Overview

Location

Paulding Co., GA

Date Constructed/ Founded

1850's

Associated Surnames

Cooper

Historical notes

Elizabeth Cooper moved with her family to Paulding County from Union District, South Carolina, in the 1850's.

Associated Slave Workplaces

none

Associated Free Persons

• Mrs. Elizabeth Cooper (b.ca.1779-d.ca.1857) - widow of Stacy Cooper (b.ca.1757-d.ca.1821)

Associated Enslaved Persons

1858 Slaves of the Elizabeth Cooper Estate

May 22, 1858, From the Elizabeth Cooper Estate Papers, Paulding County, Georgia

• Isaac - "boy"
• Lotty - "girl" and two children
• Perlina
• Lizy
• Ben - "boy"
• Sarah - "girl"
• Rachel - "woman"
• Jerry - "man"
• Bill - "boy", died in 1857

1858 Hire of the Slaves of the Elizabeth Cooper Estate

for 1858, From the Elizabeth Cooper Estate Papers, Paulding County, Georgia

• Isaac - "boy" to John A. Bates
• Lotty - "girl" and two children
• Liza - "girl" to William Florence
• Ben - "boy" to G. H. Spinks
• Jerry - "man" to S. H. Sanders

1859 Sale of the Slaves belonging to the Elizabeth Cooper Estate

January 4, 1859, From the Elizabeth Cooper Estate Papers, Paulding County, Georgia

• Isaac - to Berry Fanning
• Lotty - and three children to B. F. Wright
• Perlina - to M. Pickett
• Lizy - to G. W. Miller
• Benjamin - to Garrett Gray
• Sarah - to B. F. Wright
• Rachel - to A. C. Sanders
• Jerry - to George M. Lewis

Research Leads and Plantation Records

• none reported yet

Miscellaneous Information

• none

References

• Estate Papers of Elizabeth Cooper, 1858, Paulding County, Georgia.

Users Researching This Workplace

• Jason Lee Edwards