African Americans of the Kentucky Borderlands

Early, Whitfield

Item

Title

Early, Whitfield

Alias

Earley, Whitfield

Easly, Whelfield

Gender

Male

Biography

Whitefield Early was known to have eleven enslaved in the 1810 Boone County, Kentucky census. In 1820 Whitfield Earley is in Burlington, Boone, Kentucky with six known enslaved. The 1830 Boone, Kentucky census lists Whitfield with five known enslaved. Whitfield is known to have nine enslaved in the 1840 census. The 1850 census lists Whitfield Early and wife Jane living in Burlington, Boone, Kentucky. He states he was born about 1777 in Virginia and is a farmer. The last census that Whitfield appears in is the 1860 Burlington, Boone, Kentucky one. He is listed with his wife and his age is 83 years old. Whitfield Early died 5 Aug 1865 and is buried in Petersburg Cemetery.

Member

Early family

Birth date

10 Feb 1777

Place of birth

Culpeper County (Va.)

Father

Early, Joseph

Mother

Paschel, Jane

Life event(s)

Marriage 1: 15 Dec 1795; Madison County (Va.)

Madison County (Va.)

Marriage 2: 3 Jan 1842; Boone County (Ky.)

Marriage 3: 11 Feb 1846; Boone County (Ky.)

Boone County (Ky.)

Spouse(s)

Minor, Mary

Catlett, Susannah

Hughes, Jane

Child(ren)

Early, Armistead

Early, Jane

Early, Morgan

Earley, Joseph

Early, Paschal

Early, Virenda

Gaines, Aletha Early

Duncan, Emily Early

Early, James N.

Death date

5 Aug 1865

Place of death

Boone County (Ky.)

Death and burial information

Brown Cemetery (South Fork, Boone County, Ky.)

Petersburg Cemetery (Petersburg, Ky.)

Occupation(s)

Sheriff

Employed by

Boone County (Ky.). Sheriff's Office

Neighbor of

Neighbor in the 1850 Census: Sanford, William

Neighbors in the 1860 Census: Cave, Lucy; Volmir, John

Description

Enslaved held in 1810: TOTAL: Eleven

Enslaved held in 1820: Males, 14 thru 25, four; Males, 26 thru 44, one; Females, 26 thru 44, one; TOTAL: Six

Enslaved held in 1830: Males, 10 thru 23, one; Males, 24 thru 35, two; Females, under 10, one; Females, 10 thru 23, one; TOTAL: Five

Enslaved held in 1840: Males, under 10, one; Males, 10 thru 23, two; Males, 24 thru 35, one; Males, 36 thru 54, one; Females, under 10, three; Females, 10 thru 23, one; TOTAL: Nine

Enslaved held in 1850: Male, 45 years old, black; Female, 10 years old, black; TOTAL: Two

Enslaved held in 1860: Female, 18 years old, black; TOTAL: One

Bibliographic citation(s)

National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Ancestor, A035526

FindAGrave.com, memorial #112835470

Source(s)

Third Census of the United States, 1810

Fourth Census of the United States, 1820

Fifth Census of the United States, 1830

Sixth Census of the United States, 1840

Northern Kentucky Marriages, 1795-1850

Seventh Census of the United States, 1850

Population Schedules of the Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Slave Schedules

Eighth Census of the United States, 1860

Population Schedules of the Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Slave Schedules

Find A Grave.com

Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Books

Item sets

AA--Slaveholders--Kentucky--Boone County--E-F

Media

Whitfield Early