Biography

This page's purpose is to record the enslaved people owned by Sarah (Hill) Fort
and attempt to connect them to their families.

Sarah was recorded in a slave schedule in 1860 in Bowie, Texas, United States
as a slave owner. Slaves: 10. Page 19. Slave Houses:6^[1]

Sarah was recorded in a slave schedule in 1860 in Bowie, Texas, United States
as a slave owner. Slaves: 21. Page: 20.^[2]

Name	Sex	Age	Born	Race		Name	Sex	Age	Born	Race
Rachael	Female	85	1775	Black			Female	20	1840	Black
China	Female	70	1790	Black			Female	20	1840	Black
Febe	Female	60	1800	Black			Male	19	1841	Black
	Female	60	1800	Black		Ophilia	Female	16	1844	Black
	Male	56	1804	Black			Female	16	1844	Black
	Female	45	1815	Mulatto		Tabitha	Female	14	1846	Black
	Female	50	1810	Mulatto		Lorra	Female	10	1850	Black
	Male	40	1820	Black			Female	9	1851	Black
Dice	Female	40	1820	Black			Male	5	1855	Black
	Male	30	1830	Black			Male	4	1856	Black
	Male	28	1832	Black			Male	3	1857	Black
	Male	26	1834	Black			Female	3	1857	Black
Caroline	Female	23	1837	Black			Female	2	1858	Black
Martha	Female	22	1838	Black			Male	1	1859	Black
Marshal	Male	21	1839	Black

Named Slaves

Jethro's estate was mentioned as Executor in the probate process in 1822-1835 in Madison,
Tennessee for Sarah's father..^[3]
These slaves were inherited from her father, 1832, Tennessee.

• Aley, negro woman and her child.
• Henderson, a boy (Sarah already has)
• Parker, a boy.

Sources

1. ↑ Slave Schedule: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860"
   citing Page: 19; Line: 33; Digital film/folder number: 005171487; FHL microfilm: 000805309; Image number: 199
   FamilySearch Record: WKTT-KXT2 (accessed 15 November 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GBSD-2C2
   Sarah Foot "Fort", slave owner, in 1860 in Bowie, Texas, United States.
2. ↑ Slave Schedule: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860"
   citing Page: 20; Line: 11; Digital film/folder number: 005171487; FHL microfilm: 000805309; Image number: 200
   FamilySearch Record: WKTT-KXPZ (accessed 15 November 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GBSD-244
   Sarah Fort, slave owner, in 1860 in Bowie, Texas, United States.
3. ↑ Probate: "Tennessee, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008"
   Will Books, 1822-1835, Madison County, Tennessee; Author: Tennessee State Library and Archives (Nashville, Tennessee); Probate Place: Madison, Tennessee
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9176 #2954662 (accessed 16 November 2023)
   Green Hill probate in 1822-1835 in Madison, Tennessee, USA.

• Tennessee, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008 - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:2:77T2-ZGH9?i=240