Slaves of Spencer Hinton Alston

Date: 1805 to 1876
Location: Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States
Surnames/tags: Alston USBH

The purpose of this page is to document and identify the slaves of Spencer Hinton Alston (abt.1805-abt.1876).

Contents 1 1830 Census Nash County 2 1834 Marriage 3 1840 Census Franklin County 4 1850 Slave Schedule Oktibbeha County 5 1860 Slave Schedule Oktibbeha County 6 1865 Freedmen's Employment Contract

1830 Census Nash County

• 1830 Census: "1830 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1830; Census Place: Basses, Nash, North Carolina; Series: M19; Roll: 123; Page: 184; Family History Library Film: 0018089
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 8058 #225614 (accessed 28 January 2022)
  Spencer Alston.

Total of 13 slaves

Slaves - Males - Under 10: 2

Ishmel

Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23: 1

Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35: 2

Slaves - Males - 36 thru 54: 2

Slaves - Males - 55 thru 99: 1

Slaves - Females - Under 10: 1

Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23: 1

Hardy

Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35: 2

Slaves - Females - 55 thru 99: 1

1834 Marriage

On September 26, 1834, Spencer married Elizabeth (Wilhite) Sills. Along with a parcel of land, Elizabeth brought a number of slaves to the marriage.

• Bithaand her children
  • Jim
  • Hickny
  • Minerva
  • Dolphin
• Viney and her children
  • Tomkins
  • Tempy
• old Mary
• Nancy and her child
  • Abram
• Patty and her child
  • Fanny

1840 Census Franklin County

• 1840 Census: "1840 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1840; Census Place: Franklin, North Carolina; Roll: 360; Page: 77; Family History Library Film: 0018094
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 8057 #3306123 (accessed 28 January 2022)
  Spencer H Alston.

Total of 29 slaves

Slaves - Males - Under 10: 5

Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23: 3

Ishmel

Dolphin

Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35: 2

Jim

Slaves - Males - 36 thru 54: 3

Slaves - Females - Under 10: 4

Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23: 6

Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35: 4

Hardy

Slaves - Females - 36 thru 54: 2

Bitha

1850 Slave Schedule Oktibbeha County

• 1850 Census: "1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
  The National Archive in Washington DC; Washington, DC; NARA Microform Publication: M432; Title: Seventh Census Of The United States, 1850; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 8055 #91152670 (accessed 28 January 2022)
  Spencer H Aulston in Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA.

Total of 26 slaves

Male 60

Female 56 - Bitha

Male 40

Male 35 - Jim

Female 30

Female 28

Male 27 - Dolphin

Male 22 - Ishmel

Male 21 - Littleton

Female 21

Female 20

Female 18

Male 17

Male 17

Male 11 - Watson

Male 11

Male 10

Female 9 - Penny

Female 9

Male 7

Male 6

Female 6 - Della

Female 4

Female 3 - Serena

Female 1 - Emma

Male 5/12 - Davis

1860 Slave Schedule Oktibbeha County

• 1860 Census: "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
  The National Archives in Washington DC; Washington DC, USA; Eighth Census of the United States 1860; Series Number: M653; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 7668 #90449667 (accessed 28 January 2022)
  Spencer H Alston in Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA.

Total 39 Slaves

Male 65 - Tom

Female 65 - Bitha

Male 50

Male 45 - Jim

Male 44

Male 41

Male 36 - Dolphin

Male 34

Male 34 - Ishmel

Male 33 - Tompkins

Male 30

Male 28

Male 26 - Littleton

Male 26

Male 22

Male 22 - Watson

Female 20

Female 20

Female 19 - Penny

Male 18

Male 18

Female 17 - Della

Female 13 - Serena

Female 11 - Emma

Male 11 - Frank

Male 9 - Davis

Male 9 - Dick

Male 9

Male 9

Male 6 - Roberson

Male 6 - Tom

Female 5 - Minerva

Female 4 - Mary

Female 4

Female 4

Female 3

Male 1 - Solomon

Male 1 - Drake

Male 1

1865 Freedmen's Employment Contract

In 1865 S H Alston hired former slaves to work the land known as Alston Place in return for a portion of the crop and room and board for themselves and their dependents. It is assumed these are slaves formerly owned by Spencer.

• Employment Contract: "U.S., Freedmen's Bureau Records, 1865-1878"
  The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Records of the Assistant Commissioner for the State of Mississippi, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1869; NARA Series Number:: M826; NARA Reel Number:: 46; NARA Record Group Number:: 105; NARA Record Group Name:: Records of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1861 - 1880; Collection Title:: United States Freedmen's Bureau Labor Contracts Indenture and Apprenticeship Records 1865-1872
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 62309 #3857776 (accessed 28 January 2022)
  Name: S H Alston; Event Type: Employment; Employment Date: 16 Aug 1865; Employment Place: Mississippi, USA.

Jim 50

Levina 46

Sarah 18

Emma 15

Watson 25

Della 21

Tempy 35 Female

Anne 33

Frank 15

Dolphin 40 Male

Tompkins 38 Male

Littleton 30 Male

Ishmel 38

Hardy50 Female

Penny24

Davis 14 Male

Dick 13

Dependents

Tom 72

Bitha 69

Pat 56 Female

Roberson 11

Tom 11

Minerva 10

Mary 9

Solomon 6

Drake 6

Susan 4

Sallie 2

Handy 2 Male

Jonas 1

Sherman infant

Plummer infant