This Salt waybill is one example of the items, both routine and unique that nineteenth century rural farmers relied on the railroads to deliver. Although Jesse Woodhull's farm was about halfway between the Craigville and Oxford depots, in the Town...
Obituary of Judy Jackson, often called Aunt Judy. The obituary briefly describes her life as a slave. She was two years old when Jeremiah Merrit bought her and her mother. Judy was later purchased by Philip LeFevre as a wedding gift for his son,...
George W. Mann, 1835-1872, was the son of David G. Mann. He lived in the Mann house next to the Coates. The house is no longer there. The first George Mann emigrated from Wuertenberg, Germany in 1767 and bought 98 acres of land.
