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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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George J. Hunt, Brownsville, Madison County, Tenn.
Feb. 1867 Contracted for 28 Freed persons from Charlotte, Mecklenburg
Co. NC.
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Rufus Hill, age 34 |
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Jane Hill, wife, age 30 |
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& 1 child under 12 & over 4 |
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Sarah Antone, age 36 |
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John Simpson, age 60 |
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William Davidson (Blacksmith) age 40 |
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Esther Davidson, wife, age 36 |
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Sampson McLaughlin, age 38 |
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Mag McLaughlin, wife, age 32 |
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Mary McLaughlin, daughter, age 12 |
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& 1 child under 12 & over 4 |
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Ann Edward, age 22 |
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Paul Rigler, age 26 |
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Jim Thompson, age 43 |
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Sally Ann Thompson, wife, age 40 |
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Hannah Thompson, daughter, age 17 |
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Susan Jane Thompson, daughter, age 15 |
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Jim Thompson, son, age 12 |
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& 2 children under 12 & over 4 |
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John Carroll, age 21 |
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Bill Abel, age 36 |
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Esther Sloan (cook), age 32 |
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Tom Irvin, age 37 |
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Ella Irvin, wife, age 34 |
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& 1 child under 12
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Sam Torrell, age 36 |
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Jane Torrell, wife, age 33 |
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& 1 child under 12 |
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Contracted on Feb. 4, 1867 by James Bond Jr. of
Haywood County, Tenn. for transportation of Freedmen from Mecklenburg
County, NC, to Brownsville, Tenn.
{first 2 names are agent and his wife}
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| Names
of Freedmen |
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Ike Dellinger, age 39 |
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Frances Ann Dellinger, wife, 35 |
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Jane Thompson, age 22 |
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Bill Henderson, age 36 |
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Hettie Henderson, wife, age 29 |
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2 children under 12 & over 4 |
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Tom Sanders, age 43 |
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Eli Alexander, age 43 |
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Zeph Alexander, wife, age 41 |
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Abe Alexander, son, age 17 |
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Kate Alexander, daughter, age 15 |
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Stephen Henderson, son, age 13 |
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3 children under 12 & over 4 |
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Love Garnett (cook), age 26 |
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Dick Johnson, age 22 |
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Tom Emmons, age 39 |
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Amy Emmons, wife, age 36 |
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1 child under 12 & over 4 |
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Peter Baine, age 22 |
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Sarah Garnett, age 21 |
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Richard Weems (carpenter), age 47 |
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Priscilla Weems, wife, age 44 |
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Dick Weems, son, age 19 |
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Ben Weems, son, age 15 |
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Agnes Weems, daughter, age 14 |
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3 children under 12 & over 4 |
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Mary Sanders, age 36 |
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Tom Garnett, age 42 |
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Sarah Jane Garnett, wife, age 40 |
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Sam Garnett, son, age 17 |
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Eph Garnett, son, age 14 |
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Betsy Garnett, daughter, age 12 |
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2 children under 12 & over 4 |
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Betsy Chalmers, age 42 |
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Ned Netey, age 60 |
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Edgar Jones, age 32 |
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Emmaline Jones, wife, age 27 |
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Lee Kemper, age 28 |
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Sarah Kemper, age 23 |
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Ben Persons, age 21 |
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Sam Henry, age 32 |
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Susan Buck, age 23 |
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Jim Engle, age 40 |
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Eliza Engle, wife, age 28 |
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1 child under 12 & over 4 |
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Sarah Miller, age 32 |
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Eph Withers, age 47 |
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John Graham, age 23 |
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Sally Davidson, age 39 |
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Agnes Davidson, daughter, age 16 |
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Ceasar Clay, age 21 |
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Jim Morrow, age 24 |
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Celia Johnson, age 33 |
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Wilhelmena Earnest, age 44 |
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2 children under 12 & over 4 |
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Bryan Britton, age 44 |
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Fanny Britton, wife, age 41 |
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Jim Britton, son, age 17 |
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Susan Britton, daughter, age 13 |
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3 children under 12 |
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Cato Moore, age 47 |
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Clarissa Moore, wife, age 50 |
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1 child under 12 |
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William Moore, age 26 |
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Isabella Moore, wife, age 27 |
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Harriet Moore, daughter, age 14 |
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2 children under 12 |
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