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Slaves Held by the Conner Family of LA
Transcribed and Submitted by Matthew Arrington
Source: Stampp, Kenneth M. 1989 Records of Antebellum Southern Plantations from the Revolution through the Civil War:
Series I, Part 3, Lemuel P. Conner and Family Papers, 1818-1865, Adams County, MS and Concordia Parish, LA.

Contributed to African American Griots by: Toni Carrier, USF Africana Heritage Project

                                                                                                                      

Witnessed and Attested to on December 27, 1859 by Vidalia, Concordia Parish, Louisiana Recorder Granville P. Williams
List of Slaves:

Vince 32 Chester 42 Henry W. 29 Robert 29 Little Bob 18
Unreadable 24 Bill 35 Big John 23 Tom G. 27 Jim B. 26
Eli 25 Davy 30 Randal 27 Tom B. 26 Tom Bill 28
Marshall 25 Peter 42 Gilbert 27 Henderson 25 Burrile 25
Hickman 24 Washington 26 Joe 30 Adeline 25 Eliza Ann 30
Anderson 31 Ambrose 42 Wallace 27 Mary B. 29 Hannah 32
Celia 42 Little Becky 18 Ann P. 24 Lucy Ann 26 Mary S. 27
Phoebe 30 Eliza W. 40 Catherine 30 Becky C. 24 Betsy W. 25
Mary D. 31 Lucy 18 Rose 52 Rachel 36 Katy 27
Maria 30 Old Tina 60 Louisa 27 Martha 15 Henry 13
Ann H. 26 Emily 27 Little Isaiah 30 Sarah 15 Cornelius 12
Fred 14 Jack 13 Lavina (?) 11 Frank 10 George 7
Little Bill 12 Bob C. 11 Unreadable Ellen 8 Isaiah 7
Richard 5 Unreadable Elizabeth 2 Dennis 1 Wilson 1
Edward 12        

Slaves Held by the Conner Family of LA