Israel [Gillette] Jefferson (b. 1800)

Biographical

First Name	Israel
Surnames	Gillette Father’s surname. “Life Among the Lowly, No. 3” by Israel Jefferson (December 25, 1873)
	Jefferson Isreal [Gillette] Jefferson, 1844 Albemarle County Minute Book, Getting Word African American Oral History Project Archive, Family Groups series, Box 2, Folder 18 (Charlottesville, VA: Thomas Jefferson Foundation).
Gender	Male
Birth Information	28 Dec. 1800, Monticello (farm) Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 128
Death Information	ca. 1873-1880
Enslaver	Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 128
	Thomas Walker Gilmer “Life Among the Lowly, No. 3” by Israel Jefferson (December 25, 1873)

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Genealogy

Mother	Jane Gillette (b. 1764) Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 128
Father	Edward Gillette (b. 1760) Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 128
Partner	Mary Ann Colter “Life Among the Lowly, No. 3” by Israel Jefferson (December 25, 1873)
Children	Taliola “Life Among the Lowly, No. 3” by Israel Jefferson (December 25, 1873)
	Banobo “Life Among the Lowly, No. 3” by Israel Jefferson (December 25, 1873)
	Susan “Life Among the Lowly, No. 3” by Israel Jefferson (December 25, 1873)
	John “Life Among the Lowly, No. 3” by Israel Jefferson (December 25, 1873)
Partner	Elizabeth Farrow Randolph “Life Among the Lowly, No. 3” by Israel Jefferson (December 25, 1873)

Timeline

1810
Albemarle County

Commercial: Enslaved_inventory

Plantation roll sorted by age.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 130
1810

Provisions: Supplies

Blanket distribution list.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 137
1810 Feb.
Monticello

Commercial: Enslaved_inventory

Plantation roll.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 128
1810 Feb.
Lego

Provisions: Food

Bread supply list.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 134
1810 Dec.

Provisions: Clothing

Distribution list for linen, plains, cotton, blankets, beds, hats, or sifters.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 136
1812 Dec.

Provisions: Clothing

Distribution list for linen, blankets, beds, hats, or sifters.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 139
1813

Provisions: Clothing

Distribution list for summer clothing.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 139
1813

Provisions: Supplies

Blanket distribution list for 1813, 1816, and 1819.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 142
1814 Dec.

Provisions: Clothing

Distribution list for shirts, wool, blankets, beds, hose, or hats.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 146
1815
Monticello House

Provisions: Food

Bread supply list.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 148
1815 June 26
Tufton

Labor: Agricultural
Farm Laborer

Received mutton and whiskey for labor during wheat harvest.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 149
1815 Dec.

Provisions: Clothing

Distribution list for wool, shirts, socks, blankets, or beds.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 150
1816

Labor: Artisanal
Carder

Carded fibers at textiles factory.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 152
1816

Commercial: Enslaved_inventory
Tradesman

List of people with notes on spinning and weaving of fabrics.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 152
1816

Provisions: Clothing

Distribution list for wool, shirts, blankets, beds, socks, or hats.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 154
1817

Provisions: Clothing

Distribution list for shirts, plains, wool, blankets, hats, beds, or socks.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 144
1817
Monticello

Provisions: Food

Bread supply list.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 156
1817

Provisions: Clothing

Distribution list for wool, shirts, blankets, beds, or hats.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 158
1817

Commercial: Enslaved_inventory

List of people not leased to Thomas J. Randolph.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 160
1818

Provisions: Clothing

Distribution list for wool, shirts, blankets, beds, hats, or summer clothes.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 162
1819

Provisions: Clothing

Distribution list for wool, shirts, blankets, beds, hats, or summer clothes.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 164
1819

Provisions: Supplies

Blanket distribution list for 1819, 1820, 1822, and 1825.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 165
1821

Provisions: Supplies

Blanket distribution list for 1824 and 1827.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 169
1821

Provisions: Supplies

Blanket distribution list for 1822 and 1825.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 169
1821
Monticello House

Provisions: Food

Bread supply list.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 171
1821

Provisions: Clothing

Distribution list for wool, shirts, blankets, beds, or hats.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 172
1822

Provisions: Clothing

Distribution list for wool, shirts, blankets, or beds.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 174
1823 Dec.

Provisions: Clothing

Distribution list for wool, shirts, blankets, or beds.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 175
1824 Dec.

Provisions: Clothing

Distribution list for wool, shirts, blankets, or beds.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 176

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Israel [Gillette] Jefferson (b. 1800)

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