Slavery Era Insurance Policies Registry
Source::
Illinois Department of Financial & Professional Regulation
Division of Insurance
http://www.idfpr.com/
"Pursuant to Public Act 93-0333, effective January 1, 2004, every licensed insurer was required to report to the Director information regarding policies issued to slaveholders for death or damage of their slaves that it wrote either directly or through a predecessor corporation during the slavery era. The information was compiled into a report that is available to the public and the General Assembly."


Genealogy Trails Note:
Apparently, slave owners took out insurance policies on their slaves.
The State of Illinois passed a law, effective 1 Jan 2004, that required insurance companies to compile and report these policies - which many of them apparently did.
We've plucked those names out of that State of Illinois' database, formatted them and have sorted them according to state, then by county, then by the Slave Holder Name.



South Carolina
Slave Holder Name Slave Holder County/ Parish Slave Holder State Slave Name Slave County/ Parish Slave State Slave Other Slave Job/ Skill
Hubbard Taylor; George W. Wicks for NOT LISTED NOT LISTED Jerry Louisville KY Policy #: 1671 Cabin boy
Adeline Monthses; Levy J. Monthses trustee for Charleston SC Smart Charleston SC Policy #: 591 (1267) Stevedore
Amilia Chapman Charleston SC Sandy Charleston SC Policy #: 322 (977, 2118) Laborer
Ann Kershaw Charleston SC Mari Charleston SC Policy #: 1009 (1813) Slave
C Happoldt Charleston SC Robert Charleston SC Policy #: 657 Butcher
Charles Cochran Charleston SC Sarah Charleston SC Policy #: 353 (978) NOT LISTED
Charles Hubert Charleston SC Anthony Charleston SC Policy #: 613 (1314) House servant
Charles Hubert Charleston SC Bella Charleston SC Policy #: 615 (1316) House servant
Charles Hubert Charleston SC Chloe Charleston SC Policy #: 612 (1313) House servant
Charles Hubert Charleston SC Daniel Charleston SC Policy #: 614 (1315) House servant
Daniel Graves Charleston SC Jack Wachille Point SC Policy #: 549 Carpenter
Daniel Graves Charleston SC Joe Charleston SC Policy #: 531 Cigar maker
Elizabeth Poyas Charleston SC Julius Charleston SC Policy #: 355 (975) NOT LISTED
Emma Harnes (policyholder); Henry Harnes (Apparent Beneficiary****) Charleston SC No Slave Name Listed Charleston SC Slave Policy No. 75***, issued October 30, 1857 N/A
Ignatius Reynolds Charleston SC John Charleston SC Policy #: 1683 NOT LISTED
Ignatius Reynolds Charleston SC Thornton Charleston SC Policy #: 1682 NOT LISTED
IW Corcoran Charleston SC Jim Charleston SC Policy #: 593 House servant
John King Charleston SC Jim Charleston SC Policy #: 354 (1454) NOT LISTED
John King Charleston SC Providence Charleston SC Policy #: 592 (1268) Tailor
John May Charleston SC Eugenia Charleston SC Policy #: 477 Home servant
Joseph Robinson Charleston SC Clara Charleston SC Policy #: 663 (1458) House Servant
Joseph Robinson Charleston SC Eliza Charleston SC Policy #: 664 House Servant
Joseph Robinson Charleston SC Jack Charleston SC Policy #: 662 (1457) House Servant
Joseph Robinson Charleston SC Myra Charleston SC Policy #: 1453 House servant
Margaret Holton Charleston SC Eliza Charleston SC Policy #: 628 (1342) House servant
ME Carrere Charleston SC Harry Charleston SC Policy #: 1312 Labourer
ME Carrere Charleston SC Sandy Charleston SC Policy #: 403 (1317) Laborer
ME Carrere Charleston SC Sukey Charleston SC Policy #: 404 Servant
ME Carrere Charleston SC Sukey Charleston SC Policy #: 404 Servant
OH Dawson Charleston SC Dennis Charleston SC Policy #: 703 NOT LISTED
OH Dawson Charleston SC James Aiken SC Policy #: 930 House servant
PP Allen Charleston SC Sandy Charleston SC Policy #: 489 Carpenter
RM Levy Charleston SC John Charleston SC Policy #: 321 (931) Laborer
Robert Miller Charleston SC James Charleston SC Policy #: 195 (848, 1701) Baker
Robert Miller Charleston SC Jim Charleston SC Policy #: 1455 Baker
Robert Miller Charleston SC Jim Charleston SC Policy #: 196 (849, 1702) Baker
Robert Miller Charleston SC Joe Charleston SC Policy #: 1456 Baker
Robert Miller Charleston SC Joe Charleston SC Policy #: 194 (847, 1700) Baker
Robert Miller Charleston SC John Charleston SC Policy #: 197 (850, 1703) Baker
Robert Miller Charleston SC Lewis Charleston SC Policy #: 918 (1760) Baker
Robert Miller Charleston SC Tommy Charleston SC Policy #: 198 (851, 1704) Baker
Rt Rev Bishop Reynolds; Thomas Ryan agent for Charleston SC Hannah Charleston SC Policy #: 617 NOT LISTED
Rt Rev Bishop Reynolds; Thomas Ryan agent for Charleston SC Robert Charleston SC Policy #: 616 NOT LISTED
Thomas Oâce=Verdana size=2>Thomas O’Brien Charleston SC Robert Charleston SC Policy #: 1089 House servant
Thomas P. Allen Charleston SC Sabrina Charleston SC Slave Policy No. 60, dated Aug. 11, 1856; Age 24 Washer
Thomas P. Allen Charleston SC Sabrina Charleston SC Slave Policy No. 60, dated Aug. 11, 1856; Age 24 Washer
WC Ramsey Charleston SC Frank Charleston SC Policy #: 1252 Carpenter
WH Graven Charleston SC Jim Charleston SC Policy #: 976 Mason
William Ash (policyholder); Jos. Sampson, Assignee (Apparent Beneficiary*) Charleston SC No Slave Name Listed Charleston SC Slave Policy No. 64***, issued June 30, 1854 N/A
William Carrere Charleston SC Johnny Charleston SC Policy #: 1346 House servant
William Dewar Charleston SC Jack Reid Augusta GA Policy #: 387 Wheelwright
William Greenland Charleston SC Phillis Charleston SC Policy #: 488 (1136) Home servant
Charles Walker Edgefield SC Daniel Edgefield County SC Policy #: 812 To be employed in rice field
Charles Walker Edgefield SC Romeo Edgefield County SC Policy #: 813 To be employed in rice field
Jeremiah King Edisto Island SC Frank Edisto Island SC Policy #: 458 Blacksmith

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