Race and Slavery Petitions Project

Details for
Bob in Petition 11485508

Name:Bob
Petition:11485508 filed in Tennessee, 1855
Role in Petition:petitioner
Color and Gender:black male
Status:FPOC
Identified Immediate Family:Violet - daughter
Susan - daughter
Reynolds - son
Ellie - daughter
Jacob - son
Lizy ([Lizzy]) - Family Head
Economic Profile:
Age:approx 45 years of age in 1855
Birth:
Death:
Owned slaves?:
Occupation:
Skills:
Diseases:
Physical Attributes:sickly
Moral Attributes:
Plantations
Literate?:
Urban?:
Runaway?:
Punishments Received:
Term Slave:
Freedom:Free by 1854. Sued for freedom in 1852. Origins of freedom: manumitted by William Crouse.