Overview

Location

Talladega Co., Alabama

Date Constructed/ Founded

ca. 1843

Associated Surnames

Stockdale

Historical notes

James Stockdale, born in the County of Down, Ireland, and his wife Sarah journeyed to North America, originally settled near Charleston, N.C. ca. 1828, and finally settled in Alabama around 1839 as one of the first founding families of Talladega Co. James Stockdale purchased land ca. 1843 on which he founded a plantation and owned many slaves. He was the owner of Stockdale Station until his death in 1865. After serving as a Confederate Major in the Civil War, Dr. John Stockdale, eldest son of James Stockdale returned home and settled near his father's homeplace. He practiced medicine at Stockdale Station until his death July 2, 1912.

Associated Slave Workplaces

none

Associated Free Persons

• James Stockdale (b.1787-d.1865) - owner; born in the County of Down, Ireland, July 18,1787; died in Talladega, AL, November 24th, 1865
• Sarah Lark Stockdale (b.1795-d.?) - wife of James Stockdale
• Rev. James S. Stockdale (b.1834-d.?) - son of James and Sarah Stockdale
• Dr. John Lark Stockdale (b.1831-d.1912) - son of James and Sarah Stockdale; died in Talladega, AL July 2, 1912

Associated Enslaved Persons

1860 Federal Slave Schedule, J.S. Stockdale

Talladega Co., AL

• 35 slaves

Slave of James S. Stockdale

From an anonymous contributor

• Annie Stockdale

Research Leads and Plantation Records

National Archives in Washington D.C.

Stockdale war and census records on microfilm list many names of their slaves.

Miscellaneous Information

• After the end of the Civil War, Dr. John Stockdale, a Confederate Major, was granted a large parcel of land of at least 1,000 acres. On this land, he had built a home down the road from his father, James Stockdale. The two homes remain standing today.
• Cabins that were occupied by the Stockdales' slaves were located behind the main house. These cabins are no longer standing.
• Slave Cemetery in Talladega, AL (just off Stockdale Highway) - a cemetery in the vicinity of the historical Stockdale property. The markers bear many Stockdale names, many of which could mark the graves of slaves. The free white Stockdales were laid to rest in a seperate private plot just across from St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Talladega.

References

• 1860 Federal Slave Schedule, Talladega Co., AL

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