This is my dad, mothers slavery plantation! My dad, daddy(grandfather married a Stockdale( Susie Stockdale Burrows or Burroughs) SANKOFAS SLAVERY DATA COLLECTION Stockdale Station Location: Talladega Co., Alabama Founded: circa 1843 History: James Seeds Stockdale, born in the County of Down, Ireland, and his wife Sarah journeyed to North America, originally settled near Charleston, N.C. circa 1828, and finally settled in Alabama around 1839 as one of the first founding families of Talladega Co. James Stockdale purchased land circa 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 fathers homeplace. He practiced medicine at Stockdale Station until his death July 2, 1912. Associated Surnames: Stockdale Associated Free White Names (1839 - 1865) James Seeds Stockdale: founder of Stockdale Plantation; born in the County of Down, Ireland, July 18,1787; died in Talladega, AL November 24th, 1865 (1839 - ) wife Sarah Stockdale son Dr. John Stockdale: died in Talladega, AL July 2, 1912 Associated Black Slave Names Annie Stockdale Agriculture ---- Description of Associated Architecture Stockdale Homes: 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. Slave Cabins: Cabins that were occupied by the Stockdales slaves were located behind the main house. These cabins are no longer standing. Landmarks 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. Marks Episcopal Church in Talladega. Research Leads and Plantation Records National Archives in Washington D.C.: Stockdale war and census records on microfilm list many names of their slaves. Other People Researching This Plantation Beatrice Kirby Camilla Muse: ABHS4U@aol Cecil Stockdale: [email protected] Harmon Stockdale Tina R.Stockdale-Watts: [email protected] RESOURCES The Stockdales: home.att.net/~yterspat/Stockdale.html
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