LAUDERDALE COUNTY, ALABAMA
AFRICAN AMERICAN - EMANCIPATION PAPERS
Free persons of color
were required to carry
their 'free papers' at all times and to file
them with the proper county officials.
All of the following emancipation papers are located in the
Lauderdale County, Alabama deed books. They are presented
here in chronological order. No corrections were made to the original.
| PERSON |
SOURCE: Lauderdale Co
AL |
| Josiah Mitchell | Deed Book 2, p. 235 |
| Joe Bettes | Deed Book 3, p. 53 |
| Fanny Porter | Deed Book 3, pp. 284 - 286 |
| Hannah Kennedy | Deed Book 4, p. 17 |
| Thurman Kennedy | Deed Book 4, p. 115 |
| Patience | Deed Book 4, p. 228 |
| Quiller | Deed Book 4, p. 279 |
| Elizabeth Franklin | Deed Book 4, p. 482 and Deed Book 4, p. 499 |
| Drewry Going | Deed Book 4, p. 485 |
| Henry Going | Deed Book 4, p. 486 |
| Solomon Mitchell | Deed Book 5, p. 93 |
| London | Deed Book 6, p. 54 |
| Bob Smith | Deed Book 6, p. 269 & 269 [sic!] |
|
Margaret & Son, John Isaac Washington |
Deed Book 7, p. 394 |
| Elizabeth Franklin | Deed Book 7, p. 628 |
| Rachel Franklin | Deed Book 7, p. 629 |
| Rachel Finley | Deed Book 9, p. 102 - 103 |
| Frederick Chapman | Deed Book 10, p. 303 |
| Jacob Lacy | Deed Book 10, p. 428 |
| Frank Hays | Deed Book 11, p. 310 |
| Nancy Franklin | Deed Book 11, p. 544 - 545 |
| Sarah Mitchell | Deed Book 11, p. 545 |
| Jim Hendricks | Deed Book 12, p. 401 |
| Rachel & Easther | Deed Book 12, p. 538 |
| Balzora Mays | Deed Book 14, p. 483 Deed Book 14, p. 510 |
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