James Bearness Rather - Anyone familiar with him? I am looking for descendants of the slaves he owned.

1830
Slaves - Males - Under 10 1
Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23 1
Slaves - Females - Under 10 2
Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35 1
Total Slaves 5

where is 1840?

1850 slave schedule:
22 slaves
Male 60
Female 50
Female 45
Male 45
Female 35
Male 25
Female 20
Female 20
Male 16
Female 14
Male 12
Female 12
Male 10
Male 6
Male 5
Male 5
Female 4
Male 4
Female 3
Female 2
Male 1
Male 6/12

I am unable to locate a will at this time.

Is this him in Mississippi in 1840?:
https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/4166186?mark=7b22746f6b656e223a222...

Name J R Rather
Home in 1840 (City, County, State) Winston, Mississippi
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5 2
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9 1
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14 1
Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19 2
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29 1
Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5 1
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9 1
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14 3
Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39 1
Persons Employed in Agriculture 6
Free White Persons - Under 20 11
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49 3
Total Free White Persons 14
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves 14

who are these called ward:
James Rather in the 1870 United States Federal Census ancestry.com
Household Members (Name) Age
James Rather 68 Occupation Farmer
Lucinda Rather 64 Occupation Keeping House
***Robert Ellisen 4 Race Black, Gender Male, Occupation (Ward)
***Laura Webb 13 Race Black, Gender Female, Occupation Farmer
Hewett Rather 23 Occupation Physician
Mollie Rather 10
Claude Rather Occupation Phisician
Frank Deshong 60 Occupation Phisician
Amanda Deshong 33
***James Rather 17 Race White, Gender Male, Occupation (Ward)

Robert Ellisen 4 Black Male, (Ward)
Laura Webb 13 Black, Female, (farmer)
James Rather 17 Race White, Gender Male, Occupation (Ward)