SANKOFA'S PLANTATION DATABASE

(William) Cleveland's Farm

Location: St. Louis Co., MO

History:

Associated Surnames: Adams, Cleveland

Associated Plantations/ Farms: (Will) Adam's Farm (St. Louis Co., MO)

Associated Free White Names

• William Cleveland: owner
• Polly Cleveland: wife of William Cleveland
• Olivia Cleveland Adams: daughter of William and Polly Cleveland
• Will Adams: husband of Olivia Cleveland; owner of five farms and 500 slaves; owner of Adam's Farm (St. Louis Co., MO)

Associated Black Slave Names

1846 - 1865: Slaves of William Cleveland
From Voice From Slavery, Mary Armstrong interview; edited by Norman R. Yetman

• Sam Adams: owned by William Cleveland; sold away to an unknown location
  • wife Silvy: owned by William Cleveland; sold away to TX (maybe Huston)
• daughter Mary: b. ~1846 in St. Louis; owned by William Cleveland, then purchased by Will Adams
• daughter: d. ~1850 at 9 months old, beat to death by Polly Cleveland
• George Henry: slave of Will Adams given to William Cleveland in exchange for Mary
• Note: William Cleveland took slaves to TX to sell. Would use slaves as collateral for loans, and before his loans were paid, he'd sell the slave for money and tell the debtor that the slave had escaped.

Agriculture

• Barley
• Corn
• Fruit
• Oats
• Rye
• Wheat

Description of Associated Architecture

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RESOURCES

• Voices From Slavery: 100 Authentic Slave Narratives. Edited by Yetman, Norman R. pp 18-21.