Slaves of William Alderman, Florida

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Leon County, Florida, United States
Surnames/tags: Slavery Black_Heritage Alderman

This page's purpose is to record the enslaved people owned by William Alderman (abt.1815-), of Leon County, Florida, and attempt to connect them to their families.

Slaves of William Alderman

William, born in Georgia, moved to Leon County, Florida, where he married Rachel Theus in 1848. He was listed in the 1850 and 1860 Slave Schedule Census records in Leon County. It is not yet known what his plantation was called. The property included 980 acres worth $5000 in 1860. Five hundred of the acreage was improved and grew corn and cotton.^[1]

Slave Schedule Census Records

In the 1850 census William was in Division 8, Leon, Florida, United States, with 37 slaves.^[2]

1. Male 60
2. Female 55
3. Male 50
4. Female 50
5. Female 35
6. Female 45
7. Male 22
8. Male 16
9. Male 18
10. Female 9
11. Female 8
12. Female 7
13. Female 2
14. Male 35
15. Male 30
16. Male 24
17. Male 24
18. Male 28
19. Female 26
20. Male 12
21. Male 9
22. Male 6
23. Male 2
24. Female 20
25. Female 21
26. Female 17
27. Female 16
28. Female 18
29. Female 1/12
30. Female 2
31. Male 3/12
32. Male 7
33. Female 7
34. Female 3
35. Female 12
36. Female 11
37. Female 12

In the 1860 census William was in Leon, Florida, United States, with 39 slaves.^[3]

1. Male 53
2. Female 50
3. Female 30
4. Female 30
5. Male 9
6. Male 45
7. Male 20
8. Male 22
9. Male 22
10. Female 20
11. Male 6
12. Male 4
13. Female 6/12
14. Female 15
15. Female 60
16. Female 25
17. Female 7
18. Female 5
19. Female 3
20. Female 1
21. Female 25
22. Female 18
23. Female 16
24. Female 12
25. Female 9
26. Male 7
27. Male 5
28. Female 26
29. Female 11
30. Female 6
31. Male 2
32. Male 30
33. Female 24
34. Female 2
35. Female 6/12
36. Male 41
37. Female 12
38. Male 15
39. Male 15

Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors. Plantations of Leon County, Florida. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. December 31, 2021, 01:41 UTC. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Plantations_of_Leon_County,_Florida&oldid=1062888312. Accessed October 5, 2022.
2. ↑ 1850 Census: "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 #91414506 (accessed 5 October 2022)
   W Alderman in Division 8, Leon, Florida, USA.
3. ↑ 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 #94087868 (accessed 5 October 2022)
   Wm Alderman in Leon, Florida, USA.

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