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Robert Johnson

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Title

Robert Johnson

Subject

Enslaved Person-Virginia-Shenandoah County
New Market (Va.)

Date

September 8, 1862

Contributor

Zach Hottel

Relation

James Gray, EnslavedPerson:18422
Emmanuel, EnslavedPerson:18423
Lemuel, EnslavedPerson:18424
William, EnslavedPerson:18425
Catherine, EnslavedPerson:18426
Lavinia, EnslavedPerson:18427
Robert Hughes, EnslavedPerson:18428
Arthur, EnslavedPerson:18429
John, EnslavedPerson:18430
Peggy, EnslavedPerson:18431
Diana, EnslavedPerson:18432
Ann, EnslavedPerson:18433

Identifier

EnslavedPerson:18434

Person Item Type Metadata

Birth Date

Unknown

Birthplace

Unknown

Death Date

Unknown

Occupation

Enslaved Person

Biographical Text

Lived in New Market, Virginia. In 1862, Robert Johnson was willed to John Rice's wife, Anna Maria Rice. Anna Maria also was willed her pick of any of the enslaved women.

Bibliography

Nancy Stewart, "African Americans in Shenandoah County, Virginia Notebooks," vol. 4, book A, (2010), 10.

Additional Information

Enslaved by John Rice.
According to the 1860 census, John W. Rice was 67 years old, and he owned four slaves: a 15-year-old black female, a 9-year-old mulatto male, a 9-year-old black male, and a 5-year-old mulatto female.

Citation

“Robert Johnson,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed November 23, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/14846.

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