From Eufaula, Alabama to Liberia

29 June 2006 at 8:22 pm · Filed under Africa, Alabama, Author: S C Jordon, Barbour Co., emigration

On 14 May 1868 the ship Golconda set sail from Savannah, Georgia.  Onboard were 39 Eufaula residents heading for Bexley, Grand Bassa County, Liberia.   According to letters received by the American Colonization Society (ACS), there were hundreds of African Americans from the Eufaula area requesting passage to Africa.  Below is a transcribed list of Eufaula emigrants originally published by the ACS in The African Repository.

Nos., Name. , Age., Occupation, Education., Religion.

  • 255, Willis Fort, 36, Carpenter, R&W,

  • 256, Paulina Fort, 42, , R&W, Methodist

  • 257, Wiley Fort, 19, Farmer, ,

  • 258, Catherine Fort, 12, , Read,

  • 259, Charles Fort, 9, , ,

  • 260, Harriet Bludworth, 23, , Read, Methodist

  • 261, William M. Rhodes, 20, Barber, R&W,

  • 262, Gilbert Hall, 67, Blacksmith, , Methodist

  • 263, Emily Hall, 27, , , Methodist

  • 264, Allen Hall, 1, , ,

  • 265, Jordan Hall, 33, Shoemaker, , Methodist

  • 266, Gilbert Hall, 38, Shoemaker, Read, Methodist

  • 267, Cecilia Hall, 33, , R&W, Methodist

  • 268, Fillmore Hall, 18, , R&W,

  • 269, Reece Ann Hall, 14, , Read,

  • 270, Ferguson Hall, 12, , ,

  • 271, Macon Hall, 6, , ,

  • 272, Gilbert Hall, 4, , ,

  • 273, Adeline Hall, 2, , ,

  • 274, Maria Hall, 2 mos, , ,

  • 275, Sandy Hall, 24, Blacksmith, R&W,

  • 276, Caroline Hall, 26, , R&W,

  • 277, Hannah Hall, 28, , , Methodist

  • 278, Isaac Hall, 37, Minister, R&W, Methodist

  • 279, Ellen Hall, 27, , , Methodist

  • 280, Isaiah Hall, 7, , ,

  • 281, Margaret Hall, 6, , ,

  • 282, Samuel Hall, 3, , ,

  • 283, Isaac Jr Hall, 4 mos, , ,

  • 284, Frank Junior, 27, Farmer, ,

  • 285, Frances Junior, 26, , ,

  • 286, Amanda Junior, 11, , ,

  • 287, Frances Junior, 6, , ,

  • 288, Essick Junior, 5, , ,

  • 289, Alice Junior, 9 mos, , ,

  • 290, Archibald Brown, 32, Farmer, , Methodist

  • 291, Millie Brown, 30, , , Methodist

  • 292, Squire Brown, 12, , ,

  • 293, Oscar Brown, 7, , ,

Source: American Colonization Society, The African Repository, {Washington: Colonization Society Building, 1868).  Volume XLIV-1868:178-79: digital image, Google Book Search, (http://books.google.com/books?as_brr=1&id=ZDUfaNo7HOgC&vid=LCCN05039691&dq=eufaula+alabama&jtp=178 :accessed 28 June 2006)

3 Comments »

  1. Al said,

    28 January 2007 @ 12:43 am

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    I was born in Liberia, West Africa. Thanks for making this information public for those of us trying to connect the dots. Could you please advise me on finding emmigration records on the Kings from Malcolm, GA or there abouts that went to Bassa, Liberia post 1852. They established a town called Kingstown in Bassa. My dad who was born in 1919 also told me that his maternal grandparents Lewis and Laura Marks emmigrated to Liberia with their son Lewis Jr. and daughter Laura. They also settled in Bassa. Any assistance is appreciated.

    Thanks,

    A. D. King

  2. Shamele Jordon said,

    28 January 2007 @ 12:30 pm

    I am not an expert in US emigration to Liberia, but I do know of a couple of internet sources. First go to google books and search for “The African Repository” the journal of the American Colonization. Then do a search within the book for Malcolm, GA and your surname. You will have a full view of these text as they are in the public domain. The other source is Christine’s Genealogy Website at ccharity.com. Unfortunately this sit appears to be down at this time. I learned about this information via the Immigration ships transcriber’s guild. The have links to passengers lists online. They are at http://immigrantships.net

  3. James T. Forte, Jr. said,

    5 March 2008 @ 1:29 pm

    This is a piece of information that I have searched for many, many years to no avail. I really wanted to know which ship took my great grand father/mother to Liberia; and, when. Through these articles, I now know that my great grand father–Wiley Henderson Forte, and his future wife Reece Ann Hall travelled from Eafaula, AL in 1868. I also know that patriach Wiley H. Forte left Bexley, and founded his own settlment, which he named Fortsville. It is in that precint that I was born some years ago.
    It is my hope that other families will be able to trace thgeir roots; as, we have done. Thanks to gogglebooks.

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