African-American Heritage
This project was started by Candy Parent, the previous coodinaror,who stated, "Maybe we could highlight some of our African-American ancestors here... perhaps record known slaves, free men and other ancestors. Please send in any information you have to me,Dodie Browning and I will find a way to post it."

PLEASE NOTE: While this information is thought to be accurate, nothing can replace your own research. As always, if you notice any errors, please let me know!

Some Tazewell Slave Death Records

Name Death Date Death Place Cause of Death Age Owner Birthplace

Westly July 1853 Ward Cove Measles 39 Alexander Ward

Lewis 1 July 1853 Lower End County Dropsy 60 Wm. Blankenship

Sarah Aug 1853 Thompson Valley Flux 75 Wm. Thompson Thompson Valley

Fanny July 1853 Camp Branch Scrofulo 36 Samuel Cecil

Jack July 1853 Camp Branch Scrofulo 75 Samuel Cecil

James Thompson 15 Aug 1853 Tazewell County Flux 65 James Thompson

Elenor 27 Aug 1855 Writes Valley Dropsy 62 William Whitten

Sarah 15 Oct 1855 Tazewell County Dropsy 45 Robert Graham

Charles 30 Nov 1855 Dry Fork Dropsy 66 Harman family

Lydia 1856 Kentucky Typhoid Fever 35 Thomas Whitten Plum Creek

Sally 28 Apr 1857 Maiden Spring Fork Old Age 78 Alex Sayers Franklin County

Agnes Sept 1857 Cove 46 Robert Gillespie

Francis 1857 Cove 49 Robert Gillespie

Stephen 24 May 1857 Clinch Old Age 80 Charles Greever

Peter 27 Feb 1857 Bluestone Bled to Death 50 Charles Tifany Giles County

Mary 25 June 1857 Bluestone General Debility 90 George York County

Zedekiah 10 april 1859 Clear Fork Fever 40 Catharine Sarver Craig County

For the record.... Webster's Dictionary lists the following definitions
Apoplexy: stroke
Debilitiy: a weakened or enfeebled state
Dropsy: edema
Flux: an abnormal discharge of liquid matter from the bowels
Scrofula: primary tuberculosis of the lymphatic glands esp. of the neck

Known Tazewell Slaves From Wills

Owner Name Owner Birthdate Owner Deathdate Name of Slave Notes Contact

Jarrett Bowling 18 Jan. 1762 in Stafford Co., VA 2 Jan. 1857 in Tazewell George (m) $1000 Elkehall@email.msn.com

Jarrett Bowling 18 Jan. 1762 in Stafford Co., VA 2 Jan. 1857 in Tazewell Isaac (m) $800 Elkehall@email.msn.com

Jarrett Bowling 18 Jan. 1762 in Stafford Co., VA 2 Jan. 1857 in Tazewell Cloe (f) $50 Elkehall@email.msn.com

More to come soon!

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Name	Death Date	Death Place	Cause of Death	Age	Owner	Birthplace
Westly	July 1853	Ward Cove	Measles	39	Alexander Ward
Lewis	1 July 1853	Lower End County	Dropsy	60	Wm. Blankenship
Sarah	Aug 1853	Thompson Valley	Flux	75	Wm. Thompson	Thompson Valley
Fanny	July 1853	Camp Branch	Scrofulo	36	Samuel Cecil
Jack	July 1853	Camp Branch	Scrofulo	75	Samuel Cecil
James Thompson	15 Aug 1853	Tazewell County	Flux	65	James Thompson
Elenor	27 Aug 1855	Writes Valley	Dropsy	62	William Whitten
Sarah	15 Oct 1855	Tazewell County	Dropsy	45	Robert Graham
Charles	30 Nov 1855	Dry Fork	Dropsy	66	Harman family
Lydia	1856	Kentucky	Typhoid Fever	35	Thomas Whitten	Plum Creek
Sally	28 Apr 1857	Maiden Spring Fork	Old Age	78	Alex Sayers	Franklin County
Agnes	Sept 1857	Cove		46	Robert Gillespie
Francis	1857	Cove		49	Robert Gillespie
Stephen	24 May 1857	Clinch	Old Age	80	Charles Greever
Peter	27 Feb 1857	Bluestone	Bled to Death	50	Charles Tifany	Giles County
Mary	25 June 1857	Bluestone	General Debility	90	George	York County
Zedekiah	10 april 1859	Clear Fork	Fever	40	Catharine Sarver	Craig County

Owner Name	Owner Birthdate	Owner Deathdate	Name of Slave	Notes	Contact
Jarrett Bowling	18 Jan. 1762 in Stafford Co., VA	2 Jan. 1857 in Tazewell	George (m)	$1000	Elkehall@email.msn.com
Jarrett Bowling	18 Jan. 1762 in Stafford Co., VA	2 Jan. 1857 in Tazewell	Isaac (m)	$800	Elkehall@email.msn.com
Jarrett Bowling	18 Jan. 1762 in Stafford Co., VA	2 Jan. 1857 in Tazewell	Cloe (f)	$50	Elkehall@email.msn.com