Introduction

This page's purpose is to record the people enslaved by Wade Slatton and attempt to connect them to their families.

Slaves

Wade's will suggests that he held over sixteen enslaved people. At least one of these might have been purchased from his father's estate auction, see Space:Workspace_George_Slaton_estate

From the Will of Wade Slaton:
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1. Winny,
2. Sarah,
3. Janie,
4. Peter,
5. Wesly,
6. Adalun,
7. George,
8. Jeremiah,
9. John,
10. Lucy,
11. George,
12. Martha,
13. William,
14. Mark,
15. David,
16. Joseph

Wade was recorded in a slave schedule in 1850 in Subdivision 45, Jackson, Georgia, United States as a slave owner of 12 enslaved people.^[4][5]

1. Female 65 yrs
2. Female 35 yrs
3. Female 30 yrs
4. Male 19 yrs
5. Female 16 yrs
6. Female 14 yrs
7. Female 12 yrs
8. Male 10 yrs
9. Female 10 yrs
10. Male 9 yrs
11. Female 7 yrs
12. Male 2 yrs

Wade was recorded in a slave schedule in 1860 in House District, Jackson, Georgia, United States as a slave owner of 15 enslaved people.^[6][7]

1. male 1month old
2. male 2yrs
3. female 2yrs
4. male 3yrs
5. male 5yrs
6. male 13yrs
7. male 17yrs
8. female 18yrs
9. male 19yrs
10. female 22yrs
11. male 29yrs
12. female 40yrs
13. female 45yrs

Guesses for above:
f Winny 35 (1850), 45 (1860)
m Peter 19 (1850), 29 (1860)
m John 9 (1850), 19 (1860)

Census names that match those in the above will and ages in slave schedule:
Slaton Winney 1870 GA Cen Jackson (328)-2 Jefferson GA 1806 f black
Slaton Susan 1870 GA Cen Jackson (328)-2 GA 1840 f black
Slaton John 1870 GA Cen Jackson (328)-2 GA 1840 m black
Slaton Mary 1870 GA Cen Jackson (328)-2 GA 1868 f black
Slaton Savannah 1870 GA Cen Jackson (328)-2 GA 1869-70 f black^[8]
NOTE: This enumeration is just below that of "white" William Slaton (abt.1822-).

Slaton Peter 1870 GA Cen Jackson (330) Jefferson GA 1828 m black
Slaton Mary 1870 GA Cen Jackson (330) GA 1834 f black
Slaton Georgia A 1870 GA Cen Jackson (330) GA 1849 f black
Slaton Mertus(?) 1870 GA Cen Jackson (330) GA 1854 f black
Slaton William T 1870 GA Cen Jackson (330) GA 1856 m black
Slaton Elizabeth 1870 GA Cen Jackson (330) GA 1858 f black
Slaton Nancy 1870 GA Cen Jackson (330) GA 1863 f black ^[9]
NOTE: This enumeration is just above that of "white" Mary Slaton, 82.

Sources

1. ↑ Jackson Co GA Will Book B, page 100 "Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-893R-X482?cc=1999178&wc=9SB3-PTG%3A267654001%2C267810201 : 20 May 2014), Jackson > Wills 1860-1919 vol A-C > image 186 of 678; citing Houston County Probate Court Judge, Georgia.
2. ↑ Jackson County Georgia Returns B p571, Slater, Wade inventory conducted by B S Camp, M A Patman, W Fulcher, H Jackson. 21 Nov 1865 recorded Oct 1865
3. ↑ Jackson County Georgia Returns B p668. Slaten Wade estate sale, among buyers: L Slaton, W Slaton, M A Patman, W Fulcher, H Jackson, 21 Nov 1866
4. ↑ Slave Schedule: "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 #92464080 (accessed 16 February 2024)
   Wade Slaton, slave owner of 12 enslaved people, in 1850 in Subdivision 45, Jackson, Georgia, USA.
5. ↑ "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HR76-B8ZM : 4 December 2021), Wade Slaton, subdivision 245, Jackson County, Georgia.
   Wade Slaton as owner
   
6. ↑ Slave Schedule: "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 #90202648 (accessed 16 February 2024)
   Wade Slayton, slave owner of 15 enslaved people, in 1860 in House District, Jackson, Georgia, USA.
7. ↑ "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WKVC-1TN2 : 16 October 2019), Wade Slayton, 1860, Jackson County, Georgia: page 22
   Wade Slayton as owner,
   
8. ↑ United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC3Z-RHL : 28 May 2021), Winney Slaton, page 97 (328), household 672, Subdivision 71, Jackson, , Georgia
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC3C-M1X : 6 February 2022), Peter Slaten, page 100 (330), household 695, Subdivision 71, Jackson, Georgia