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Surnames: OLIVER, CARR, WILSON, MILLER, WHITFIELD, WRIGHT, CARROLL, CARLTON, MORRISEY
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If you can relate to any of these surnames, please contact me at saundra_b_2001(a)yahoo.com
Hello,
I'm continuing my research on my Oliver side of my family. My Dad and
I published a book about our ancestry in 1992 entitled THE OLIVER
LINEAGE, Period Covered: 1811 to 1992 North Carolina to Maryland, researched
by Saundra R. Oliver Brown, and compiled by Lawrence E. Oliver, Sr.
My family were slaves to Benjamin Oliver 2, nephew of Benjamin Oliver I
who moved from Virginia to Duplin County, NC. Benjamin2 was born
around 1803, and died in 1881. The records show he married Ann Jane
Dickson on December 14, 1829. He wrote a will on July 12, 1872 and it was
probated on September 20, 1881 (CR.035.801.9, volume 4, page 212 of the
Will book in the North Carolina Archives in Raleigh, N.C.).
Benjamin2's father was Francis Oliver. His will was written October
28, 1807, probated January 1808 (CR.035.801.9, Vol. A, p. 371 North
Carolina Archives. Would there have been an inventory, and appraisement,
and disbursement documents to go along with this will?
It was Benjamin Oliver (1803) who took notes for the NC Cohabitation
Records
I found out that Sawnee and Nellie Oliver lived together through the
North Carolina cohabitation records. Also, in the RECORD OF NEGRO
MARRIAGES, 1825-1866 which is also on microfilm #120 and microfilm
C.635.60015, Sawnee Oliver has been living together for 40 years. Also stated in
the Microfilm #156-0003 Marriage Bonds Early to 1868, Duplin County,
NC. I estimated then that they had been together since 1826. An 1870
document labeled Acknowledgments of marriages of Persons of Colored,
dated August 13, 1866 was another document that mentioned them. Also, in
this same record Sawney's daughter Ellen Oliver married Martin Carr, the
son of Fortin and Julia Carr, on December 5, 1868 by J. R. Oliver, M.G.
My Oliver relatives married the Carrs and the Kornegays, as well as,
others in the neighborhood.
Then I drew up a comparison chart between the 1850 and 1860 slave
schedules. Benjamin had 14 slaves in 1850 and 21 slaves in 1860, living in
5 slave houses.
1850 male slave age 70 - 1860 there wasn't a matching slave
1850 male slave age 50 - 1860 male slave age 60 - THIS COULD HAVE BEEN
MY 3 X GREAT GRANDFATHER - SAWNEY OLIVER born about 1799 in Virginia
1850 female slave age 39 - 1860 female slave age 47 - THIS COULD HAVE
MY 3 X GREAT GRANDMOTHER - NELLIE born about 1811 in North Carolina
1850 male slave age 4 - 1860 male slave age 14 - THIS COULD HAVE BEEN
MY 2 X GREAT GRANDFATHER - ALFRED/ALFORD OLIVER born about 1846
Sawney and Nellie Oliver had 9 children as shown by the census. I
don't know whether there were any children before the 1870 census. Sawney
is in the 1870 NC Mortality Schedule having died in January 1870 of
dropsy.
In 1870, Nellie Oliver is living next door to slaveowner Benjamin
Oliver2 (visitation 261-family group 259, Duplin County, NC)
Now I'm ready to ask the rest of my questions besides the ones above:
1. Are there any more records there I should look at when researching
my African American family? Could I get copies?
2. Are there any tax records of the African American Olivers there?
Could I get copies?
3. Would there be any birth or death records for any of the people in
the family group record? Could I get copies?
4. Are there any suggestions you might give me to further my research?
Family Group Record
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Husband: SAWNEE OLIVER
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Birth: 1799 VA
Death: Jan 1870 FAISON TOWNSHIP, DUPLIN CO., N.C.
document - 1870 NC Mortality Schedule
Census: 1870 Mortalit NC
Burial:
Marriage: 1826 Duplin County, NC
Father: UNKNOWN OLIVER
Mother: UNKNOWN UNKNOWN
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Wife: NELLIE UNKNOWN
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Birth: 1811 DUPLIN COUNTY, North Carolina
Census: 1870 Faison, Duplin, North Carolina
Death: bef 1880 NC
Burial:
Father: FATHER OF NELLIE UNKNOWN
Mother: MOTHER OF NELLIE UNKNOWN
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Children
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1 M WILLIS OLIVER
Birth: 1830 NC
Census: 1870 Duplin County, NC
Death:
Burial:
Spouse: SARAH UNKNOWN (m bef 1870)
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2 M ALFRED OLIVER
Birth: Mar 1846 Mt. Olive, DUPLIN CO., North Carolina
Census: 1870 Duplin County, NC
Census: 1880 Faison, Duplin, North Carolina
Census: 1910 FAISON TOWNSHIP, DUPLIN CO., N.C.
Census: 1920 WOLFSCRAPE TOWNS, DUPLIN COUNTY, North C
Death:
Burial:
Spouse: SARAH PRICE WILSON (m 17 Nov 1866)
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3 M ROBERT OLIVER
Birth: 1849 Duplin County, NC
Census: 1870 Duplin County, NC
Census: 1880 FAISON TOWNSHIP, DUPLIN CO., N.C.
Census: 1900 Dist 23, Beat 3, Coahoma Co, MS
Death:
Burial:
Spouse: MARIAH UNKNOWN
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4 F ELLEN OLIVER
Birth: Aug 1851 DUPLIN COUNTY, North Carolina
Census: 1910 FAISON TOWNSHIP, DUPLIN CO., N.C.
Death:
Burial:
Spouse: MARTIN CARR (m 5 Dec 1868)
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5 M COUNCIL OLIVER
Birth: 1853 DUPLIN COUNTY, North Carolina
Census: 1870 Duplin County, NC
Census: 1880 Faison, Duplin, North Carolina
Death:
Burial:
Spouse: MARGARET CARR (m 25 Dec 1873)
Spouse: Georgia ELLA MILLER (m 8 Dec 1904)
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6 F CAROLINE OLIVER
Birth: 1854
Census: 1870 Duplin County, NC
Death:
Burial:
Marriage:
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7 M CHARLES OLIVER
Birth: 1857
Census: 1870 Duplin County, NC
Death:
Burial:
Spouse: ELIZA UNKNOWN
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8 F NELLY OLIVER
Birth: 1860
Census: 1870 Duplin County, NC
Death:
Burial:
Marriage:
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9 F ELICE OLIVER
Birth: 1862
Death:
Burial:
Marriage:
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1-UNKNOWN OLIVER (-)
sp: UNKNOWN UNKNOWN (-)
2-SAWNEE OLIVER (1799-Jan 1870)
sp: NELLIE UNKNOWN (1811-bef 1880)
3-WILLIS OLIVER (1830-)
sp: SARAH UNKNOWN (1839-)
4-HENRY OLIVER (1855-)
4-CABB OLIVER (1861-)
4-HAGAN OLIVER (1862-)
3-ALFRED OLIVER (Mar 1846-)
sp: SARAH PRICE WILSON (abt 1850-1927)
4-RUSSELL OLIVER (-)
4-MILLIE OLIVER (-)
4-LUCY OLIVER (-)
4-OLIVIA OLIVER (aft 1866-)
4-HENRY OLIVER (1869-)
5-VERNON OLIVER (1907-)
4-WILLIAM OLIVER (1871-)
4-ELLA OLIVER (1872-)
sp: HENRY (SAM) CONNOR (1867-)
4-HARRIETTE OLIVER (1874-)
sp: FERDINAND BOWDEN (-)
5-CURRY BOWDEN (-)
5-HENRY BOWDEN (-)
4-ANDREW HENRY OLIVER (Jan 1875-31 Aug 1946)
sp: NANCY WHITFIELD (11 Mar 1886-)
5-HENRY ANDREW OLIVER (21 Oct 1905-12 Aug 1979)
5-HELEN OLIVER (Mar 1909-)
5-BEULAH OLIVER (1916-)
5-THELMA OLIVER (1918-)
4-ELIZABETH "Lizzie" OLIVER (4 Aug 1878-25 Feb 1946)
sp: JOHN THOMAS WRIGHT (1875-1957)
5-JOHN2 THOMAS WRIGHT (Sep 1908-1985)
5-BEATRICE WRIGHT (1910-)
5-SADIE WRIGHT (21 May 1911-)
5-ISAAC WRIGHT (1912-1980)
5-DAISY M. WRIGHT (1915-Dec 1982)
5-ELIZABETH WRIGHT (1916-1916)
4-OCTAVIUS/OCTAVE OLIVER (Jul 1881-)
4-DAISY OLIVER (May 1886-)
sp: JOHN BUDD (-)
4-LAWRENCE OLIVER (Dec 1887-)
4-MITCHELL OLIVER (1890-)
sp: MAGGIE CARROLL (12 Feb 1898-)
5-JAMES ALLEN OLIVER (-Jun 1998)
5-DAVID OLIVER (-abt 20 Feb 1995)
5-WILLIAM "BILL" OLIVER (-)
5-THELMA OLIVER (1909-)
5-ANDREW FRANKLIN OLIVER (1910-)
5-OLIVIA OLIVER (1914-1914)
5-GLADYS OLIVER (31 Mar 1914-)
3-ROBERT OLIVER (1849-)
sp: MARIAH UNKNOWN (1850-)
4-EPHRAIN OLIVER (1874-)
sp: SARAH UNKNOWN (Jan 1875-)
5-MARY W OLIVER (Jan 1896-)
4-OFFICE OLIVER (1876-)
4-JOHN OLIVER (1878-)
4-JESSIE OLIVER (Nov 1880-)
4-MAGGIE OLIVER (1882-)
4-MARY L OLIVER (Jan 1887-)
4-ROBERT J OLIVER (1889-)
3-ELLEN OLIVER (Aug 1851-)
sp: MARTIN CARR (Feb 1850-)
4-ESSIE CARR (-)
sp: PATRICK CARLTON (-)
5-UNKNOWN CARR (-)
5-Alma CARR (1909-)
4-WILLIAM CARR (1868-)
sp: ANNA WELLS (1887-)
4-JAMES HENRY CARR (1870-)
sp: DELLA CARROLL (1869-)
4-FANNIE CARR (1872-)
4-ROBERT CARR (1875-)
4-JOSEPH CARR (Feb 1875-)
sp: ROSANA HILL (Oct 1878-)
5-FERLISE CARR (Jul 1898-)
5-GEORGE Washington CARR (Feb 1899-)
4-SUSAN CARR (1877-)
4-CHARLES CARR (1 Oct 1877-)
sp: GENEVA MORRISEY (-)
5-ARDINIA CARR (27 Jul 1912-)
5-LEONARD CARR (-)
5-MARGARET CARR (-)
5-ADDIE CARR (-)
5-MELVINA CARR (-)
5-MABEL CARR (-)
5-SHELTON CARR (-)
5-EARL CARR (-)
5-JEFFERSON CARR (-)
4-Kate CARR (Apr 1879-)
4-ELLIE CARR (Jun 1885-)
4-DOC CARR (Aug 1886-)
4-FORTIN2 II CARR (Aug 1887-)
sp: VERA UNKNOWN (-)
5-SAMMY CARR (-)
5-HARVEY CARR (-)
5-NATHAN CARR (-)
5-FRANK CARR (-)
5-SALLY CARR (-)
5-ANNIE CARR (-)
4-MARY CARR (May 1892-)
4-ELLEN CARR (1893-)
3-COUNCIL OLIVER (1853-)
sp: MARGARET CARR (abt 1851-)
4-WILLIAM OLIVER (1862-)
4-JUNIOUS OLIVER (1872-)
4-RICHARD OLIVER (1875-)
4-THOMAS OLIVER (1877-)
sp: MARY JANE KORNEGAY (1872-)
sp: MATTIE CONNER (1880-)
4-CORA OLIVER (1878-)
sp: Georgia ELLA MILLER (1874-)
3-CAROLINE OLIVER (1854-)
3-CHARLES OLIVER (1857-)
sp: ELIZA UNKNOWN (Apr 1861-)
4-DAVID J OLIVER (Dec 1879-)
4-MAGGIE OLIVER (Oct 1881-)
4-COUNCIL OLIVER (Aug 1883-)
4-ROBERT OLIVER (1885-)
4-EDDIE OLIVER (Aug 1887-)
4-SULA OLIVER (May 1888-)
4-CARRA L OLIVER (Aug 1889-)
4-GEORGE OLIVER (Apr 1894-)
4-RICHARD OLIVER (Feb 1899-)
4-JOSEPH OLIVER (Dec 1898-)
3-NELLY OLIVER (1860-)
3-ELICE OLIVER (1862-)
2-SOPHIA OLIVER (1820-)