Slaves of Richard Moore Bishop

Date: About 1840 [unknown]
Location: Fleming County, Kentucky, United States

Contents 1 Slaves of Richard Moore Bishop (1812-1893) 1.1 1840 2 Research Notes 3 Sources

Slaves of Richard Moore Bishop (1812-1893)

1840

• One Female age 24-35
• Two Males age <10
• One Female age <10

Research Notes

• Richard M. Bishop moved to Ohio in 1848, where slavery was not legal. Unknown at this time if this group was manumitted or sold/transferred to other family members. He had no non-white household members in 1850.
• Currently available on-line deed books and court order books for Fleming County, Kentucky on FamilySearch have been searched with no additional information found.

Sources

• United States Census, 1840, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHT8-YWV : 8 December 2020), Richard M Bishop, Elizaville, Fleming, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 195, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm.