1850 Federal Census
Some information on the 1850 and 1860 Federal Slave Schedules. It's rare to find a record like this where the slaves are named. Notice that the location is Rio Grande Valley, not necessarily Cameron County and it was enumerated as part of Webb County.Slave Schedule
Transcribed by Veneta McKinneySchedule 2: Slave inhabitants in The Rio Grande Valley in the counties of Cameron, Starr and Webb, State of Texas, enumerated by me, on the 8th day of October 1850, E H Winfield, Asst Marshal.
F = Fugitives from the State
M = Number manumitted
H = Deaf & dumb,blind,insane,or idiotic (handicapped)
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| Names of Slave Owners | No of slaves | Age | Sex | Colour | F | M | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James H. Phelps | |||||||
| Mary | 1 | 40 | F | B | |||
| Harriet | 1 | 10 | F | B | |||
| David Peaboddy | |||||||
| Jane | 1 | 13 | F | B | |||
| George W McCerren | |||||||
| Tom | 1 | 40 | M | B | |||
| Maria | 1 | 40 | F | B | |||
| Hannah | 1 | 25 | F | B | |||
| John | 1 | 12 | M | B | |||
| James | 1 | 12 | M | B | |||
| Mary | 1 | 10 | F | B | |||
| M A Johnson | |||||||
| Harriet | 1 | 30 | F | M | |||
| William | 1 | 7 | M | M | |||
| Virginia | 1 | 2 | F | M | |||
| G Garnier | |||||||
| Julia | 1 | 16 | F | B | |||
| Alonzo Craig | |||||||
| Rebecca | 1 | 27 | F | B | |||
| J B Bigelow | |||||||
| Geo Douglas Bigelow | 1 | 16 | M | M | |||
| J R McFaden | |||||||
| Patsey | 1 | 35 | F | B | |||
| Rich Fitz Patrick | |||||||
| Alexander | 1 | 40 | M | M | |||
| Sharper | 1 | 30 | M | M | |||
| Hampton | 1 | 32 | M | B | |||
| Manuel | 1 | 35 | M | M | |||
| Ceasar | 1 | 37 | M | B | |||
| William | 1 | 31 | M | B | |||
| A J Hedrick | |||||||
| Christopher | 1 | 30 | M | M | |||
| Delia | 1 | 30 | F | B | |||
| Rose | 1 | 45 | F | B | |||
| Nathan | 1 | 12 | M | B | |||
| Christopher Jr | 1 | 6 | M | B | |||
| Lear | 1 | 4 | M | B | |||
| Ambrose Crane | |||||||
| Charlotte | 1 | 38 | F | B | |||
| R L Leman | |||||||
| Chas | 1 | 27 | M | B | |||
| Edward Chaney | |||||||
| Matilda | 1 | 26 | F | B | 1 | ||
| Harriet Ann | 1 | 6 | F | B | 1 | ||
| Henry Nelhan | |||||||
| Hannah | 1 | 45 | F | B | |||
| Ann Lindsay | |||||||
| Elzy | 1 | 35 | F | M | |||
| Bile | 1 | 11 | M | M | |||
| John | 1 | 9 | M | M | |||
| Rebecca | 1 | 3 | F | M | |||
| William Henry | |||||||
| Sally | 1 | 40 | F | M | |||
| Louisa | 1 | 9 | F | M | |||
| Sally | 1 | 8 | F | M | |||
| Andrew J | 1 | 5 | M | M | |||
| Augustus H | 1 | 4 | M | M | |||
| Elizabeth | 1 | 2 | F | M | |||
| John J Ross | |||||||
| Lydia | 1 | 35 | F | B | |||
| Madora | 1 | 6 | F | M | |||
| Middleton | 1 | 4 | M | M | |||
| Kitty | 1 | 2 | F | M | |||
| Peter Doud | |||||||
| Emeline | 1 | 20 | F | M | |||
| William Long | |||||||
| Jane | 1 | 25 | F | B | |||
| John | 1 | 10 | M | M | |||
| E H Winfield | |||||||
| Susan | 1 | 34 | F | M | |||
| Henry | 1 | 15 | M | B | |||
| Theodore | 1 | 15 | M | M |