Slaves of William Gober, Georgia

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Jackson, Georgia, United States
Surname/tag: Gober

Biography

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

1830 census Wm was in Jackson, Georgia. Slaves:8.^[1]

• Home in 1830 (City, County, State):Jackson county, Georgia
• Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23: 3 (1820-1829)
• Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35: 1 (1795-1806)
• Slaves - Females - Under 10: 1 (1820-1829)
• Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23: 2 (1807-1820)
• Slaves - Females - 36 thru 54: 1 (1776-1794)
  • Chaney Gober

1840 census William was in Jackson, Georgia. Slaves:9.^[2] Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Jackson county, Georgia.

• Slaves - Males - Under 10: 1 (1830-1839)
• Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23: 2 (1817-1830)
• Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35: 2 (1805-1816)
• Slaves - Females - Under 10: 1 (1830-1839)
• Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23: 2 (1817-1830)
• Slaves - Females - 36 thru 54: 1 (1786-1804)
  • Chaney Gober

1850 census Wm was in Jackson, Georgia, Slaves:12.^[3]

Name	Sex	Age	Born	Race
Chaney	Female	65	1785	Black
	Male	32	1818	Black
	Male	30	1820	Black
	Male	28	1822	Black
	Female	26	1824	Black
	Female	24	1826	Black
	Male	11	1839	Black
Harriet	Female	10	1840	Black
	Female	8	1842	Black
	Male	8	1842	Black
	Female	3	1847	Black
	Female	1	1849	Black

Named Slaves

The following slave names are listed in his will.

• Chaney, Servant (bequeath to the two daughters Alsey L. and Susannah)
• George, Servant (daughter Alsey)
• Bob, Servant (daughter Alsey)
• Harriet, Servant (daughter Alsey)

The following slaves are listed in his probate inventory and sale in 1864.^[4][5]

Name	Description	Assessed Value	Sold To	Price
George	man	$1000	John Y Gober	$605
Peter	man	$900	hired Wm M Gathnight in 1860 - sold him to	$501
Joe	man	$1100	Dudley J Chandler	$750
Hannah	woman	$800	Alsey L Gober	$670
Osburn	man	$1500	Mangrum Arthur	$998
Hania (Harriet)	woman & child	$1500	W C Gober	$1227
Bob	boy	$1400	William C Gober	$1010
Mary	woman & child	$1400	Philip Wiley	$1130
Lucy (Louisa)	girl	$1000	Henry Bramlett	$930
Amy	girl	$100	J W Hardy	$173
Daniel	boy	$900	W C Gober	$785
Martha	girl	$800	W L Vaughn	$819

Sources

1. ↑ 1830 Census: "1830 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1830; Census Place: Jackson, Georgia; Series: M19; Roll: 18; Page: 336; Family History Library Film: 0007038
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8058 #1845670 (accessed 11 May 2023)
   Wm Gober in Jackson, Georgia.
2. ↑ 1840 Census: "1840 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1840; Census Place: Jackson, Georgia; Roll: 44; Page: 15; Family History Library Film: 0007045
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8057 #1772499 (accessed 11 May 2023)
   William Gaber in Jackson, Georgia.
3. ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850"
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 13;
   FamilySearch Record: HR7X-6B2M (accessed 11 May 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-D8QS-QH8
   Wm Gober in Jackson, Georgia, United States.
4. ↑ Annual returns, 1800-1903, Inventory: "Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990"
   Catalog: Annual returns, 1800-1903 Returns, v. D 1860-1868
   Image path: Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990 > Jackson > Returns 1860-1868 vol D > image 64 of 425; citing various county, district, and probate courts.
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-893R-X6NX (accessed 21 May 2023)
5. ↑ Annual returns, 1800-1903, Sale: "Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990"
   Catalog: Annual returns, 1800-1903 Returns, v. D 1860-1868
   Image path: Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990 > Jackson > Returns 1860-1868 vol D > image 66 of 425; citing various county, district, and probate courts.
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-893R-X6Z8 (accessed 21 May 2023)

• Probate: "Georgia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992"
  Wills, V. A-C, 1796-1814, 1860-1919; Author: Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Jackson County); Probate Place: Jackson, Georgia
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8635 #490690 (accessed 11 May 2023)
  Wiliam Gober probate on 2 Jul 1860 in Jackson, Georgia, USA.