It may be purchased for a small fee through his website, which includes a scaled-down image of the map: For pensions of African Americans who fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War, see: Garrett-Nelson, LaBrenda. Slaves "sold to Tennessee" from Augusta County, Virginia. 32, sec. Henderson and Henry Counties), Reel 1257 - 1860 Tennessee Slave - This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1850 United States Federal Census, the Seventh Census of the United States. An excellent source is the Freedmans Savings and Trust Company (visit the African American Freedman's Savings and Trust Company Records page to learn more). He also was an early supporter and stockholder in the Memphis and Ohio Railroad, the completion of which in the 1850s connected Haywood County by rail to Memphis, the most important internal cotton market in the entire South. These records can be found in the collections below and include the lists of marriages that occurred previously, marriage certificates, and marriage licenses. This company was created to assist African American soldiers of the Civil War and freed slaves. Industry development in the county initially supported agricultural production. One of their responsibilities was to record the marriages (past and present) of the former slaves. Such documents include censuses, marriage records, and medical records. Charles A. Reeves Jr. has created a detailed map, based on the 1860 U.S. Federal Census, illustrating the distribution of slaves throughout Tennessee just before the Civil War broke out. WIKITREE HOME | ABOUT | G2G FORUM | HELP | SEARCH. Taken every 10 years since 1790, census records provide a snapshot of the nation's population. As of 2006, cotton was processed in one cotton-processing plant in the community. Lawrence Counties), Reel 0887 - 1850 Tennessee - Lewis, Lincoln, and McMinn County), Reel 1279 - 1860 Tennessee - White Hardeman Counties), Reel 0882 - 1850 Tennessee - Hardin Not all black residents of Tennessee were slaves before the Civil War. See: Slave Records By State, Freedmen's Bureau Records Carroll and Cheatham Counties), Reel 1244 - 1860 Tennessee Slave - Nutbush is a rural unincorporated community in Haywood County, Tennessee, United States, in the western part of the state, about 50 miles northeast of Memphis. Many Black Americans left after confrontations and the murder of Elbert Williams in 1940 related to Black attempts to register to vote. The 1850 slave schedule was used in the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia. Nutbush is best known as the childhood home of singer Tina Turner, then known as Anna Mae Bullock. [2] It is one of only two remaining counties in Tennessee, along with Shelby County, with a majority African-American population. Both the Holly Springs and Brownsville Railroad and the Mississippi and Ohio Railroad (later the Louisville and Nashville) served Brownsville. A great starting point is Afrigeneas's "African Ancestry in Tennessee.". After Emancipation in 1865, many planters hired freedmen as tenant farmers and sharecroppers to produce the cotton crops, which were still important to the state. Rutherford, Scott, Sequatchie, Sevier, Shelby, Smith, Steward, For every 100 females there were 87.80 males. Memphis, TN 38103 In 1872 a gas works came to Brownsville, and the city received natural gas in 1934. During the slavery years, black enslaved people were forced to attend the church under white supervision. After the abolition of slavery, freedmen worked at sharecropping as the primary means of income. From 1940 to 1970, the county population declined. Wilson, Williamson, Wayne, and Weakley Counties), Reel 0517 - 1840 Tennessee - Anderson, Bradley, Blount, and Haywood County was created from part of Madison County in 182324, and was named for Tennessee judge and historian John Haywood. Giles County), Reel 1252 - 1860 Tennessee Slave - Claiborne, Cocke, and Campbell Counties), Reel 0519 - 1840 Tennessee - Bedford, Cannon, and Coffee This article is about the community in Haywood County, Tennessee. 3.8% were Hispanic or Latino (of any race). Name index and images of slave schedules listing slave owners and only age, gender and color data of the slaves in cesus states or territories in 1850. Negroes wearing liveries were always excepted. Fentress, Fayette, Franklin, Giles, Gibson, Hickman, Humphreys, Counties), Reel 1284 - 1860 Tennessee Slave - Claiborne, Cocke, Coffee, Cumberland, Davidson, Decatur, De For example, the number of enslaved people enumerated under a slave owner could indicate whether or not the slave owner had a plantation, and if so, what size it was. This page has been accessed 246 times. [17], In 2009, under the leadership of Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen and Haywood County Mayor Franklin Smith, a 3,836-acre (1,552ha) tract in southwestern Haywood County near Stanton was designated for a state-supported industrial "megasite," intended for a large-scale industrial or business development such as an automobile assembly plant. The houses and churches that were built during this time still stand. Weakley, White, Williamson, and Wilson Counties), Copyright August @2011 -2023 Soybeans were the county's #2 crop, followed by corn. Although declining in number (there were only 297 cotton gins operating in Tennessee in 1972), cotton gins still dot the landscape of Haywood County. Additional slave schedule fields that are not indexed include: Sometimes the listings of enslaved persons on large estates or plantations appear to take the form of family groupings, but in most cases enslaved individuals are listed from oldest to youngest with no evident attempt to account for family structure or units. http://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entries/haywood-county/. Tennessee had two branches of this bank at: The signature registers for these branches are microfilmed: Visit the African American Freedmen's Bureau Records page to learn more about utilizing these records. Blount, and Knox Counties), Reel 0179 - 1830 Tennessee - In 1846, Hardin Smith, who was from Virginia, was allowed to preach to a black congregation at an evening service at the white Woodlawn Church; it was the first time an area congregation was pastored by an enslaved person. Counties), Reel 0888 - 1850 Tennessee - McNairy and Macon Counties), Reel 0889 - 1850 Tennessee - Madison and Marion Counties), Reel 0890 - 1850 Tennessee - Marshall, Maury, and Meigs Coordinates: 3535N 8917W / 35.58N 89.29W / 35.58; -89.29, United States presidential election results for Haywood County, Tennessee, Last edited on 28 February 2023, at 20:32, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, National Register of Historic Places listings in Haywood County, Tennessee, Jessie P. Guzzman & W. Hardin Hughes, Lynching-Crime,, "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990", "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. The town is governed by a mayor and five aldermen. Descended from immigrants from England, they traveled westward to the Mississippi River delta in western Tennessee. The most significant changes in industrialization came during World War II, as farmers and farm laborers left the fields, and agriculture mechanized. [17], The early Black musicians and singers from the Nutbush churches recorded and influenced an international audience. The death certificate also states that the future legislator was born in Fayette County, Tennessee, to Monroe Gooden Sr. and an unknown mother.The omission of the mother's name is regrettable since it might have provided a valuable clue to the family's history - slaves usually had the same masters (and surnames) as their mothers, at least . No relationships were shown between members of a household. Ridley and Mann Wills established the Haywood County Memorial Hospital in 1930; Methodist Hospital Systems now provides medical services. Rutherford, Scott, and Sequatchie Counties), Reel 1272 - 1860 Tennessee - Smith 7Acts of Tennessee, 1806, ch. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 534 square miles (1,380km2), of which 533 square miles (1,380km2) is land and 0.9 square miles (2.3km2) (0.2%) is water.[8]. Tennessee (Home) 1790 Census (0) 1800 Census (0) 1810 Census (0) 1820 Census (46) Functionality and information are in compliance with guidelines established by the American Association for State and Local History for online state and regional encyclopedias. Freedmans Savings and Trust Company signature cards or registers from 3 March 1865 to 25 July 1874 may list the name of the depositor, date of entry, age, birthplace, residence, complexion, name of employer or occupation, wife or husbands name, death information, childrens names, name of father and mother, brothers and sisters names, remarks, and signature. The first jail was built in 1825; in 1872 it was replaced with a brick and iron jail. The soil is a sandy loam and very productive. He became a lawyer and the most influential Republican Party leader in Haywood County following the Reconstruction era. Please note that this collection contains sensitive information about enslaved people. See the Heritage Exchange Portal for more information on how to document slaves and slave owners. They cultivated plots of land, mostly for growing cotton, in return for paying a share of the crop to the landowner. Kalb, Dickson, Dyer, and Fentress Counties), Reel 1282 - 1860 Tennessee Slave - In 1974 a new jail was located four miles east of Brownsville. Haywood County, Tennessee By Sharon Norris $21.99 $15.39 Overview Details Author Surviving slavery, Reconstruction, poverty, and the Civil Rights tensions of the twentieth century, Haywood County's black community has done much to shape the identity of this historic West Tennessee county. Greene, Cocke, Jefferson, and Grainger Counties), Reel 0181 - 1830 Tennessee - Shelby, Smith, Sumner, Stewart, All Rights Reserved. The former college's Center Building now houses a comprehensive Lincoln Collection and the Haywood County Museum. Gmail Categories: Tennessee, Slave Owners | Haywood County, Tennessee, Slavery. The Trinity Cemetery is mentioned on the Rootsweb Internet site as one of the best-kept cemeteries in the county. This volume, containing over 200 black-and-white images, highlights the county s settlement, the early slave culture, the legacy of its many soulful and talented musicians, such as Anna . In the county, the population was spread out, with 27.20% under the age of 18, 9.80% from 18 to 24, 27.30% from 25 to 44, 21.90% from 45 to 64, and 13.80% who were 65 years of age or older. Professional genealogist offers advice on tracing African-American roots, Needles and Threads: Piecing Together African American Families, Finding a Name: Why Probate Records are a Gold Mine for African Americans, Do not sell or share my personal information, Fugitive from the State (meaning they were a freedom seeker). A county executive and county court governs the county. Reel 0063 - 1810 Tennessee - Rutherford County), [Book] 1820 census of Perry County, The county seat is Brownsvilleand the county is bordered byCrockett, Madison, Hardeman, Fayette, Tipton, andLauderdalecounties. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.09. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000", "2017 Census of Agriculture County Profile", $40M approved for West TN megasite development, "Ford to invest $5.6 billion in Memphis-area Megasite to build electric vehicles and batteries", "Ford, SK Innovation to invest $5.6B in Memphis Regional Megasite", Biography at 7digital.com from the Encyclopedia of Popular Music accessed February 2008, "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections", The Goodspeed History Haywood County, Tennessee, 1887, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Haywood_County,_Tennessee&oldid=1142155154, This page was last edited on 28 February 2023, at 20:32. The most recent time Haywood County voted for a Republican candidate statewide was in the 2022 gubernatorial election. Gleaning Information about Enslaved Ancestors from Probate Files NGS Magazine 48 #2 (April-June 2022): 2327. McMinn Counties), Reel 0528 - 1840 Tennessee - Monroe, Morgan, Meigs, and Marion Robertson and Rutherford Counties), Reel 0895 - 1850 Tennessee - Scott, Sevier, and Shelby Counties), Reel 0896 - 1850 Tennessee - Smith and Stewart Counties), Reel 0897 - 1850 Tennessee - Image 8 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. Research consists of consulting the same record types as for non-African Americans. History and Genealogy Project. Slavery Written by Anita S. Goodstein 7 minutes to read In the 1760s Anglo-American frontiersmen, determined to settle the land, planted slavery firmly within the borders of what would become Tennessee. Among the county's many historic schools were Union Academy, Brownsville Male Academy, Brownsville Female Institute, Dancyville Female Institute, Brownsville Seminary, Cageville Male and Female Academy, and Wesleyan Female College. Slaves are sometimes mentioned in deeds, wills, tax records, or court order books. CONTENT MAY BE COPYRIGHTED BY WIKITREE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. Jackson and Jefferson Counties), Reel 1259 - 1860 Tennessee Slave - Johnson and Knox Counties), Reel 1260 - 1860 Tennessee Slave - So far, the following sources are used: Since 1997 it has operated as part of the In-South Bank system. Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, McMinn, McNairy, and Macon By 2017, grains, oilseeds, drybeans, drypeas and tobacco drew the most income, but Haywood country still grew the most cotton in the state. The county court met in the home of Richard Nixon, the first settler in the area, until 1825, when the first log courthouse was completed. Welcome to the Haywood County TNGenWeb site! Morgan Counties), Reel 0906 - 1850 Tennessee Slave - and Bradley Counties), Reel 0872 - 1850 Tennessee - Campbell and Cannon Counties), Reel 0873 - 1850 Tennessee - Carroll and Carter Counties), Reel 0874 - 1850 Tennessee - Claiborne and Cooke Counties), Reel 0875 - 1850 Tennessee - Coffee See: Slave Narratives, American Slavery: Slave Owners Freedmans Savings and Trust Company (Washington, D.C.). Rural electrification reached the county in 1936. Hickman, Humphreys, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Knox, See the Heritage Exchange Portal for more information on how to document slaves and slave owners. [10][12], After the American Civil War, the Woodlawn Missionary Baptist Church was established in 1866 by Hardin Smith and other freedmen of the community, aided by some members of the white Woodlawn Baptist Church. The Mansion was built in 1853 near Nashville's first horseracing track for Dr. James and Mary Ann Hoggatt, who owned sixty slaves. Stewart, and Sumner Counties), Reel 0535 - 1840 Tennessee - Polk, Territorial censuses that were taken here in 1791 and 1795 show that slaves comprised about 8% and 12.5% of the population here, respectively. Haywood County was founded in 1823. However, Trump's 9 point margin of defeat was the smallest for any Republican since 1988 when President George H. W. Bush lost by slightly over 4 percent. Its county seat and largest city is Brownsville. They established their own regional and national associations by the end of the century. It was established in the early 19th century by European-American settlers who bought enslaved African Americans to develop the area's cotton plantations. Indexed data and browse are available for the following: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland . Surviving slavery, Reconstruction, poverty, and the Civil Rights tensions of the twentieth century, Haywood County's black community has done much to shape the identity of this historic West Tennessee county. Tennessee Wills and Probate Records, 1727-2008 includes Haywood County (Source: Explore Ancestry for free) ($) Ethnic Black Community Leadership in a Rural Tennessee County 1865-1903 (Source: Questia Online Library) ($) Brownsville, Tennessee (Source: Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life) The goal of this site is to provide you with FREE genealogical resources for your family history research. "[6] He had organized a local chapter of the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People). The county's first newspaper, the Phoenix, began publication in 1833. Occasionally slaves are mentioned in records of the plantations where they served. "'Free Colored' Heads of Household in the 1820 Tennessee Census," available. This database provides details about those persons, including age, sex, and color, but unfortunately, most schedules omit personal names. His parents were Robert and Georgianna McElwee. The information contained on the records may include the name of the husband and wife/groom and bride, age, occupation, residence, year or date of marriage, by whom, number of children, and remarks. The Dunbar School for African American children became Haywood County Training School around 1920, then Carver High School in 1950. The town is governed by a mayor and five aldermen. [3][4][5] This is also the home town of blues pioneer musicians and recording artists Hambone Willie Newbern and Sleepy John Estes. 5-7. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.40 males. A total of more than five million migrated out of the south during those decades, moving especially to the West Coast for the expanding defense industry, and to industrial cities for work opportunities. Bledsoe Counties), Reel 0518 - 1840 Tennessee - Carter, Some thirty-nine local families participated in the program. As of the census[16] of 2000, there were 19,797 people, 7,558 households, and 5,419 families living in the county. Title Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. The U.S. Constitution was ratified September 17, 1787. Shelby County, home to Memphis, will study possible reparations for descendants of enslaved people. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Macon, Madison, and Marion Counties), Reel 1264 - 1860 Tennessee Slave - Maury County), Reel 1265 - 1860 Tennessee Slave - Loretto Dennis Szucs and Sandra Hargreaves Luebking (Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1997). [6] Prominent recording artists include Hambone Willie Newbern and Sleepy John Estes. The houses and churches that were built during this time still stand. Counties), Reel 0174 - 1830 Tennessee - Bedford, The county's first Sunday school opened in Brownsville in 1831. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1850 Federal Census. When researching enslaved individuals, the slave schedules are most helpful when used in conjunction with the 1870 U.S. Federal Census, the U.S. Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885, wills, and probate documents. Surviving slavery, Reconstruction, poverty, and the Civil Rights tensions of the twentieth century, Haywood County's black community has done much to shape the identity of this historic West Tennessee county. Free digitized copy. The U.S. ZIP Code for Nutbush is 38063 (Ripley, Tennessee)[2] and the telephone area code is 731. Carroll, Davidson, Dickson, and Dyer Counties), Reel 0175 - 1830 Tennessee - Carter, Counties), Reel 0531 - 1840 Tennessee - Lincoln, At that time 190 people (73.36%) were aged 18 or older.[7]. County), Reel 1275 - 1860 Tennessee - Sullivan and Sumner Counties), Reel 1276 - 1860 Tennessee - Tipton Humphreys, Montgomery, Overton, Perry, Warren, Wayne, White, and The following information is provided for citations. Madison, Marion, Marshall, Maury, Meigs, Monroe, Montgomery, and and Stewart Counties), Reel 1273 - 1860 Tennessee - Shelby Nutbush is best known as the childhood home of singer Tina Turner, who described the town in her 1973 song "Nutbush City Limits". Taken from Szucs, Loretto Dennis, "Research in Census Records." Next, from Federal censuses of 1800, 1810, and 1820 we see that in 1800 slaves made up about 7.5%, while in both 1810 and 1820 slaves represented about 9.2%, of the population. Carroll, Dyer, Fayette, and Gibson Counties), Reel 0522 - 1840 Tennessee - Hardin, Hardeman, Haywood, Sources Taken from Szucs, Loretto Dennis, "Research in Census Records." Montgomery, Madison, McNairy, Obion, Overton, Perry, Rutherford, Smith, Stewart, Sullivan, Sumner, Tipton, Van Buren, Warren, [4] The largely rural county continues to have a majority-black population. (By comparison, the total value of all farmland, buildings, and other improvements in the entire county of Johnsonsituated in the mountainous region in the northeastern part of the statewas just under $790,000.) The population density was 37 people per square mile (14/km2). WIKITREE PROTECTS MOST SENSITIVE INFORMATION BUT ONLY TO THE EXTENT STATED IN THE TERMS OF SERVICE AND PRIVACY POLICY. A second courthouse was built in 1826; in 1845 it was rebuilt with brick. During the 1860 United States Federal Census, enslaved individuals were recorded separately in what were called slave schedules. state archives roll #40 haywood county, tennessee county clerk minutes volume i february 1865-march 1869. source for the following: haywood co. , tn. 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