Greenwood Mrs. S.A. Luckett, Guardian. There are a number of slaves for this estate continuing on the next page. Information on these two lines serves as a clue to the researcher to look for probate and guardian records. Mrs. Luckett s maiden name may yield a lead. Although it is a great deal of work, the researcher should study the collateral relatives of the slaveholder.
Collateral relatives consist of the families of spouses, brothers, sisters, and cousins.
The researcher should look at such members of the slaveholder s family because a slave may have been passed from one family member to another. In addition, one should look at neighboring slaveholders, as some slave families were separated and lived on nearby or adjoining plantations. There is a table at the bottom of the slave schedule that provides total figures. The information includes the total number of owners, houses, male and female slaves, and fugitives, along with numbers on those manumitted, deaf and dumb, blind, insane, and idiotic. These tabulations and the sometimes-random notes left by the slave counter should not be missed.