Houston County Black Heritage
Houston County Black Heritage
"Their DNA is BURIED in your SOUL" ~ "WE are the HOPE and the DREAM of the ENSLAVED"
"Their DNA is BURIED in your SOUL" ~ "WE are the HOPE and the DREAM of the ENSLAVED"
When we learn of them...
"Our senses restore, never to be the same,
whisper to us...
They existed. They existed.
We can be. Be and be better.
For they existed".
Maya Angelou
When we learn of them...
"Our senses restore, never to be the same,
whisper to us...
They existed. They existed.
We can be. Be and be better.
For they existed".
Maya Angelou
Elko, GA - Sharecroppers
A Plantation in Hawkinsville, GA
Moss Lake Plantation /Farm-Sharecroppers-1920s
It was our Ancestors that Made America Great! Without them, there would be no America...
Let that sink in.
We Speak Your Names
The ancestors listed below were documented for the first time in 1870. They were the oldest living ancestors who were emancipated in Houston County on June 15, 1865. Their age ranged from 65 to 105 years old. Their year of birth is listed next to their name.
WILLIAM HADDOCK 1780
JOSEPH ADAMS 1780
LACRITIA PARISH 1780
LUCY ANDERSON 1780
DOLLY WOOLFOLK 1785
JOHN WALKER 1785
SARA HOSE 1782
SALLIE CRUMBY 1784
STEPHEN DEVEAUX 1786
ELIJAH STYLES 1783
PEGGY EVERETTE 1775
ELIZA BABB 1790
AFFIE MCINTOSH 1790
CELIA RICE 1790
CHARLOTTE COOPER 1790
SHADE COOPER 1790
ANNIE HARRIS 1790
HARRY ROSS 1790
HARDY PEAVY 1789
JAMES FELDER 1788
HENRY MCKELVEY 1790
CLARA GUNN 1790
MARY DURHAM 1770 (Born in Africa)
LUCY ALLEN 1761-105 yrs/Born in Africa)
HASSIE WEBB 1795 - Born in Africa
JOSEPH BRYANT 1798-Born in Africa
WINNIE WHITEHEAD 1791
NANCY BIVINS 1791
VENUS STYLES 1792
WOODSON BABB 1793
DIANA ROUNTREE 1795
PEGGY NIXON 1794
NATHAN BASKIN 1795
SOLOMON WOOLFOLK 1795
ANTHONY PORTER 1795
JOHN BRYANT 1795
RACHEL PETERS 1795
LAVICA LAMAR 1795
JORDAN RUTHERFORD 1797
WILLIAM TOOKE 1797
TONY KITCHENS 1798
AMY BRYANT 1798
WILLIAM MORELAND 1798
SEPTEMBER BURNEY 1798
MARY KENDRICK 1799
HARRIETT BROWN 1799
DENNIS PORTER 1799
BOWLING BRYANT 1800
LOUIS TAYLOR 1800
ISAAC PATRICK 1800
DILSEY DAY 1800
FRANK DAWSON 1800
SOPHIA ROUNTREE 1800
EASTER SWINK 1800
CLARA HOLTON 1800
PHOEBE CULLER 1800
MARCH FOWLER 1800
JUDA HOUSER 1800
ISHAM BATTLE 1800
NANCY GRAY 1800
CATHERINE CUMMINGS 1800
HARRY THURMAN 1800
VINA MCGHEE 1800
MARY MATTHEWS 1800
SAMUEL PATTERSON 1800
ROBERT SAVALL 1800
HECTER HAYES 1800
WILLIAM ANDERSON 1800
WILLIAM TOOMER 1800
NANNIE STALEY 1800
CELIA JOHNSON 1801
VIOLET WASHINGTON 1801
HANNAH CARDEN 1801
DAVID COOK 1801
DINAH FREDRICK 1780
VIOLET HARGROVE 1780
YORK DUNCAN 1780
HESTER BELVIN 1780
BETTIE WALKER 1785
JAMES EVANS 1785
BENJAMIN STALEY 1785
SABREY HILL 1782
THOMAS EDMUNDS 1784
NANCY TOOMER 1777
GENERAL WASHINGTON 1775
SYLVIA KING 1787
JOE CROWDER 1790 (Born in SPAIN)
FAITHY NAPIER 1790
CHARLES COLSON 1790
HANNAH BREEDLOVE 1790
RACHEL DAVIS 1790
DENNIS JONES 1790
TONEY STYLES 1790
ATHA NAPIER 1789
CELIA RUTHERFORD 1790
LORENZO DOW 1790
CHERRY MARSHALL 1790
CELIA COLEMAN 1770
ISAAC WEST 1764 - (101 yrs when freed)
GRANNY RICE 1795 - Born in Africa
HAL PASCAL 1791
LUCY KING 1791
JUDA HUNTER 1791
ISAAC WARREN 1792
PHEBE MCCORMICK 1793
ISAAC WOODARD 1794
AMY CLARK 1794
CHARLES SHANNON 1795
JESSIE RUMPH 1795
JENNIE MIDDLETON 1795
SALLIE HASLEM 1795
MARK ELLISON 1795
RICHARD HARGROVE 1795
WILLIAM CLARK 1797
PHILLIS KILLEN 1797
MINDA EVERETTE 1798
LITTIE IRBY 1798
CARRIE YORK 1798
SANDY EVERETTE 1798
NATHAN JACKSON 1799
LYDIA FELDER 1779
NANCY GAMAGE 1800
OSCAR JACKSON 1800
SAMUEL THARP 1800
LOUISA MORGAN 1800
NANCY MILLER 1800
BILLY WHITE 1800
JACOB RUTHERFORD 1800
HESTER WOODARD 1800
MARIAH DWIGHT 1800
DAVID VEGAN 1800
JENNIE KNIGHT 1800
JAMES HILL 1800
TITUS FREDERICK 1800
HESTER DISHROOM 1800
CHARLES AUSTIN 1800
JAMES TRIPP 1800
PETER HUDSON 1800
DANIEL GATES 1800
PETER PITTMAN 1800
RICHARD BREEDLOVE 1800
INKLE KING 1800
NANCY RICE 1800
BETTIE BACON 1800
AMY WORDLAW 1800
ROSE MILLER 1801
CHARLE S HUGHES 1800
JENNIE CROW 1801
ROBERT "Bob" BROOKS 1852-1972
The last ex-slave of Houston County, Georgia died in 1972 at 120 years of age.