Overview

Location

near West Point, Lowndes Co., MS
later Clay Co., MS

Date Constructed/ Founded

not determined

Associated Surnames

Cheatam, Hollingshead

Historical notes

none

Associated Slave Workplaces

none

Associated Free Persons

• Tom Hollingshead - owner; killed in the Civil War

Associated Enslaved Persons

Slaves of Tom Hollingshead
From "Voices From Slavery", narrative of Henry Cheatam, edited by Norman R. Yetman, 2000

• Sam Cheatam
• Emmeline Cheatam - wife of Sam Cheatam
• Henry Cheatam (b.1850-d.?) - son of Sam and Emmeline Cheatam

• Martha

Research Leads and Plantation Records

• none reported yet

Miscellaneous Information

• Main house: large log cabin
• Slave cabins: constructed from logs, sealed with clay; chimneys made from clay and sticks

References

• Yetman, Norman R. Voices From Slavery: 100 Authentic Slave Narratives. Dover Publications, Inc. 2000.

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