Slavery in 1830

While more than 68% of Bullitt County heads of households in 1830 did not own slaves, 242 did, and they controlled the lives of over 1100 slaves.

Six men listed a total of 201 slaves. They included Joseph A. Brooks (64), Jacob Bowman (54), Francis Maraman (22), Wilford Lee (21), Thomas Joyce (20), and Samuel Brown (20). It is not yet clear how these slaves were employed, although it is likely that a majority were used as agricultural workers.

The chart below lists the slaveholders, and lists a count, by age, of their slaves. We have tried to accurately spell the names, but there may be some errors as the handwriting was difficult to read at times. To see this list in alphabetical order by slaveholders' names follow this link.

Legend
pg = page of census; ln = line on page
(S = Shepherdsville; M = Mt. Washington)
name = name of slaveholder
M1-M6 = male slaves by age; F1-F6 = female slaves by age
1 = under 10; 2 = 10-23; 3 = 24-35; 4 = 36-54; 5 = 55-99; 6 = 100+
ttl = total number of slaves

pg	ln	name	M1	M2	M3	M4	M5	M6	F1	F2	F3	F4	F5	F6	ttl
102	S1	Noah C. Summers	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	4
102	S2	Robert S. Samuels	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2
102	S3	John Holsclaw	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
102	S4	Matthew Wilson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
102	S5	George W. Jenkins	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	5
102	S6	Nancy Robards	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	5
102	S7	Frederic Travis	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
102	S8	Brookey Barker	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
102	S9	Weir Tilford	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
102	S10	Richard P. Simmons	2	4	0	0	1	0	4	4	1	0	1	0	17
102	S11	Abraham Field	1	2	2	0	1	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	11
102	S12	William Congrove	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	3
102	S13	Williams Jones	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
102	S15	Thomas Joyce	2	1	7	4	0	0	3	1	1	1	0	0	20
102	S16	Rufus K. Summers	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	3
102	S18	Joseph R. Murry	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	4
102	S19	Samuel Neely	1	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	8
102	S20	Henry F. Kalfus	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3
102	S22	Henry Oldham	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	3
102	S23	Abigail Alexander	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	7
102	S25	Thomas Q. Willford	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	3
103	S1	Jonathan Gore	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	4
103	M1	William Barnes	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
103	M2	Samuel Bell	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	6
103	M4	Jesse W. Grant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
103	M8	David Willson	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
103	M10	William Greathouse	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6
103	M11	William McCrosky	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
103	M14	Abraham Jobe	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3
103	M18	Joshua Hobbs	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
103	M19	Lewis Snapp	2	1	0	1	0	0	3	1	1	1	0	0	10
103	M20	John Holsclaw	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
103	M21	Peyton Burditt	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
104	M2	Benjamin Cauby	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
104	M3	John Alexander	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	1	0	1	0	0	7
104	M7	James H. Forester	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
104	M8	Isaac Ellison	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	3
104	1	Isaac Skinner	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
104	3	Royal Glass	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	3
104	4	Henry B. Buber	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2
104	11	Ledwick Simmons	2	1	0	0	1	0	4	2	1	0	0	0	11
104	12	Abner Gore	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	5
104	13	John Dunn	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	0	11
104	14	Guy Phelps	2	5	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	11
104	15	Solomon Hornbeck	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
105	4	Henry C. M. Cartanill	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2
105	5	Jesse Wilson	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	5
105	6	Joseph Simmons	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	6
105	7	John Anderson	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	6
105	9	William Welch	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
105	10	Francis Maraman	3	3	2	0	0	0	5	9	0	0	0	0	22
105	11	Henry Lee	1	2	1	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	8
105	13	Charles Maraman	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
105	17	Julius C. Bukey	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
105	19	James Samuels	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2
105	21	Joseph Saunders Sr.	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	4
105	22	Samuel Stallings	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	7
105	24	John McDowell Jr.	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2
106	1	Abraham Crigler	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	6
106	2	Jacob Bowman	18	10	2	1	1	0	10	4	3	4	1	0	54
106	3	Isaac Jerman	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
106	4	Woodford McDowell	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
106	7	William Lee	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
106	11	Eben Younger	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
106	15	Thomas Irvin	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
106	21	Richard Joyce	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2
106	22	William Temple	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
106	23	Henry Harbolt	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
106	24	John C. Shanklin	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	5
107	1	David L. Brooks	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
107	4	James Pendleton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
107	5	Edward Hessey	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
107	6	Reuben P. N. Morgan	5	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	10
107	7	Henry Crist	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	4
107	8	Ruolphus Bukey	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	7
107	9	Benjamin Summers	2	5	1	0	0	0	4	2	1	0	0	0	15
107	10	William Harris	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2
107	11	Overton Crenshaw	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	5
107	13	Archibald Magruder	3	4	0	0	1	0	3	2	0	1	0	0	14
107	15	James Hogland	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
107	16	Joseph Shepherd	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
107	17	Henry Anderson	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
107	18	Joseph Saunders Jr.	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	6
107	19	Gordan Grundy	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	7
107	21	Peter Smith Sr.	0	2	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	8
107	24	Cynthia Stallings	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	6
107	26	Brittain White	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	9
108	2	Elizabeth James	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
108	4	Samuel Evans	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2
108	12	John Langston	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
108	16	Julius James	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
108	21	George Key	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
108	25	Basil Crow	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
108	26	George Knight	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
109	1	William Y. Shelton	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	3
109	2	John Smith	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	6
109	5	John Masden	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3
109	8	Samuel Brown	7	2	0	0	1	0	4	2	3	1	0	0	20
109	9	Mary B. Payne	0	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	6
110	1	Elizabeth Relf	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3
110	11	Elijah Wright	4	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	9
110	18	William Collings	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
110	21	Thomas Saunders	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	4
110	26	John C. Wheeler	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	4
111	1	Robert McDowell	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	5
111	2	Adam Smith	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
111	6	Robert Brashear	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
111	7	Francis Bean	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4
111	19	John Lee	2	0	2	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	9
111	20	William Shackelford	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
112	1	Reason Simmons	0	1	0	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	7
112	2	Samuel Hedges	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
112	3	William Chappell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
112	9	William S. T. Triplett	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
112	12	Lewis Moore	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
113	6	Charles Ratliffe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
113	7	Whitlage Overall	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	3
113	11	Wilford Lee	3	5	3	1	0	0	4	3	2	0	0	0	21
113	12	Elisha Simmons	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3
113	14	Joseph Simmons	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3
113	18	William Overall	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4
113	19	Henry Stallings	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
113	20	James Wright	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	4
113	24	James Masden	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
113	25	Thomas Simmons	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2
114	3	Elijah Cockran	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	3
114	4	William Simmons	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	1	1	0	0	9
114	5	William W. Wise	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2
114	8	Elemelec Swearingen Jr.	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
114	10	William Ridgway	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
114	12	Thomas Wells	3	3	1	0	1	0	2	2	1	0	1	0	14
114	13	Elizabeth Smith	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
114	14	Elizabeth Rogers	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2
114	15	Elizabeth Thurman	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
114	16	Elizabeth Saunders	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	8
114	17	Juriah Whitledge	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4
114	20	Overall Whitledge	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2
114	21	Thomas Whitledge	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
114	23	Swebston Brown	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
114	25	Seth B. Thornsberry	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2
114	26	Thomas Stallings	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	4
115	13	James C. Pendleton	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	1	0	0	9
115	14	John A. Jones	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
116	11	Absalom Froman	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3
117	4	Richard Jardine	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3
117	5	John M. Jones	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	1	0	0	7
117	8	Samuel Lansdale	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	5
117	15	James G. Pitts	1	1	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	1	0	0	8
118	1	John Howlett Sr.	2	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	8
118	4	Mary Shawler	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
118	11	Robert Ball	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
118	17	Rhoda Crenshaw	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	3
118	18	Martin Bodine	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	6
118	23	William Blandford	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	6
119	10	Sarah Thomas	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	5
119	13	James Tucker	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
119	19	Lee Bell	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4
119	21	Loyd B. Magruder	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3
119	22	Nelson Crenshaw	2	1	1	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	10
119	25	Ann Judd	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
120	1	Amon Sheckles	1	2	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	8
120	5	Cosby Crenshaw	1	4	1	0	1	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	12
120	9	Charles Moore	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	6
120	15	Hannah Robards	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	4
120	19	John Purcell	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4
120	26	William S. Cumpton	4	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	9
121	4	Eli Burch	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
121	9	Ephraim Johnson	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2
121	12	John Howlett	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	6
121	14	Jonathan Masden	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	6
121	22	Sally Waters	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
121	24	Daniel Starks	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
122	3	Ezekiel Magruder	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
122	9	Patsey Duvall	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
122	10	William Napper	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
122	11	Lewis Duvall	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
122	20	Enoch W. Gaw	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2
122	21	Nancy Shain	7	0	0	0	1	0	5	1	2	0	0	0	16
122	22	Daniel Willson	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
122	24	John Wakefield	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	3
122	25	Nicholas Crist	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
123	2	Henry C. Jones	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
123	6	Amelia Doolen	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
123	21	Henry Small	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
123	23	John Harshfield Sr.	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3
124	1	Thomas J. Martin	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
124	2	Benjamin Henson	3	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	9
124	4	Benedict Culver	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2
124	5	Elemelec Smearengen Sr.	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5
124	6	Richard Crenshaw	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
124	8	James Simmons	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2
124	9	Elisha Simmons	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	8
124	11	Joseph Swearingen	0	4	0	0	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	9
124	12	David Tyler	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
124	18	Nelson King	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
124	19	Enoch Jones	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
124	22	George Jones	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	4
124	25	Thomas Russell	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
125	9	Valentine King	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
125	18	John Parris	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
126	2	Nicholas Russell	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	7
126	5	Rachael Swearengen	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	6
126	26	Gabriel Cox	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	6
127	6	Burdett Osburn	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
127	8	Charles Drake	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6
127	14	Jesse Swearengen	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	4
127	19	Asa Hall	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
127	21	Noel Daton	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
128	1	Austin Hall	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
128	5	Richard Brashear	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
128	9	Nancy Gentry	0	2	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	6
128	10	Elizabeth Hedges	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	5
128	12	Clifton Bogard	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
128	22	Tunis Newkirk	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	3
129	1	Samuel Hornbeck	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
129	2	Isaac N. Hornbeck	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
129	3	John J. Hornbeck	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
129	10	Elijah Adkins	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	5
129	11	Custian J. Saunders	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	5
129	13	Richard Simmons	2	2	3	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	12
129	14	Jonathan Simmons	4	4	1	1	0	0	4	1	1	1	0	0	17
129	15	Samuel Simmons	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	4
129	16	Sophia Wilhoit	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
129	20	Caleb Wise	4	2	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	12
130	3	Morris Orme	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
130	4	Mary Brashear	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	5
130	5	Bash Aldridge	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
130	6	Henry Cockran	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
130	7	William Hill	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	6
130	9	Michael Carpenter	0	2	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	10
130	11	Rachael Shepherd	1	1	1	0	1	0	5	3	1	0	1	0	14
130	12	Thomas Saunders	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	9
130	17	Sucky Field	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
130	20	Thomas Hathman	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	3
130	25	Martha Beckwith	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	4
130	26	Joseph A. Brooks	7	6	24	4	0	0	12	6	4	0	1	0	64
131	1	Joseph Myers	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2
131	2	John Graham	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2
132	1	John McDowell Sr.	3	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	11
132	2	John Williams	3	0	1	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	9
132	4	Margaret Pope	2	1	2	0	0	0	3	2	1	0	0	0	11
132	5	Moses Miles	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3

It is interesting to note that while 6 slaveholders controlled 201 slaves, there were 114 slaveholders who had only one or two slaves, totaling 149 slaves. The chart below details these. the first line identifies the holdings of those with a single slave. The second line describes those with two.

#per	# of holders	M1	M2	M3	M4	M5	M6	F1	F2	F3	F4	F5	F6	ttl
1	79	9	14	4	1	1	0	15	26	3	5	1	0	79
2	35	11	8	4	2	1	0	11	24	4	3	1	1	70
totals	114	20	22	8	3	2	0	26	50	7	8	2	1	149

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