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Billy Coats Plantation

Page history last edited by PBworks 16 years, 1 month ago


 

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

 

  • none reported yet


 

Miscellaneous Information

 

  • none


 

References

 

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


 

Users Researching This Workplace

 

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Comments (1)

Duncan Charlton said

at 4:51 pm on Sep 19, 2009

Approximate location of the plantation house is thought to be about 150 feet northeast of existing frame house at 1121 Lower Elgin Road. Coats cemetery is about 300 feet south of this house and poorly marked slave cemetery, thought to contain remains of as many as 32 individuals, is in a wooded area about 250 feet west of the marked cemetery at the roadside. Current owners of frame house at 1121 Lower Elgin Rd. are interested in potential archaeological work on this property, which now includes only 42 acres of original plantation.

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