October 20, 2019October 23, 2019 Colleen McCann

Confederate Tax Inventory of Enslaved People – July 1864

Civil War, Enslaved Names, Plantation, Rosedown, Slave Holders, Transcription

182 Names as found listed by Martha Turnbull, owner of Rosedown Plantation, in her Garden Diary pages 67-69; an inventory to pay July 1864 Confederate Taxes. Ages appear to be rounded and values low-balled.

Special Note: No. 4 Ellick is our Alexander Williams, and No. 98 Y. Margaret is his wife to be Margaret Hodrick.

No. on List	First Name	Age	Sex	Value $	Physical Descrip’n
No. 1	Nat	45	male	$        700.00
No. 2	Bradford	35	male	$     1,000.00
No. 3	William	70	male	$          50.00
No. 4	Ellick	35	male	$        800.00
No. 5	Robin	26	male	$     1,000.00
No. 6	Wade	45	male	$        800.00
No. 7	Berry	50	male	$        650.00
No. 8	Miles	48	male	$        600.00
No. 9	Mack	51	male	$        600.00	Rheumatism
No. 10	Moses	40	male	$        700.00	Consumption
No. 11	Wilson	50	male	$        800.00
No. 12	Edmond	40	male	$        800.00
No. 13	Bill	45	male	$        800.00
No. 14	Augustus	25	male	$     1,100.00
No. 15	George	30	male	$     1,100.00
No. 16	Lewis	50	male	$        600.00
No. 17	Ephram	47	male	$     1,000.00
No. 18	Gaster	23	male	$     1,000.00
No. 19	Jackson	35	male	$        900.00
No. 20	Dick	38	male	$     1,000.00
No. 21	Paris	30	male	$        900.00
No. 22	William	30	male	$     1,000.00
No. 23	Thomas	49	male	$                –	Consumption
No. 24	B. Ben	55	male	$        500.00
No. 25	Jimbo	29	male	$     1,000.00
No. 26	Henry	28	male	$     1,100.00
No. 27	O. Adam	70	male	$          50.00
No. 28	Aron	45	male	$        700.00
No. 29	Ragan	50	male	$        400.00
No. 30	Hamit	40	male	$     1,000.00
No. 31	Bob	50	male	$        100.00
No. 32	O. Jack	58	male	$        200.00
No. 33	O. Juba	70	male	$          50.00
No. 34	O. Jim	70	male	$          50.00
No. 35	O. Nat	70	male	$                –
No. 36	Blind Simon	70	male	$                –	Blind
No. 37	Blind Will	70	male	$                –	Blind
No. 38	Old Mitchell	70	male	$                –
No. 39	Stepney	13	male	$     1,000.00
No. 40	Clem	12	male	$        700.00
No. 41	Lassice	10	male	$        500.00
No. 42	Salvarus	11	male	$        700.00
No. 43	Elan	10	male	$        600.00
No. 44	Washington	10	male	$        600.00
No. 45	L. Joe	13	male	$        700.00
No. 46	Kelly	11	male	$        600.00
No. 47	L. Dave	15	male	$     1,000.00
No. 48	Horace	10	male	$        600.00
No. 49	Oscar	11	male	$        700.00
No. 50	Lancaster	10	male	$        550.00
No. 51	Nelson	13	male	$        300.00
No. 52	Africa	10	male	$        600.00
No. 53	Handy	14	male	$        700.00
No. 54	Littleton	13	male	$        600.00
No. 55	Henderson	13	male	$        600.00
No. 56	L. Charles	13	male	$        600.00
No. 57	Luther	13	male	$        600.00
No. 58	Cornelius	11	male	$        600.00
No. 59	L. Adam	9	male	$        500.00
No. 60	Caleb	10	male	$        550.00
No. 61	Williby	13	male	$        600.00
No. 62	L. Juba	10	male	$        550.00
No. 63	Arington	8	male	$        400.00
No. 64	Kelly	15	male	$        700.00
No. 65	Frank	40	male	$     1,500.00
No. 66	Richmond	13	male	$        500.00
No. 67	Virginia	14	female	$        800.00
No. 68	Amelia	11	female	$        400.00
No. 69	Sally	7	female	$        400.00
No. 70	Rachel	5	female	$        200.00
No. 71	Annette	7	female	$        300.00
No. 72	Any	20	female	$     1,000.00
No. 73	Cele	60	female	$        150.00
No. 74	Katarine	25	female	$        800.00
No. 75	Sue	35	female	$     1,600.00
No. 76	D. Lucy	24	female	$        500.00
No. 77	Elvina	39	female	$        600.00
No. 78	Betsy	45	female	$        300.00
No. 79	Rachel	25	female	$        800.00
No. 80	Patience	14	female	$        600.00
No. 81	Patience	14	female	$        600.00
No. 82	Rosette	14	female	$        500.00
No. 83	Victoria	14	female	$        550.00
No. 84	Henrietta	13	female	$        500.00
No. 85	R. Maria	40	female	$        200.00
No. 86	Lucinda	20	female	$        800.00
No. 87	Celianne	28	female	$        700.00
No. 88	Viny	50	female	$        100.00
No. 89	Elizabeth	13	female	$        500.00
No. 90	Nelly	30	female	$        600.00
No. 91	Henny	45	female	$        100.00
No. 92	Easter	27	female	$        400.00
No. 93	Dilcy	45	female	$        200.00
No. 94	Penny	29	female	$        300.00
No. 95	J. Mary	30	female	$        600.00
No. 96	L. Bess	20	female	$        500.00
No. 97	E. Lucy	40	female	$        200.00
No. 98	Y. Margaret	15	female	$        600.00
No. 99	Linda	26	female	$        500.00
No. 100	Dalphy	55	female	$        200.00
No. 101	L. Eary	14	female	$        500.00
No. 102	Selina	40	female	$        200.00
No. 103	Virginia	15	female	$        600.00
No. 104	Sabey	22	female	$        800.00
No. 105	Claris	28	female	$        600.00
No. 106	Elinda	27	female	$        500.00
No. 107	Rose	46	female	$        200.00
No. 108	Anny	28	female	$        600.00
No. 109	Margaret	39	female	$        100.00
No. 110	Miranda	10	female	$        300.00
No. 111	Charlotte	11	female	$        400.00
No. 112	L. Judy	10	female	$        300.00
No. 113	Susannah	9	female	$        300.00
No. 114	Pleasant	9	female	$        300.00
No. 115	Cinthianne	9	female	$        300.00
No. 116	Skipper Lucy	11	female	$        200.00
No. 117	Irine	12	female	$        400.00
No. 118	Francis	12	female	$        400.00
No. 119	Eveline	55	female	$          25.00
No. 120	Louisa	50	female	$                –
No. 121	Old Mary	70	female	$                –
No. 122	Hannah	50	female	$                –
No. 123	Claris Margaret	5	female	$        100.00
No. 124	Chany	6	female	$        200.00
No. 125	Cora	5	female	$        200.00
No. 126	Old Clary	70	female	$                –
No. 127	Kitty	60	female	$                –
No. 128	Susy	50	female	$                –
No. 129	Maria	50	female	$                –
No. 130	Comfort	50	female	$                –
No. 131	Jane	50	female	$          50.00
No. 132	O. Elsy	50	female	$          50.00
No. 133	Fanny	40	female	$        100.00
No. 134	Lina	35	female	$        400.00
No. 135	O. Pheby	70	female	$                –
No. 136	L. Grace	70	female	$          50.00
No. 137	O. Becky / Betty	70	female	$                –
No. 138	O. Julia	60	female	$                –
No. 139	Anna	40	female	$                –	diseased
No. 140	Betsy	40	female	$        300.00
No. 141	Harper	4		$        150.00
No. 142	Juliana	4 mo.	female	$          25.00
No. 143	Hodkins	10 mo.	male	$          25.00
No. 144	Clariss	1	female	$          30.00
No. 145	Lorinza	18 mo.	male	$        100.00
No. 146	Gabriel	1	male	$          75.00
No. 147	Ella	9 mo.	female	$          50.00
No. 148	Albert	11 mo.	male	$          50.00
No. 149	Manerva	4 mo.		$          20.00
No. 150	Virgil	11 mo.	male	$          25.00
No. 151	Anderson	11 mo.	male	$          25.00
No. 152	Pink	11 mo.	female	$          25.00
No. 153	_utty	2		$        100.00
No. 154	David	6 mo.	male	$          20.00
No. 155	Easter	11 mo.	female	$          20.00
No. 156	Joe	1	male	$          50.00
No. 157	Judy	4 mo.	female	$          20.00
No. 158	York	18 mo.	male	$          50.00
No. 159	Elzine	7 mo.		$          20.00
No. 160	Dolly	1	female	$          50.00
No. 161	Charity	4	female	$        100.00
No. 162	Jacob	2	male	$        100.00
No. 163	Dennis	8 mo.	male	$          20.00
No. 164	Lilla orSilla	2	female	$        100.00
No. 165	Anna	2	female	$        100.00
No. 166	Jacksonia	4	female	$        100.00
No. 167	Milly	4 mo.	female	$          30.00
No. 168	Brian or Benan?	3		$        100.00
No. 169	Chaney	4		$        150.00
No. 170	Kizziah	6 mo.	female	$          30.00
No. 171	Gracey	1	female	$        100.00
No. 172	Madison	2		$        100.00
No. 173	Will	4	male	$        150.00
No. 174	Cora	7	female
No. 175	Margaret	7
No. 176	Emange?
No. 177	Amos
No. 178	Pompy
No. 179	L. Simon
No. 180	Morris
No. 181	Phill
No. 182	Henry

Document found at Family History Library, Film 008695752, images 330-331; this is Reel 19, Vol. 89 of Series I Part 4 of the Records of Ante-Bellum Southern Plantations from the Revolution through the Civil War – part of Selections from the Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections, Louisiana State University Libraries.