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After the Civil War, when there were hundreds of thousands of newly
emancipated Slaves in North Carolina, many of them moved to the Western
part of the State with the hopes of finding jobs or some ways of feeding
their families. Mecklenburg Co. became the hub of Freedmen activity
where the U.S. Government arranged for plantation owners from the Deep
South to contract with the former slaves for employment, in return for
wages, food, clothing and shelter. There were many thousands of Freedmen
who signed up for the jobs, most included moving their entire families
with them to their new locations. If your ancestors were living in some
of the other Southern States, but were listed as born in NC, it's very
possible they may have been some of the men, women and children who were
transported there as part of this program. Following is a listing of
names from those records.
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Charlotte, NC, January 14, 1867
William A. Dunn of Sunflower Co, Miss. applies for transportation for
Fifty six (56) Freed people, from Charlotte, NC to Goodman, Sunflower
Co, Miss. ============================================================================
| Names
of Freedmen |
|---|
| | John Emmet, age 36 | |
Willis Gibbs, age 62 |
| | Jane, his wife, age 33 | |
Isaac Harris, age 35 |
| | & two children under 12 | |
Charlotte, his wife, age 22 |
| | William Beard, age 36 | |
Alick, his son, age 1 |
| | Mary Beard (his wife) age 32 | |
Jim Green, age 26 |
| | John (his son), age 15 | |
Mary Green, his wife, age 20 |
| | Adam Benson, age 23 | |
Anthony Green, son age 5 |
| | Peter Jones, age 32 | |
Tulier Emily Green, daughter, age 2 |
| | Mary Hayward, age 31 | |
John Houston, age 18 |
| | John Hayward, age 24 | |
Jefferson Harris, blacksmith, age 41 |
| | Mary Wilson, age 21 | |
Isaac Lee, age 22 |
| | Lizzy Bolton, age 24 | | |
| | Jim Jones, age 36 | |
Total: 56 |
| | Emma Jones (age wife), age 32 | |
Males above 12 years = 27 |
| | & 2 children 8 & 10
| | Females above 12 years = 18 |
| | Andy Abrams, age 22 | |
Children under 12 years = 11 |
| | Ben Torrence, age 36 | | |
| | Aleck Hayward, age 42 | | |
| | Emily (his wife) age 30 | | |
| | & one child 4 yr old | | |
| | Aly Ernest, age 23 | | |
| | Bill Peters, age 31 | | |
| | Emma Read, age 18 | | |
| | Jane Rhodes, age 26 | | |
| | & one child 5 yrs old | | |
| | Joseph Blunt, blacksmith, age 53 | | |
| | wife Anna | | |
| | & 2 small children | | |
| | John Ernest, age 24 | | |
| | Ellen Johnston (cook), age 32 | | |
| | Bill Thomas, age 46 | | |
| | Wilhelmena (his wife), age 42 | | |
| | Peter Thomas (son), age 19 | | |
| | Thomas Thomas (son ), age 15 | | |
| | Ellen Thomas (daughter), age 12 | | |
| | & 2 small children | | |
| | David Parks, age 36 | | |
| | Jane, his wife, age 36 | | |
| | Charley Potts, age 26 | | |
| | Robert Edsom, age 21 | | |
| | Ellie Anderson, age 26 | | |
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Washington D.C., March 15, 1867
Furnish transportation for Robert Blackwood (74) Adults & ten (10)
children
under 12 yrs Dest. Freed People from Charlotte, NC to Vaiden, Miss.
List of Freed people transported from Charlotte, NC to Vaiden,
Mississippi by W. A. Dunn, on transportation furnished by the Bureau of
Refugees Freedmen and Abandoned Lands.
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| Names
of Freedmen |
|---|
| 1 |
Robert Blackwood |
40 |
Acton Oavil |
| 2 |
Peter Frank |
41 |
Robert Bleecher |
| 3 |
Irene Frank (wife) |
42 |
Mary Gale |
| 4 |
Jane (dau), 4 children 2, 3, 6 & 8 |
43 |
Conny McCoomb |
| 5 |
Zeke Thomas |
44 |
Irene Hunter |
| 6 |
Luke Somerfield |
45 |
Josh Lane |
| 7 |
January Aibley |
46 |
Orphelia
Lane (wife) |
| 8 |
Jacob Foster |
47 |
John (son) 2 children 2 & 3 |
| 9 |
Ann Nesbitt |
48 |
Willis Blackston |
| 10 |
John Turnbull |
49 |
Sidney Brooks |
| 11 |
Henry Townsend |
50 |
Sarah Carter |
| 12 |
Charlie Welch |
51 |
Jane Griswold, 1 child, 2 years |
| 13 |
John Rainey |
52 |
Caleb Swan |
| 14 |
Celia Rainey (wife) |
53 |
Nellie Cushion |
| 15 |
Frank (son) |
54 |
Oliver McGooms |
| 16 |
Margaret (dau) |
55 |
Cornelius Williams |
| 17 |
Henry (son) |
56 |
Rebecca
Williams (wife) |
| 18 |
Millie (dau) |
57 |
Sidney (son) |
| 19 |
Bella (dau) 2 children, 3 & 7 |
58 |
Jane (wife) 3 children, 3, 5 & seven |
| 20 |
Mina Hutchinson |
59 |
Willis Newcomb |
| 21 |
Jim Randall |
60 |
Anna
Newcomb (wife) |
| 22 |
Felix Osborne |
61 |
Jim (son) |
| 23 |
Fortune Collins |
62 |
Anna (dau) |
| 24 |
Reeda Collins (wife) |
63 |
John (son) |
| 25 |
Joe Peed |
64 |
Winnie (dau) |
| 26 |
Jim Smith |
65 |
Willis (son) 2 children, 3 & 4 |
| 27 |
Jane Brown |
66 |
Bryant Cobley |
| 28 |
Gus Grimes |
67 |
Lawrence Conner |
| 29 |
Hesekiah Burns |
68 |
Fannie Down |
| 30 |
Sam Wyatt |
69 |
Aaron Badger |
| 31 |
Smithson Kenedy |
70 |
Sela Walker |
| 32 |
John Howard |
71 |
Miles Johnson |
| 33 |
Nancy Peterson |
72 |
Mena
Johnson (wife) 2 children, 3 & 4 |
| 34 |
Fannie Nash |
73 |
Urbine Sanders |
| 35 |
William Barber |
74 |
Mose Butterfield |
| 36 |
George Sellers |
75 |
Tom Handford |
| 37 |
Orsinni Sellers (wife) | | |
| 38 |
Pat (son) | | |
| 39 |
Jennie (dau) 3 children, 4, 6 & nine | |
Certified for 75 Adults, and ten children under 12 years old. |
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W. A. Dunn |
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