Slaves of Thomas Goodrum Frazer, Alabama

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Russell, Alabama, United States
Surnames/tags: Frazer Slavery

Thomas Goodrum Frazer (1805-1873) lived with his family and owned slaves during different years (1850-1860) in Macon County, Coffee County, and Russell County, in Alabama.

Contents 1 Russell County, Alabama: Federal Census Slave Schedule, 1850 2 Macon County, Alabama: Alabama State Census, 1855 3 Coffee County, Alabama: Federal Census Slave Schedule, 1860 4 Russell County, Alabama: Federal Census Slave Schedule, 1860 5 Sources 5.1 Land Records

Russell County, Alabama: Federal Census Slave Schedule, 1850

Gender Race Age Birthdate

• Male Black 60 1790
• Male Black 50 1800
• Male Black 40 1810
• Male Black 38 1812
• Male Black 40 1810
• Male Black 25 1825
• Male Black 22 1828
• Male Black 22 1828
• Male Black 20 1830
• Male Black 16 1834
• Male Black 15 1835
• Male Black 12 1838
• Male Black 12 1838
• Male Black 12 1838
• Male Black 10 1840
• Male Black 8 1842
• Male Black 8 1842
• Male Black 4 1846
• Male Black 1 1849
• Male Black 1 1849
• Male Black 1 1849
• Female Black 50 1800
• Female Black 45 1805
• Female Black 35 1815
• Female Black 30 1820
• Female Black 35 1815
• Female Black 20 1830
• Female Black 12 1838
• Female Black 12 1838
• Female Black 10 1840
• Female Black 8 1842
• Female Black 8 1842
• Female Black 3 1847
• Female Black 4 1846
• Female Black 2 1848
• Female Black 1 1849

Total: 36

Macon County, Alabama: Alabama State Census, 1855

In the Alabama State Census for Macon County, Alabama in 1855, a total of 22 slaves were enumerated, with no identifying information about the individuals by gender, age, or "color." ^[1]

(Emma Note: There was a Thomas L Macon, Esq. of Macon County, Alabama, however in 1850 he was only 15 years old. He would not have had this large of a household and owned slaves in 1855)

Coffee County, Alabama: Federal Census Slave Schedule, 1860

In the Federal Census Slave Schedule in Coffee, Alabama in 1860, 39 unnamed slaves all listed by gender and age (ranging in age from ages 4 to 55) are enumerated.^[2] According to a study of the distribution of enslaved people in Coffee County, during the year (1860) that Thomas appears as an enslaver on the state census, of 376 enslavers in this county Thomas owned by far the highest number of slaves next to only one other man (who owned 41). ^[3] And, Thomas during this same year enslaved others in Russell County, Alabama.

• M 55
• M 55
• F 54
• F 54
• M 45
• M 45
• F 47
• F 47
• M 37
• M 37
• M 37
• M 37
• F 35
• F 35
• F 35
• M 28
• M 28
• M 28
• M 28
• M 28
• M 28
• F 26
• M 17
• M 17
• M 17
• M 17
• F 17
• M 16
• M 14
• M 14
• F 14
• M 7
• M 6
• F 4
• F 4
• F 4
• F 4
• F 4
• F 4

Total 39 slaves

Russell County, Alabama: Federal Census Slave Schedule, 1860

In the Federal Census Slave Schedule in Russell, Alabama in 1860, three unnamed slaves listed by gender and age are enumerated.^[4]

• F 35
• M 19
• M 19

Sources

1. ↑ "Alabama State Census, 1855", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V6P1-W92 : Thu Jul 20 18:45:15 UTC 2023), Entry for Thomas Frazier, 1855.
2. ↑ 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 #90255092
   Thomas G Frasier, slave owner of 39 enslaved people, in 1860 in Precincts 11 and 12, Coffee, Alabama, USA. FamilySearch: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WKNV-X2MM
3. ↑ Johnson, Dewey Maurice. History of Coffee County, Alabama, 1840-1871. University of Alabama 1947, Page 27.
4. ↑ "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WKJM-LR3Z : Tue Jul 11 15:17:32 UTC 2023), Entry for T Frasier and , 1860.

• 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 #90592556
  Thomas G Frasier, slave owner of 36 enslaved people, in 1850 in Russell, Alabama, USA.

Land Records

• 1 Apr 1852 Land Patent: "Alabama, U.S., Homestead and Cash Entry Patents, Pre-1908"
  Original data: United States. Bureau of Land Management. Alabama Pre-1908 Homestead and Cash Entry Patent and Cadastral Survey Plat Index. General Land Office Automated Records Project, 1996
  Ancestry Record 2069 #217944
  Name: Thomas G Frasier; Land Office: Montgomery; Document Number: 115; Total Acres: 160.06; Signature: Yes; Canceled Document: No; Issue Date: 1 Apr 1852; Mineral Rights Reserved: No; Metes and Bounds: No; Statutory Reference: 3 Stat. 566; Multiple Warantee Names: No; Act or Treaty: April 24, 1820; Multiple Patentee Names: No; Entry Classification: Sale-Cash Entries; Land Description: 1 W½SE ST STEPHENS No 15N 26E 1; 2 E½SW ST STEPHENS No 15N 26E 1.
• 1 Sep 1858 Land Patent: "Alabama, U.S., Homestead and Cash Entry Patents, Pre-1908"
  Original data: United States. Bureau of Land Management. Alabama Pre-1908 Homestead and Cash Entry Patent and Cadastral Survey Plat Index. General Land Office Automated Records Project, 1996
  Ancestry Record 2069 #119501
  Name: Thomas G Frasier; Land Office: Elba; Document Number: 19982; Total Acres: 240.12; Signature: Yes; Canceled Document: No; Issue Date: 1 Sep 1858; Mineral Rights Reserved: No; Metes and Bounds: No; Statutory Reference: 3 Stat. 566; Multiple Warantee Names: No; Act or Treaty: April 24, 1820; Multiple Patentee Names: No; Entry Classification: Sale-Cash Entries; Land Description: 1 N½NW ST STEPHENS No 7N 22E 12; 2 E½NW ST STEPHENS No 7N 23E 8; 3 S½SE ST STEPHENS No 7N 23E 8.
• Deed record Dec 22, 1863: "Coffee County, Alabama. Deeds 1862–1870"
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  FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSL6-YRZB
• Deed record1867: "Coffee County, Alabama. Deeds 1851–1855, Deed Indexes 1820–1929"
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  FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSL6-TSWG-K Land given to his son Sidney Thomas Frazer