Joseph Delaney Research Paper

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Born in Kentucky, sold to the Scott Family the year is unknown. Found in the probate file of Samuel Scott, slaveholder, Easter as a young woman and mother along with her young family were listed, as chattel, her value was $1,000. Working as a field hand, a domestic servant, wife, and the mother of 15 children was a good woman and faithful wife. Through the years Easter suffered the loss of three of their children, the children Eviline, Harriet, and Barbara were all under the age of 14. Delaney was an observer, and learned through the observation of Mrs. Scott (slaveholder) being pursued by Mr. Butler, that the second husband benefited from the inheritance of the deceased husband. With that observation, his last will and testament penned with extreme limitations in the bequest of crops and financial support for his wife. Women, especially African American women seldom became home or land owners, however, Easter was the exception. Written in 1899, Delaney’s will and its instructions seemed selfish, toward his wife, Easter. …show more content…
Strict limits of her income and savings, limited crop sales, and remarriage would take all that she would inherit, even her home. Clearly, there is little to question in his last will and testament had he preceded her in death: The last will dated December 9, 1899: “My wife Easter Jackson, Sr is to have annually from said lands herein devised and bequeathed five (5) bales of lint cotton**, weighing each 450 lbs for her support and maintenance, provided only she remains a true and lawful widow, and should my said wife accumulate or save any money, the same is to revert to my daughter Rebecca Jackson, provided only I fail to pay her $200.00 before my death--“. Easter Riley Jackson preceded her husband in death, she died in 1905, and buried in the Jackson Family Cemetery on Poplar Hill. Rebecca, a teacher employed full time by Hinds County School District could afford to make the loan to her father, of $200. Though the date is unknown, Delaney did repay the loan to his daughter before his death. **The cost of lint cotton… In 1905, according to the Southern Cotton Association the price per pound of lint cotton was between $0.06 - $0.10. A ton of lint cotton: (one ton=2000 lbs.) 5 x 450 Lbs. = 2250 lbs. @ $0.06 - $0.10 = income from cotton per year approx. $135 - $225. Easter Jackson Family Cemetery on Poplar Hill, Easter passed away in 1905 the same year as her son Robert “Bob”. Death of Delaney Jackson Married for 51 years, after the death of his beloved wife, Easter, Delaney lived alone, his disposition changed after the passing of his wife. Willie and Boles, Delaney’s grandsons, told the story of his disposition when delivering his meals, “we played on his porch it seemed to have bothered him, guess we were annoying”, sometimes grouchy, cantankerous, and often ill-tempered”. However, he seemed to take pleasure in directing his sons in their work and those …show more content…
Large antebellum mansions were destroyed, and witnesses reported that areas along the Mississippi River resembled a "deserted battlefield". The tornado then struck the Church Hill area, killing 21 people in frail tenant homes before dissipating near Tillman.” This massive storm crossed Poplar Hill headed in the direction of Port

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