Robert Seaborn Jemison Papers
Scope and Contents
This accession contains financial ledgers, land deeds, business receipts, family correspondence and artifacts from the Robert Seaborn Jemison family.
Dates
- 1845 - 1927
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
3.25 Cubic Feet (Financial ledgers, land deeds, legal documents, and correspondence from the Robert Seaborn Jemison family) : Fragile to fair condition
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Mrs. Zem Lowery
General
This Jemison line of the family is from Talladega, Alabama.
- Title
- Guide to the Robert Seaborn Jemison Papers
- Subtitle
- Record Group 0028
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jennifer P. Wiggins
- Date
- March 4, 2022
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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
