Delia and Felix Stovall
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 | | Walter L. Campbell Sale of Mary Johnson to Delia E. Stovall of Pike County, Mississippi December 6, 1852 |
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Delia Stovall born in
1838 in North Carolina was married to Felix Crawford Stovall born in 1822 in
Mississippi. This is information was obtained from the Federal census records. In
the 1850 and 1860 Federal censuses, there were two population schedules those
individuals who were free and the enslaved. Felix Stovall in the 1850 census is enumerated
as a 28-year-old farmer with inferred parents Drury Stovall 79 and Lucy Stovall
69 years old.
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"United States Census, 1850," database with images, <i>FamilySearch</i> (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4LD-28V : 22 December 2020), Felix Stovall in household of Drury Stovall, Marion, Mississippi, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
1850 Census Transcribed
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Name
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Age
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Sex
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Value of Real Estate Owned
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Place of Birth
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Drury Stovall
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79
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M
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1500
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N. C.
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Lucy Stovall
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69
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F
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Va.
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Felix Stovall
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28
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M
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Ms.
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The enslaved record gave the name of the slave owner, the number of
people owned, their age, sex and sometimes skin color. The names of the
enslaved were rarely given. Felix Stovall was also the owner of four enslaved
people enumerated in the 1850 slave census.
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| The National Archive in Washington DC; Washington, DC; NARA Microform Publication: M432; Title: Seventh Census Of The United States, 1850; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29 |
Felix Stovall 1850 Slave Census Transcribed
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Male
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28
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Male
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9
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Male
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5
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Female
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24
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Delia Stovall purchased Mary Johnson on December
6, 1852.
Felix Stovall received his first homestead land patent for 40 acres of land in Pike County, Mississippi on August 1, 1853. By 1859, Stovall held homestead land patents for over 300 acres of land. In the 1860 Federal census, Felix Stovall is identified as F C Stoval along with his family. The value of his real estate was $3000 and value of his personal estate $ 7,000 which in 2022 would be $107,715.18 and $251,355.42 respectively.
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| The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Pike, Mississippi; Roll: M653_589; Page: 384; Family History Library Film: 803589 |
Felix Stovall 1860 Census Transcribed
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Name
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Age
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Sex
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F C Stoval
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38
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M
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D E
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27
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F
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G W
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6
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M
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E S
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5
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F
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N R
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3
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M
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In the 1860 slave schedule, Felix Stovall as a slave owner enumerated seven enslaved people. Enslaved people were sometimes hired to work for other farmers. This was a source of income for the owner. The slave schedule may not identify a slave owner from an employer. A female age 25 which was possibly Mary Johnson is identified on the schedule. It is noted that there is one slave house.
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| "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860", database with images, <i>FamilySearch</i> (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WKLR-KRZM : 16 October 2019), Felix C Stovall, 1860 |
Felix Stovall 1860 Slave Census Transcribed
Gender Age
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Female
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25
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Male
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18
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Male
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15
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Female
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5
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Female
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4
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Female
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3
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Female
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1
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The timeline that followed during the enslavement of Mary Johnson.- April 12, 1861 Civil War
started with the Confederate Troops firing on Fort Sumter, South Carolina.
- April 16, 1862 Abraham Lincoln abolished slavery in
Washington D.C.
- January 1, 1863 Abraham Lincoln abolished slavery in states
that seceded from the United States with the Emancipation Proclamation.
- April 9, 1865 Civil War ended R. E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox Court House
to U. S. Grant.
- December 13, 1865 The 13th Amendment
was ratified by 27 of the 36 states by the Constitution of the United States. It abolished slavery and involuntary servitude.
Mary Johnson at approximately 31 years old was no longer a slave.
More information to come.
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