Comer; Braxton Bragg Comer (1848-1911) son of J.F. IMPORTANT PRIVACY NOTICE & DISCLAIMER: YOU HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO USE CAUTION WHEN DISTRIBUTING PRIVATE INFORMATION. 18, 1887 Monroe Johnson JeffersonNov. Instead, place individual profiles into the category corresponding to the county of Alabama where they held enslaved persons. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. INCLUDING ALL COURTS, Southern History Series: The Carolina Chivalry. slaveholder. Safe, but out of sight. What was life like on the Democrat plantation? ADMINS, ESTATE, PROBATE, GUARDIANSHIP, SLAVE RECORDS Wealth was still concentrated in the hands of wealthy white plantation owners, who the newly freed black citizens were now completely reliant upon for survival. Barbour Co. 1860 Federal Census - Mortality Schedule Archived Copy; Original page no longer online. 9, 1896 Joseph Leeds St. ClairFeb. Parkerlater escaped. The county seat was moved to Anniston after years of controversy and a State Supreme Court ruling in June 1900."--from wikipedia.org. Barbour Co., AL [Report Broken Link] Benton Co. . 2, 1913 Unnamed man HenryMarch 21, 1914 Charles Young ChiltonDec. o Number manumitted (freed) in the year preceding June 1. o Age, gender, and color of slave please help! 2, 1884 Jeff N. Rogers ChambersJuly 16, 1884 Joe Robertson GreeneJuly 18, 1884 Andy Burke TuscaloosaSept. IMPORTANT PRIVACY NOTICE & DISCLAIMER: YOU HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO USE CAUTION WHEN DISTRIBUTING PRIVATE INFORMATION. 1, 1910 Unnamed man CalhounOct. She was able to get married and eat bacon, vegetables and sorghum syrup cake, but she also saw field slaves worked to death, an outcome she said her owner preferred to trying to improve a slaves health. Alabama was admitted as the 22nd state on December 14, 1819. 1, 1891 Willis Lowe HenryAug. slaves, the 1860 U.S. population was 27,167,529, with about 1 in 70 being a slaveholder. [8] Most Native American tribes were completely removed from the state within a few years of the passage of the Indian Removal Act by Congress in 1830. "Cose I was borned a slave, but I don't 'member much 'bout hit, 'caze I was li'l. Dere is one t'ing I . 29, 1919 Robert Croskey MontgomerySept. 1. decreased 17% to 12,143, while the "colored" population increased 6% to 17,165. Categories: Alabama, Slave Owners | Barbour County, Alabama, Slavery. 13, 1897 John Bonner LamarDec. Buy newspaper front pages, posters and more. The ALGenWeb Project - Barbour County, Alabama. or here Indexed data and browse are available for the following: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland . 6, 1904 Edmund Bell DallasAug. demonstrates the importance of the local story in Alabama economics and politics. 6, 1912 Azariah Curtis ChoctawDec. In 1845, Hardy Clemens was a wealthy plantation and slave owner who owned a farm near Coaling, Alabamaon the banks of Big Sandy Creek, about 12 miles east of Tuscaloosa. A Slave Cabin in Barbour County, Near Eufaula, Alabama. 14,629 whites, 33 "free colored" and 16,150 slaves. This website does not support violence. The 1860 U.S. Census Slave Schedules for Barbour County, Alabama (NARA microfilm series M653, Roll 27) reportedly includes a total of 16,150 slaves. 10, 1892 John Johnson TuscaloosaFeb. Alabama Slave Owners. ***. Agent, 50 slaves page 147, COCHRAN, John, James Cole agent, 64 slaves page 147, EBERHART, Samuel Sr., 52 slaves page 109B, MARTIN, J. J. 10, 1900 Zeb Floyd ElmoreOct. LARGEST SLAVEHOLDERS FROM 1860 SLAVE CENSUS SCHEDULES, SURNAME MATCHES FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS ON 1870 CENSUS. checked also. Sources Taken from Szucs, Loretto Dennis, "Research in Census Records." WIKITREE HOME | ABOUT | G2G FORUM | HELP | SEARCH. these former slaves may have been using the surname of their 1860 slaveholder at the time of the 1870 census and they may 29, 1892 Allen Parker MonroeJan. 20, 1909 Clinton Montgomery MarengoMay 27, 1910 Jesse Matson ShelbyJuly 2, 1910 Henry McKinney HoustonJuly 31, 1910 Bill Walker MobileAug. Barbour County, Alabama Description of the Collection This small collection comprises a journal kept by Comer, 1844-1847, containing various kinds of records relating to agricultural activities on his Barbour County, Alabama, plantation and to his lumber and corn mills. 6, 1906 Corneilius Robinson MobileOct. 13, 1933 Dan Pippen BibbSept. All rights reserved (About Us). Whether or not the ancestor is found to have been a slaveholder, a viewing of the slave census will provide an informed All persons contributing P.O. without a stamped number. [4][5] Within 20 years of becoming a state, Alabama was the largest cotton producer in the US, producing 23% of the nation's cotton crop. If the ancestor is not on this list, the 1860 slave census microfilm 2. 24, 1900 Unnamed man HenryDec. Bart Thrasher was one of Alabama's most notorious outlaws, one who helped Bibb County earn the moniker "Bloody Bibb" at a time when it was an extension . Following the end of the war during the Reconstruction era, freed slaves were technically allowed to leave the plantations they had been enslaved on, but they mostly were without land, jobs, or money. It may be that when, only a few years ago, you girded on your cartridge-box and shouldered your trusty rifle, to go meet the invaders of your country, you committed to his care your home and your loves ones; and when you were far away upon the weary march, upon the dreadful battlefield, in the trenches, and on the picket line, many and many a time you thought of that faithful old negro and your heart warmed towards him , These words, Mr. Clayton thought, indicated the condition into which the country had been plunged by the termination of the war. 15, 1920 Jack Waters CovingtonMarch 11, 1920 Wilbur Smith MontgomeryJuly 30, 1920 Juster Jennings DaleJuly 30, 1920 Sills Spinks DaleAug. this county, except for 102 year old female Carolina, an African, held by Henry Lockhart and shown on page 102B. 1, 1899 Andrew Sloss LawrenceFebruary 28 (? To remedy the evils growing out of abolition, Clayton urged that the people of the South secure the services of the negroes, teach them their places, and how to keep them, and convince them at last that we are indeed their best friends. None should hold a grudge against the Negro because he was now free, Clayton added: He is proud to call you master yet. Like its neighbors, the Alabama Territory was fertile ground for the surging cotton crop, and soon became one of the major destinations for African-American slaves who were being shipped to the Southeastern United States. distribution, or generated by the author, and are subject to A Slave Cabin in Barbour County, Near Eufaula Created / Published between 1936 and 1938 Headings - United States -- Alabama - Photographs Genre Photographs Medium 1 photographic print Call Number/Physical Location WPA Slave Narrative Project: Container, A917, vol. Slavery was officially abolished in the United States, following the end of the US Civil War by the Thirteenth Amendment which took effect on December 18, 1865. Managers, SORRY, BUT THE ALABAMA FILE 'Terrible' is not the word for it.. Thanks to Rootsweb for providing space for this site. Then whips were used to burst the blisters, Slaters interview reads. So begins the account of Bill Russell, one of 11 former Alabama slaves whose stories of servitude have been made public as part of a universitys collection of narratives gathered from interviews with former slaves. Albemarle and Alexandria Counties 1332. Many black laborers refused to continue working the plantations, and chose to migrate to southern urban areas in large numbers.[13][15]. such age enumerated, out of a total of 3,950,546 slaves nationwide. 5, 1887 George Hart LeeJan. County, AL. It is estimated by this transcriber that in 1860, slaveholders of 200 or more slaves, while constituting less than 1 % of the total number of U.S. slaveholders, or 1 out of 7,000 free persons, held 20-30% of the total number of slaves in the U.S. SOURCES. Three years ago, the collection was made public in its entirety, offering raw testimony from the mouths of slaves. Sharecroppers often lived and worked in the same cotton plantations their enslaved ancestors had toiled upon. [Report Broken Link] 1860 Federal Census - Slave Schedule Surname Matches with 1870 Census. See the Heritage Exchange Portal for more information on how to document slaves and slave owners. Selected Records in the USGenWeb Archives Project - Alabama, Court Records Shortly after the Civil War, the J.W. Youre talking about my people, Proctor said. Their conduct in this trying time, he observed, should prove to the world the love, fear, and high regard they entertained for their former masters.. "Negroes"was about 20% less than what the colored population had been 100 years before.) For (the youth), they get a whole different perspective. You may be bound by a thousand ties which only a Southern man knows, and which he alone can feel in all its force. Comer, slave owner, mine operator, planter;Carrie Gertrude Seay Comer wife of J.W. 7, 1904 Horace Maples MadisonDec. Its opened up my mind to see we have come so very far, but it seems like the further we go, the further back were going, Proctor said when asked how the release of the interviews was received. Black Families of Alabama's Black Belt: Butler, Dallas, Lowndes, Marengo, Perry, and Wilcox Co. Doll's Genealogy Site: focus on Macon Co. Large Slaveholders of 1860: extraction of many slaveholders in various Alabama counties The Village: Alabama Slave Project City of Wilmington 99. The material covers the period 1805 to 1975, but the bulk . For black Americans the census may hold the only records they can find of their ancestors. Visit our Tourism Page Relocation Services Download a Visitors Guide 18, 1915 "Kid" Jackson MontgomeryAug. 21, 1878 Daniel McBride LimestoneJune 15, 1879 Dave Benson St. ClairDec. It was Henry D. Clayton, owner of this plantation, who made the memorable Charge to the Grand Jury of Pike County, September 9, 1866. Archives Project is part of The USGenWeb Project, The 14, 1893 Paul Archer PickensSept. The Negro was free, but he was helpless by his want of habits of self-reliance, helpless by his want of experience, and doubly helpless by his want of comprehension to understand and appreciate his condition. Southern people, who had knew the Negro as slave for so long, were the only people in the world who understood him. ancestor was one of the larger slaveholders in the County. 27, 1885 Alexander Reed ClarkeApril 20, 1886 Unnamed man JeffersonOct. Alabama cemetery records, Vol. Send comments about this page to: The USGenWeb Archive Project -Alabama File Manager. 2008 - 2023 INTERESTING.COM, INC. [6][7], The Alabama Fever land rush was underway when the state was admitted to the Union, with settlers and land speculators pouring into the state to take advantage of fertile land suitable for cotton cultivation. My master was so cruel to his slaves that they were almost crazy at times, Russell continued. 23, 1913 Wilson Gardner JeffersonDec. Slaves 100 years of age or older were supposed to be named on the 1860 slave schedule, but there were only 1,570 slaves of Linking the surname of the slaveholder, can check this list for the surname. He may have been the companion of your boyhood. 13, 1892 Moses Johnson MonroeOct. 27, 1889 John Sleet JeffersonDec. Southern History Series: Podcast: Damn Yankees! But the accounts also reveal stark differences in some owners treatments of slaves. The information on surname matches of 1870 African Americans and 1860 slaveholders is intended merely to provide data 1, 1896 William Hunter DallasSept. Southern History Series: The End of Slavery In Barbour County, AL July 22, 2019 Hunter Wallace Alabama, Alt-South, American South, Culture, Dixie, History, Identity, Negroes, Race Relations, Slavery, southern heritage, Southern History Series, White Supremacy 4 The man above is John Wallace Comer and his body servant Burrell. I thought I would share it. Send cash, checks or money orders to our P.O. Where did freed Alabama slaves go if they did not stay in Alabama? The USGenWeb Archives Project is part of The USGenWeb Project. Calhoun County, AL Queries/Join eMail Group 1850 Federal Census Barbour County, Alabama (Source: MyHeritage) ($) Alabama State Census, 1820-1866 Barbour County (Source: Explore Ancestry for free) ($) United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 Barbour County (Source: FamilySearch) NOT LIVE IN ALABAMA AND HAVE NO ACCESS TO ANY RECORDS, Search - What were the Southners going to do with their emancipated coloreds? Many wills contained information about slaves. 13, 1892 Burrill Jones MonroeOct. U.S. 4, 1912 Sam Verge SumterAug. When the Civil War reached Alabama, he buried about $100,000 in gold somewhere on his property. He would buckle us across a log and whip us until we were unable to walk for three days. slaves, if listed in the next census, in 1870, would have been reported with their full name, including surname. The study found 3,777 Negro slave owners in the United States. 21, 1879 Squire Smith RussellJune. But the ex-slaves nevertheless chose to remain. American Slave Narratives: An Anthology Online . 4. 30, 1896 John Adams MonroeOct. The museum and memorial is believed to be the nation's first site to document racial inequality from slavery through the Jim Crow era and into the present. who says he was born in 1858, near Suggsville, Clarke County, Alabama. like to contribute to the Archives site, The USGenWeb Archives Project, Updated: - - Wednesday, 11-Jun-2008 15:58:30 EDT. PLANTATION NAMES. Alabama QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau 1870 - 1903 1830 Autauga County Alabama Census Autauga County Alabama Census Index Blount County Alabama Census Oliver Bell. Death records for Alabama state convicts who died while either a prisoner in custody or on parole are in this database. 23, 1886 John Davis BibbJune 2, 1887 Unnamed man BibbAug. WIKITREE HOME | ABOUT | G2G FORUM | HELP | SEARCH. Parkers slaves were called free negroes because they were treated so well., We have a few slaves who say they were treated well, Proctor said. Fayette County, Alabama 1850 Slave Schedules Fayette County, Alabama 1860 Slave Schedules Greene Co, AL Deeds of Samuel Morrow Documenting Prior Slave Emancipation(slaves owned by Samuel Morrow in Greene County, AL) Henry-Dale County, AL Archives WillsWard Sr, Shadrach January 1848(slaves owned by Shadrach Ward Sr. in Henry County, AL) Dallas, Montgomery and Mobile counties in Alabama all saw increases in the colored A. M., 145 slaves page 135B, WILEY, L. M., Silas Jones agent, 190 slaves page 95, WILLIAMS, Gazanay? researching their family origins. 11, 1906 Bunk Richardson EtowahOct. 20, 1899 Peter Louin ElmoreAug. and to the volunteers who sponsor the counties and everyone who The last letter in this file, written . The slavery categories exist to help with tracking the genealogy and family history of pre-Civil War era slaves. Do not use vulgar, hateful, wacky or esoteric language in the comments. these larger slaveholders, the data seems to show in general not many freed slaves in 1870 were using the surname of their The national memorial aims to teach about America's past in hope of promoting understanding and healing. Box 5625 Montgomery, AL 36103-5625 Phone (334) 206-2999 Record Request Forms They have birth and death records from 1908 to present and some scattered earlier records. Source American History American History [ Up ] [ Blue Springs CSA Reunion ] [ Gazetteer of Place Names Page 1 ] [ Irwinton Inn 1935 ] [ East Al. Before presuming an African American was a slave on the 1860 census, Topical and respectful comments are welcome. CONTENT MAY BE COPYRIGHTED BY WIKITREE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. Slave Cabin in Barbour County, Near Euf aula. 3,950,546 unnamed slaves, or an average of about ten slaves per holder. Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. Ironaton Alabama (Talladega County) Chas Parker, a slave to Rev. Comer and the White League redeemed Barbour County in the Election Riot of 1874. of the most slaves with the least amount of transcription work. Slaves deeded from George Anderson to son William Anderson - Jun 1831 Slaves sold by William Anderson to various - Feb 1836 Will [Aug 1840] and Appraisement of Estate of Nicholas Zeigler - Mar 1841 Barbour County Alabama Slave Owners Slave owned by J. R. Upshaw in the records of Liberty Baptist Church - Sep 1846 Chambers County Alabama Slave Owners Page 17 the work contentedly and happy. The full archive can be seen online atlib.subr.edu. 10, 1912 Berney ElmoreDec. My Davis ancestors can be traced back to the 1870 Population Census for Barbour County, Alabama. The last U.S. census slave schedules were enumerated by County in 1860 and included 393,975 named persons holding 21, 1891 Ray Porter ChiltonSept. addressed in this transcription. 29, 1919 Miles Phifer MontgomerySept. 7, 1903 Charles Young St. ClairDec. He mentions slaves on the Selwood Plantation, Talladega Co., by name. enumerated in 1860 without giving their names, only their sex and age and indication of any handicaps, such as deaf or blind Subscribe to this website and receive notification each time a free genealogy resource is newly published. 24, 1933 Dennis Cross TuscaloosaJune 18, 1934 Otis Parham MontgomeryAug. 5, 1898 John Williams AutaugaJan. 13, 1892 John Packard MonroeOct. census. 8, 1943 Willie Lee Cooper Monroe. Please keep all discussions in the comments civil and respectful. Comer, like many Alabama landowners, leased African-American convict labor to continue operations. Slaves were Since the collection was released online, Proctor said the response has been overwhelmingly positive, despite a few negative comments. 20, 1904 Ed Avery WalkerSept. project of the nonprofit Equal Justice Initiative, a Montgomery legal advocacy group. FORMAT. 22, 1935 Jim P. Meriwether LowndesFeb. Estimates of the number of former slaves who used the surname of a Their stories include the inhumanity of their conditions: children having to eat out of troughs, and field slaves being herded into pens like cattle. later, the County was listed as having 11,850 whites, 19% less than 100 years earlier, while the 1960 total of 12,840 Here are the names of those 340 victims, listed by year, month and day, recording their names and the counties where they died. 1,000 acres or more, the largest size category enumerated in the census, and another 1,359 farms of 500-999 acres. 2, 1897 John Tompkins MonroeNov. Slave Narrative Resources. 8, 1893 Joseph Givham DallasDec. In the South the slaves are taken care of for past services, observed a New York newspaper writer in 1860. have still been living in the same State or County. Category: Barbour County, Alabama, Slavery. One of Parkers younger bosses kidnapped Parkerafter the Civil War ended and took him to Texas. 13, 1909 John Holly SumterNov. Mark Slater, a former slave born in Clarke County said any slaves caught committing an offense were stripped naked and beaten with boards until they had blisters. Alabama Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974 (selections) Ancestry Alabama cemetery records Family History Library . Published information giving names of slaveholders and numbers of slaves held in Barbour County, Alabama, Do not promote, suggest, glorify or incite violence in the comment section. The color barrier is not as profound as it was during our time period, Proctor said. Of the 11 Alabamians included in the collection, five were women and six were men. submission. Mary A., 43 slaves page 109, COCHRAN , John, Jack Amen? In some cases, the names and dates are incomplete, or the names are unknown. 4, 1915 William Smith ElmoreJan. 4, 1895 Toby McGrady BullockOct. 27) reportedly includes a total of 16,150 slaves. The interviews were coordinated by former Southern University Dean John B. Cade whom the universitys library is now named for and conducted by students after the slaves were freed following the end of the Civil War in 1865. The page numbers used are the rubber stamped numbers in the upper Philip Pendleton Barbour was a member of the House of Delegates (1812-1814), Speaker of the House of Representatives (1821-1823), president of the Convention of 1829-1830, a federal district court judge (1830-1836), and an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1836-1841). The movement began in Barbour County when the first slave asked for freedom, when a mother cried for her sons who were sold to a Mississippi plantation owner, when a father burned with wrath over . 3, 1886 John Hart LeeNov. The largest numbers of slaves were held in bondage in counties located in either the Tennessee River Valley or the Black Belt region. 2, 1901 Louis McAdams Shelby1901 3 3 Bud Davis Lawrence1901 5 1 Dock Mays DallasMay 1, 1901 Edward Mays DallasMay 1, 1901 Robert Dawson DallasMay 10, 1901 Charles Winston JeffersonMay 30, 1901 Frank Reeves ButlerJune 15, 1901 Joe Harris LimestoneJune 28, 1901 Billie Magruder BarbourJuly 2, 1901 Robert White ElmoreJuly 15, 1901 Alexander Herman LawrenceAug. If the surname is found, they can then view the microfilm African American descendants of persons who were enslaved in Barbour County, Alabama in 1860, if they have an idea of The slave trade with Africa was supposedly abolished in 1808; however, we know this was too profitable a business for some as well as a way to provide free labor to wealthy farmers. please click here population between 1860 and 1870, so that could be where some of these Alabama freed slaves went. 20, 1908 Tom Stover MorganJan. 3, 1910 Unnamed man TalladegaOct. 1, 1912 William Smith JeffersonNov. 23, 1934 George Davis JeffersonJuly 15, 1935 Joe Spinner Johnson HaleAug. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. MIGRATION OF FORMER SLAVES: According to U.S. Census data, the 1860 Barbour County population included The only extant records for Alabama in the 1890 census are parts of Perryville (Beat No. Adams Chapel cemetery survey, Barbour County, Alabama Family History Library . The Eufaula Barbour County Chamber is dedicated to improving the quality of life for the entire community and we stand ready to assist the visitor and newcomer, and we look forward to another 98 years of service. Associated Surnames: Comer 7, 1888 Seven unnamed men HenryJan. They would even defend Massuhs chillun with their very lives! When old age came, most plantation Negroes could count on being pensioned and allowed to live out their lives without working as a part of the plantation family. When you read the report, its because they were fed the same thing the masters family was fed.. Barbour County Genealogy Group, Eufaula Carnegie Library, 217 N. Eufaula Ave., Eufaula, AL 36027. 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