| Name | Age | Color or Race | Sex | Role in document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse F. Eller | White | Male | trustee of grantor | |
| Thomas Carlton | White | Male | other | |
| Thomas C. Carlton | White | Male | other | |
| William R. Whittington | White | Male | other | |
| John A. Eller | White | Male | other | |
| James Calloway | White | Male | other | |
| James Gordon | White | Male | other | |
| A. A. Whittington | White | Male | other | |
| A. G. Whittington | White | Male | other | |
| W. R. Vannoy | White | Male | other | |
| Bynum Carmichael | White | Male | other | |
| James Eller | White | Female | grantor | |
| Bill | 12 | Black ("negro") | enslaved | |
| Lucy | 11 | Black ("negro") | Male | enslaved |
Deed in Trust, Indenture. James Eller owes several debts, and to secure payment, transfers much of his property, which included two enslaved children, to Trustee Jesse F. Eller. The enslaved are “one black boy named Bill aged twelve years, also one Black girl named Lucy aged eleven years…” No further information about the enslaved or their relationships. Eller also puts in the Trust 125 acre and 12 ½ acre properties horses, cattle, hogs, and “all my book accounts, notes and judgments”. If James Eller does not pay the debts by January 1, 1860, Trustee Jessee Eller is to sell whatever property is necessary. Except for one $150 note, all of James Eller’s other debts are small: $6-48.87. I listed the various creditors in the database, on the off chance that Bill or Lucy might have ended up with one of them. The document was signed January 26, 1858 and presented in Court and registered April 21, 1858.
