I always think now about the woman who opened the National Museum of African American History and Culture in 2016 alongside the Obama family, who rang the bell. [8] People find ways of doing evil things and convincing themselves that they arent evil and arent as bad as other people. The property includes a contributing oak allee and an entry gate. It happened centuries ago. the holders with information on numbers of African Americans on the 1870 census who were enumerated with the same On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Any information is appreciated. Across the south, housing developments, schools and Alabama, up 37,000 (8%); North Carolina, up 31,000 (8%); Florida, up 27,000 (41%); Ohio, up 26,000 (70%); Indiana, up n In the South fork, 259 of the 1,078 whites owned slaves. By the 1870 census, the white population had decreased about of that County on which they were listed. They were intergenerational sites of torture and exploitation. colored persons from Orangeburg County, included the following: Georgia, up 80,000 (17%); Texas, up 70,000 (38%); n In 1825, Tom Hartzog, a slave, was licensed by the Methodist church to preach (to the slaves). vary widely and from region to region. in the next census, in 1870, would have been reported with their full name, including surname. It says "a few" Jews owned plantations No other South Carolina County showed such a significant increase. By the early 1800s, the economies of northern and southern states had clearly John Salley had a faithful slave to stand sentinel under his window while he slept to warn him when the Tories were approaching. You say in your book that they built their own culture, which in turn shaped American culture. census, because published indexes almost always do not include the slave census. I believe that Black people should have reparations for the historical wrongdoings that Black people have been subjected to. Smith, a journalist and a poet, was visiting the Whitney Plantation in Louisiana as part of his quest to understand the impact of slavery in America. lower because some large holders held slaves in more than one County and they would have been counted as a separate AFLLC and info@rootsandrecall.com, 4175 Booney Road, Rock Hill, S.C. 29730, U.S. Patented info@rootsandrecall.com. WebThis memorial by Woodrow Nash at the Whitney Plantation commemorates an 1811 slave uprising after which its leaders were beheaded. And that he can carry on a relationship, to the extent it can be called a relationship, with Sally Hemings for over 40 years and believe it to be consensual when it is impossible for there to be any semblance of consent when she is his human property. Please don't show this again. In The Source: A Guidebook of American Genealogy, ed. purposes. Professional genealogist offers advice on tracing African-American roots, Needles and Threads: Piecing Together African American Families, Finding a Name: Why Probate Records are a Gold Mine for African Americans, Do not sell or share my personal information, Fugitive from the State (meaning they were a freedom seeker). Because of the destruction wrought on such properties in Orangeburg County during the Civil War, such an intact property is rare for the county. Although the Emancipation Proclamation started in 1863, slave life continued its path in Orangeburg until the end of the Civil War in 1865. October 21, 2021 at 6:00 a.m. EDT. n The North fork of the Edisto included 6,731 whites and 4,529 slaves. Founding Father Thomas Jefferson, third president of the US, whose legacy is complicated by his ownership of hundreds of slaves. He owns her and he owns her children and yet is somebody who tries to convince himself that what hes doing is not as bad as what other people are doing, that he is benevolent slaver, that even though he knows what he is doing is wrong. International Paper Company purchased the mill in 1928 and operated it through the end of the 20th century. At that time, the spelling of this area was Orangeburgh.. WebFreed slaves, if listed in the next census, in 1870, would have been reported with their full name, including surname. The term "County" is used to describe the main subdivisions of the State by which the census was enumerated. States that saw She was the daughter of someone born into intergenerational, chattel slavery. Census data for 1860 Plantation names were not shown on the census. WebReconstructed slave house, Somerset Plantation. So when my grandfather was sitting on his grandfathers lap Im reminded that in the scope of human history, this was just yesterday. Dr. Dantzler was also known to treat both Confederate and Union soliders during the war. WebIn 1911, the Dantzler's began construction of a paper mill in Moss Point to make use of waste slabs from their sawmills. WebHistorical Background. It features a front portico. Sorry, you have Javascript Disabled! By the mid-16th century, African slavery predominated on the sugar plantations of Brazil. 1860 and 1870, the South Carolina colored population only increased by 4,000, to 416,000, a 1% increase. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age as of the census day, sex, color; birthplace, occupation of males over age fifteen, and more. And two others, 69 slaves, page 440, RUMPH, Margaret and two others, 63 slaves, page 441, GAUCK, Morgan, Agt., 39 slaves, page 451B, LIVINGSTON, Elizabeth, 39 slaves, page 467B. WebNo. Part of what is important is understanding how this story we tell ourselves wasnt that long ago at all. The rest of the slaves in the County were held by a total See other South Carolina Historic Houses. Do you support reparations for African Americans? Updates: If the ancestor is not on this list, the 1860 slave census A Warner Bros. His mother who died more than 50 years ago was a slave on a plantation near Bowman. The last U.S. census slave schedules were enumerated by County in 1860 and included 393,975 named persons holding SOURCES. 2015-21, Carolina Historical Consulting, LLC. Sorry, you have Javascript Disabled! Some of the prominent family names were Russell, Thomson, McCord, Rump, Shuler, Zimmerman, Rickenbacker, Amaker, Keller, Zeigler, Staley Heatly, Hart, Darby and Hayne. I remember learning about slavery and being made to feel that it was something that happened in the Jurassic period like it was the dinosaurs, The Flintstones and slavery. The scene is one of many searing WebSlavery has been called Americas original sin, corrupting the culture and politics of the nation. Linking names of plantations in this County with the names of the large holders on this list should not be a difficult research Without the labor of enslaved people, the free labor of millions of people over the course of two and half centuries, the United States does not exist as a global economic superpower. In 1811 some 500 slaves, led by a mixed-race slave driver named Charles Deslondes, marched through Louisiana in military formation before federal troops captured them. appreciated. When Im at the Blandford Cemetery and spending time with the Sons of Confederate Veterans, its not that Im not having an emotional response to what theyre saying. can be difficult because the name of a plantation may have been changed through the years and because the sizeable number _uacct = "UA-1070054-1"; n Late 1770s, Orangeburgh village had a cemetery that was used for all church denominations to include both blacks and the whites. It From the moment Black folks arrives on these shores, they were fighting for liberation, Smith says. 1860 should be checked, as almost 11% of African Americans were enumerated as free in 1860, with about half of those Plantation owner Pierce Mease Butler (whose grandfather was one of the signers of the Constitution and author of the fugitive slave clause) sold over 430 slaves to satisfy his creditors. WebMiddleton Place in South Carolina is one of about 375 plantation museums across the US. WebCharles Hays was a slave owner with a plantation located sixteen miles north of Louisville, KY. Like many slave owners following emancipation, Hays didnt inform his now ex-slaves that they were free until days later, and only eventually did so out of fear of being arrested. There he encountered no mint juleps or Gone with the Wind nostalgia about slavery. But early on they chose a different path, This traffic stop between a Black man and a White state trooper began with fear. urchinTracker(); South-Carolina-Plantations.com Dantzler Plantation, Holly Hill, Orangeburg County, SC, Dantzler Plantation Mike Kullenberg, 2015 , 1860 Orangeburg County Slave Census Schedule, Origin of name Named for Dr. Lewis Dantzler, Other names Four Hole; SunnySide House (, 1846 Dr. Lewis Dantzler was issued a land grant for 703 acres that had been part of his relative Jacob Dantzler's grant (, 1878 Dr. Lewis Dantzler died and left the plantation to his son, Irvin H. Dantzler (, 1920 Irvin H. Dantzler passed away and willed Dantzler Plantation to nephew, Frederick Connor Dantzler (, 1930s Blanch Dantzler, wife of Frederick, operated a popular travelers stop and boarding house called SunnySide House at Dantzler Plantation. Discovery Company. A print from The Slave Trade and its Abolition, edited by John Langdon-Davies, Jonathan Cape, London, 1965. It features a front portico. In 1854, a plantation house was constructed on the site from yellow long-leaf pine lumber carried by ship from Florida, transferred to barges, and towed up the San Bernard River. n In 1850, William Keitt owned 123 slaves, David McCord 138, Charles Thompson 259, Jacob Dantzler 161 and John Felder 285. n In 1860, slaves belonging to Rose Benjamin were baptized. About Us | Contact Us | Copyright | Report Inappropriate Material WebDantzler Plantation, also known as Crutchfield House, was built in 1850 and is the oldest residence standing within the town limits of St. Matthews. WebThe house at Dantzler Plantation, constructed ca. slaveholder. Carolina, in 1860, is either non-existent or not readily available. In any event, the slave schedules almost never conclusively connect a specific enslaved individual with a particular slave owner. 1:27 PM EDT, Sat October 2, 2021, Public slave auction, 1965. It was built about 1846-1850, and is a two-story, frame raised cottage in the Greek Revival style. But you say the American economy was built on the currency of human livestock. How was slavery crucial to the way this countrys economy grew? At the end of the Civil War, the blacks withdrew and formed Trinity Methodist. The process of publication of slaveholder names beginning with larger slaveholders will enable naming of the holders We are surely descended from the Orangeburg Dantzler's. And so I am hopeful because there were people who came before me who were hopeful and enacted that hope through action, through the way they lived their lives and the decisions they made. task, but it is beyond the scope of this transcription. I didnt own any slaves, and neither did my ancestors. ancestor not shown to hold slaves on the 1860 slave census could have held slaves on an earlier census, so those films can be 1846-50 near the intersection of present-day Vance Road and Bass Drive in the rural Dantzler community near Holly Hill, in rural Orangeburg County, South Carolina, is a porticoed, two-story Greek Revival raised cottage of frame construction, set on a partially enclosed, brick pier foundation When people talk about what makes America exceptional, what made us so economically powerful, they often talk about American ingenuity, can-do spirit, and people like John D. Rockefeller. surname. I would say that Native Americans should get reparations. Your email address will not be published. through Heritage Quest at http://www.heritagequest.com/ . n Harry, Thomas and Nancy, the slaves of Timothy Darigan, were publicly baptized in 1854. n In 1758, the county paid John Geissendanner for slaves executed and Jacob Rump, the constable, for fees on trial of slaves. An I just wanted to understand how people understood and made sense of and situated themselves in American history. census. WebThere were slave cowboys in Texas, slaves working in the California gold fields, slaves with the Mormon migration and slave servants in Oregon. Look for his articles all during this month on The Times and Democrats special Black History Month pages on Tuesdays and Fridays. Following the holder list is a separate list of the surnames of One of the most telling examples of the relationship between slavery and the economy is that in 1860, four million Black people were enslaved. We would fundamentally reject any cultural or individual explanation for widespread disparities of poverty, violence, school outcomes, wages, and wealth. The mill began operation in 1913 as Southern Paper Company. 1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules, Provided in association with National Archives and Records Administration. later, the County was listed as having 27,367 whites, over a three fold increase from the 1860 total, while the 1960 total of living in the southern States. n In the late 1770s, a slave killed the wife and child of his master, then dressed up in a military uniform and paraded around the countryside until he was apprehended and subsequently killed. Your email address will not be published. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. S., 169 slaves, page 395, DANTZLER, Huddleston, 51 slaves, page 406B, WANNAMAKER, Jacob. Blood stains on the upstairs pine floors from this period remain to this day (3).