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Jeptha V Harris

Locations

Lowndes County, Mississippi

Researcher

Martine Brennan

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mbrennankerry AT gmail.com

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Family groups working for J V Harris, Lowndes, Mississippi, 1865/6 5/30/2017 0 Comments In 1865, Jeptha Harris 1818-1899 made a Labour Contract with Free People in Lowndes County, Mississippi. J V Harris was born in Georgia abt. 1818 as was his wife Mary. In 1850, Jeptha Harris had 200 enslaved people. The enslaved population (as per the 1850 Slave Schedule) in Lowndes County, Mississippi was 12,996. ​ In 1860 he had 91 enslaved people. The 1865 contract is punitive. What makes this document valuable is that the 51 Free People who agreed to the contract did so in family groups. The following list gives the Head of Household first, if there is a single name then that person was not recognised as part of a family group. Children too young to work are not listed, however it is clear from the terms of the contract that at least some of these families had very young children. Jim's family;Jim, Julia Anne & William Emerson's family; Emerson, Susan, Willis & William Randall's family; Randall, ?? & Betty Daniel's family; Daniel & Delia Henry Moore's family; Sam & Bill Sampson's family; Sampson, Jane, Indiana, Bill, Cornelius, Savannah & Ivory ​Frances Sarah George Andrew Lindy Solomon's family; Solomon & Julia Mack;s family; Mack, Julia Anne, Emily & Milicent? Bob John Martha Jack ​Robinson Cloe's family; Granville & Elijah Adam's family; Adam & Gus Crockett's family; Crockett & Georgia Anna Andrew's family; Andrew & 2 sons Robert Ben Susannah ​Jesse's family; Jesse & Jane

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