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LARGE SLAVEHOLDERS OF 1860 and AFRICAN AMERICAN SURNAME MATCHES FROM 1870 by Tom Blake, 2001-2005   Link to his site here!     Introduction and purpose . When this project was begun in 2001, published information giving names of slaveholders was not readily available, and lists of the number of slaves they held were virtually non-existent. As pointed out in the updates section below, some slaveholder name index books may now be available in larger research libraries, and an 1860 slaveholder index with information on individual slave age, gender and race is now available on line to subscribers at Ancestry.com. However, it is still possible to locate an ancestor on the free U.S. census for 1860 or earlier and not realize that ancestor was also listed as a slaveholder on the slave schedules. The last U.S.census slave schedules were enumerated by County in 1860 and included 393,975 named persons holding 3,950,546 unnamed slaves, or an avera...

Congratulations to our 2015 Graduates!! Interesting Tidbit: All graduates listed are related through Wingfield connection !!   Cousins Joshua and Jasmine Harris     Nephew Justin Jones Niece Laremy Trimble Nieces Kayla & Kennedy Shannon   Cousin Makenna Cross Cousin Sadie Marie Rigdon

  Carter Hopkins Temple

Patrolman Carter Frederick Patton Temple Born: February 17, 1879 Indianapolis, Indiana Died: April 17, 1941, Indianapolis, Indiana 252 Date appointed to IPD: April 28, 1900 Date of Separation/Retirement: August 18, 1900 Carter Frederick Patton Temple was born February 17, 1879 in Indianapolis, Indiana to Carter Temple Jr. and Martha A. Blackwell. Carter F.P. Temple was one of the best known men in the city of Indianapolis, White or Black. He attended Purdue University until age 17, when he enlisted in the State Militia. In 1898 at age 19 he joined the U.S. Army and reached the rank of First Sergeant, the highest rank an African-American could achieve at that time. After his honorable discharge, Carter joined the Indianapolis Police Department on April 28, 1900. He resigned August 18, 1900 to start a contracting business, which became very successful. He became involved in politics in 1916 and became a powerful man whose support was welcomed. It was said at his deat...

Happy February Birthday & Anniversary Celebrations!     Willie Lymon Feb 4 Janiece Viverette Feb 4 Kristie Arnold Feb 8 Joe Wingfield Feb 9 Corene Sturghill Feb 9 Rebecca Bibbs Feb 10 Theresa White Feb 15 Debra Maddox Feb 16 Mary Smylor Feb 16 Andrew Feb 22 Vanessa Carter Jordan Feb 21 Patricia Ann Wilson Feb 22 Frank Jones Jr. Feb 25 Tanesha Smith Feb 27 Andrew Wilson Feb 27 Isabella Jordan Brown Jason Ray Feb 28  

Due to schedule changes our January Birthdays and Celebrations post is quite a bit late but if we missed your special day, we apologize & are doing so now! Happy January Birthday or Celebration! 1/9 – Remus Webb 1/11 – Johnny Wilson, Amelia Smith – Davis, Elbert McGaughy Jr. 1/15 – Jalan Webb 1/16 – Chanda Smith   & Nicole Joy Wilson 1/22 – Bifford Wellington 1/24 – Natasha Wilson 1/27   - Kendra Wilson & Larry Wingfield 1/30 – Phyllis Ponder Harris 1/31 – Leon Wilson    

Reese J. Booker Wilkes Relative Distinguished African American educator and community leader, Reese Jack Booker was born in 1911 in the Pinto District of Wilkes County Georgia. The 1930 Census reflects that his 45-year-old mother, Sallie Lou Booker, was the head of the household and was parenting three children - 12-year-old son Reese, 14-year-old daughter Clara, and 10-year-old son O. D. The census records that Sallie was a farmer and that each child was a farm laborer. Gibson Grove Baptist Church was the family church and was significant in the spiritual development of all the Booker children. After completing high school in Washington, Georgia, Reese enlisted in the Navy where he served honorably as a cook for several years. Having been positively influenced in Wilkes County by the local Black Presbyterian minister and educator Rev. William Woods, Reese, upon being honorably discharged from the Navy, used his hard-earned GI Bill educational benefits to prepare himself for a ...