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Frances C. Roberts' Masters Thesis

 File — Box: Series 2, Subseries B, Box 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: r02b01-02
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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The Frances Cabaniss Roberts collection covers the historical records of the Cabaniss Roberts family. This collection contains extensive correspondence records of the Cabaniss Roberts family circa 1830 to 1930.

Dates

  • Creation: 1830 - 1930

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research in the Archives & Special Collections reading room. Handling guidelines and use restrictions will be communicated and enforced by archives staff members.

Extent

From the Collection: 105 Linear feet (143 boxes and 19 oversize.)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

General

Aderlaide 43
, Albert Milton (slave) 29
, Albert Milton 82
, Amos (slave) 29
, Amos 45, 48, 70, 85
, Armstrong (slave) 29
, Armstrong aka John A. 70, 71
, Armstrong 36, 45, 48
, Austin (slave) 29
, Austin 35, 37, 46, 49, 85
, Bolling (Peggy's son) 70
, Bolling 35, 45, 48
, Bradford (slave) 12
, Bradford 25, 26, 30, 41, 42, 43, 48, 51
, Caroline (slave) 12, 14
, Caroline emancipated 24
, Caroline 25, 26, 30, 34, 35, 38, 48, 85
, Celia (deceased) 29
, Charles 40
, Charlie 103
, Dick (slave) 29
, Dick 35, 37, 48, 71, 79, 81
, Elizabeth (Caroline's infant) emancipated 24
, Elizabeth (Elvira's infant) emancipated 24
, Elizabeth (Jane's child) emancipated 24
, Elizabeth (slave) 13, 14, 16
, Elizabeth 36, 44, 48, 62, 70, 71, 86, 87
, Elvina 34
, Elvine 34
, Elvira (slave) 11, 12, 14
, Elvira emancipated 24
, Elvira 25, 26, 30, 35, 36, 37, 38, 46, 48, 51, 70, 77
, Emaline 87
, Emily (deceased) 29
, Emily 85
, Frances 81
, Freeman (slave) 29
, Freeman 35, 45, 48
, George (slave) 11
, George 65
, Hannah (slave) 29
, Hannah 35, 36, 46, 48, 71
, Harrington 45, 48, 82
, Harrison or Harrington (slave) 29
, Henry (slave) 29
, Henry 35, 46, 48, 49, 51, 85
, Jane (daughter of Rachel) 37
, Jane (daughter of Rainey) 37, 71
, Jane (slave - daughter of Rachel) 29
, Jane (slave - daughter of Rainey) 29
, Jane (wife of Wesley) emancipated 24
, Jane (wife of Wesley) 37
, Jane 25, 26, 30, 34, 35, 37, 46, 48
, Janr 45
, Joseph (age 9) 24
, Joseph (slave) 29
, Joseph Bradford (slave) 14
, Joseph Bradford emancipated 24
, Joseph 45, 48, 82
, Lucy (daughter of Rachel) 45, 82
, Lucy (slave - daughter of Rachel) 29
, Lucy 34, 35, 37, 48, 81
, Malinda (slave) 29
, Malinda 36, 48, 77
, Martha (slave) 29
, Martha 34, 35, 46, 48, 55, 71, 88
, Martin alias Wade 71
, Martin or Wade (slave) 29
, Martin or Wade 37
, Martin 35, 46
, Mary Boling (slave - daughter of Rachel) 29
, Mary 35, 37, 48, 81
, Milcha (age 12) 24
, Milcha (slave) 12, 14
, Milcha emancipated 24
, Milcha 26, 30, 41, 42, 44, 46, 48, 82
, Milly (slave) 29
, Milly 35, 45, 48
, Osborne (age 17) 24
, Osborne (slave) 12, 14
, Osborne emancipated 24
, Osborne 26, 30, 40, 42, 44, 48
, Parthenia (age 15) 24
, Parthenia (slave) 12, 14
, Parthenia emancipated 24
, Parthenia 26, 30, 42, 43, 46, 48, 51
, Peggy (slave - daughter of Rachel) 29
, Peggy 35, 37, 48, 81
, Rachel (slave) 29
, Rachel 35, 37, 45, 48, 71, 81, 83
, Rainey (slave) 29
, Rainey 34, 35, 36, 37, 45, 48, 51, 55, 72, 84, 85, 88
, Roxanna Elizabeth (slave) 29
, Samuel (child of Rainey) 45
, Samuel (slave - child of Rainey) 29
, Sara 62, 70, 71
, Susanna (age 8) 24
, Susanna (slave) 12, 14
, Susanna emancipated 24
, Susanna 26, 30, 43, 48, 51
, Sylvamus (slave) 29
, Sylvamus 46, 48, 71, 85
, Thomas (age 13) 24
, Thomas (Osborne's son) 103
, Thomas (slave) 12, 14
, Thomas emancipated 24
, Thomas 26, 30, 40, 41, 42, 44, 46, 48, 77
, Virginia (slave) 13, 14, 16
, Virginia 41, 42, 44, 48, 51, 65
, Wade 85
, Warner (slave) 29
, Warner 45, 48, 82
, Wesley (Jane's child) emancipated 24
, Wesley (slave) 11, 12, 14, 17, 18, 20
, Wesley, Jr. 86
, Wesley 25, 26, 27, 30, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 44, 48, 51
, William (slave) 29
, William (son of Martha) 71
, William 35, 46, 48, 88
, Willie 48
, Willis (age 21) 24
, Willis (slave) 12, 14
, Willis emancipated 24
, Willis 26, 27, 30, 39, 40, 42, 44
, Winney (deceased) 29
, Winney 85
, Woodson (slave) 29
, Woodson 25, 34, 35, 36, 37, 46, 48
Abbot, Jane 8
Abbot, W. W. 8
Abernathy, 46
Alabama 39
Albany, Ohio 20, 21
Amonett, John 8
An Experiment in Emancipation of Slaves ? 1
Arnett, B. W. 24
Bean, William G., Dr. 2
Bell, Gabriel 20
Betts, Edward 104
Bibb, Nettie 66
Bibliography 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120
Black Hook Point, CO 46
Bradly, Joseph & Co. 11
Brookhaven, MS 98
Brown, 45
Bryan, William J. 103
Cabaniss, C. P. 49
Cabaniss, S. D. 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 36, 37, 39, 41, 43, 44, 45, 46, 48, 49, 51, 52, 53, 55, 58, 59, 60, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 68, 69, 70, 71, 73, 74, 75, 76, 78, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 99, 103, 104
Cabaniss, 40
Carlwell, Connecticut 91
Carlwell, John 66
Carlwell, Milcha 44, 90, 91
Carlwell, Nettie 91
Carlwell, R. H. 66
Chadick, W. D. 19, 20, 22, 25, 26, 30
Chadick, William D., Rev. 17
Chadick, 18, 19, 24
Chase, Governor 18
Cheek, John 64, 95
Cincinnati, Ohio 18, 59
Clay, C. C., Jr. 14, 28
Clay, Elvira Townsend 62, 63
Clay, Elvira 77
Clay, Thomas 62
Clermont Academy 53
Colorado 49, 71
Columbus, Ohio 18, 43
Contents Chapter I. Samuel Townsend & Slaves 3
Contents Chapter II. Freedom & Adjustment 3
Contents Chapter III. Activities of Legatees 3
Contents Chapter IV. After-Lives of Legatees 4
Contents Chapter V. Conclusion 4
Cooke, Burtus 78
Cowles, Rachel 43
Davis, Charles S. 7
Douglass, Stephen A. 27
Eddins, Jessie 45, 81
Eddins, Mary 45, 81
Emily, Capt. 46
Family Relationships Chart 113, 114
Galesburg, IL 46, 48
Gamble, 45
Gellet, Mrs. 46
George, Armstrong 45, 81
George, Mary 81
George, Peggy 45
Georgetown, Colorado 61, 80, 100
Grasshopper Falls 35
Green, Henry 70, 84
Green, Mildred (daughter of Rainey) 70
Green, Mildred 84
Gregg, 35
Gruber, E. H. & Co. 51, 68
Gruber, E. H. 86
Hatton, Jacob L. 91
Hazle Green, Madison Co., AL 8
Huntsville, AL 17, 29, 58, 65, 77, 96, 98, 103
Illinois 27
Jackson Co., AL 9
Jones, Thomas, Judge 104, 105
Kansas 48, 87
Lakin, D. L. 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 36, 45
Lakin, David P. 29
Lakin, David 34
Lakin, 37
Leavenworth City, KS 31
Leavenworth City 35, 37
Leavenworth, KS 36, 44, 46, 48, 62, 70, 81, 82, 86
Lewis, John S. 20
Lindley, C. D. 21
Logan, Dr. 99
Madison Co., AL 5, 8, 9, 11, 15, 16, 71, 88
Mastin, John J. 78
McCarty, James 68, 70, 77, 91, 92
McCarty, Parthenia 68, 70
McDaniel, A. V. 10
Meuer, Henry 46, 64
Meuer, Jennie 49, 65
Meuer, Virginia Townsend 46, 65
Mississippi 48
Mitchell, S. T. 24
Moore, A. B., Dr. 2
Moore, Albert Burton 5
Moore, B. B. 67, 84, 85, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95
Moore, Ben 95
Mosley, C. T. 8
New Orleans 11
New Richmond, Ohio 43, 48, 52, 55
New York 28, 83
Newman, 46
Nicholas, Elizabeth 96
Ohio 37, 48
Owen, Thomas W. 6
Parker, J. K. 53
Phillips, Ulrich B. 7
Prince, George 70, 77, 80
Prince, Malinda (daughter of Hannah) 70
Prince, Malinda 77, 80
Roberts, Frances Cabaniss 1
Robinson, James 71, 86
Robinson, Jane 87
Royal, James 70, 82
Royal, Lucy (daughter of Rachel) 70
Royal, Lucy 91
Russellville, KY 66
Rust Institute 98
Rust, R. S., President 30, 32
Rust, R. S. 24, 26, 27, 41, 42, 51
Sage, Jane (daughter of Rachel) 45, 81
Sage, William 45, 81
Sedalia, MO 77
Selma, AL 64
Seward, William H. 28
Shelby, D. D. 95, 96, 98, 99, 101
Shields, Virginia Townsend 96
Smith, Nat 8
St. Joseph, MO 62
Steely, James 20
Stimson, H. K., Rev. 56
Stone, Caroline (daughter of Rainey) 45
Stone, Caroline 67, 82, 85, 92, 93, 94, 95
Stone, Dan 45, 67, 93, 94, 95
Summersell, Charles G., Dr. 2
Taft & Peny 18
Tate, Tammer 106
Taylor, T. W. 6
Taylor, Thomas J. 5
Taylor, 46
Topeka, KS 66, 90, 91
Townsend estate at end of Civil War 50
Townsend, Adelaide 52, 55, 100
Townsend, Amos 86
Townsend, Armstead 42
Townsend, Armstrong, alias John A. Townsend 79
Townsend, Armstrong 77, 78, 80, 104
Townsend, Austin 71
Townsend, Bolling 70, 81, 82
Townsend, Bradford 52
Townsend, Caroline 66
Townsend, Carrie Leintee 99
Townsend, Dick 80, 86
Townsend, Edmund 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 38
Townsend, Elizabeth 38, 39, 41, 42, 43, 63, 76, 77, 78, 79, 95
Townsend, Ella 100
Townsend, Elvira 62, 79, 88
Townsend, Freeman 70, 84, 85
Townsend, Hannah 62, 64, 67, 68, 77, 79, 80
Townsend, Henry 60, 71
Townsend, Ida 99
Townsend, Inez 106
Townsend, Jane (first wife of Wesley) 71
Townsend, Jane 55, 71, 86, 87, 88
Townsend, John E. 13, 16
Townsend, John R. 38
Townsend, Joseph T. 83
Townsend, Joseph 83
Townsend, Lucy 65
Townsend, Martha 66, 86, 87
Townsend, Milcha 46, 65, 66, 70
Townsend, Osborne 14, 60, 61, 71, 85, 86, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 104
Townsend, Parthenia 67, 68, 91, 92, 93
Townsend, Rachel 80
Townsend, Rainey 66, 70
Townsend, Samuel C. 14, 15, 16, 31, 38, 49
Townsend, Samuel estate 53, 56, 58, 64, 69, 73, 74, 75, 76, 79, 80, 106
Townsend, Samuel, Jr. 98
Townsend, Samuel 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 20, 23, 31, 33, 35, 37, 38, 39, 43, 44, 46, 49, 108, 111
Townsend, Sarah 78
Townsend, Sara 77, 78, 79, 88
Townsend, Susanna 53, 54, 55
Townsend, Sylvamus 86
Townsend, Thomas W. 69
Townsend, Thomas, Jr. 58, 69, 103, 104, 105, 106
Townsend, Thomas 14, 60, 68, 69, 70, 71, 77, 78, 80, 81, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105
Townsend, Virginia 38, 39, 43, 64, 76, 96
Townsend, Wade 78
Townsend, Warner 83
Townsend, Wesley 10, 11, 14, 16, 21, 22, 23, 25, 27, 28, 29, 31, 33, 37, 43, 44, 47, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 60, 66, 67, 73, 74, 75, 76, 81, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 96, 98, 99, 100, 103
Townsend, William 88
Townsend, Willie 14
Townsend, Willis 41, 49, 51, 58, 59, 60, 67, 96, 97, 98
Townsend, Woodson 34, 62, 63, 71, 78, 88
Townsend,Susanna 52
Townsend, 29
Turner, Frederick Jackson 5
University, Alabama 1, 2, 3, 4
Wade, 69
Wells, Mrs. 54
Wilberforce Boarding School 24
Wilberforce School 27, 30, 32
Wilberforce University 19, 40, 48
Willborn, Elias 13, 14
Wilson, George 98
Xenia, Ohio 19, 24, 39
Yerger, Elizabeth Townsend 46, 64
Yerger, Elizabeth 43, 49, 63, 65

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