The Slaves of Robert Calvin Garnett

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: [unknown]
Surnames/tags: Garnett Slavery

Contents 1 Introduction 2 Slaves 2.1 Slave Payroll 3 Sources

Introduction

Robert Calvin Garnett was born in 1821. He and his wife, Martha, lived in Madison, Virgina area from 1854 through 1870. He died in 1873.

Slaves

In 1830, he owned 13 enslaved persons.

Name: Robert Garrett [Robert Garnett]

Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Madison, Virginia

Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59: 1

Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59: 1

Slaves - Males - Under 10: 2

Slaves - Males - 36 thru 54: 2

Slaves - Females - Under 10: 3

Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23: 1

Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35: 2

Slaves - Females - 36 thru 54: 3

Total Free White Persons: 2

Total Slaves: 13

Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 15

On the 1850 US Slave Schedule Robert Garnett is recorded as owning 13 slaves in Cumberland, Virginia.

Slave Owner Name	Age	YOB	Gender	Race
Robert C Garnett	35	1815	Female	Mulatto
Robert C Garnett	55	1795	Male	Black
Robert C Garnett	30	1820	Male	Black
Robert C Garnett	24	1826	Male	Mulatto
Robert C Garnett	20	1830	Female	Black
Robert C Garnett	30	1820	Male	Mulatto
Robert C Garnett	20	1830	Male	Black
Robert C Garnett	12	1838	Female	Black
Robert C Garnett	10	1840	Male	Mulatto
Robert C Garnett	8	1842	Male	Mulatto
Robert C Garnett	7	1843	Female	Mulatto
Robert C Garnett	5	1845	Female	Mulatto
Robert C Garnett	5	1845	Female	Mulatto

In the 1860 Slave Schedule, Ro C Garnett is recorded as owning 16 slaves.

Slave Owner	Age	YOB	Gender	Race
Ro C Garnett	45	1815	Female	Black
Ro C Garnett	35	1825	Male	Black
Ro C Garnett	33	1827	Male	Black
Ro C Garnett	30	1830	Male	Black
Ro C Garnett	30	1830	Male	Black
Ro C Garnett	25	1835	Male	Black
Ro C Garnett	18	1842	Male	Black
Ro C Garnett	16	1844	Male	Black
Ro C Garnett	12	1848	Male	Black
Ro C Garnett	10	1850	Male	Black
Ro C Garnett	25	1835	Female	Black
Ro C Garnett	18	1842	Female	Black
Ro C Garnett	18	1842	Female	Black
Ro C Garnett	5	1855	Male	Black
Ro C Garnett	3	1857	Female	Black
Ro C Garnett	2	1858	Male	Black

Slave Payroll

Robert Calvin (R.C. on some documents) is listed on the Confederate Slave Payroll 1 as loaning out Harris and Jack, 2 of his slaves, for work to be done in Richmond, Virginia from December 1862 to March 1863.^[1]v

Sources

1. ↑ https://catalog.archives.gov/id/24485959

• 1830 Census: "1830 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1830; Census Place: Madison, Virginia; Series: M19; Roll: 196; Page: 11; Family History Library Film: 0029675
  Ancestry Sharing Link Ancestry Record 8058 #892697 (accessed 20 January 2022)
  Robert Garrett.
• 1850 Census: "1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
  The National Archive in Washington DC; Washington, DC; NARA Microform Publication: M432; Title: Seventh Census Of The United States, 1850; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29
  Ancestry Sharing Link Ancestry Record 8055 #92687151 (accessed 20 January 2022)
  Robert C Garnett in Cumberland, Virginia, USA.
• 1860 Census: "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 #92815693 (accessed 20 January 2022)
  Robert Garnett in District 1, Adair, Kentucky, USA.