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Plantation Journal
Baldwin County, Georgia · 1858Plantation Journal of Oakhurst — Birth Register
A page from a plantation daybook recording births among enslaved families, a vital record often absent from official registers.
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"Oakhurst Plantation, Memorandum of Births. 1857, December 24th — born to Milly a daughter, named EVELINE. 1858, February 11th — born to Hannah a son, named MOSES. 1858, March 3rd — born to Rose a daughter, named FANNY, father Jacob. All reported well. Granny Bess attending."
Source: Oakhurst Plantation Papers, Baldwin County, Georgia (sample re-creation).
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Eveline
enslaved person
daughter of Milly
Moses
enslaved person
son of Hannah
Fanny
enslaved person
daughter of Rose & Jacob
Granny Bess
enslaved person
midwife
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