Accession October 1965, Initial Deposit, 1822-1910
Scope and Contents
This accession contains deeds of property in Georgia and Alabama (1806-1862), including Indian lands, public land sales (bearing Presidential signatures) and other properties; receipts, invoices and promissory note (1810-1888); slaves bills of sale (1811-1860); Civil War and Reconstruction items, including taxes in kins and presidential pardon. There are also two genealogical charts and three reels of positive microfilm (negative microfilm at Alabama State Archives)
Dates
- 1822-1910
Conditions Governing Access
This accession is under the discretion of the Archivist.
Biographical / Historical
Robert Seaborn Jemison, married Amanda Kennon Dowsing in 1845 and moved to Texas in 1857. He was the son of Robert Jemison III and his wife, Margaret (Mims) Jemison, who moved from Georgia to Alabama around 1821. They first settled in Perry County and later, in 1833, in Talladega County, Alabama. Robert Seaborn Jemison was unable to serve in the Civil War due to poor health. After his death in 1868, his widow and children returned to Alabama. The Jemison family also has ties to the Jemison's in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Extent
1.75 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
General
This Jemison line of the family is from Talladega, Alabama.
Repository Details
Part of the Auburn University Special Collections and Archives Repository
Auburn University
Ralph Brown Draughon Library
231 Mell Street
Auburn Alabama 36849
334-844-1732
archives@auburn.edu
