	1	C A Flemister guardian for Hattie A & John C Flemister
Georgia Ann	girl	$ 300	1	C A Flemister guardian for Hattie A & John C FlemisterJohn C Flemister
Jane	woman and child	$ 1000	1	C A Flemister guardian for Hattie A & John C Flemister
unnamed	child of Jane	$ with mother	1	C A Flemister guardian for Hattie A & John C Flemister

Sources

1. ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850"
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 19; FHL microfilm: 442902; Record number: 8391;
   FamilySearch Record: HR7F-3SMM (accessed 5 February 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6QYW-9NP Image number 00109
   Richard Flemister owner in household of Richard Flemister in Meriwether, Georgia, United States.
2. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860"
   citing Page: 89; Line: 32; FHL microfilm: 000803148; Record number: 107974;
   FamilySearch Record: WKVZ-Z3PZ (accessed 5 February 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYBF-9K2L Image number 00560
   Richd Flemister owner in household of Richd Flemister in Meriwether, Georgia, United States.
3. ↑ Probate Inventory Georgia Wills and Probate Records, Meriwether, Returns, Vol E, page 583, image 335 Ancestry.com Link
4. ↑ Probate Distribution Georgia Wills and Probate Records, Meriwether, Returns, Vol E, page 713, image 397 Ancestry.com Link