Slaves of Thomas G Banks, Mississippi

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: [unknown]
Surnames/tags: slavery Mississippi Texas

This page enumerates the slavery history of Thomas G Banks (1824-1867).

Contents 1 1850 Slave Schedule Lowndes County, MS 2 1859-1860 Tax List Washington County, Texas 3 1860 Slave Schedule Washington County, TX 4 Taxes Washington County, Texas 5 Sources

1850 Slave Schedule Lowndes County, MS

Gender Race Age Birthdate

• Male Black 40 1810
• Female Black 30 1820
• Male Black 28 1822
• Female Black 10 1840
• Female Black 35 1815
• Male Black 38 1812
• Female Black 20 1830
• Male Black 45 1805
• Female Black 40 1810
• Male Black 14 1836
• Male Black 13 1837
• Male Black 11 1839
• Female Black 8 1842
• Female Black 18 1832
• Female Black 15 1835
• Male Black 60 1790
• Male Black 6/12 1850
• Male Black 65 1785
• Female Black 45 1805
• Female Black 14 1836
• Male Black 10 1840
• Male Black 7 1843
• Male Black 37 1813
• Male Mulatto 47 1803
• Male Black 50 1800
• Female Black 34 1816
• Male Black 14 1836
• Male Black 26 1824
• Female Black 25 1825
• Male Black 15 1835
• Male Black 22 1828
• Female Black 23 1827
• Male Black 34 1816
• Female Black 16 1834
• Female Black 17 1833
• Female Black 40 1810
• Male Mulatto 17 1833
• Male Black 10 1840
• Male Black 8 1842
• Male Black 6 1844
• Male Black 4 1846
• Male Black 37 1813
• Male Black 38 1812
• Female Black 24 1826
• Male Black 42 1808
• Female Black 26 1824
• Male Black 8 1842
• Female Black 6/12 1850
• Male Black 6 1844
• Female Black 5 1845

50 Total

1859-1860 Tax List Washington County, Texas

In 1859 T. G. Banks was listed on the Tax rolls. He had 30 enslaved persons, valued at $30,000.^[1]

By 1860 T. G. Banks was listed as having 61 enslaved persons, valued at $61,000.^[2]

1860 Slave Schedule Washington County, TX

Age Birthdate Gender Race

• 50 1810 Female Mulatto
• 60 1800 Male Black
• 55 1805 Female Black
• 50 1810 Male Black
• 30 1830 Male Black
• 28 1832 Male Black
• 26 1834 Male Black
• 27 1833 Male Black
• 25 1835 Male Black
• 24 1836 Male Black
• 27 1833 Male Mulatto
• 26 1834 Male Mulatto
• 25 1835 Male Mulatto
• 28 1832 Male Mulatto
• 27 1833 Male Mulatto
• 20 1840 Male Black
• 19 1841 Male Black
• 18 1842 Male Black
• 35 1825 Female Mulatto
• 24 1836 Female Mulatto
• 20 1840 Female Mulatto
• 30 1830 Female Mulatto
• 30 1830 Female Mulatto
• 27 1833 Female Mulatto
• 26 1834 Female Black
• 45 1815 Female Black
• 25 1835 Female Black
• 14 1846 Female Black
• 8 1852 Male Black
• 7 1853 Male Mulatto
• 7 1853 Male Mulatto
• 6 1854 Male Black
• 35 1825 Male Black
• 30 1830 Male Black
• 25 1835 Male Mulatto
• 14 1846 Male Black
• 15 1845 Female Mulatto
• 8 1852 Female Mulatto
• 8 1852 Female Black
• 7 1853 Female Black
• 7 1853 Female Mulatto
• 6 1854 Female Black
• 4 1856 Male Black
• 3 1857 Female Black
• 2 1858 Male Black
• 1 1859 Male Black
• 25 1835 Male Black
• 25 1835 Male Black
• 20 1840 Male Black
• 22 1838 Male Black
• 22 1838 Male Mulatto
• 21 1839 Male Black
• 27 1833 Male Black
• 26 1834 Male Black
• 27 1833 Male Black
• 27 1833 Male Black
• 26 1834 Male Black
• 25 1835 Male Black
• 24 1836 Male Black
• 23 1837 Male Black
• 26 1834 Male Mulatto
• 20 1840 Male Black
• 19 1841 Male Black
• 18 1842 Male Black
• 18 1842 Male Mulatto
• 17 1843 Male Mulatto
• 16 1844 Male Mulatto
• 30 1830 Female Black
• 28 1832 Female Black
• 27 1833 Female Black
• 26 1834 Female Black
• 27 1833 Female Black
• 26 1834 Female Mulatto
• 25 1835 Female Mulatto
• 24 1836 Female Black
• 25 1835 Female Mulatto
• 24 1836 Female Mulatto
• 21 1839 Female Mulatto
• 20 1840 Female Mulatto
• 8 1852 Female Black
• 7 1853 Female Black
• 6 1854 Female Black
• 4 1856 Male Black
• 3 1857 Male Black
• 2 1858 Male Black
• 1 1859 Male Black
• 2 1858 Male Black
• 1 1859 Male Black
• 1 1859 Female Mulatto
• 2/12 1859 Female Mulatto
• 1/12 1859 Male Mulatto
• 3 1857 Male Mulatto
• 4 1856 Male Black
• 3 1857 Male Mulatto
• 2 1858 Male Mulatto
• 1 1859 Male Black
• 2/12 1859 Male Black
• 1/12 1859 Male Black
• 1/12 1859 Male Mulatto

99 Total

In 1860, his property was valued at:

Real Estate Value 100,000

Personal Estate Value 178,000

Taxes Washington County, Texas

In 1862 T. G. Banks had at least 2 properties in Washington County Texas, and the enslaved were split between the two, 36 taxable enslaved on each of those 2 properties, for a total of 72 enslaved, the groups valued at $18,000 each.^[3]

In 1863 T. G. Banks is listed on the tax rolls however no number for enslaved listed. Did he take them back to Mississippi?^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Tax record: "Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910"
   Catalog: Texas county tax rolls, 1846-1910 Texas tax rolls, Washington County reel 1, 1837-1878 (A-H)
   Image path: Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910 > Washington county > 1859 > image 791 of 1802
   FamilySearch Image: 939J-4BSQ-GG (accessed 15 December 2023)
   • 1859 Tax, Washington County, Texas
2. ↑ Tax record: "Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910"
   Catalog: Texas county tax rolls, 1846-1910 Texas tax rolls, Washington County reel 1, 1837-1878 (A-H)
   Image path: Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910 > Washington county > 1860 > image 856 of 1802
   FamilySearch Image: 939J-4BSQ-KT (accessed 15 December 2023)
   • 1860 Tax, Washington County, Texas
3. ↑ Tax record: "Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910"
   Catalog: Texas county tax rolls, 1846-1910 Texas tax rolls, Washington County reel 1, 1837-1878 (A-H)
   Image path: Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910 > Washington county > 1862 > image 968 of 1802
   FamilySearch Image: 939J-4BS3-63 (accessed 15 December 2023)
   • 1862 Tax, Washington County, Texas
4. ↑ Tax record: "Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910"
   Catalog: Texas county tax rolls, 1846-1910 Texas tax rolls, Washington County reel 1, 1837-1878 (A-H)
   Image path: Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910 > Washington county > 1863 > image 1030 of 1802
   FamilySearch Image: 939J-4BS3-9Y (accessed 15 December 2023)
   • 1863 Tax, Washington County, Texas

• 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 Record 8055 #91085645
  Thomas G Banks in Lowndes, Mississippi, USA.
• 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 Record 7668 #92436756
  Thomas Banks, slave owner of 99 enslaved people, in 1860 in Washington, Texas, USA.