Adams County, Mississippi, U.S., Slave Certificates, 1858-1861


This small collection contains records of slave certificates from 1858-1871 and is part of a book labeled “Record Book Adams County” that was found in the basement of the Adams County Courthouse in Natchez, Mississippi, in 1999. These certificates where required by law for all the slaves that were brought to Mississippi from any other [...]

1860 U.S. Federal Census – Slave Schedules


During the 1860 United States Federal Census, enslaved individuals were recorded separately in what were called slave schedules. This database provides details about those persons, including age, sex, and color, but unfortunately, most schedules omit personal names. Some enumerators did, however, list the given names of enslaved people—particularly those over one hundred years of age—which [...]

1850 U.S. Federal Census – Slave Schedules


This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1850 United States Federal Census, the Seventh Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age as of the census day, sex, color; birthplace, occupation of males over age fifteen, and more. No relationships were shown between members of [...]