By Janet Alcala
After the death of Ismael Dunn of Spalding County, Georgia, the court ordered an inventory be taken of his estate, including the slaves he owned. Abstracts from the 1870 federal census of Spalding County show that several of the remained there after the Civil War ended. Source: Spalding County, Georgia Inventories and Appraisments, Volume 1, Pages 185-187. Contact info@lineages.com to order a digital copy of the entire inventory.
Ismael Dunn
Vol. A, Pages 185-187
Recorded on 5 January 1860
Inventory and Value of Negroes
John, a man, $1450;
Mat, a man, $1300;
Isaac, $1500;
Robert, $800;
Bob, a man, $1300;
Jack, a man, $1500;
Tom, a man, $1300;
Alfred, a man, $1300;
Singleton, a man, $1400;
Bill, a man, $1000;
Wash, a man, $1000;
Stephen, a boy, $500
Randal, a man, $0
Ben, a man, $0;
Gordon, a man, $0.
Mary Sellars, $600;
Mary Dunn, $600;
Dilsey, a woman, $600;
Sallie, a girl, $500;
Violet, a girl, $800;
Tarthena, a girl, $100;
Millie, a girl, $1,200;
Rhody, a girl, $1000;
Sarah Ann, a girl, $600;
Katy, a woman, $0;
Rachel and child June, $1500;
1870 Census, Spalding County, Georgia
Page 166, Dwelling1282
Dunn, Randal, age 60, male, black, born in Georgia
1870 Census, Mount Zion, Spalding, Georgia
Page 59, Dwelling 449
Dunn, Issac, age 24, black, male, farm hand, born in Georgia
“ , Becca, age 24, black, female, domestic servant, born in Georgia
1870 Census, Mount Zion, Spalding, Georgia
Page 45, Dwelling 343
Dun, Sing, age 25, male, black, farm hand, born in Georgia
“ Susan, age 23, female, black, farm hand, born in Georgia
“ Robert, age 5, male, black, at home, born in Georgia
“ Queen, age 4, female, black, at home, born in Georgia
Williamson, D., age 35, female, black, farm hand, born in Georgia
“ Katie, age 10, female, black, at home, born in Georgia
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