John Mitchell Inventory Listing - 1859

"If any of white folks died, not a lick was struck on plantation till next day. We went to funeral and if we couldn't get in de church we stood around and listened." Ex-Slave, Jerry Eubanks of Mississippi

A true and perfect inventory and appraisement of the goods and chattels and personal estate of John Mitchell, deceased.

NAME, AGE, VALUE

A NEGRO MAN CHARLES -- 40 years -- $1000
A NEGRO WOMAN CANDICE -- 30 years -- $1000
A NEGRO BOY MONROE -- 8 years -- $1100
A NEGRO BOY JOHN -- 6 years -- $600
A NEGRO BOY MILTON -- 4 years -- $400
A NEGRO BOY DICK -- 2 years -- $200
A NEGRO WOMAN LILLY -- 25 years -- $2500
A NEGRO BOY FELIX -- 4 years -- $400
A NEGRO CHILD SUSEY -- 2 MONTHS -- $150
A NEGRO WOMAN EDNY -- 30 years -- $500
A NEGRO BOY PRINCE -- 12 years -- $1250
A NEGRO WOMAN AUGUSTA -- 40 years -- $400
A NEGRO MAN FELIX -- 53 years -- $900
A NEGRO MAN WATT -- 45 years -- $1000
A NEGRO MAN SAM -- 61 years -- $400
A NEGRO MAN SID -- 47 years -- $900
A NEGRO MAN SANDY -- 45 years -- $$750
A NEGRO MAN HENRY -- 41 years -- $900
A NEGRO MAN TOM -- 42 years -- $700

TOTAL VALUE OF NEGROES -- $14, 850

John Mitchell was a member of the Union Church Presbyterian Church in Union Church, Jefferson County, MS. John applied for membership and was accepted October 10, 1845. Candice, Lilly, Edny, Augusta, and Watt were the Mitchell slaves who were also members of UCPC. Look for them on the servants membership list where you will find the dates of their application, acceptance and baptismal.

Johm Mitchell died February 22, 1859 in Jefferson County, MS.

John's son John Irvin Mitchell owned 69 slaves in 1860 per the 1860 Jefferson County Slave Schedule. The senior John made a deed of gift in 1852, giving his son 45 slaves. Most of the slaves named in John's inventory list were given to his daughter Sally Mitchell McMillan via John's 1852 will. Sally was the wife of Dougald McMillan of Caseyville, Copiah County, MS. Dougald owned 90 slaves per the 1860 Copiah County Slave Schedule.

Read about Edny and her family whose family members were owned by both the Mitchell and McMillan families.