Enslaved Individuals: Edmund
Edmund
Documented History
Edmund was a resident of Page County, Virginia, in 1845; he is named as one of seven people enslaved by Daniel Strickler in papers related to Strickler’s estate. It is almost certain that he was a skilled agricultural worker. He was sold to Charles H. Flinn in June 1845.
No other documentation has yet been found.
Speculations
Edmund is referred to as a man in the documents related to Daniel Strickler’s estate, but the monetary value assigned to him is low, suggesting that he may have been older than the other adults who were listed. Although Flinn remained resident in Page County in 1850, and five enslaved people were associated with him in the census that year, no men were listed under his household.
Connections
Sources
Page County, Virginia, Will Book C, Last Will and Testament of Daniel Strickler, dated 1 April 1845, recorded 28 May 1845, page 43; digital image, Ancestry.com, “Virginia, Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1983.”
Page County, Virginia, Will Book C, list of property assigned to Elizabeth Strickler, widow and relict of Daniel Strickler, 11 June 1845, pages 50-51; digital image, Ancestry.com, “Virginia, Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1983.”
Page County, Virginia, Will Book C, “Appraisement of the personal Estate of Daniel Strickler dec’d as appraised into current money this 11th and 12th days of June 1845,” pages 51-52; digital image, Ancestry.com, “Virginia, Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1983.”
Page County, Virginia, Will Book C, “Sale Bill of the Personal Estate of Daniel Strickler dec’d as sold by the Exec’s on the 13th and 14th days of June 1845,” pages 52-53; digital image, Ancestry.com, “Virginia, Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1983.”
1850 U.S. census, Page County, Virginia, slave schedule, District 49, unpaginated, Charles H. Flinn, slaveowner; digital image, Ancestry.com, “1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules”; citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm publication M432.