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Slaves of Watkins Banks, Georgia

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This page enumerates the slavery history of Watkins Banks (1833-1864)

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1860 Slave Schedule Stewart County, GA

Note: This slave schedule has a number next to each age of slave of how many the owner had. The transcription number is therefore inaccurate. These ages also appear to be estimated. Watkins is listed as W. Banks on this schedule and his brother Willis as W.D. Banks

Age Birthdate Gender Race

  1. 30 1830 Male Black
  2. 30 1830 Male Black
  3. 20 1840 Male Black
  4. 20 1840 Male Black
  5. 20 1840 Male Black
  6. 5 1855 Male Black
  7. 5 1855 Male Black
  8. 5 1855 Male Black
  9. 5 1855 Male Black
  10. 5 1855 Male Black
  11. 30 1830 Female Black
  12. 30 1830 Female Black
  13. 30 1830 Female Black
  14. 20 1840 Female Black
  15. 20 1840 Female Black
  16. 20 1840 Female Black
  17. 20 1840 Female Black
  18. 5 1855 Female Black
  19. 5 1855 Female Black
  20. 5 1855 Female Black

1864 Tax Digest Stewart County, GA

Watkins is listed with 20 slaves (only enumerated by total)

Research Notes

No will yet found for Watkins. He died during the Civil War.

Sources

  • 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 #92742356
    W Banks, slave owner of 6 enslaved people, in 1860 in District 23, Stewart, Georgia, USA.
  • 1864 Tax: "Georgia, U.S., Property Tax Digests, 1793-1892"
    Militia District Number: 1065
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1729 #3027086
    Name: Watkins Bank; Year: 1864; District: Mineral Springs; District Number: 1065; Place: Stewart, Georgia, USA.




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