Slaves of Robert Gibboney (d 1867), Virginia

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Contents 1 Slaves of Robert Gibboney, Wythe Co, VA 1.1 Associations 1.2 Probate Records 1.3 Cohabitation Records 1.4 Census Records: Slave Schedules 1.4.1 1860 1.4.2 1850 2 Sources

Slaves of Robert Gibboney, Wythe Co, VA

The purpose of this page is to collect sources and information to help identify slaves of Robert Gibboney (1811-1867) of Wythe County, Virginia.

Associations

Robert was the business partner of Nicholas Perkins Oglesby (1803-1838)

Probate Records

Cohabitation Records

The following people listed Robert Gibboney as their last owner before emancipation in the cohabitation register on 27th February 1866 in Wythe County.^[1] Note that the children listed are assumed to have had the same last owner as their mother, but that is not necessarily the case.

• Angelica (Curran) Sheffee (abt.1832-) b Pulaski County, Va, (w/o Stuart Sheffey (last owner, Samuel Cassell). Their children:
  • Mary Sheffee (abt.1854-)
  • William Sheffee (abt.1853-)
  • Charles L Sheffee (abt.1848-)
• William Edmundson (abt.1824-) and Ellen (White) Edmondson (abt.1834-) b Tazewell Co, VA and their children:
  • Thomas J., 7;
  • Milton, 7;
  • Kaze P., 11;
  • Edmond, 13;
  • Robert W., 20;
  • James M., 15;
  • William, 9;
  • Eliza, 4
• Israel Miller (abt.1816-) (h/o Harsey Simpson (last owner John Ewing)
• Henry Gaines (abt.1829-) (h/o Nancy Bowhn, last owner John Stuart)
• Lafayette Washington (abt.1832-) b Buckingham Co, VA (h/o Eliza Gleaves (last owner Martha Lahew)
• Mary (Miller) Brown (abt.1843-aft.1880)( w/oAndrew Brown (abt.1821-bef.1868) whose last owner was Susan Spiller) and her children:
  • James Brown (abt.1863-aft.1910)
  • Alexander Brown (abt.1861-1922)
  • Andrew Brown (abt.1859-aft.1866)
  • George W Brown (abt.1857-aft.1866)
  • Betsy Brown (abt.1854-aft.1870)

• Lewis Montgomery (abt.1819-)^[2]

Census Records: Slave Schedules

No names appear on the slave schedules. Names have been added as best guesses based on known ages.

1860

Robert was recorded in a slave schedule in 1860 in Wythe, Virginia, United States as a slave owner with 37 slaves.^[3]

Name	Sex	Age
	M	5 years
Mary Sheffee (abt.1854-)	F	5 years
	M	4 years
	M	3 years
	F	3 years
	F	3 years
	M	3 years
William Edmundson (abt.1824-)	M	36 years
	M	0 days
	M	2 years
	M	0 days
	F	50 years
	M	38 years
Israel Miller (abt.1816-)	M	40 years
	M	39 years
Henry Gaines (abt.1829-)	M	30 years
Lafayette Washington (abt.1832-)	M	28 years
	M	27 years
	M	25 years
	M	25 years
	F	25 years
Angelica (Curran) Sheffee (abt.1832-)	F	30 years
Ellen (White) Edmondson (abt.1834-)	F	26 years
	F	24 years
	F	18 years
	M	14 years
	F	14 years
	F	13 years
	M	13 years
Charles L Sheffee (abt.1848-)	M	12 years
William Sheffee (abt.1853-)	M	7 years
	M	6 years
	M	8 years

1850

Robert was recorded in a slave schedule in 1850 in Wythe, Virginia, United States as a slave owner with 12 slaves.^[4]

Name	Sex	Age
Robert Gibboney
	F	40
	F	23
	F	15
	F	7
	M	25
	M	23
	M	20
	M	19
	M	4
	M	4
	M	13
	F	60

Sources

1. ↑ Wythe County (Va.) Register of Colored Persons of Wythe County, State of Virginia, cohabiting together as Husband and Wife on 27th February 1866. Local Government Records Collection, Wythe County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219[1].
2. ↑ Smyth County (Va.) Register of Colored Persons of Smyth County, State of Virginia, cohabiting together as Husband and Wife on 27th February 1866. Local Government Records Collection, Smyth County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.
3. ↑ Slave Schedule: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860"
   citing Page: 1; Line: 19; Digital film/folder number: 005171766_023_M9N3-SCW; FHL microfilm: 000805397; Image number: 1
   FamilySearch Record: W2XR-FPZM (accessed 15 August 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GBSN-XQV
   Robert Gibboney, slave owner, in 1860 in Wythe, Virginia, United States.
4. ↑ Slave Schedule: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850"
   citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 21; Digital film/folder number: 004206483_026_M9XT-7M1; FHL microfilm: 444983; Image number: 6; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01093-5
   FamilySearch Record: HRW5-4K2M (accessed 17 November 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6Q19-MDM
   Robert Gibboney, slave owner, in 1850 in Wythe, Virginia, United States.