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Charles Sansing Moves Family to South Carolina
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Chronicle of Sansing-Adkins-Reed Family
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Piety Sansing marries Zaccheus Adkins
p. 23 -
Birth of Mariah
Slave matriarch Mariah is born to Sarah on the Sansing Plantation in York County, South Carolina between 1813-1819. p. 37 -
Sansing family now landowners in Georgia
Between 1821-1825 Charles Sansing moved the family from South Carolina to participate in the Georgia Land Lotteries. Piety did not accompany them in this move since she had married Zaccheus Adkins. p. 22-23 -
Piety Adkins widowed
p. 29 -
Death of Charles Sansing
Mariah is willed to his daughter Elizabeth. Her mother, Sarah, is willed to his son Benjamin. p. 28 -
Piety Adkins listed as GA Head of Household
Piety Adkins is listed as head of household for the Sansing-Adkins plantation in Henry County, GA. p.29 -
Birth of Elijah Reed
Mariah bears a son, Elijah, who is acknowledged to have been fathered by Columbus Adkins. p. 37 -
Mariah is transferred to Piety's ownership
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LCC "Columbus Adkins" becomes sole manager of Adkins plantation
Upon the death of his brother Columbus became the sole manager of Piety's plantation in Georgia. p. 35 -
Piety moves family to Claiborne Parish, Louisiana
p. 42 -
Piety becomes a land owner in Louisiana.
Piety purchases 160.5 acres from the Federal Government. p. 42 -
Columbus becomes a land owner in Louisiana
Columbus purchases 239.5 acres from the government. p. 42 -
Elijah Reed marries Amanda Whitt
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Birth of the second Reed generation
Amanda bore 14 children, 8 children lived to adulthood. p. 86 -
Birth of Savannah Reed
p. 86 -
Elijah Reed is recognized as a land owner.
The 1880 census categorizes Elijah and his brother Doc Ellis as farmers rather than farm laborers. p. 76 -
Savannah marries William Walker
p. 91 -
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Birth of the Second Generation Walkers
Savannah bears 8 children, 6 of whom survive to adulthood. p. 101 -
Birth of Lola Walker
p. 101 -
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Anderson Scott migration to Nevada, Arkansas
Among those who migrated were several of the Adkins-Reed line, including: Savannah and Bill, Itha and William, and their uncle, Dock Ellis, along with their children. p. 97 -
Savannah and Bill become land owners in Arkansas.
Bill and Savannah purchased several acres of land in Nevada County, Arkansas, in an area known as Bingham. p. 100 -
Birth of Malvin Walker
p. 101 -
Lola marries Howard Gilmore
p. 108 -
Death of William Walker
William Walker died at age 45 from meningitis p. 109 -
Birth of Johnie Thomas Gilmore
p. 114 -
Death of Howard Gilmore
Howard died suddenly, two months after the birth of his son, apparently of a heart attack. p. 110 -
Death of Amanda Reed
p. 111 -
Death of Savannah Walker
Savannah passd in her sleep at age 60. p. 113 -
Death of Lola Walker
Lola Walker died of meningitis. She left behind two minor children, Cliftoria and Johnie. p.115 -
Death of Elijah Reed
p. 148
