Table 4.9

PETERSBURG
FIVE FORKS UNIT

 

 
An Archaeological Overview and Assessment
of the Five Forks Unit

Petersburg National Battlefield, Virginia

Table 4.9
Distribution of Slaves by Age, 1860 Federal Census
Owner Age
0-11
12-19
20-29
30-39
40-49
50+
Houses

Mary E. C. Gilliam male

female

5

12

1

-

3

9

3

3

3

-

-

2

8

B. H. Boisseau male

female

4

3

3

1

1

1

-

-

2

1

1

-

4

E. P. Scott male

female

1

1

1

1

1*

2

-

-

-

1

1

-

4

John W. Harmon male

female

-

1

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

John T. Sydnor male

female

3

5

1

2

-

1

-

1

-

2

-

-

2

James Boisseau male

female

6

3

-

1

1

-

-

2

3*

-

-

-

3

Thomas A. Bass (in trust male

for minor heirs) female

-

5

-

1

1

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

several Gilliam slaves in addition to those listed had been hired out to other farms

* one slave hired from another owner

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