Their estimated date of marriage was 1899.
They were both farm labourers.
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In 1900, Moses b.1873 and Mattie b.1880 Brannon lived in Militia District 1150, Dover, Terrell County, Georgia.
Their estimated date of marriage was 1899. They were both farm labourers. Source familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3V8-LW8
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In 1865, Jeptha Harris 1818-1899 made a Labour Contract with Free People in Lowndes County, Mississippi. J V Harris was born in Georgia abt. 1818 as was his wife Mary. In 1850, Jeptha Harris had 200 enslaved people. The enslaved population (as per the 1850 Slave Schedule) in Lowndes County, Mississippi was 12,996. In 1860 he had 91 enslaved people. The 1865 contract is punitive. What makes this document valuable is that the 51 Free People who agreed to the contract did so in family groups. The following list gives the Head of Household first, if there is a single name then that person was not recognised as part of a family group. Children too young to work are not listed, however it is clear from the terms of the contract that at least some of these families had very young children. Jim's family;Jim, Julia Anne & William Emerson's family; Emerson, Susan, Willis & William Randall's family; Randall, ?? & Betty Daniel's family; Daniel & Delia Henry Moore's family; Sam & Bill Sampson's family; Sampson, Jane, Indiana, Bill, Cornelius, Savannah & Ivory Frances Sarah George Andrew Lindy Solomon's family; Solomon & Julia Mack;s family; Mack, Julia Anne, Emily & Milicent? Bob John Martha Jack Robinson Cloe's family; Granville & Elijah Adam's family; Adam & Gus Crockett's family; Crockett & Georgia Anna Andrew's family; Andrew & 2 sons Robert Ben Susannah Jesse's family; Jesse & Jane (Jesse and/or Jane signed the paper themselves) I cannot find a return for the 1870 US Federal Census online. I had hoped to be able to find at least some of the families if they remained in the area. I wondered if they retained the family names as described in the contract or if they changed them. This research was undertaken as a contribution to the #SlaveNameRollProject slavenamerollproject.blogspot.ie/ Sources Jeptha V Harris 1850 Slave Schedule familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-68J7-11C?mode=g&i=16&cc=1420440 Labour Contract 1865/6 familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9TD-P39H-Y?i=745&cc=2427901 familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9TD-PSYW-C?i=742&cc=2427901 Family search number for Jeptha Vining Harris LH2W-785 you will need to take up a free membership with familysearch in order to view this tree Find A Grave Memorial# 12915199 Dear friends, if you have identified a slaveholder you might find it useful to see if there is any new information about your family listed below. In some cases there are mere scraps of information but my hope is that even these little pieces might help you to find your family. You can put the names in the search box above and hopefully it will take you straight to the person you are researching. When you get there, if you can add anything to the research please do so in the comments box underneath the named person, links to other research blogs or online links to historical records. The lives of the enslaved people we remember and honour were gruelling. Their courage and fortitude is awe-inspiring. Any comments which dishonour them will be deleted immediately. Sincerely Martine Brennan PS On a personal note if you have information about Brennan/Brannon (& other variants) Slaveholders or Free People of Colour I would welcome it as my main focus is on these family names.
George Heard & Lish Anne Shackleford married on August 12 in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. Both were resident in Clark County at the time of their marriage. George was aged 28. His parents were described as Dark. George had lived with another woman for 2 yrs and they had 1 child together. They were separated by 'adultery'. Lish was aged 16yrs. Her father was white and her mother Black. Lish was described as yellow. In the 1860 Census, there are 2 white Shackleford families living in Elkins Township, Clark County, Arkansas. Thomas J Shacleford born in Tennessee abt. 1832. Acc. to the 1860 Slave Schedule, Thomas J Shacklford of Elking Township had 2 enslaved girls, both Black aged 18 and 11. The 18 yr old is transcribed as age 12 but it looks more like 18 to me. The 11 yr old is marked as a Fugitive from the State. J M Shakleford born in Tennessee abt 1834. Acc. to the 1860 Slave Schedule, J M Shackleford of Elking Township had 2 enslaved women, one aged 23 and one aged 5, both Mulatto and both marked Fugitive from the State. The 1860 Slave Schedule also shows an RM Shackelford of Antwine Township, Clark County with 4 enslaved people. One woman, Black aged 30 and 3 boys, Mulatto aged 16, 10 and 6. R M Shackelford was also born in Tennessee in 1828. There is also an A T Heard in Arkadelphia in the 1860 Slave Schedule with 4 enslaved people, a woman aged 20 with 2 girls aged 11 and 8 and a boy aged 4. The boy is described as Mulatto and a Fugitive from the State. I was unable to find a George Heard with a wife Lish at this time in the 1870 Census. Questions raised and unanswered Did George and Lish change their names? Did they leave Arkansas by 1870? Why were so many small children marked as Fugitive in Clark County Slave Schedules? Who was Lish' father? This research was undertaken as a contribution to the #SlaveNameRollProject slavenamerollproject.blogspot.ie/p/about-project.html Sources Arkansas Marriage 1865 catalog.archives.gov/id/594898 Thomas J Shacleford 1860 familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8W9-882 J M Shakleford 1860 familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8W9-8D3 R M Shackelford 1860 familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8W9-N5H T A & Catherine Heard 1860 familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8W9-VNP Charles Aaron was born about 1850 in Virginia. In the Slave Narratives his place of birth was recorded as Petersburg, VA and in the Alabama Death Records as Ettrick, VA. His parents (Daniel) Aaron & Louisa were enslaved by J H White, the shopkeeper, Petersburg (who did not own a plantation) At the age of 10, Charles was enslaved by Jason Harris of Jasper County, Mississippi. He served as bodyguard to John Harris the son of Jason during the civil war. There is a JC Harris, a NONCOM Officer in Company F, 16th Mississippi. Charles had 4 children, 2 boys who had died by the time of the interview and 2 daughters, Carrie Johnson of Kushla, Alabama & Ella Evans of Mobile, Alabama. He told the interviewer that he had been married 4 times. I hope you have the time to read Charles Aaron's interview. There is much that he refuses to be drawn on and he deflects some questions in a graceful, practised manner which reminds me of how my own grandmother would answer probing questions. In 1920, I found an entry in the Census for Charles & Georgia Ayers with grandson Willie Lee Hubbard in Oak Grove, Alabama. Charles is described as having been born in Virginia of Virginian parents and works in the sawmill which matches the information he gave in his interview. Charles Aaron & Georgia Garner married in 1902 in Mobile, Alabama. After 25 yrs of marriage, Georgia died in August 1927. I found Charles, a widower, in the 1930 Census living as the interviewer described on the 'old Davis place'. His entry was near to that of M L Davis, the owner of the Sawmill. Charles Aaron died on June 16, 1940 and is buried at Oak Grove Cemetery, Oak Grove, Mobile, Alabama. If you have more information about Charles Aaron please comment below. Sources Slave Narratives Alabama www.american-slave.com/slave-narrative-volumes Jasper Military Roster www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~msjasper/military/roster.html 1902 Marriage to Georgia Garner familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939K-T133-62?mode=g&i=4&cc=1743384 1920 US Federal Census familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GR6Q-ZKK?mode=g&cc=1488411 Death of Georgia Aaron 1927 familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDF4-5BK 1930 US Federal Census familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GR4V-94W?i=4&cc=1810731 Alabama Deaths 1940 familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDB9-ZJS Find A Grave Memorial# 114274889 Special thanks to Brennan Cooney LeQuire research librarian On August 9, 1865, Edward Tate of Clark County married Margaret Tate of Clark County in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. Arkadelphia is the county seat of Arkansas and is situated at the foot of the Ouachita Mountains. In 1870 it had a population of 948. Edward was aged 25 at the time of the marriage and described as Dark. He had lived with another woman for 4yrs and is described as having been separated by adultery. Edward and this unnamed woman had 3 children together. Margaret, a Black woman was aged 28, her mother was described as Light. Margaret had lived with another man for 5yrs and they had 2 children together, Margaret was separated from her previous partner by 'being sold'. At the time of their marriage they had not been united with their children. The minister at their marriage was PM Carmichael, Justice of the Peace. In 1865, probably December, Ned Tate, his wife Margaret and 1 child were in an employment contract with Randolph Brown. Arkadelphia for Board, Medical Aid? and $10.50 per annum. The record also has a note which says '#Cancelled by written order' It is interesting to note that Randolph Brown married Emily C Tate on Nov. 20 1849 in Clark County, Arkansas In 1870, Ned & Margaret were living in Missouri Township, Clark County with Edward Tate age 10, Culler/Cullis Tate age 8 and Simon Tate age 20. This snapshot of Ned & Margaret Tate's life throws up a number of questions. Were they ever reunited with all their children? Could there be a bill of Sale which identifies Margaret or her previous partner? Was Randolph Brown or Emily Tate's father their previous slaveholder? Why was the labour contract cancelled? Was Margaret's mother the daughter of a slaveholder? This research was undertaken as a contribution to the #SlaveNameRollProject at slavenamerollproject.blogspot.ie/ in hopes that families can reunite. Sources 1870 US Federal Census familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-64K9-GF2?mode=g&i=4&cc=1438024 Marriage Record 1865 catalog.archives.gov/id/594898 Labour Contact 1865 familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99LD-59HR?mode=g Possible Death Date 1923 familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VJRX-116 Brown/Tate marriage 1849 familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7SS-6JM Randolph Brown & Family 1870 familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNCM-JW3 Mary Bell nee Rice told her life story in 1937 with great pride. Her father, brother, husband and son were all army men. "I love a man who will fight for his rights, and any person that wants to be something."
Mary Rice named her slaveholder as Kitty Diggs. Kitty Diggs also enslaved Mary's mother Orie/Arie Rice and all her children. I found one reference to Kitty Daggs/Margaret Catherine Daggs born in Virginia 1828 at findagrave buried in Lewistown Cemetery, Lewis County, Missouri. However I did find a Catherine L Diggs living in the household of FW Diggs in Howard County Missouri in 1850. There is an FW Digges named in the Slave Schedule of 1850 in Howard County with 7 enslaved people. I cannot confirm at this time if this is the same Kitty that Mary Bell nee Rice names. Mary was 'hired out' at age 7 to a Presbyterian minister (unnamed) and later to Henry Tillman, a baker. By 1870 Mary was reunited with her father and mother. She married Joseph Belle/Bell in 1874, but sadly was widowed by 1900. See the 1900 Census at the top of the page. Mary Rice gave additional information about her father, Spottwood Rice (known as Spot during slavery) who was enslaved by Lewis the tobacco grower. In her research Angela Walton Raji identified Lewis the tobacco grower as Benjamin Lewis when she found a bill of sale for Spot(s)wood Rice dated 1843 in his military record. In the 1860 US Federal Census~Slave Schedules Benj W Lewis of Chariton, Howard, Missouri is recorded as a slaveholder of 55 enslaved people, 14 women and 41 men. I failed to see the second post by Angela Walton Raji until after I had searched for confirmation of the above. You can read more of Spottswood Rice's life in exquisite detail at usctchronicle.blogspot.ie/2012/04/life-words-and-actions-of-spottswood.html My research was undertaken as a contribution to the #SlaveNameRollProject slavenamerollproject.blogspot.ie/p/about-project.html Sources Mary Bell age 85 in 1937 goodoowah.50megs.com/women/womslavweb/wpa/Missouri/Missouri-03.htm Mary Bell's father Spottwood Rice usctchronicle.blogspot.ie/2012/03/words-actions-and-life-of-spottswood.html Benjamin Lewis of Chariton, Howard, Missouri 1860 US Federal Census~Slave Schedule Death of Kitty Daggs 1910 www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6730419 1870 US Federal Census~St. Louis, Missouri~Rice family familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DZBF-3P?mode=g&i=251&cc=1438024 Catherine Diggs Howard County 1850 US Federal Census familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DZBF-3P?mode=g&i=251&cc=1438024 Mary Bell 1900 US Federal Census familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DBG3-H2M?mode=g&i=5&cc=1325221 The US Federal Census 1860 showed that 43.7% of the population of Georgia was enslaved. Tall Boyd gave testimony of his escape from Slavery on June 8th, 1865 to J H Fowler, Chaplain of the 33rd USCD. He named his slaveholder as James Horrell of Station Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia. James Horrell had become a Lieutenant in the War and in his absence his brother Charles Horrell had 'care of the people.' Tall Boyd speaks of his mother who lived with James Horrell, his wife to whom he brought honey and his brother who lived about 15 miles away but he does not name them. Tall Boyd was chased by hounds to the Satilla River. He also speaks of a man named Scott Boyd who was 'run' by the hounds and Mr. Gibson and John Boyd. Tall Boyd named his sister Maria who received 60 lashes from James Horrell and Patty who received 75 lashes. Mr. Tilman whipped 'his man Willis' about 250 lashes because he let his mare get out of the stables. He ends his statement by saying that 'all the white people' still hold 'their negroes as slaves for a hundred miles west of the Altamaha River. This research has been undertaken as a contribution to the #SlaveNameRollProject slavenamerollproject.blogspot.ie/p/about-project.html Together we honour their names. Sources
Testimony of Tall Boyd page 1 familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89GF-PGBG?mode=g&i=109&cc=2331267 Testimony of Tall Boyd page 2 familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89GF-P5K3?i=110&cc=2331267 Coming to terms with Slavery in South Georgia www.maryturner.org/images/SlaveryPowerpoint.pdf History of Lowndes County Georgia www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gagus/lowndesh.htm The Mary Turner Project www.maryturner.org/mtp.htm An agreement was entered into on January 22nd 1866, between Elbert Lanier, freedman of Bulloch County, Georgia, and Harrison Brannin that Elbert's wife with her infant child, would work for Brannin for the year 1866. Elbert Lanier was himself in contract with Joseph Wilson Senior in 1866 and was to receive the product of 10 acres of Wilson's land. According to the 1870 US Census, Elbert was born about 1840 in Georgia, his wife Clarisa about 1846 and their children, Harriet 1865, Dunk 1868 and Katie 1869. In the 1860 US Census Slave Schedule there is a Harrison Brannin recorded in Bulloch County as the slaveholder of one male age 9. It appears that this young boy has been manumitted as there is a tick in that box. It is interesting to note that there is a Catherine Lanier slaveholder of a girl age 19 and a boy age 16 living nearby. By 1880, Elbert & Clarissa Lanier's family has grown to include Penca Ann, Agnes & Wesley. In 1910, Elbert Lainey has two of his grandchildren living with him, Lula & Eliza J Jolly. He died in 1913 and is buried in Old Salem Cemetary, Uvalda, Montgomery, Georgia. Old Salem Cemetary is also the resting place of Isaiah Nixon who was murdered in 1948 after voting. This research was undertaken as a contribution to the #SlaveNameRollProject slavenamerollproject.blogspot.ie/p/about-project.html Sources Georgia Freedman's Bureau 1866 Elbert Lanier familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89GF-PRDS?mode=g&i=1114&cc=2331267 Georgia Freedman's Bureau 1866 familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89GF-PGFF?i=337&cc=2331267 US Federal Census 1870 familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6355-KN?mode=g&cc=1438024 1860 US Federal Census~Slave Schedule US Federal Census 1880 familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YB7-RG8?mode=g&i=3&cc=1417683 US Federal Census 1900 familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3JL-82M US Federal Census 1910 familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRJZ-HHV?mode=g&i=21&cc=1727033 Grave of Elbert Lanier www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=80861374 US Federal Census 1920 Clarissa Lanier familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9R6S-784?mode=g&i=25&cc=1488411 Grave of Clarocy Lanier 1920 www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=80861380 Isaiah Nixon -1948 news.emory.edu/stories/2016/01/er_cold-case-project/ On May 8th 1871 Patrick Allman opened an account at the Freedman's Bank in Atlanta, Georgia.
Patrick was born in South Carolina c1835 but he grew up in Morgan County, Georgia. Patrick's wife was named Georgiana and his children, Joseph, Sophia and Patrick. The family lived on Crew Street, Atlanta. Patrick worked a s a Blacksmith. Patrick's parents were Brannan & Penny Brannan. His brothers were William, Joseph, Charles & Bowdy. He had one sister Sophia. In the US Federal Census 1880, Patrick Almand, Blacksmith, is recorded in Rockdale, Georgia, with his wife Georgia and children, Patrick Junior, Floyd & Mary. They have 2 boarders, John Allen & William Dodd, both Farmhands. In the US Federal Census 1860 Slave Schedule there are only two Allman/Almands listed as slaveholders, Reuben C Alman in Goss, Morgan County, Georgia. He is listed as the slaveowner of one woman aged 18, one man aged 40 and one boy aged 1. The second is Wrsa M Almand, with a 42 year old man and a 9 year old girl. In the 1850 US Federal Census there is a Reuben, the son of William C Alman & Catherine. His siblings were Thomas, Hailes & Labertha. Next door an elderly couple called James M Allman & Mary Allman lived who may have been William Allman's parents. However in the 1860 US Federal Census there is a more likely possibility in the entry concerning Rewben C Almand, his wife Malinda and children, William, John D, James S, George, Reuben L, Martha, Jenny R & Henry P. Value of Real Estate $4,000 and Personal Estate $2,500 Reuben C Almand died in 1871. His grave record confirms his parents as James M Allman & Mary Morrison Allman. In 1892, the widow Malinda Almand applied for a pension on account of her husband's service in the Indian Wars. This research was undertaken as a contribution to the #SlaveNameRoll Project. slavenamerollproject.blogspot.ie/p/about-project.html Sources Patrick Almand US Federal Census 1880 familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYB8-W4V?mode=g&i=33&cc=1417683 Freedman's Bank Record, Atlanta, Georgia familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6723-L8M?mode=g&i=190&cc=1417695 1850 US Federal Census familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6FF7-FDV?mode=g&i=39&cc=1401638 1860 US Federal Census familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YBF-9B5M?mode=g&i=1&cc=1473181 Indian Wars Pension Application familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-G1WK-S3?mode=g&i=813&cc=1979427 Death of Reuben C Almand 1871 www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=147887103 |
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