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Berne Plantation

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Overview
Location
Date Constructed/ Founded
Associated Surnames
Historical notes
Associated Slave Workplaces
Associated Free Persons
Associated Enslaved Persons
Research Leads and Plantation Records
Miscellaneous Information
References
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Overview

Location

North of Laurel Isle/Island, South of Benceville (adjoining), East of Cona, Camden Co., GA

Date Constructed/ Founded

(Year the plantation/ workplace was established and/ or built.)

Associated Surnames

Holzendorf

Historical notes

In 1821, J.L.K. Holzendorf advertised Berne Plantation (500 acres plus "new" large residence - 9 rooms, large piazza, cotton and gin houses), but it did not sell. His son Alexander Holzendorf sold Berne to Virgil L. Hillyer (from Ohio) who established a school there to educate freedmen.

Associated Slave Workplaces

Benceville Plantation (Camden Co., GA)

Associated Free Persons

John Lewis Kale Holzendorf - owner; also owned Benceville Plantation
Alexander Holzendorf - son of J.L.K. Holzendorf; inherited Berne Plantation; sold Berne to Virgil L. Hillyer in 1867
Virgil L. Hillyer - owner