List of Texas slave traders
This is a list of slave traders operating within the present-day boundaries of Texas before 1865, including the eras of Spanish Texas (before 1821), Mexican Texas (1821–1836), the Republic of Texas (1836–1846), and antebellum U.S. and Confederate Texas (1846–1865).
- Tom Banks, Richmond and Texas[1]
- Daniel Berry, Tennessee and Texas[2]
- James Bowie, Galveston[3]
- John Bowie, Galveston[3]
- Rezin Bowie, Galveston[3]
- Louis de Aury, Galveston[4]
- Manuel de Herrera, Galveston[4]
- Monroe Edwards, San Leon County and Africa[5]
- James Walker Fannin, Texas and Cuba[6]
- Louis de Aury, Galveston[4]
- Manuel de Herrera, Galveston[4]
- Galbert, Texas[7]
- Jose Gamden, Texas and Tennessee[8]
- Pierre Lafitte and Jean Lafitte[9]
- Thomas McKinney, Quintana and Galveston[5]
- Leander McNeil, Brazos River and Africa[5]
- Plesant McNeil, Brazos River and Africa[5]
- Sterling McNeil, Brazos River and Africa[5]
- Xavier Mina, Galveston[4]
- Moro and Coigly, Sabine River[10]
- C. M. Rutherford, New Orleans and Houston[11]
- Benjamin Fort Smith, Brazos River and Africa[5]
- James Vanclevy, Charleston and Texas[12]
- Vanhook, Tennessee[13]
- Henry Vanhusen, Mississippi and Texas[14]
See also
[edit]- List of slave traders of the United States
- History of slavery in Texas
- List of Alabama slave traders
- List of District of Columbia slave traders
- List of Georgia and Florida slave traders
- List of Kentucky slave traders
- List of Maryland and Delaware slave traders
- List of Missouri slave traders
- List of Tennessee slave traders
- Family separation in American slavery
- List of largest slave sales in the United States
- Movement to reopen the transatlantic slave trade
- Kidnapping into slavery in the United States
- Bibliography of the slave trade in the United States
- Slave markets and slave jails in the United States
References
[edit]- ^ "Susan Fearce looking for her parents Ben and Lucinda and her siblings · Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery". informationwanted.org. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
- ^ "Eadie Tolson (formerly Eadie Dickens) seeking her sons John Chesterfield and William Henry · Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery". informationwanted.org. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
- ^ a b c Robbins (1971), p. 156.
- ^ a b c d e Robbins (1971), p. 155.
- ^ a b c d e f Robbins (1971), p. 158.
- ^ Robbins (1971), pp. 157–158.
- ^ "Runaway Negro". Bossier Banner-Progress. May 11, 1860. p. 4. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
- ^ "Sarah Ann Lewis seeking her father August Brown and siblings · Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery". informationwanted.org. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ "African Americans of Galveston - Images of America". Galveston Historical Foundation. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
- ^ Robbins (1971), pp. 158–159.
- ^ "Rice C. Ballard Papers, 1822-1888". finding-aids.lib.unc.edu. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
- ^ "Ellen Douglass searching for her brother George Irvin · Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery". informationwanted.org. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ "Ellen Douglass searching for her brother George Irvin · Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery". informationwanted.org. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ "Anthony Echoles searching for his mother Julia Echoles, two brothers, and sister · Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery". informationwanted.org. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
Sources
[edit]- Robbins, Fred (October 1971). "The Origin and Development of the African Slave Trade in Galveston, Texas, and Surrounding Areas from 1816 to 1836". East Texas Historical Journal. 9 (2). ISSN 0424-1444.