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Sophia
Sophia was enslaved by Alonzo S. Church. Her and her children were bequeathed to Church's children.
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Hanson
Hanson was enslaved by Alonzo S. Church then bequeathed to his children.
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Louisa
Louisa was enslaved by Alonzo S. Church, then bequeathed to his daughter Anna P. Whitner.
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Alfred
Alfred was enslaved by Alonzo S. Church, then bequeathed to his son William L. Church.
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Elvir
Elvir was enslaved by Alonzo S. Church, then bequeathed to his daughter Elvira A. Lee.
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Alonzo S. Church
Alonzo Church was the sixth president of the University of Georgia from 1829 to 1859. He also served as a Professor of Mathematics for ten years before assuming presidency. Upon his death, six enslaved people were bequeathed to his children.
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Hopey
Hopey was enslaved by Asbury Hull. Her freedom was purchased by her husband Hansel, who owned a cake shop in Athens, Georgia.
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Hansel
Hansel was a freed black man that owned a cake shop on Jackson Street in Athens, Georgia.
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Joe
Joe was enslaved by Mr. Thomas in Athens, Georgia.
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John Addison Cobb
Colonel Cobb
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Dick Cary
Dick Cary was enslaved by Lucy Tabb Cary, and served as a bell ringer and college servant. He is described as a tall, fine looking man in the "Annals of Athens" by Augustus Longstreet Hull.
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Lucy Tabb Cary
Originally from Gloucester County, Virginia, Lucy Cary was one of the earliest settlers in Athens, Georgia. Many of her servants were leased to work for the University of Georgia.
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Henry Hull
Henry Hull was a farmer, physician, and the chair of Mathematics in the University of Georgia. He also served as a trustee of the University.
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Augustus Longstreet Hull
Augustus Longstreet Hull served as one of Athens earliest historians. After serving for the Confederacy, he attended University of Georgia and served as a trustee. Multiple academic works were published under him, including the "Annals of Athens."
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Patrick
Patrick was an enslaved man hired by the University of Georgia to do labor on campus.
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Richard Malcolm Johnston
Richard Malcolm Johnston was a lawyer and teacher, and worked as a professor for the University of Georgia from 1857 to 1862. He was born and raised in Hancock County, where he owned a plantation.
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Lucius Henry Holsey
Lucius Henry Holsey grew up enslaved by his father and later by Professor Richard Malcolm Johnston. Holsey became the bishop of the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church. He wrote about his experiences in Athens, Georgia in his autobiography "Autobiography, Sermons, Addresses, and Essays."
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John Clark
John Clark was a trustee of the University of Georgia and served as Georgia Governor and a State Representative. John Clark also was a member of the Senatus Academicus for the University.
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W. S. Westmoreland
W. S. Westmoreland is recorded in Faculty Minutes for assaulting a person of color at the University of Georgia. He also served in the Confederate Army in the 10th infantry.
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William Henry Waddell
William Henry Waddell was a professor of Latin and Greek at the University of Georgia and served as Secretary for the Faculty.
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William T. Brantley
William T. Brantley was a professor and served as a Faculty Secretary for the University of Georgia.
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Alvin Lathrop
Served as a tutor for the University of Georgia from 1825-1830 and was the secretary for the Faculty.
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Ephraim S. Hopping
Ephraim Hopping was a University of Georgia tutor and served as faculty secretary from 1824 to 1828 when he resigned.
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James P. Waddel
James P. Waddel graduated from the University of Georgia, and became a professor at the University. He served as the clerk vice for the Faculty Minutes.
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John Clark
John Clark was a student at the University of Georgia during the year of 1823. He was recorded in the Faculty Minutes physically assaulting an enslaved person.