The Slaves of Jeremiah Scales

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: [unknown]
Surnames/tags: Scales slavery black_history

In 1850, Jeremiah Scales and his wife Rachel (Bosley) Scales lived in Davidson County, Tennessee and enslaved five people.^[1] Susan Childress may be represented by one of the enslaved women in this record.

1850 (age, sex, colour)

• 23 M B
• 17 M B
• 21 F B
• 19 F B
• 12 F B (approximate age of Susan Childress)

In 1860, the following enslaved people were held by the Scales family in Rutherford County, Tennessee.^[2] Two of the entries for enslaved people match the approximate ages of Susan and her son Wiley Childress.

1860 (age, sex, color)

• 30 F B
• 27 F B
• 26 F B (approximate age of Susan Childress)
• 25 M B
• 10 M B
• 9 M B
• 6 M B (approximate age of Wiley Childress)
• 3 M B
• 10/12 M B
• 4/12 M B
• 8 F B
• 6 F B
• 4 F B
• 6 M B (approximate age of Wiley Childress)

Sources

1. ↑ 1850 U.S. Census, Davidson County, Tennessee, slave schedule, page 769-771 (penned), Jeremiah Scales owner; digital image, Family Search (FamilySearch : accessed 12 Jun 2021); citing NARA microfilm publication M432 roll 902.
2. ↑ 1860 U.S. Census, Rutherford County, Tennessee, slave schedule, District 2, page 9 (penned), J. Scales owner; digital image, FamilySearch (FamilySearch : accessed 19 December 2021); citing NARA microfilm publication M653 roll 1285.