By Janet Alacla
An inventory of the estate of John B. Reid of Spalding County, Georgia includes a list of 94 slaves and their appraised value in 1860. Many of those slaves took Reid as their last name after the Emancipation and lived in Spalding County when the 1870 census was taken. Source: Spalding County, Georgia Inventories and Appraisments, Book 1, Pages 203-207. Contact info@lineages.com to order a digital copy of the entire inventory.
John B. Reid
Vol. A, Pages 203-207
Recorded 14 July, 1860
Inventory and Value of Negroes
Nicy, a woman $200
Betsey, a woman, $1200
Lucy, a woman, $800
Anna, a woman, $700
Amanda, a woman, $1200
Caroline, a woman, $250
Louisa, a woman, $1250
Jane, a woman, $1100
Ellen, a woman, $800
Hannah, a woman, $1050
Guda, a woman, $1200
Mary, a woman, $900
Fanny, a woman, $1200
Matilda, a woman, $1200
Kitty, a girl, $1500
Frankie, a girl, $800
Sally, a girl, $805
Almira, a girl, $800
Sarah, a girl, $650
Analiza, a girl, $500
Ellen, a girl, $275
Lydia, a girl, $300
Ada, a girl, $600
Rhody, a girl, $450
Julia, a girl, $650
Irving, a girl, $350
Lizzy, a girl, $200
Delia, a girl, $700
Emma, a girl, $225
Susan, a girl, $550
Mary Cuper, a girl, $1000
Dely, a girl, $200
Becky, a girl, $1050
Matildia, a girl, $350
Wiley, a man, $1400
Richmond, a man, $1450
Prince, a man, $1400
Tom, a man, $1400
Henry, a man, $1200
Abraham, a man, $1200
Griffin, a man, $1700
Harry, a man, $1200
Alfred, a man, $1500
Cooper, a man, $1000
Isaac, a man, $1400
Edmond, a man, $1500
Square, a man, $1400
Waley, a man, $1250
Tom, a man, $300
Squire, a man, $1400
Lindsey, a man, $1350
Sandy, a man, $1000
Sandford, a man, $750
Elleck, a boy, $800
George, a boy, $700
Cicero, a boy, $350
Jim, a boy, $1200
Abraham G, a boy, $1100
Docter, a boy, $800
Miles, a boy, $1200
Floyd, a boy, $1350
Edmond, a boy, $1000
Martin, a boy, $700
Early, a boy, $275
Joseph, a boy, $1000
Miles, Jr., a boy, $750
Joydra, a boy, $900
Botum, a boy, $400
Minzo, a boy, $275
Boler, a boy, $1400
Jordan, a boy, $450
Davis, a boy, $400
John, a boy, $200
Samuel, a boy, $1250
Clay, a boy, $1400
Nathan, a boy, $1000
Spalding, a boy, $800
Isaac, a boy, $100
Archer, a boy, $900
Ishmael, a boy, $1000
Carter, a boy, $1000
Fletcher, a boy, $325
Washington, a boy, $750
Charles, a boy, $225
Stephen, a boy, $225
Dick, a boy, $200
Milton, a boy, $600
Caleb, a boy, $300
Nead, a boy, $1050
Crawford, a boy, $900
Leo, a boy, $600
George, a boy, $1000
Frank, a boy, $350
Jessy, a boy, $200
1870 Census. Orrs, Spalding, Georgia
Page 3, Dwelling 23
Reid, Prince, age 29, male, black, farm hand, born in Georgia
“ Martha, age 25, female, black, farm hand, born in Georgia
Julian, age 5, male, black, at home, born in Georgia
William M, age 2, male, black, at home, born in Georgia
Nathan, age 1, male, black, at home, born in Georgia
1870 Census, Cabin, Spalding, Georgia
Page 107, Dwelling, 825
Bates, Gains, age 1 male, black, at home, born in Georgia
Proctro, Issac, age 45, male, black, farm hand, born in South Carolina
“ Hannah, age 40, female, black, farm hand, born in Georgia
Reid, Miles, age, 19, male, black, farm hand, born in Georgia
“ Allen, age 14, male, black, farm hand, born in Georgia
“ Fletcher, age 13, male, black, farm hand, born in Georgia
“ Emma, age 14, female, black, farm hand, born in Georgia
“ Safford, age 9, male, black, at home, born in Georgia
“ Cialie, age 3, female, black, at home, born in Georgia
Stark, Mollie, age 1, female, mulatto, at home, born in Georgia
1870 Census. Orrs, Spalding, Georgia
Page 6, Dwelling 49
Thuckeld, C. R., age 1, male, mulatto, at home, born in Georgia
Reid, Thomas, age 65, male, black, farm hand, born in South Carolina
“ Anna, age 50, female, black, farm hand, born in Virginia
1870 Census. Akins, Spalding, Georgia
Page 27, Dwelling 215
Reid, Richmond, age 39, male, black, farm hand, born in Georgia
“ Ada M., age 23, female, mulatto, keeping house, born in Georgia
Wiley, age 5, male, mulatto, at home, born in Georgia
1870 Census, Orrs, Spalding, Georgia
Page 12, Dwelling 100
Woodward, A. E., age 40, female, black, domestic servant, born in Georgia
“ Jane, age 16, female, black, domestic servant, born in Georgia
Manda, age 3, female, black, at home, born in Georgia
Reid, Henry, age 30, male, black, domestic servant, born in Georgia
1870 Census. Griffin, Spalding, Georgia
Page 54, Dwelling 435
Reid, Kittie, age 26, female, black, seamstress, born in Georgia
“ Lela, age 6, female, mulatto, at home, born in Georgia
Dorian, age 4, female, mulatto, at home, born in Georgia
Jack, age 2, male, mulatto, at home, born in Georgia
Rafa, age 9 months, mulatto, at home, born in Georgia
1870 Census, Mount Zion, Spalding, Georgia
Page 54, Dwelling 425
Ballard, Stephen, age 45, male, black, farm hand, born in Georgia
“ ?nica, age 50, female, black, farm hand, born in Georgia
“ J???, age 20, male, black, farm hand, born in Georgia
“ Patience, age 17, female, black, farm hand, born in Georgia
“ Caroline, age 14, female, black, farm hand, born in Georgia
“ Ned, age 10, male, farm hand, born in Georgia
“ Jerry, age 9, male, black, at home, born in Georgia
“ Mary, age 7, female, black, at home, born in Georgia
“ Emily, age 5, female, black, at home, born in Georgia
“ Taney, age 1, female, black, at home, born in Georgia
Reid, Jane, age 25, female, black, farm hand, born in Georgia
“ Harry, age 3, male, black, at home, born in Georgia
“ Alicia, age 10 months, female, black, at home, born in Georgia
1870 Census, Cabin, Spalding, Georgia
Page 84, Dwelling 649
Mitchell, John H., age 38, male, white, farmer, born in Georgia
“ Rebecca, age 28, female, white, teaching school, born in Georgia
Stallings, Margaret, age 20, female, white, teaching school, born in Georgia
Morr, Elizabeth, age 55, female, black, domestic servant, born in Georgia
“ Caroline, age 26, female, black, domestic servant, born in Georgia
Reid, George, age 21, male, mulatto, farm hand, born in Georgia
1870 Census, Cabin, Spalding, Georgia
Page 86, Dwelling 664
Lovette, Jacob, age 22, male, black, farm hand, born in Georgia
Reid, Milton, age 18, male, mulatto, farm hand, born in Georgia
“ Liddia, age 16, female, mulatto, farm hand, born in Georgia
Caleb, age 12, male, mulatto, farm hand, born in Georgia
Lamon, Clark, age 18, male, mulatto, farm hand, born in Georgia
“ James, age 22, male, mulatto, farm hand, born in Georgia
McCleary, Lewis, age 15, male, black, farm hand, born in Georgia
Baker, Harry, age 12, male, black, farm hand, born in Georgia
Barham, Scott, age 10, male, mulatto, farm hand, born in Georgia
1870 Census, Orrs, Spalding, Georgia
Page 3, Dwelling 25
Johnson, John G, age 30, male, white, farmer, born in Georgia
“ Martha A, age 20, female, white, keeping house, born in Georgia
“ Maliela, age 4, female, white, at home, born in Georgia
“ Sarah R, age 1, female, white, at home, born in Georgia
Reid, Sallie, age 14, female, black, domestic servant, born in Georgia
1870 Census, Griffin, Spalding, Georgia
Page , Dwelling, 590
Reid, Charles, age 40, male, black, dairyman, born in Georgia
“ Fannie, age 49, female, black, keeping house, born in Georgia
Scott, age, 8, male, black, at home, born in Georgia
Maggie, age 5, female, black, at home, born in Georgia
General, age 1, male, black, at home, born in Georgia
1870 Census, Africa, Spalding, Georgia
Page 110, Dwelling 848
Smith, Squire, age 40, male, black, farm hand, born in Georgia
“ Caroline, age 35, female, mulatto, farm hand, born in Georgia
“ Jesse, age 12, male, mulatto, farm hand, born in Georgia
“ Rebecca, age 6, female, black, farm hand, born in Georgia
“ Eliza, age 4, female, black, at home, born in Georgia
“ Josephina, age 4, female, black, at home, born in Georgia
Rogers, Hannah, age 17, female, black, farm hand, born in Georgia
“ William, age 6 months, male, black, at home, born in Georgia