"Crossing the river," Iberville South, August 11, 1894
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Title
"Crossing the river," Iberville South, August 11, 1894
Subject
African-Americans--Louisiana
Description
A short article in the Iberville South reports the death on August 4, 1894 of an unnamed African American woman at the age of 103. The article indicates that the deceased was a member of the black Catholic community from Maryland purchased by the Beaty (Batey) family and resettled on the West Oak plantation, which strongly suggests that she was one of the "GU272," the community owned and sold by the Maryland Jesuits in 1838.
The Georgetown Slavery Archive thanks Jessica Tilson for contributing this source.
The GU272 Memory Project at American Ancestors indicates that the woman referred to in this article is Anny, the wife of Len Queen.
The Georgetown Slavery Archive thanks Jessica Tilson for contributing this source.
The GU272 Memory Project at American Ancestors indicates that the woman referred to in this article is Anny, the wife of Len Queen.
Creator
Georgetown Slavery Archive
Source
Iberville South, August 11, 1894, https://www.newspapers.com/image/368623734
Publisher
Georgetown Slavery Archive
Date
1894-08-11
Contributor
Jessica Tilson, Adam Rothman
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Newspaper article
Identifier
GSA453
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Text
Our good old folks are one by one crossing the river. On Saturday night 4th a centenarian passed from earth. She was one hundred and three years of age, a colored person and one of the old Catholic slaves brought from Maryland by the Beaty family. The negros of the West Oak plantation are distinctively a Catholic community and ever considered the most reliable in the State,
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Citation
Georgetown Slavery Archive, “"Crossing the river," Iberville South, August 11, 1894,” Georgetown Slavery Archive, accessed January 21, 2025, https://slaveryarchive.georgetown.edu/items/show/538.