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Slaveowners in Caddo & Bossier Parishes

Page last updated 1/5/2008

1850 CADDO PARISH SLAVE SCHEDULE

Slave owner

Location according to census
Birthplace
age in 1850 Real Estate
value
# of slaves
Occupation/
Transcriber notes
Adams, Jonathan
Greenwood
SC
47 7,000
55
Adams, Thomas S.
Albany & Iles
SC 
31  
70
Adley, Antoine
Rush Island
TN 43 11,000 6
Alexander, John T.
Shreveport
LA
42  
27
Physician
Allen, James S.
Shreveport
VA 34 1,750 5
Alley, John H.
Shreveport
MS
35 3,000
6
Anderson, E.D.
Shreveport
TN 32 4,000 2
Merchant
Archer, James
Shreveport
GA     2
Laborer, of African descent, worked on H. Markham's plantation
Arnett, L.D.
Shreveport
VA 43   8
Arnett, Zachariah
Shreveport
VA     1
Ashland, William
Blossom Hill
TN 39 1,800 16
Attaway, Eliska
GA 52 500 4
Austin, Lemuel
Shreveport
KY 40 300 1
Printmaker
Bagley, Robert G.
Summer Grove
SC 55 2,025 13
Baker, Edward
Shreveport
VA 50 1,200 1
Laborer
Baker, John
Shreveport
ME 35 8,000 5
Merchant
Barker, Hosea
NC 36 3,000  
Barlow, G.H.
Caddo Prairie
GA 20   6
G.H might have also went by Henry
Barnett/Burnett, Mary
   
23
Barton, Conway C.
Blossom Hill
SC
45 4,600
37
Simms Waits- overseer
Bass, Thomas J.
Blossom Hill
PA 52 1,600 4
Battle, Henry John Gray
Shreveport
NC 35 5,000 4
Notary
Baugh, Edwin Harvey
TN 37 1,400  
Bayliss, James Kidwell
Greenwood
VA 39 11,880 8
Beagley/Beazley, Charles
Greenwood
VA     14
Beall, J.C.
Shreveport
MD 34 5,000 4
Attorney
Beall, William J.
Summer Grove
      7
Beard, Joseph
Rush Island
TN
43 11,000
Beck, William C
Shreveport
TN     2
Merchant
Bennett, Samuel
Shreveport
NH 70 2,500,000 2
Merchant
Bickman, Benjamin
LA
   
27
Bishop, Sarah
Shreveport
VA 63 400 2
widow
Boaganan, Emeline
Shreveport
      3
Boney, Richard
Blossom Hill
NC 32 8,000 12
Josiah Guile- overseer
Bossier, Sylvestor
Rush Island
LA 48 25,000 61
Bowman, Adam
Shreveport
      1
Bozeman, G.
Caddo Prairie
      2
Bozeman, Daniel
   
16
Brack, James
Blossom Hill
GA 30 3,000 14
Bravman, William
Shreveport
      2
Brooks, Richard P.
Shreveport
TN 39 7,500 7
Brickmaker
Brown, William W.
Shreveport
      2
Browning, William D.
Caddo Prairie
AL 31 480 14
Buchanan, C.
Greenwood
SC 27 1,100 1
Millwright
Buck, William
Blossom Hill
NC 59 5,000  
Bugsby/Buzby, E.R.
Greenwood
SC 6 400 6
Brick/Masonary
Burnett, Mary L.
      23
Burns, John
Blossom Hill
SC
35 1,000
23
Nziah J. Hicks- overseer
Burress, John C.
Summer Grove
      6
Cain, Slyvestor H.
Shreveport
SC 35 5,000 3
Call, Thomas M.
Summer Grove
      9
Carroll/Canoll, Elias
Summer Grove
SC 56   2
Cates, Ezra J.S.
Greenwood
SC 32   13
Cates, William
Greenwood
MS 28 7,750 6
Constantine, James
Shreveport
Ireland 32   2
Silversmith
Cole, Noah
Albany & Iles
SC
55 18,500
40
Cole, Ransom
Albany & Iles
SC
50  
22
Coleman, E.M.
Greenwood
MS? 32 4,000 17
Cooke, Robert
Shreveport
VA 28 3,000 1
Attorney
Cooke, Robert M.
TN 26   1
Cooke, W.B.
Albany & Iles
? 41 7,000 3
Merchant
Cooper, James M.
Summer Grove
SC 29 2,000 1
Cox, James G.
Blossom Hill
NC
43 10,400
38
Crain, Lawrence R.
Shreveport
VA 32 20,000 3
Cree, James F.
Caddo Prairie
NY     3
Cunliff, Susan H.
Shreveport
VA      
wife of John H. Cunliff, Physician
Cutliff, Richard Amory
Shreveport
GA 38 40,000 20
Speculator
Curlee, R.E.
Greenwood
SC 40 5,000 1
Mechanic
Curry, A.J.
Albany & Iles
NC 42 3,200 18
Dansby, Daniel M.
Albany & Iles
AL
   
21
13 female slaves out of 21 total
Davidson, John
Blossom Hill
SC 70 2,900 11
Dawes, Richard
Shreveport
England 29 1,200 1
Denis, John W.
Shreveport
      3
Dickson, Bennett
Caddo Prairie
TN 42   11
Dickinson, James
Summer Grove
NC 52 1,085  
Dillard, Isaac
Greenwood
TN 35   3
Overseer
Dockery, Lynn B.
Greenwood
IL 32 1,800 3
Dockery, Sam. H
Albany & Iles
IL 37 1,800 15
Donnell, Robert
Shreveport
      1
Merchant
Doty, William E.
Blossom Hill
Ireland 
40  
60
Douglass, H.L.
Shreveport
TN 57 1,500 57
Merchant
Douglass, James
Shreveport
      20
Duke, J.M.
Greenwood
TN 37 2,000 2
Merchant
Edmunds, Z.
Shreveport
VA 42   5
Merchant
Edwards, Samuel
VA 35 9,600 6
Eppes, Ballard Finch

Greenwood

SC
51 7,800
56
William B. Mullens- overseer
Ester, Robert
Greenwood
TN 30   4
Innkeeper
Estes, R.V. Mrs.
Shreveport
  25 1,500 4
wife of Matthew Estes, Physician
Eubanks, C.
Greenwood
 
50  
96
In 1850, 33 slaves along with slaveowner & overseer died from cholera.
Eddins, Rick V.B.
Caddo Prairie
GA 39   3
Fleming, William H.
Shreveport
GA 45   6
Bricklayer
Flourney/Flounoy, William
Greenwood
TN 28 3,500 1
Merchant
Flourney/Flournoy, Alfred
Greenwood
VA
52 14,000
68
John M. Coleum- overseer
Flourney/Flournoy, Elyth W.
widow
Greenwood
TN
33 7,200
52
W.W. Hall- overseer
Ford, John D.
MS 35 4,600 9
Ford, Estate of Joseph Martin
Greenwood
MS
41 1,500
24
Foreman, Elijah
Greenwood
       
Foreman, I.J.M.
Greenwood
SC   500 1
Mechanic
Foreman, William E.
Greenwood
  32 1,000 1
Carpenter
Foster, Blackham
Caddo Prairie
  32   1
Foster, Flavel
Blossom Hill
GA 49 8,500 34
Foster, Frank
      21
Foster, William
Summer Grove
AL 30 300 2
Foster, William H.
Summer Grove
AL 22 300 2
Fullilove, James Greer
Blossom Hill
GA
41 5,600
26
Robert Holmes- overseer
Fullilove, John T.
Blossom Hill
  39 2,200 15
Gannett, William
VA
   
35
Gardiner, Basil
Summer Grove
SC 29 400 9
Garlich, H.
Greenwood
      4
Gary, Thomas
Greenwood
SC 43 10,200 2
Garvey, Thomas
 
   
27
George, Bailey
TN 35 2,200 19
George, W.W.
Shreveport
GA 43 10,000 8
George, Wyly B.
GA 39 1,200 6
Gilbert John H.
SC 39 3,600 7
Gilbert, John J.
Shreveport
NY 34 5,000 3
Attorney
Gill, Thomas M.
Shreveport
TN 36 1,000 1
Laborer
Gilmer, David
Summer Grove
GA
63 7,800
21
Also owned 19 slaves in Bossier
Gilmer, John Thornton
Summer Grove
AL 22 3,000 8
Gilmer, Robert L.
Summer Grove
TN 33 2,000 1
Godwin, Richard W.
Summer Grove
38 7,000
47
Goldsmith, Sam
Shreveport
      12
Gooch, John S.
Shreveport
KY 43 1,050 1
Trader
Gordon, R.A.
Shreveport
KY 28 1,800 1
Graves, Ms. Louisa J.
Summer Grove
GA 46 3,000 21
James M. Algus- overseer
Green, Asaph
Shreveport
VA 61 2,800 11
William Arnold- overseer
Green, Robert
Shreveport
VA 30 6,000 6
Gregg, John
Greenwood
TN 50 3,500 15
ALso owned 14 slaves in Bossier;
James Johnson- overseer
Grisby, L.R.
Shreveport
KY 49 10,000 8
Trader
Griswold, C.R.
Shreveport
NY 30 20,100 3
Commission Trader; half interest in Oglesby & Griswold Mortgage Co.
Guice, Jonathan
Shreveport
MS 57 3,000 11
Hackett, R.R.
Shreveport
      2
Hackett, William H.
Blossom Hill
NC 42 65,900  
Haggerty, Estate of Spiro
TX 
   
44
Leased slaves for 4 years
Hailey, John P.
Shreveport
SC 31 5,000  
Trader
Hale, Josiah
Caddo Prairie
GA 42   4
Hall, Allan
 
   
28
Hall, Edmund K.
Rush Island
KY 45   1
Also owned 10 slaves in Bossier
Halt/Holt, Louis F.
Greenwood
TN 39 36,000 54
Hamilton, John
Greenwood
AL 30 1,200  
Wheelright
Hamilton, Estate of Robert  
Caddo Prairie
 
   
103
Hardwick, J.W.
Greenwood
VA 49 4,300 7
Harper, W.W.
Greenwood
      1
Harrell , James  
Caddo Prairie
 AL
32 960
 23
Rick Shell- overseer
Harrell, J.K.
Caddo Prairie
      3
Harrell, Jos R.
Caddo Prairie
      6
Harrington, Edward  
 
   
21
Harris, Charles F.
Blossom Hill
NC 40 2,875 19
Harrison, John R.R. 
Caddo Prairie
AL
26 2800
30
Harrison, Mary A.
AL
   
24
Hart, Ephraim C.
Shreveport
NY 37 33,000 6
Merchant
Head, William N.
Shreveport
GA 36 5,000 3
Physician
Head, W. W.
Caddo Prairie
GA 34   1
Hearn, Ebern
  22 1,600 9
Hearne, Alfred
 AL
   
23
Hearne, Barth 
 
   
 22
Hearne, C.C.
Greenwood
      12
Hearne, Elizabeth
Greenwood
      4
Hearne, Francis  Mrs.
Greenwood
GA 
41 23,800
44 
widow
Hearne, George Washington 
Greenwood
 AL
23 3,000
23 
Hearne, Horatio R.
Greenwood
  32 7,200 22
John Hodge- Overseer
Hearne, Selby/Shelby W.
Greenwood
AL 25 3,300 10
Hearne, Sam, R.
Greenwood
  34 4,800 18
William Arnett- Overseer
Henderson, James
MD 33 2,600 4
Hendrick, S.B.
Greenwood
AL 29 1,000 9
Merchant
Henie, Diana Mrs.
Shreveport
Germany 38 5,000 6
Auction Merchant, A.L. Henie
Herndon, John F.
Caddo Prairie
VA 54 5,800 4
Emancipated his slave Lue Patsy (whom he married) & their 5 children.
Hester Estate
Greenwood
  49    
Hill, Allan
Shreveport
VA 48 6,900 28
Agent
Hitchcock, A.J.
Shreveport
      1
Speculator
Hollingsworth, James B.
Blossom Hill
GA 44 6,320  
Hollingsworth, Thomas
Blossom Hill
Al   11,200 30
Holt, Louis 
TN
   
54
Hooks, David J.
Greenwood
SC
36 8,635
31 
Hoss, A.J.
Caddo Prairie
      9
Hoss, Jacob
Greenwood
TN 38 7,300 33
Hotchkiss, Thomas P.
Shreveport
OH 30 5,000 30
Physician
Houston, William T.
AL 
   
31
Howell, H.S.
Shreveport
      1
Howell, John N.
Shreveport
NC 42 4,300 4
Trader
Howerton, H.
Shreveport
LA 27 2,500 2
Merchant
Hunsicker, Henry
Shreveport
France 31    
Constable/Slave Auctioneer
ok Iles, William
Shreveport
MS 39    
Merchant
Illes, Howell
  26 2,600 5
Jacobs, Edward
Shreveport
      2
Jenkins, E.M.
Greenwood/Shrevport
SC 39 3,000 11
Carpenter
Jenkins, Thomas
Greenwood
SC 32 3,700 1
Jenkins, Washington
Shreveport
KY 40   9
Farmer
Johnson, B.M.
Shreveport
SC 36 18,000 5
Merchant
Johnson, Hiram
Summer Grove
      17
Johnson, P.B.
Caddo Prairie
SC 32   15
Jones, John G.
Greenwood
SC 39 2,200 16
Jones, J.H.
 
   
40
Jones, Roland
Shreveport
NC 39 20,000 3
Attorney
Jones, Thomas W.
Shreveport
England 32 9,000 4
Model Maker
Jones, V.H.
Summer Grove
      41
Jordan, E.H.
Shreveport
VA 50 17,500 1
Merchant
Keeley/Kerley, Sidney
Shreveport
KY 49   16
Overseer
Kelly, Redwick/Readick
Caddo Prairie
SC 
55 25,000
26 
Patrick Cain, Overseer
Kerby, Dick
Shreveport
      8
Kline, I.L.
Shreveport
PA 28 4,000  
Merchant
Lafon, John W.
Shreveport
      4
Lancashire, James
Shreveport
England 54   2
Carriage Maker
Land, Mrs. Mary E.
Shreveport
MS 28 7,240 24
Wife of Thomas Land, Attorney from TN
Laud, Mary E. 
 
   
24 
Lawrence, R.J.
Shreveport
SC 45 1,500 13
Physician
Lawson, Andrew
Greenwood
      20
Also owned 29 slaves in Bossier
Lee, James
Shreveport
      9
Lee, William
Greenwood
      20
Levy, H.
      1
Lewis, John M.
Shreveport
VA 35 3,200 1
Littlejohn, I.J.
Greenwood
MS 34 4,000 4
widowed
Love, John
AL
   
24
Lowe/Low,Robert
Caddo Prairie
GA 51 1,600 10
Lunorney, William H.
GA 40 1,600  
Lusk, Lewis
Shreveport
MS 45   2
Grocer; B.M. Berry- overseer
Mahle, John H.
Greenwood
TX 25   12
Mahon, G.D.
AL 30 2,700 7
Markham, H.
Shreveport
      10
Marks, James
Shreveport
GA 50 17,000 71
Marmer, Sam M.
Rush Island
      11
Martin, George W.
Greenwood
GA 40 3,500 8
Martin, Randolph
NC   2,400 5
May, P.M.
TN
   
24
Mays, Jacob  
 
   
28
Mays/Mayes, William
Caddo Prairie
SC 58 2,500 14
McAlpin, John
Greenwood
SC 66 4,500 5
McCause, John
Rush Island
? 31   9
McClintock, J.R.
Shreveport
SC 25   9
Trader
McClish, James P.
Shreveport
Scotland 31   1
Grocer
McCutchen, Mark/Morris
GA
56  
26
McFarland, J.B.
Greenwood
GA 36 4,250 4
Mechanic
McKee, Issac
NC 44 1,800 6
McNab, Charles
Summer Grove
Scotland 39 2,000 6
McRady, James A.
Blossom Hill
TN 41 2,800 16
Menifee, Dick
Shreveport
      1
Miller, H.D.
Shreveport
      9
Mitchell, C.J.
Shreveport
District of Columbia 25   2
Montgomery, Tepse?
AL 44 680  
Moore, Nathaniel
Shreveport
AL 33 7,000 5
Merchant
Moore, William
Greenwood
SC 39 1,300 2
Mooring, Timothy  
SC
   
28
Morris, John W.
Shreveport
Wales 30 5,500 3
Drugist
Mullen, Dempy M.
Rush Island
SC 35   10
Murphy, J.M.
Greenwood
? 36 2,000 2
Merchant
Murphy, John C.
Greenwood
TN 34 3,500 11
Neal, Mary
      10
Nicholas, James G. 
 
   
35 
Nicholson, Laura J.
Summer Grove
      35
Nisbet, Robert
Rush Island
Scotland 34 840 2
Physician
Noel, Richard P.
VA
   
30
Nott, Rufus A.
Summer Grove
SC
36 2,200
 33
Oglesby & Griswold Mortgage Co.
Shreveport
TN 35 211,200 5
Commission Traders
Page, Harry/Harvey
Greenwood
 
   
25
Page, John
Greenwood
 
   
 75
Parker, Stephen
Blossom Hill
GA 41 2,500 8
Parnell, John
GA 45   5
Paxton, Allen L.
Shreveport
      4
Paxton, William
Shreveport
VA 36 1,750 7
Merchant
Payne, R.B.
Caddo Prairie
GA 28 6,500 10
J.H. Payne- overseer
Peace, James  
Rush Island
TN
46  
22
Pegram, William A.
Greenwood
VA 40 11,875 17
Merchant
Peirce, James
Shreveport
NY 33 1,500  
Trader
Pettaway, Elizabeth
Greenwood
      3
Pickens, William  L.
Shreveport
KY
45 4,600
24
Porter, Jacob C.
Summer Grove
GA
32 4,000
29
Powell, E. C.
Shreveport
 
   
21
Powell, William
Rush Island
VA
58 6,000
29
Ragsdale, P.O.
Shreveport
TN 28   4
Merchant
Ranney, David J.
Rush Island
KY 37 1,330 7
Reed, James
Caddo Prairie
Scotland 44   8
Revis, George W. 
NC
   
25
Rhodes, Edmund
NC 41 2,600 15
Roach, Featherston R.
Shreveport
VA
41 15,000
25
Farmer
Robinson, Charlotta
      7
Robinson, Edmund
Blossom Hill
NC 45 3,200 9
Robinson, George W.
Rush Island
NC 36 4,500 20
Robinson, Moses
Rush Island
? 39   6
Rountree, James O.
Shreveport
MS 25 10,000 1
Merchant
Rowland, John S.
Shreveport
NC 43 1,700 13
Merchant
Roydon/Roysden, D.F.
Shreveport
      9
Russell, Augustus D.
Summer Grove
      5
Schoel, Richard
Albany & Iles
VA 36 9,000  
Scogin, A.G.
Blossom
SC 41 1,800 14
Scogin, Benjamin T.
Blossom Hill
Al 25 1,350 8
Scogin, L.G.
Blossom Hill
AL 28 1,900 6
Scogin, T.S.
Blossom Hill
SC 41 4,100 17
Simon Clantin- overseer
Scott, Isiah B.
 
   
33

Scott, Josiah B.

Blossom Hill
GA 42 4,800 33
Scott, T.H.P.
Shreveport
KY 33 1,900 2
Merchant
Scruggs, R.L.
Shreveport
VA 37 1,500 12
Physician
Shaw, James
Greenwood
      1o
Owned 3 slaves in Bossier
Shaw, William
Greenwood
GA
65  
?
Simmons, John S.
Rush Island
      3
Simmons, Samuel S.
Rush Island
GA 32   4
Physician
Simmons, Thomas
Shreveport
NC 57 2,500 21
Alexander Simmons- overseer
Simmons, William W.
Shreveport
AL 29 2,000 9
Simpson, Alfred
Greenwood
VA 58 2,000 8
 
       
Simpson, Thomas R.
Greenwood
VA 32 3,500 1
Sims, James B.
Shreveport
 NC
26 5,000
33
Slaughter, Atticus
Shreveport
KY 21   13
Student/resides in New Orleans
Smith, Jacob
NC 
42 4,625
22
John Weatherford- overseer
Smith, Richard F.
Greenwood
NC 42 6,200 16
Smith, Robert  W.
NC
   
21
Smith, Robert
Shreveport
SC 55 5,000 20
Smith, William
Shreveport
KY 38 10,000 1
Merchant
Spanier, H.
Shreveport
      1
Spofford, H.M.
Shreveport
MA     1
Attorney
Stephens, Benjamin K.
Summer Grove
KY 38 2,200 2
Stephens, Henry P.
Greenwood
TN 36 1,175 12
Sterrett, Martha
Shreveport
LA 44 4,000 6
widow
Stewart, E.A.
Caddo Prairie
      11
Sullivan, John
NC 37 6,000 5
Tabor, Susan
Summer Grove
TN 40 750 5
R.J. Candy- overseer
Talley, Martin
Shreveport
TN 47   5
Merchant
Tallmadge, J.
Shreveport
NY   4,000 3
Merchant Tailor
Taylor, James V.
Shreveport
      1
Terry, Thomas
Greenwood
VA 50 2,000  
Thompson, J.B.  
SC
   
27
Thompson, William
Shreveport
      1
Tucker, Anthony W.
Summer Grove
SC 42 7,000 20
Turner, Thomas Matthew
Shreveport
NC 31 2,400 1
Merchant/Attorney
Van Bibber, H.D.
Shreveport
SC 53 15,000 17
Hotel owner
Vickers, Redding
Rush Island
? 30   5
Waddell, Daniel
Greenwood
SC 32 8,785 32
Henderson Reeves- overseer
Waddell, David  
 
   
31
Waddell, Thomas D.
Greenwood
      13
Wagner, Henry
Greenwood
? 39 3,200 8
Walling, James
Shreveport
SC 51 35,000  
Speculator
Walpole, John
Summer Grove
SC 53 1,920 10
Walsh, Henry
Shreveport
      2
Walters, John
Shreveport
VA 37 3,000 2
Ward, Mary A.
widow
Caddo Prairie
MS 26   1
Warnock, Alfred
Greenwood
SC 42 4,000 11
Wasson, William
Greenwood
AL 49 2,500 3
Watson, Matthew
Shreveport
PA 43 12,000 21
Wells
Greenwood/Shreveport
      17
Welson, James M.
Greenwood
      30
Wen/Weir, Robert
Greenwood
VA 42 2,000 8
J.D. Whitworth- overseer
White, Reuben  
Rush Island
NC
39 7,440
64
Fred Spellings- Overseer
Whitworth, Margaret
Greenwood
 NC/SC
51 9,220
42
widowed
Wiggins, J.C.
Shreveport
GA 39 3,500 12
Clerk
Wilder, Joseph
Blossom Hill
VA
34 8,500
46
Physician
Wildy, James
Greenwood
VA 44 800 4
Wiley, Eli J.
Blossom
SC 
38 6,800
21
Williamson, Thomas Taylor
Fairfield District, SC      
Willis, Theodore G.A.
Summer Grove
      2
Wilson, James H.
Shreveport
NC 33 5,600 1
Jnoch Jordan- Overseer
Wilson, James M. 
Greenwood
NC
   
41/11
Wilson, Robert T.
Greenwood
? 33 5,500 12
Wise, John S.
Greenwood
VA 38 5,000 4
Physician
Woodbridge, Mary
      5
Woods, John
Greenwood
      12
Woolridge, John
Shreveport
VA 62   3
Laborer
Woolridge, Mary
Shreveport
      5
Wyche, William  
Summer Grove
 
   
23
Williams, Elihu Duke
KY 41 6,000 20
Williams, Patrick C.
Blossom Hill
LA 42 2,000 15
Wilson, James M. 
NC
   
41
Yearlork, Jesse
Greenwood
AL 46 9,000 14
Yearlork, Oliver
Greenwood
NC 44 1,200  
Overseer
Young, C.E.
Greenwood
NH
33 8,000
4
Physician

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