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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Contracted with F.C. Carter for transportation of
Freedmen from Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co, NC
to Yazoo County, Miss.; furnishing for James Dooley and 103 Adults and
16 Children under 12 years old.
NO. |
NAME |
NO. |
NAME |
1 |
James Dooley |
18 |
Jim Daffee |
2 |
Frances (wife) |
19 |
Dan G. Fowler |
3 |
George {son |
20 |
Bill Harper |
4 |
Sally {dau 2 children under 12 |
21 |
Ann (wife |
5 |
Phil Manson |
22 |
Jacob {sons |
6 |
Jim Doolittle |
23 |
Bill {" |
7 |
Mose Cruse |
24 |
Sara {dau |
8 |
Zeke Fooley |
25 |
Jim {son -2 children 4 to 7 |
9 |
Har Fownsley |
26 |
John Phelps |
10 |
Jim Saunders |
27 |
Aggie Mitchell |
11 |
Sally Bird |
28 |
Bill Britton |
12 |
Susan Birdly |
29 |
Sam Houston |
13 |
Jane Foster- 4 children 3, 5,7 & 8 |
30 |
Jane (wife) |
14 |
Bill Jimmerson |
31 |
Celia {dau, 1 child 7 yrs |
15 |
Sam Collier |
32 |
Philip McAden |
16 |
Laura Hyatt {2 children 3 & 5} |
33 |
John Simpson |
17 |
Lula Hyatt |
34 |
Mary Myers |
| | | |
35 |
Pattie Belott |
57 |
Simeon Holden |
36 |
James Palmer |
58 |
Eunice Morse |
37 |
Rita (wife) |
59 |
Darby (wife) |
38 |
Jonas {son |
60 |
Dave {son |
39 |
Frank {son |
61 |
Bob {son |
40 |
Fannie {dau |
62 |
Felix {son |
41 |
Rebecca {dau |
63 |
Georgia {dau |
42 |
Betsy L. {dau - 3 children under 12 |
64 |
Augusta {daughter |
43 |
Henry Harris |
65 |
George Steele |
44 |
Dan Williams |
66 |
Charles Hanson |
45 |
Charles Napp |
67 |
Ezra Root |
46 |
Lydia Parker |
68 |
Joe Fallings |
47 |
Tom Biggs |
69 |
Alvina Simpkins |
48 |
Smith Gray |
70 |
John Barton |
49 |
Oram Young |
71 |
Letty McFarland |
50 |
Sallie Tubbs |
72 |
Josephine (wife) |
51 |
Jim {son |
73 |
George {son |
52 |
Ann {dau, 2 children under 12 |
74 |
Agnes {dau |
53 |
Philip Yancey |
75 |
Annie {dau, 1 child under 12 |
54 |
Jim Brailsfield |
76 |
Bill Grandy |
55 |
Ellen Taylor |
77 |
Jim Sibley |
56 |
Volney Barber |
78 |
Susan Ritchie |
| | | |
79 |
Bill Fibley |
101 |
Nancy Fowler |
80 |
Phil Fobley |
102 |
John Sheridan |
81 |
George Sampson |
103 |
John Thurston |
82 |
Augusta Mead {1 child, under 12} |
104 |
Nany Tyler |
83 |
Sam Moore |
| |
84 |
Jeremiah Butter |
| |
85 |
George Jaimerson |
| |
86 |
Sally (wife) |
| |
87 |
George {son |
| |
88 |
Fannie {dau |
| |
89 |
Jane {dau |
| |
90 |
Luke {son, 3 children, under 12 |
| |
91 |
Laura Howie |
| |
92 |
Jim Dooley |
| |
93 |
Phil Sampson |
| |
94 |
Fanny Loring |
| |
95 |
Norman Smith |
| |
96 |
Dave Wells |
| |
97 |
Sam Marks |
| |
98 |
Sion Johnson |
| |
99 |
Henry Miles |
| |
100 |
Laura (wife) 2 children, under 12 |
| |
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