SANKOFA'S SLAVERY DATA COLLECTION

(Ben) Moore's Plantation

Location: Near Westport (Kansas City), Jackson Co., NC
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History: Ben Moore originally owned a plantation near Memphis, TN. Before the Civil War, he settled at a new plantation near Westport, MO. Jim Moore took slaves from his father and moved to Texas.

Associated Surnames: Moore

Associated Free White Names

• Ben Moore: owner
  • son Jim Moore
    • wife Mrs. Moore
  • dau Mary Moore

Associated Black Slave Names

1865: Slaves of Ben Moore
From Voices From Slavery: Esther Easter interview, edited by Norman R. Yetman

• Mary Collier
  • dau Esther: taken to Texas by Jim Moore; was sold to Mrs. Vaughn at Bonham, TX

Agriculture

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Description of Associated Architecture

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Others Researching This Plantation

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RESOURCES

• Voices From Slavery: 100 Authentic Slave Narratives. Edited by Yetman, Norman R. pp 107-109.