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Boligee Hill 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
Users Researching This Workplace

Overview

Location

Boligee, Greene Co., AL

Date Constructed/ Founded

1835

Associated Surnames

Means

Historical notes

Boligee Hill was established in 1835 by Dr. John David Means of Newberry Co., South Carolina. Boligee Hill was purchased by Cornelia Hays in 1869 and renamed Myrtle Hall.

Associated Slave Workplaces

none

Associated Free Persons

Dr. John David Means (b.1800-d.1870) - owner (lited in census as David J. Means)
Charlotte Agnes Johnston (b.1803-d.1881) - wife of John D. Means
Rebecca Means (b.1820-d.?) - daughter of John D. and Charlotte A.J. Means
Hudson Means (b.1821-d.1872) - son of John D. and Charlotte A.J. Means
Proctor Means (b.1823-?) - son of John D. and Charlotte A.J. Means
Lida Eliza Means (b.ca.1825-d.?) - daughter of John D. and Charlotte A.J. Means

Robert McFarland - overseer (1850)

Associated Enslaved Persons

1850 Slave Schedule, David J. Means

From the 1850 US Federal Slave Schedule, Greene Co., AL

David J. Means: 110 slaves

Research Leads and Plantation Records

none reported yet

Miscellaneous Information

National Register of Historic Places. http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/AL/Greene/state.html

References

Greene County Alabama: Boligee Plantations and Landmarks. http://magnolia.cyriv.com/GreeneAlgenweb/Geography/Boligee/BoligeeLandmarks.asp
Rootsweb World Connect Project - My Roots Grow Deep and Strong
Ancestry.com Family Trees - "My Family" by Amanda Baltz
1850 US Federal Census, Greene Co., AL
1850 US Federal Slave Schedule, Greene Co., AL