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History

Terrell Thomas Goldsby (1802-1887) moved from Oglethorpe County, Georgia to Shelby County, Tennessee prior to 1830. It is likely he brought enslaved people with him.

Unnamed Slaves

1830

Terrell and another man, likely his brother Miles Walton Goldsby Sr (1798-1871), enslaved twenty people in Shelby County in 1830.^[1]

• 6 males under age ten
• 2 males age ten and under 24
• 2 males age 24 and under 36
• 1 male age 36 to under 55
• 5 females under age ten
• 2 females age ten and under 24
• 2 females age 24 and under 36

1840

In 1840, 48 enslaved people worked on T.T. Goldsby's plantation.^[2]

• 7 males under age 10
• 10 males age 10 to under 24
• 4 males age 24 to under 35
• 1 male age 35 to under 55
• 9 females under age 10
• 9 females age 10 to under 24
• 7 females age 24 to under 35
• 1 female age 35 to under 55

1850

In 1850 there are two separate entries for T.T. Goldsby in the 1850 Slave Schedule for Shelby County, Tennessee.

The first entry for T.T. Goldsby is on page 57.^[3]

• 1 black female, age 7
• 1 black female, age 3
• 1 black male, age 22
• 1 mulatto female, age 23, possibly a fugitive
• 1 mulatto female, age 8
• 1 mulatto female, age 6
• 1 mulatto male, age 4 months
• 1 black male, age 23
• 1 black male, age 24
• 1 black female age 20
• 1 black male age 5 months
• 1 black male, age 55
• 1 black male, age 32
• 1 black female, age 30
• 1 black male, age 12
• 1 black male, age 11
• 1 black female, age 7
• 1 black female, age 4
• 1 black female, age 2
• 1 black male, age 60
• 1 black female, age 35
• 1 black male, age 55
• 1 black female, age 35
• 1 black female, age 1
• 1 black female, age 45
• 1 black male, age 18
• 1 black male, age 14
• 1 black male, age 12
• 1 black male, age 7
• 1 black male, age 5
• 1 black female, age 6 months
• 1 mulatto female, age 14
• 1 mulatto male, age 5 months

The second entry is on page 61-62. There is an illegible notation at the bottom of page 61 to the right of the entries.^[4]

• 1 male, age 60
• 1 male, age 28
• 1 male, age 54

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• 1 male, age 30
• 1 male, age 40
• 1 male, age 19
• 1 male, age 15
• 1 male, age 7

1860

In 1860, T.T. Goldsby enslaved 63 people.^[5]

• 1 black male, age 80
• 1 black female, age 62
• 1 black male, age 60
• 1 black female age 53
• 2 black females, age 50
• 1 black female, age 48
• 1 black female age 40
• 1 black male, age 40
• 1 black male, age 50
• 1 black female, age 45
• 1 black male, age 50
• 1 black male, age 38
• 1 black female, age 35
• 1 black male, age 35
• 1 black male, age 32
• 1 mulatto male, age 32
• 1 mulatto female, age 28
• 1 mulatto male, age 27
• 2 black males age 25
• 1 black male age 18
• 1 black female, age 25
• 1 mulatto female, age 15
• 2 black females, age 14
• 1 mulatto female, age 12
• 1 black female, age 28
• 2 black males, age 15
• 1 black male, age 14
• 4 black females age 12
• 1 mulatto female, age 12
• 1 black female, age 10
• 1 mulatto male, age 9
• 1 black male, age 9
• 1 mulatto male, age 30
• 1 black female, age 13
• 2 black females, age 6
• 1 mulatto female, age 6
• 1 black male, age 14
• 1 black male, age 12
• 1 mulatto male, age 5
• 2 black females, age 4
• 2 mulatto males, age 4
• 1 black male, age 5
• 1 black male, age 30
• 1 black female, age 3
• 2 mulatto males, age 2
• 1 mulatto female, age 2 months
• 1 mulatto male, age 60
• 1 black female, age 14
• 1 black male, age 25
• 1 black male, age 18
• 1 black male, age 5
• 1 black female age 6

Sources

1. ↑ 1830 Census: "United States Census, 1830"
   citing Page: 20; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M19; Digital film/folder number: 005156022; FHL microfilm: 0024539; Image number: 42
   FamilySearch Record: XHP4-284 (accessed 10 February 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYYL-9F6G
   T T Goolsby in Shelby, Tennessee, United States.
2. ↑ 1840 Census: "United States Census, 1840"
   citing Page: 227; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M704; Digital film/folder number: 005154902; FHL microfilm: 0024547; Image number: 1036
   FamilySearch Record: XHYG-N23 (accessed 10 February 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYTR-3MKK
   T T Goldsby in Shelby, Tennessee, United States.
3. ↑ Slave Schedule: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850"
   citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 1; Digital film/folder number: 004206177_011_M9C6-R6K; FHL microfilm: 444862; Image number: 87; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01137-1
   FamilySearch Record: HRWF-S2ZM (accessed 21 March 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6S83-Y9Q
   T T Goldsby, slave owner, in 1850 in Shelby, Tennessee, United States.
4. ↑ Slave Schedule: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850"
   citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 1; Digital film/folder number: 004206177_011_M9C6-R6K; FHL microfilm: 444862; Image number: 91; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01137-1
   FamilySearch Record: HRWF-SPMM (accessed 21 March 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6S83-YK1
   T T Goldsby, slave owner, in 1850 in Shelby, Tennessee, United States.
5. ↑ Slave Schedule: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860"
   citing Page: 2; Line: 12; Digital film/folder number: 005171463; FHL microfilm: 000805285; Image number: 367
   FamilySearch Record: WKT5-JNZM (accessed 21 March 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GBSD-F8R
   T T Goldsby, slave owner, in 1860 in Shelby, Tennessee, United States.