Solomon Blue Union County Kentucky Plantation

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Union, Kentucky, United States
Surname/tag: Blue

Contents 1 Introduction 2 Named Slaves 3 1820 Census 4 1830 Census 5 1840 Census 6 1850 Census 7 1860 Census 8 Military Records 9 Sources

Introduction

This page contains information about Solomon Blue's slaves.

Named Slaves

• Anderson
• Albert
• Charles
• Clay
• Emily
• George Washington
• Green
• Hannah
• Henry
• Jefferson
• Levi
• Martha
• Solomon

1820 Census

Solomon Blue owned 15 slaves in 1820.^[1]

• male born ca 1806-1820
• male born ca 1806-1820
• male born ca 1795-1806
• male born ca 1795-1806
• male born ca 1795-1806
• male born ca 1795-1806
• male born ca 1795-1806
• male born ca 1795-1806
• male born ca 1795-1806
• male born ca 1776-1794
• female born ca 1806-1820
• female born ca 1806-1820
• female born ca 1806-1820
• female born ca 1806-1820
• female born ca 1795-1806

1830 Census

Solomon Blue owned 7 slaves in 1830.^[2]

• male born ca 1807-1820
• male born ca 1807-1820
• male born ca 1795-1806
• female born ca 1820-1830
• female born ca 1807-1820
• female born ca 1807-1820

1840 Census

Solomon Blue owned 25 slaves in 1840.^[3]

• male born ca 1830-1840
• male born ca 1830-1840
• male born ca 1830-1840
• male born ca 1830-1840
• male born ca 1830-1840
• male born ca 1830-1840
• male born ca 1830-1840
• male born ca 1830-1840
• male born ca 1817-1830
• male born ca 1817-1830
• male born ca 1805-1816
• male born ca 1805-1816
• male born ca 1741-1785
• female born ca 1830-1840
• female born ca 1830-1840
• female born ca 1830-1840
• female born ca 1830-1840
• female born ca 1830-1840
• female born ca 1817-1830
• female born ca 1817-1830
• female born ca 1817-1830
• female born ca 1817-1830
• female born ca 1805-1816
• female born ca 1805-1816
• female born ca 1805-1816

1850 Census

Solomon Blue owned 27 slaves in 1850.^[4]

• male born ca 1847
• male born ca 1845 (Anderson)
• male born ca 1844 (Clay)
• male born ca 1841 (Levi)
• male born ca 1841
• male born ca 1840
• male born ca 1840
• male born ca 1838 (Washington)
• male born ca 1837
• male born ca 1837
• male born ca 1834
• male born ca 1832
• male born ca 1831
• male born ca 1816
• male born ca 1810
• male born ca 1810
• female born ca April 1850
• female born ca 1849
• female born ca 1848
• female born ca 1847
• female born ca 1845 (Mahala)
• female born ca 1843
• female born ca 1839
• female born ca 1838
• female born ca 1832
• female born ca 1820 (Mary)
• female born ca 1818

1860 Census

Solomon Blue owned 42 slaves in 1860.^[5]

• male born ca March 1860
• male born ca January 1860
• male born ca 1859
• male born ca 1859
• male born ca 1859
• male born ca 1856
• male born ca 1855
• male born ca 1854
• male born ca 1853
• male born ca 1851
• male born ca 1851
• male born ca 1846 (Clay)
• male born ca 1846 (Anderson)
• male born ca 1846 (Green)
• male born ca 1846
• male born ca 1838 (Washington)
• male born ca 1835 (Levi)
• male born ca 1835
• male born ca 1835
• male born ca 1835
• male born ca 1835
• male born ca 1835
• male born ca 1835
• male born ca 1835
• male born ca 1820
• male born ca 1810
• male born ca 1810
• female born ca 1859
• female born ca 1857
• female born ca 1853 (Emily)
• female born ca 1851
• female born ca 1851
• female born ca 1847
• female born ca 1846 (Mahala)
• female born ca 1846
• female born ca 1842
• female born ca 1841
• female born ca 1839
• female born ca 1839
• female born ca 1835
• female born ca 1820 ( Mary)
• female born ca 1820

Military Records

Six of Solomon Blue's male slaves were listed in the Civil War Draft for Union County, Kentucky.^[6]

• • Henry Blue, slave of Solomon Blue in Union Co., Kentucky
  • Jeff Blue, slave of Solomon Blue in Union Co., Kentucky
  • John Blue, slave of Solomon Blue in Union Co., Kentucky
  • Wash Blue, slave of Solomon Blue in Union Co., Kentucky
  • Solomon Blue, slave of Solomon Blue in Union Co., Kentucky
  • Levi Blue, slave of Solomon Blue in Union Co., Kentucky
  • note: although this is a list of slaves from Kentucky, it is filed under Missouri District 1 at Ancestry

Sources

1. ↑ 1820 U.S. census, Union County, Kentucky, population schedule, Morganfield, p. 151 (penned), Solomon Blue [white male age 26-44] in the Solomon Blue household, digital image 8 of 11, FamilySearch.org ([1] : accessed 27 May 2021); citing NARA microfilm publication M33, roll 20
2. ↑ 1830 U.S. census, Union County, Kentucky, population schedule, location not stated, p. 34 (penned), Solomon Blue (40-49 year old white male) in the Solomon Blue household, digital image 3 of 51, FamilySearch.org ([2]: accessed 27 May 2021); citing NARA microfilm publication M19, roll 42
3. ↑ 1840 U.S. census, Union County, Kentucky, population schedule, location not stated, p. 2 (penned), 50-59 year old white male in the Solomon Blue household, digital image 5 of 58, FamilySearch.org ([3]: accessed 24 March 2023); citing NARA microfilm publication M704, roll 125
4. ↑ 1850 U.S. census., Union County, Kentucky, slave schedule, District 1, unpaginated, slaves in the Solomon Blue household, digital image 21 of 28, FamilySearch.org ([4]: accessed 27 May 2021); citing NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 228.
5. ↑ 1860 U.S. census., Union County, Kentucky, slave schedule, not stated, p. 9 (penned), slaves in the Solomon Blue household, digital image 9 of 32, FamilySearch.org ([5]: accessed 27 May 2021); citing NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 406.
6. ↑ 1863 Civil War Draft Registration. “United States Civil Draft Registration Records, 1863-1865, unpaginated, Solomon Blue, 1863, District 1 Missouri, Vol. 5, database with images, Ancestry.com, image 6 of 40, ([6]: accessed 29 January 2024).

• 1865 Clay Blue enlistment. Kentucky, Union County, United States Colored Troops Enlistment Papers, Clay Blue, 4 February 1865, digital images 584-605 of 1496, FamilySearch.org ([7]: accessed 27 May 2021)
  • Owned by James B. Blue and/or Solomon Blue. Enlisted in the 13th Regiment of the US Colored Heavy Artillery in Paducah, Kentucky. He was 5’4.5” tall. He was a private in Company C. Clay Blue and Clay’s mother were born as slaves to Solomon Blue. Solomon Blue was born ca 1783