04/07/1860: Probate Court docket entry re: Johnston, James H. (Estate Of) (Unidentified Child (Minerva's child))

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Black Ancestors Awareness Campaign Platte County Black History Repository

Entry/Object ID

PC.1769

Collection

1839-1869 Platte County, MO, Probate Court Docket

Archive Items Details

Description

Court appointed Commissioners William M. Paxton, James W. Christy, and Clinton Cockrill report on the partition and division of the Estate of James Johnston. Allocated to Martha C. Johnson named slaves: "A slave named Alfred values at $1200, Calvin at $200, Eliza a girl valued at $1050, Lewis at $800, Caroline a woman at $500, Minerva and her child, an idiot, $100, totaling $$3751.00" Probate Court approves the report and orders the partition.

Date(s) of Creation

4/7/1860

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

Enslaved

Other Name

Unidentified Child (Minerva's child)

Name Type

Enslaver

Other Name

Johnston, James H. (Estate Of)

Other Numbers

Number Type

Source Citation

Other Number

Vol. G 1859-1861: PB.G.404

Copyright

Copyright Details

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Research Notes

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Bill Nichols

Date

7/1/2025

General Notes

Note

1860.04.07 PB.G.404 Johnston, James.jpg

Note

BAAC workbook: 1839-1869 Probate Court Docket CatalogIt Version.xlsx [Probate 05.20.26]

Created By

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Create Date

September 2, 2026

Updated By

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Update Date

September 16, 2026

Name/Title

04/07/1860: Probate Court docket entry re: Johnston, James H. (Estate Of) (Unidentified Child (Minerva's child))