Overview
Location
Washington Co., MS
Date Constructed/ Founded
not determined
Associated Surnames
Kershaw
Historical notes
The Kershaw Family commissioned architect Thomas H. Johns to design an elaborate dwelling on Palmetto Plantation. After he had delivered construction materials, the War interrupted construction and the home was never built.
Associated Slave Workplaces
Esperanza Plantation (Issaquena Co., MS)
Associated Free Persons
- Mary Jane Kershaw (b.?-d.bef.1866) - owner
- Annie Kershaw Montague - daughter of Mary J. Kershaw
- Rose Sarah Kershaw Turnbull - daughter of Mary J. Kershaw; wife of Charles F. Turnbull
- Richard C. Kershaw - son of Mary J. Kershaw
- John T.C. Kershaw - son of Mary J. Kershaw
- George T. Kershaw - son of Mary J. Kershaw
- Mary Kershaw - daughter of Mary J. Kershaw
Associated Enslaved Persons
Research Leads and Plantation Records
Miscellaneous Information
References
- Branton, K. and Wade, A. Early Mississippi Records: Issaquena Co. & Washington Co., 1827-1900, Vol. II. Pioneer Publishing Co. 2001. [Thos. H. Johns vs. R.C. Kershaw, et al; 16 Apr. 1866]
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