Aaron Waller Plantation, Union County, Kentucky

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Union, Kentucky, United States
Surnames/tags: Waller Black_Heritage Slavery

Contents 1 Introduction 2 Slaves 3 1820 Census 4 1830 Census 5 1840 Census 6 1850 Census 7 Slaves Sold 8 Will 9 Estate Inventory 10 Division of Estate's Slaves 11 Sources

Introduction

Aaron Waller's plantation was located in Union County, Kentucky.

Slaves

• Abraham
• Alfred
• All
• Allen
• Ann
• Barrack b. 1786-1791
• Barrack b. ca. 1847
• Bob
• Caroline
• Celie Ann
• Charles b. ca. 1807
• Charles b. ca. 1814
• Charles Henry
• Clarissa
• Dilcy
• Dred
• Eliza Ann
• Esther
• Evaline
• Fanny
• Green
• Hannah
• Harry
• Henderson
• Henrietta
• Henry
• Huey W.
• Jacey
• Jack
• Jacob/James
• Jake b. ca. 1804
• Jake b. ca. 1836
• James Wat
• Jane
• Jerry b. ca. 1821
• Jerry b. ca. 1852
• Kitty
• Leah
• Levi/Lee
• Louisa
• Lucinda
• Malissa
• Maria
• Martha
• Martha (b. ca. 1833)
• Martha's child
• Mary
• Mary Ellen
• Nancy b. ca. 1812
• Nancy
• Ned
• Paris b. ca. 1796
• Paris b. ca. 1835
• Rachel Ann
• Simon
• Solomon
• William

1820 Census

Slaves tallied in the 1820 Census^[1]

Sex	Age	Birth Year	Comments
M	under 14	1806-1820	_
M	under 14	1806-1820	_
M	26 to 44	1776-1794	[[Waller-6622|Barrack
F	14 to 25	1795-1806	_

1830 Census

Slaves tallied in the 1830 Census^[2]

Sex	Age	Birth Year	Comments
M	under 10	1820-1830	_
M	under 10	1820-1830	_
M	under 10	1820-1830	_
M	under 10	1820-1830	_
M	under 10	1820-1830	_
M	under 10	1820-1830	_
M	10 to 23	1807-1820	_
M	10 to 23	1807-1820	_
M	10 to 23	1807-1820	_
M	24 to 35	1795-1806	_
M	24 to 35	1795-1806	_
M	36 to 54	1776-1794	Barrack
M	36 to 54	1776-1794	_
F	under 10	1820-1830	_
F	10 to 23	1807-1820	_
F	24 to 35	1795-1806	_
F	24 to 35	1795-1806	_

1840 Census

Slaves tallied in the 1840 Census^[3]

Sex	Age	Birth Year	Comments
M	under 10	1830-1840	_
M	under 10	1830-1840	_
M	under 10	1830-1840	_
M	10 to 23	1817-1830	_
M	10 to 23	1817-1830	_
M	10 to 23	1817-1830	_
M	24 to 35	1805-1816	_
M	24 to 35	1805-1816	_
M	24 to 35	1805-1816	_
F	under 10	1830-1840	_
F	under 10	1830-1840	_
F	under 10	1830-1840	_
F	under 10	1830-1840	_
F	under 10	1830-1840	_
F	under 10	1830-1840	_
F	24 to 35	1805-1816	_
F	24 to 35	1805-1816	_
F	36 to 54	1886-1804	_

1850 Census

Slaves listed in the 1850 Census, Slave Schedule^[4]

Sex	Age	Birth Year	Comments
M	50	1800	Paris?
M	48	1802	Jacob?
M	45	1805	Charles?
F	45	1805	_
F	40	1810	Mary?
F	35	1815	Maria?
M	21	1829	Jerry?
M	19	1831	Harry?
F	15	1835	Lucinda
M	14	1836	Levi
F	12	1838	Jack
M	10	1840	Dred
M	9	1841	Abram
F	8	1842	Jane
F	6	1844	Fanny
F	6	1844	Malissa
F	3	1847	Barack
M	3	1847	Charles Henry
F	2	1848	Hannah
M	1	1849	_
M	10 months	1849	_

Slaves Sold

Slaves sold at Aaron Waller's Estate Sale in 1864.^[5]

Slave's Name	Age	Birth Year	Value	Purchaser
Abe	25	1839	$675	J. G. Waller
All	30	1834	$510	T.S. Waller
Allen	boy	__	$425	J. B. Waller
Charles	50	1814	$317	J. B. Waller
Fanny	23	1841	$354	W. Clements
Green	10	1854	$400	E. L. Givens
Jake	60	1804	$250	E. L. Waller
Jake	28	1836	$702	Mat Waller
Jerry	12	1852	$476	P. Givens

Will

Slaves listed in Aaron Waller's Will and Codicil^[6]

• Harry
• Jerry
• boy Solomon
• boy Bob
• girl Ann
• boy Henderson

Estate Inventory

Slaves listed in inventory of Aaron Waller's estate.^[7]

Sex	Age	Birth Year	Name	Comments
M	79	1772	Alfred	$700
M	65	1786	Barrack	$200
F	60	1791	Clarissa	$75
M	55	1796	Jacob	$350
M	55	1796	Paris	$300
M	44	1807	Charles	$550
F	42	1809	Mary	$450
M	?	?	Allen	Mary's child
F	39	1812	Nancy	$400
F	3	1848	Hannah	Nancy's child, $200
F	38	1813	Maria	$500
M	1	1850	Charles Henry	Maria's child
F	6	1845	Rachel Ann	Maria's child, $225
F	3	1848	Caroline	Maria's child, $175
M	30	1821	Jerry	blacksmith, $900
F	26	1825	Louisa	$500
?	?	?	Jerry?	Louisa's child
F	7	1844	Malissa	Louisa's child, $300
M	18	1833	Harry	blacksmith, $900
F	18	1833	Esther	$500
F	18	1833	Martha	$600
F	1	1850	Mary Ann	Martha's child
F	18	1833	Lucinda	$500
M	?	?	Huey	Lucinda's child
F	17	1834	Dilcy	$500
F	17	1834	Kitty	$450
M	16	1835	Levi	$650
F	15	1836	Eliza Ann	$300
F	14	1837	Henrietta	$500
M	13	1838	Jack	$500
F	12	1839	Evaline	$450
M	11	1840	Dred	$350
M	10	1841	Abram	$375
F	10	1841	Leah	$300
?	9	1842	Jacey	$275
F	8	1843	Jane	$300
M	7	1844	William	$350
F	7	1844	Fanny	$250
M	4	1847	Ned	$250
M	4	1847	Barrack	$200
F	4	1847	Mary Ellen	$0
F	2	1849	Celie Ann	$175
M	?	?	Jacob	_
F	?	?	Martha	$250

Division of Estate's Slaves

Slaves listed in Aaron Waller's estate in 1852.^[8]

Slave's Name	Description	New Owner	Comments
Barrack Sr.	_	Rebecca Waller	$500
Bob	man	L. Givens	$700
Caroline	_	Gipson S. Waller	$300
Celia	_	Gipson S. Waller	$275
Charles	Maria's child	Nathan Waller	$0
Dilcy	_	Lyle Waller	$300
Eliza	_	Matthew Waller	$675
Esther	woman	L. Givens	$500
Evaline	woman	Thomas S. Waller	$450
Hannah	_	Kearny Waller	$300
Harry	_	Matthew Waller	$1000
Henderson	man	Thomas S. Waller	$675
Henrietta	_	Kearny Waller	$700
James	man	John Waller	$700
James Wat	Nancy's child	Robert Waller	$0
Jane	_	Lyle Waller	$500
Jerry	_	Gipson S. Waller	$1000
Leah	_	Robert Waller	$500
Lee	boy	Lyle Waller	$650
Lucinda	woman	Joseph A. Mason	$500
Maria	_	Nathan Waller	$650
Martha & child	_	Rebecca Waller	$850
Martha	_	William Waller	$450
Melissa	_	Thomas S. Waller	$450
Nancy	_	Robert Waller	$600
Ned	_	Robert Waller	$500
Paris	_	Kearny Waller	$600
Paris Jr.	boy	William Waller	$600
Simon?	_	Lyle Waller	$275
Sol	man	Jos. B. Waller	$700
Hannah	_	Kearny Waller	$300

Sources

1. ↑ 1820 U.S. census, Union County, Kentucky, population schedule, Morganfield, p. 147 (penned), slaves in the Aaron Waller household, digital image 4 of 11, FamilySearch.org ([1]: accessed 21 June 2022); citing NARA microfilm publication M33, roll 10
2. ↑ 1830 U.S. census, Union County, Kentucky, population schedule, location not stated, p. 38 (penned), slaves in the Aaron Waller household, digital image 11 of 51, FamilySearch.org ([2]: accessed 21 June 2022); citing NARA microfilm publication M19, roll 42.
3. ↑ 1840 U.S. census, Union County, Kentucky, population schedule, location not stated, p. 22 (penned), slaves in the A Waller household, digital image 43-44 of 58, FamilySearch.org ([3]: accessed 21 June 2022); citing NARA microfilm publication M704, roll 125
4. ↑ 1850 U.S. Slave Census, Union County, Kentucky, slave schedule, District 1, p. 369 (penned), Aaron Waller in the Aaron Waller household, digital image 23-24 of 28, FamilySearch.org ([4]: accessed 21 June 2022); citing NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 228
5. ↑ 1864 Aaron Waller Estate Sale. Kentucky, Union County, County Court, Will, Vol. F, p. 268-269, 11 February 1864, digital image 140 of 615, FamilySearch.org ([5]: accessed 22 June 2022)
6. ↑ 1847 Aaron Waller Will. Kentucky, Union County, County Court, Will, Vol. C, p. 4-6, 8 December 1847, digital image 286-287 of 570, FamilySearch.org ([6]: accessed 21 June 2022)
7. ↑ 1851 Aaron Waller Inventory. Kentucky, Union County, County Court, Will, Vol. C, p. 91-92, 26 December 1851, digital image 329-330 of 570, FamilySearch.org ([7]: accessed 21 June 2022)
8. ↑ 1852 Aaron Waller Estate Division of Slaves. Kentucky, Union County, County Court, Will, Vol. C, p. 164-165, 31 December 1852, digital image 367-368 of 570, FamilySearch.org ([8]: accessed 22 June 2022)