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Thomas McCalley Plantation, Madison County, Alabama

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Biography

Thomas McCalley was born about 1807 in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. At a young age he moved to Madison County, Alabama, near Huntsville. He ran a very successful dry goods business and by 1850 was a wealthy man who owned over 70 slaves. In the 1860 census he was listed as owning 48 slaves.

Slaves Identified by Name

These people have been identified as having been slaves of Thomas McCalley through various sources, such as obituaries or Freedman's Bank and Census Records.

Freedmen's Bank Records

Freedmen's Census

Unnamed Slaves

1860 Census - These Unnamed Slaves Listed by Age and Sex Only

Name of Slave OwnersNumber of SlavesAgeSexColor
Thos S McCalley236MB
Thos S McCalley121FB
Thos S McCalley145MB
Thos S McCalley150FB
Thos S McCalley114FB
Thos S McCalley112FB
Thos S McCalley175MB
Thos S McCalley135FB
Thos S McCalley126FB
Thos S McCalley16MB
Thos S McCalley14MB
Thos S McCalley14/12FB
Thos S McCalley140FB
Thos S McCalley119FB
Thos S McCalley114FB
Thos S McCalley18MB
Thos S McCalley16MB
Thos S McCalley11FB
Thos S McCalley110FB
Thos S McCalley149MB
Thos S McCalley135FB
Thos S McCalley110FB
Thos S McCalley18FB
Thos S McCalley14MB
Thos S McCalley16/12FB
Thos S McCalley149FB
Thos S McCalley139FB
Thos S McCalley122MB
Thos S McCalley112MB
Thos S McCalley12FB
Thos S McCalley150FB
Thos S McCalley114FB
Thos S McCalley112FB
Thos S McCalley175FB
Thos S McCalley145FB
Thos S McCalley112MB
Thos S McCalley179FB
Thos S McCalley120FB
Thos S McCalley123MB
Thos S McCalley125MB
Thos S McCalley128FB
Thos S McCalley135MB
Thos S McCalley125FB
Thos S McCalley140MB
Thos S McCalley160MB
Thos S McCalley130MB

Notes

The enslaved from this plantation were emancipated after the Civil War, during the lifetime of Thomas McCalley. After much research, with all online tools and resources, there seems to be little information available about the enslaved who lived on this plantation.

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 United States, Freedman's Bank Records, 1865-1874: "United States, Freedman's Bank Records, 1865-1874"
    Image path: United States, Freedman's Bank Records, 1865-1874 > Huntsville, Alabama > Roll 1, Nov 18, 1865-Aug 21, 1874, accounts 1-1698 > image 83 of 218; citing NARA microfilm publication M816 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1970).
    FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6R7Q-LXY (accessed 2 August 2022)
    • Freedmen's Bank Records No.660
  2. United States, Freedman's Bank Records, 1865-1874: "United States, Freedman's Bank Records, 1865-1874"
    Image path: United States, Freedman's Bank Records, 1865-1874 > Huntsville, Alabama > Roll 1, Nov 18, 1865-Aug 21, 1874, accounts 1-1698 > image 88 of 218; citing NARA microfilm publication M816 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1970).
    FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6R7Q-G29 (accessed 2 August 2022)
    • Freedmen's Bank Record No.697
  3. 3.0 3.1 Alabama, Freedmen's Burea...Office Records, 1865-1872: "Alabama, Freedmen's Burea...Office Records, 1865-1872"
    Catalog: Records of the field offices for the state of Alabama, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1872
    Image path: Alabama, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1872 > Huntsville and Athens (claims agent) > Roll 19, Census of black citizens and register of bounty claims received and forwarded, 1865, Jun-Jul 1868 > image 12 of 82; citing NARA microfilm publication M1900 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
    FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-99LD-YHGF (accessed 2 August 2022)
    • 1868 Freedmen's Census p.20
Thomas McCalley is listed as a slave owner in following census:
  • 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 #90274821 (accessed 24 July 2022)
    Thomas S Mccauley in District 36, Madison, Alabama, USA. (Total 70+ slaves)
  • 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 #4343979 (accessed 24 July 2022)
    (79) in South Western Division, Madison, Alabama, USA. (total 48 slaves)




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