SANKOFA'S SLAVERY DATA COLLECTION

(Tom) Hollingshead Plantation

Location: near West Point, Clay Co., MS

History: ----

Associated Surnames: Cheatam, Hollingshead

Associated Free White Names

• Tom Hollingshead: owner; killed in the Civil War

Associated Black Slave Names

Slaves of Tom Hollingshead
From "Voices From Slavery", narrative of Henry Cheatam, edited by Norman R. Yetman, 2000

• Sam Cheatam
  • wife Emmeline Cheatam
  • son Henry Cheatam: b. 1850
• Martha

Agriculture

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Description of Associated Architecture

• Main house: large log cabin
• Slave cabins: constructed from logs, sealed with clay; chimneys made from clay and sticks

Other People Researching This Plantation

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RESOURCES

• Yetman, Norman R. Voices From Slavery: 100 Authentic Slave Narratives. Dover Publications, Inc. 2000.