This was the fourth and final inventory of the estate of Wiley Turner, deceased, formerly of Lowndes County Alabama. In the spring of 1865 the people enslaved in Alabama were emancipated by the presence of the Federal Army.  This list was made in March of 1865. Emancipation followed shortly thereafter. Columns are Name, Age (approximate and if known) and Value.  Number 27.  Joseph, was my great great grandfather. He was my maternal grandmother Fannie Turner Graham’s grandfather.

1. Fed                    36     $3,500
2. Nat                               4,500
3. Andrew             32       4,500
4. Tony                   37       3,500
5. Nelson               27      4,500
6. Cary                   25      3,500
7. Lloyd                   29     4,000
8. Freeman             18     4,500
9. Long George       31     4,000
10. Jim                       31     4,000
11. Henry                   30     4,500
12. Harrison             18     4,500
13. George                 25     4,000
14. Lewis                   30      2,500
15. Bill Tyus               44      4,000
16. Frank                   18      3,500
17. Bill Campbell     33      3,500
18. Prince               17      3,500
19. Isaac             22       3,000
20. Jessie                   33       1,500
21. Aolbut                 13       3,000
22. Adam                   34      1,000
23. Samuel                 47      1,000
24. Wilson                 40      4,000
25. Jack                                     500
26. Jess                       33      4,500
27. Joseph                   27      4,500
28. Ed                         15       2,500
29. Rachal                   72           800
30. Fanny                   33        1,000
31. Ellen                     37        1,000
32. Clary                     25        1,000
33. Eliza                       49           500
34. Milly                       67          500
35. Amy                       41       2,500
36. Martha                   37       2,500
37. Hagar                     35       1,500
38. Emma                   15        3,000
39. Abigail                 45           500
40. Peggy                   15        3,500
41. Cherry                 48            500
42. Louiza                 17         3,000
43. Margaret           25         1,000
44. Harrit                 17          2,500
45. Fanny(35) & child Mary   4,000
46. Lucy(24) & child Rubie     4,000
47. Frances                             1,200
48. Polly                                 1,200
49. Phillis (23) & child Susan 4,000
50. Betsy                                 1,000
51. Adeline                             2,000
52. Eliza(29) & child             4,000
53. May & child Virginia     4,000
54. Wesley                  8         1,000
55. Mariah & child Minty   4,000
56. Ellen                                 3,000
57. Anna                                 1,000
58. Georgiana           8           2,000
59. Tom                                   2,000
60. William               25          2,000
61. Julia                     15          1,000

State of Alabama}
Lowndes County}
Probate Court March 14th 1865

Personally came before me James W. Graham Judge of Probate of Lowndes County John A. Tyson, Thomas E Gully and William J Garrett appraisers of the personal estate of Wiley Turner late of said County – deceased, who being severally sworn that the foregoing sheets contain a full and complete appraisement of all the personal estate of Wiley Turner, exhibited to them the said appraisement by James W Turner the administrator on the 13 day of March 1865.

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 14th day of March 1865 James W Graham Judge of Probate

John A Tyson
Thomas E Gully
W.J. Garrett

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Related Links:

Joe Turner in the 1852 Estate File of Wiley Turner  – The first list which was made in 1853 when all of the property of Wiley Turner was valued.  It includes names, ages and valuations for all the enslaved before any divisions were made.  My 2 X great grandfather, Joe was about 15 when this list was made.

Second Inventory of Wiley Turner’s Estate – 1856  This list was made to determine the division so that the oldest daughter of Wiley Turner could receive her share of the estate.

Third Inventory of Wiley Turner’s Estate – 1858  This list was made to determine the division when the next child, James, came of age.

Measuring Worth – An article about valuation of the enslaved. It includes several charts about valuation of enslaved people, at various ages and in various years, showing that (as I saw in these lists) values soared from 1852 to 1861.