Daniel W Cuthbertson (1859)

Born 1859 in North Carolina, United States

Husband of Amanda (Tomberlin) Cuthbertson — married 1 Jul 1883 in Goose Creek Township, Union, North Carolina, United States

Biography

Daniel Cuthbertson is a part of US Black heritage.

Daniel was born in 1859.

Daniel's wife Mandy 'Coverson' was interviewed about 1937 in Raleigh, North Carolina about her life and her time as an enslaved person.

"I wuz borned in Union County to Sarah an' Henderson Tomberlin. My mother belonged to Mr. Moses Coverson, an' my pappy belonged to Mr. Jackie Tom Tomberlin."

"My mammy, died 'for I wuz very old an' missus kept me in de house."

"Anyhow de andirons wuz saved an' dar warn't no trouble wid de Yankees who comed our way, an' dey ain't hurt nobody dar."

"I married Daniel Coverson, a slave on de same plantation I wuz on, an' forty years ago we moved ter Raleigh. We had a hard time but I'se glad dat he an' me am free an' doan belong ter two diff'rent famblies."

Interview: Mandy 'Coverson' was interviewed in Raleigh, North Carolina by Mary A. Hicks as part of the Federal Writer's Project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The results are made available by the Library of Congress. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ [1] Library of Congress - WPA - Slave Narrative - Mandy Coverson - Vol. 11, North Carolina, Part 1; pages 179-181, images 183-185 of 465.

• "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWD3-51C : Tue Mar 05 08:26:29 UTC 2024), Entry for Samuel Cuthbertson and Harriet Cuthbertson, 1870.

• "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCXT-8Z1 : Sun Mar 10 00:43:12 UTC 2024), Entry for Saml. Cuthbertson and Harriett Cuthbertson, 1880.

• "North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8CH-C43 : 14 February 2020), Henderson Tomberlin in entry for Danl. W. Cuthbertson, 1883.

• "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS17-MDX : Wed Mar 06 14:44:15 UTC 2024), Entry for Dan Cuthbertson and Manly Cuthbertson, 1900.

• "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML3Q-9K6 : Thu Mar 07 22:55:51 UTC 2024), Entry for Dan Cuthbertson and Manda Cuthbertson, 1910.