Slaves of Robert H. Hester

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Olive Hill Township, Person, North Carolina, United States
Surnames/tags: Hester USBH

Robert H. Hester and his wife Mary Collins Hester are associated with the following documents evidencing enslaved people:

Contents 1 Estate Papers of Brice Collins 2 1850 US Census Slave Schedule 3 1860 US Census Slave Schedule 4 Sources

Estate Papers of Brice Collins

1850 Deeded to RH and Mary Collins Hester:

• Dixy (deaf in one ear), age 15
• Allen, age 11

Note: unclear whether the Hesters actually took possession of Dixy and Allen, as their sale price was listed and balances of equal division paid to Brice's other heirs.

1850 US Census Slave Schedule

Age	Sex	Color
65	F	B
26	M	B
25	M	B
21	M	B
16	M	M
12	M	B
8	M	B
5	M	B
6	M	B
1	M	B
28	F	B
38	F	B
13	F	B
13	F	B
10	F	B
3	F	B
2	F	B

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1860 US Census Slave Schedule

5 slave houses

Age	Sex	Color
85	F	B
45	F	B
37	M	B
36	M	B
31	M	B
30	M	B
21	M	B
22	M	B
26	F	B
25	F	B
25	F	B
17	M	B
16	M	B
16	M	B
13	F	B
13	F	B
11	M	B
11	M	B
10	M	B
28	M	B
9	M	B
9	M	B
9	F	B
9	M	B
7	M	B
4	M	B
2	M	B
1	M	B

^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HRWW-PMT2 : 23 February 2021), Robert H Hester in entry for MM9.1.1/MVCR-RGZ:, 1850.
2. ↑ "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WK55-WDN2 : Tue Jul 11 16:41:39 UTC 2023), Entry for Robert H Hester and <Unknown>, 1860.