Overview
Location
Bastrop Co., TX
Date Constructed/ Founded
not determined
Associated Surnames
Carruthers, Coats
Historical notes
Richard Carruthers - In his narrative, Richard Carruthers details slave life on the Coats Plantation. His accounts include descriptions of secret religious practices, hunting, dances and emancipation day.
Associated Slave Workplaces
none
Associated Free Persons
- Billy Coats - owner
- Tom Hill - overseer
Associated Enslaved Persons
Slaves on the Coats Plantation
From "Voices From Slavery" by Norman R. Yetman, 2000
- Max Carruthers
- Melia Carruthers - wife of Max Carruthers
- Richard Carruthers - son of Max and Melia Carruthers
- Charlie Carruthers - son of Max and Melia Carruthers
- Frank Carruthers - son of Max and Melia Carruthers
- Willie Carruthers - son of Max and Melia Carruthers
- John Carruthers - son of Max and Melia Carruthers
- Tom Carruthers - son of Max and Melia Carruthers
- Adam Carruthers - son of Max and Melia Carruthers
Note: According to Richard Carruthers' narrative, Coats also owned 500 other slaves
Research Leads and Plantation Records
Miscellaneous Information
References
- Yetman, Norman R. Voices From Slavery: 100 Authentic Slave Narratives. Dover Publications Inc. 2000.
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