Slaves of Valentine Pye, Georgia

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Muscogee County, Georgia, United States
Surnames/tags: slavery black_heritage

The purpose of this page is to record the slaves of Valentine Pye and attempt to connect them to their families.

Contents 1 Named Slaves 2 Slave Schedules 3 Research Notes 4 Sources

Named Slaves

• Charlie Pye
• Tom Pye

Slave Schedules

Valentine was recorded with 28 slaves in the 1860 census/slave schedule.^[1]

Research Notes

• clue for location of plantation - Valentine Pye was appointed Postmaster on October 12, 1854 in Steam Factory, Muscogee County, Georgia.^[2] The post office at Steam Factory must not have lasted long. There is little record of this town/area, but it did exist.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ 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 Record 7668 #92710397 (accessed 21 August 2022)
   Valentine Pye in District 10, Muscogee, Georgia, USA.
2. ↑ Employment: "U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971"
   The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-Sept. 30, 1971; Record Group: Records of the Post Office Department; Record Group Number: 28; Series: M841; Roll Number: 24; Volume Number: 26
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1932 #1735270 (accessed 21 August 2022)
   Name: Valentine Pye; Post Office Location: Steam Factory, Muscogee, Georgia; Appointment Date: 12 Oct 1854; Volume Year Range: 1857-1876.
3. ↑ https://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/muscogeecopn.htm

See also:

• https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/pye/602/