African Americans in Missouri

Missouri Slave Data

Missouri Slaves/Slaveowner Database
For look-ups contact: Beth Wilson: beth@swilson.com
This database includes Slave Data for several Central Missouri counties: Audrain, Boone,
Cooper, Chariton, Howard, Pike, Randolph, & St. Charles.

Other states include: Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, North & South Carolina, Virginia, & Tennesse.

Frontier Families of Missouri from Upper Louisiana Territory 1790-1820

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Ancestry.com now includes the 1850 and 1860 Slave Schedules
The Randolph County Slave Schedules & Black Marriage Records have been generously,contributed and transcribed by researcher & author Ann Neel. "This material I contributed came out of my research on 19th century slavery and emancipation in Randolph County *which I wanted to share with African Americans whose ancestors came from there"* Read more about how E. Ann Neel and Pam Smith combined found and combined their interests in their research journey. !Family trees nurture lessons on race!
Cooper County Slave Schedules Part 1, Monteau, Kelly, Clear Creek & Lamine Twps	Macon County Slave Schedule 1850 Dade County Slave Schedule 1860	Miller Co Slave Owners 1859 Morgan County 1870 Black Census	Black Families of the Ozarks: Greene, Jasper, Lawrence, Cedar & McDonald Counties Pettis County Black Marriages1865-66	Callaway County Slave Schedules, Black Marriages & Slavery Related Articles Howard County Marriages -- See "Colored"1865-66	Boone Co. Slave Schedules 1860 Bourbon Rocheport Rocky Fork Cedar Perch
Cooper County Slave Schedule Part 2, Clarke Fork & Palestine Twps.	Phelps County Colored Census 1876 Wright Co MO Slave Schedule	Anitoch Cemetery/ Clinton's African American Cemetery Sardis South Cemetery aka: Black Sardis Cemetery	Randolph County Black Marriages 1865-66	African American Slaves in the YANCY family	Pemiscot County Colored Marriages 1882-1898 transcribed by Deborah Kemp
Cooper County Slave Schedule Part 3, Boonville Township & City	Chariton County Slave Schedules 1860	Randolph County Slave Schedule 1830	Randolph County Slave Schedule 1840	Randolph County Slave Schedule 1850	Randolph County Slave Schedule 1860
Cooper County Slave Schedule Part 4, Blackwater, Lebanon, Pilot Grove & Saline Townships	1870 Howard Co Census of Black Families Moniteau Twp Moniteau 1870 Index	1870 Howard Co Census of Black Families Boonslick Twp	1870 Howard Co Census of Black Families Chariton Twp Chariton 1870 Index	1870 Howard Co Census of Black Families Glasgow Twp Glasgow 1870 Index	1870 Howard Co. Census of Black Families BonFemme Twp
1850 Jasper County Slave Schedule	Missouri Genealogy Reference/Resource Links	Former Owner Visits Slave	1850 Adair County Slave Schedule	Letter-Major Gen Halleck Views on Slaves in the Civil War	Clay County Slave Owners and Slaves
Howard Co Colored Recruits	Number of Slaves Per County in Missouri	Caldwell Co MO Black Marriages 1865-72	1870 Census Howard County Black Census Boone Femme Twp	1870 Howard County Black Census Boonslick Township	Howard Co 1870 Black Roanoke Census

EARLY AFRICAN AMERICANS IN ST. LOUIS

History of St. Louis Neighborhoods

Missouri's Largest Slaveowners!
Boone County 1860
R. King owned 57 slaves
W. C. Robinett owned 50 slaves
Howard Co.
William Swinney owned 86 slaves and 1369 acres of land.
Buchanan County 1856
Dugan Frouts owned 28 slaves and 320 acres of land.
J.C. Ingram owned 26 slaves and 160 acres of land.
Cape Girardeau County 1856
The largest slave holders were assessed with 40 slaves.
Cooper County 1850
John H. Ragland -- Considered the county's largest slaveowner.
Henry E. Moore -- 2nd largest slave owner.
Joseph Byler noted as a "not so affluent" slaveowner.
Davis County 1854
Milton N. Moore, a chief owner of slaves was taxed on 16 slaves.
Greene County 1858
Daniel D. Berry was taxed on 37 slaves worth $13,300, 23 horses & mules, and 4320 acres of land valued at $33,760
John Lair and Solomon C. Neville owned 24 slaves each -- Lair's valued at $16,200 and Neville's at $10,000.
Jackson County 1860
Jabez F. Smith was the largest slave holder in the state of Missouri.
Kansas City 1858
John Daughtery was assessed with 33 slaves and 2420 acres of land.
Michael Arthur owned 30 slaves and 18801/2 acres.
Macon County 1854
Alfred Ray owned 31 slaves.
2nd largest slave holder, James W. Medley owned 13 slaves.
Pike County 1859
J.C. Carter was assessed with 43 slaves
Andrew Ashbaugh assessed with 37 slaves

Names and data from Slavery in Missouri, by Harrison Anthony Trexler PhD, 1914

Missouri Slave Narrative Index

Born In Slavery WPA 1937-38: Online Slave Narratives

Ellsberry Publications; by Elizabeth Prather Ellsberry: Cemetery Records For Various Missouri Counties

African American Perspectives..Read More About Our History!

This page was last updated Friday, June 10, 2005