Slaves of William Coleman, Mississippi

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Bolivar, Mississippi, United States
Surnames/tags: Coleman Slavery black_heritage

Contents 1 Introduction 1.1 Slaves from 1861 Inventory 1.2 1860 slave schedule 2 Sources

Introduction

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

Slaves from 1861 Inventory

Inventory and Appraisement of the Estate of William Coleman, Dec'd - 10 Jul 1861 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9QD-ZPSK?i=12&cc=2036959

Name	Children	Value	Name	Children	Value
Aleck		1000	Clint		1200
Ike		1200	Grasty		1000
Ed		1200	Warren		100
Jerry		1200	Dove		1200
Adam		1000	Jim		1000
Frisby		1200	George		500
Charles		1200	Henry		1200
Julius		1000	Anderson		400
Glaster		1000	Fielding		500
John Cheatem		1500	John (old)		600
Isiah		400	Ned		250
Louise +	Idah and Cely	1500	Jack		1200
Hannah +	Munroe	1200	Tom B		1000
Darcas		250	Thornton		1000
Cicily +	Leticia and Milton	1500	Tom L		1200
Becky +	Betha, Clement, Rachel, Henderson	2500	Silas		1100
Betsy +	Dorcas and Nora	1500	Dick B		1000
Milly		250	Ephraim		1000
Rose +	Sam and Ann	1300	John Cole		1000
Susan +	Rodney, Kate, Stephen	1700	Dick L		1200
Margaret +	Milly, Ambrose, Davis	1800	Wash		800
Matilda+	Phebe, Horace, Clara	1700	Rachel+	Joe, Alice, Absolom, Rena, Jenny, Winny	3000
Kitty +	Lucky, Nancy, Angeline	2000	Delia		1000
Roxanna +	Ben	1200	Laura		1000
Adaline +	Florence	1100	Emma		1000
Crecy	Lerois	1200	Charlotte		700
Harriet		50	Wash		700
Hester		400	Lizzy		900
Sally +	Martha, Henrietta	1200	Ellen		800
			Clarissa		800
			Nelson		800
			Scott		700
			Pierce		500
			Catharine		800
			Cloud		800
			Lizzy		200
			Mary+	Willie and Baby	1300
			Nancy		600
			Jack		700
			Jane		1000
			Fanny		600
			Butler		350

Column 1 total = 59 Column 2 total = 50 TOTAL enslaved: 109

1860 slave schedule

William was recorded in the 1860 slave schedule as the lave owner of 40 enslaved people in Bolivar, Mississippi, United States.^[1]

An additional 34 were enumerated on p. 19.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ 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 #91922740 (accessed 31 January 2024)
   Wm Coleman, slave owner of 40 enslaved people, in 1860 in Bolivar, Mississippi, USA.
   All Enslaved People Gender Age
   1. Female 2
   2. Male 58
   3. Male 25
   4. Male 21
   5. Female 17
   6. Male 24
   7. Male 1
   8. Male 13
   9. Male 11
   10. Female 12
   11. Female 11
   12. Female 8
   13. Female 10
   14. Female 5
   15. Male 30
   16. Female 38
   17. Female 5
   18. Female 3
   19. Male 40
   20. Female 60
   21. Female 50
   22. Female 8
   23. Male 26
   24. Female 21
   25. Male 3
   26. Female 2
   27. Male 28
   28. Female 17
   29. Male 1
   30. Male 28
   31. Male 25
   32. Male 8
   33. Male 6
   34. Male 1
   35. Male 30
   36. Female 24
   37. Female 10
   38. Male 7
   39. Male 3
   40. Female 5
2. ↑ 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 #91922666 (accessed 31 January 2024)
   W Coleman, slave owner of 34 enslaved people, in 1860 in Bolivar, Mississippi, USA.

• Mississippi Probate Records, 1781-1930:"Mississippi Probate Records, 1781-1930"
  
• Catalog: Wills and inventories, 1861-1924; index to wills and inventories, 1861-1907 Wills and inventories, 1861-1924; index to wills and inventories, 1861-1907
  

Image path: Mississippi Probate Records, 1781-1930 > Bolivar > Wills and inventories 1861-1924 vol C-D > image 14 of 500
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