ARAA Families


Pike County
Slave Schedule, 1850
Pike County, Arkansas
 





             When the sun goes back and the first quail calls
             Follow the drinking gourd
             The old man is a waitin' for to carry you to freedom
             Follow the drinking gourd

Schedule 2, 1850 Pike County, Arkansas census shows 23 individuals owning slaves. The slave enumerations were done on October 25th and November 16th. The enumeration made on October 25th was recorded onto form with Thompson as designated township...notes in the margin of original document name the township the person actually resided in...those twps appear in ( ) by slave holder's name.

In the below Description of Slaves:
B=black M=mulatto

Schedule 2. Slave Inhabitants in Thompson Township in the County of Pike State of Arkansas,
enumerated by me, on the 25th day of October, 1850. William H. Preston Asst. Marshal.
 
Names of Slave Owners
Number
of 
Slaves
Description
Fugitive 
from 
the State
Number 
Manumitted
Deaf & Dumb, 
blind, insane,
or idiotic
Age
Sex
Colour
 
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
                 
01 Edwin Owens (Thompson twp)
1
4
f
B
      
02 James Jourdon (Antoine twp)
1
27
m
B
      
03 Nancy Gilham (White twp)
1
19
m
B
      
04 John Choat (White twp)
1
24
f
B
      
   
1
5
f
B
      
05 Elvira Brewer (Brewer twp) widow of John Brewer
1
30
f
B
      
   
1
11
f
B
      
   
1
2/12
m
B
      
06 William Stone (Thompson twp)
1
35
f
M
      
07 Sarah Blocker (Thompson twp)
1
32
f
B
      
08 William Jackson (Brewer twp)
1
35
f
B
      
   
1
17
m
B
      
   
1
15
m
B
      
   
1
12
f
B
      
   
1
9
f
B
      
   
1
6
m
B
      
   
1
4
m
M
      
   
1
2
f
M
      
   
1
1/12
f
B
      
09 John D. Brewer (Brewer twp)
1
10
f
B
      
10 James M. Evans (Brewer twp)
1
60
f
B
      
   
1
28
m
B
      
11 Samuel A. Dickson (Thompson twp)
1
9
f
B
      
12 Rebecca Dickson (Thompson twp)
1
19
f
B
      
   
1
17
m
B
      
13 John Dickson (Thompson twp)
1
30
f
B
      
   
1
25
m
B
      
   
1
17
m
B
      
   
1
6
m
B
      
   
1
3
f
B
      
   
1
2/12
m
B
      
14 Thomas J. Conway (Thompson twp)
1
49
m
B
      
   
1
22
f
B
      
   
1
18
m
B
      
15 Rice Stringer (Thompson twp)
1
50
m
B
      


Part 2, slave enumerations recorded November 16th, 1850.


Schedule 2. Slave Inhabitants in Missouri Township in the County of Pike State of Arkansas,
enumerated by me, on the 16th day of November, 1850. William H. Preston Asst. Marshal.
 
Names of Slave Owners
Number
of 
Slaves
Description
Fugitive 
from 
the State
Number 
Manumitted
Deaf & Dumb, 
blind, insane,
or idiotic
Age
Sex
Colour
 
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
                 
01 Henry Brewer
1
35
f
M
      
   
1
27
m
B
      
   
1
25
m
B
      
   
1
18
m
B
      
   
1
15
m
B
      
   
1
13
f
B
      
   
1
10
m
B
      
   
1
7
f
B
      
   
1
4
m
B
      
   
1
4/12
m
B
      
   
1
4/12
m
B
      
02 Nathaniel Grey
1
45
m
B
      
   
1
40
f
B
      
   
1
14
m
B
      
   
1
10
f
B
      
   
1
5
f
B
      
03 William B. Spear
1
60
f
B
      
04 David Mobley
1
50
m
B
      
   
1
35
f
M
      
   
1
29
m
B
      
   
1
27
f
B
      
   
1
18
m
B
      
   
1
15
f
B
      
   
1
12
m
B
      
   
1
10
m
B
      
05 Moses Block
1
22
f
B
      
   
1
1
f
B
      
06 James C. Mansfield
1
23
m
M
      
   
1
21
f
M
      
   
1
16
f
M
      
   
1
2
f
M
      
   
1
9/12
f
M
      
07 Abijah Davis
1
16
m
B
      
   
1
5
f
M
      
08 William H. Preston
1
22
f
B
      
   
1
3
f
B
      


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