Slaves of William Cogswell Hazen, Prairie County, Arkansas

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Prairie County, Arkansas
Surnames/tags: Hazen Slavery Black_Heritage

Contents 1 Slaves of William Cogswell Hazen 1.1 1850 Slave Schedule - Tipton, Tennessee 1.2 Migration to Arkansas 1.3 1860 Slave Schedule - Prairie County, Arkansas 1.4 Civil War Years 1.5 Known Slaves 2 Sources

Slaves of William Cogswell Hazen

The purpose of this page is to document and identify the slaves held by William Cogswell Hazen (1806-1872) first in Tipton County, Tennesse and later in Prairie County, Arkansas.

1850 Slave Schedule - Tipton, Tennessee

In 1850, William C Hazen held 8 slaves in Covington in Tipton County,^[1]Tennessee.

• Female 45
• Female 12
• Female 10
• Female 10
• Male 40
• Male 23
• Female 20
• Male 3

Migration to Arkansas

According to the history of Hazen, Arkansas, Dr William Cogswell Hazen moved his family and twenty-one slaves from Covington in Tipton County, Tennessee to Prairie County in 1854. He would build cabins for the family and the slaves and begin a cotton plantation.^[2]

1860 Slave Schedule - Prairie County, Arkansas

In 1860, W C Hazen held 25 slaves in Center in Prairie County, Arkansas^[3]

• Male 45
• Female 40
• Male 25
• Male 24
• Male 23
• Male 26
• Male 22
• Male 15
• Male 14
• Male 14
• Male 13
• Male 12
• Female 23
• Female 21
• Female 22
• Female 25
• Female 20
• Female 13
• Male 6
• Male 5
• Male 8
• Male 3
• Female 5
• Female 2
• Female 2

Civil War Years

When the Union Army captured De Valls Bluff, Hazen moved his family and slaves to Texas where many of the slaves would worked making clothes and shoes for the Confederate Army. After his wife's death in Texas, Hazen would return to Arkansas with most of the slaves leaving him in Little Rock.^[2]

Known Slaves

Based on an interview of Emma (Hulett) Smith (1873-aft.1936) the following enslaved persons were identified

• Jessie Hulett (1847-)
• Amanda Hulett (1841-)

Sources

1. ↑ 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 ca Record 8055 #92395293 (accessed 22 October 2022)
   William C Hazen in Covington, Tipton, Tennessee, USA.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} History of Hazen, Arkansas; CALS Encyclopedia of Arkansas; article accessed 10-22-2022 Link to Article
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 ca Record 7668 #94428829 (accessed 22 October 2022)
   W C Hazen in Center, Prairie, Arkansas, USA.