Eustace John Acosta (1823 - 1887)

Born 20 Sep 1823 in Fernandina Beach, Nassau, Florida, United States

Husband of Catherine Isabelle (Hatcher) Acosta — married about 9 Mar 1847 in Camden, Georgia, United States [uncertain]

Died 26 Sep 1887 at age 64 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, United States

Biography

Eustace was born in 1823. He passed away in 1887.

In the 1860 census E J (age 37) was in Fernandina, Nassau, Florida, United States.^[1]

In the 1870 census Eustace (age 46) was the head of household in Blackshear, Pierce, Georgia, United States.^[2]

In the 1880 census E J (age 55), Retail Grocer, was the married head of household in Blackshear, Pierce, Georgia, United States.^[3]

Eustace passed away in 1887. Burial was in the Blackshear City Cemetery, Blackshear, Pierce County, Georgia.^[4]

Slaves

In the 1850 census Eustace was in District 9, Camden, Georgia, United States, with four slaves:^[5]

• Female 19
• Female 13
• Female 4
• Male 3

In the 1860 census Eustice [sic] was in Fernandina, Nassau, Florida, United States. He owned six slaves:^[6]

• Female 30
• Male 21
• Female 16
• Male 12
• Female 7
• Male 32

Sources

1. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860"
   citing Page: 6; Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Affiliate Film Number: 108; FHL microfilm: 803108; Record number: 15692;
   FamilySearch Record: M6C9-VLL (accessed 27 September 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YBT-9G8 Image number 00410
   E J Acosta (37) in Fernandina, Nassau, Florida, United States. Born in Fla.
2. ↑ 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870"
   citing Page: 5; Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 1; FHL microfilm: 000545668; Record number: 5489;
   FamilySearch Record: MC3K-5P2 (accessed 27 September 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6SGS-NQQ Image number 00143
   Eustace J Acosta (46) head of household in Blackshear, Pierce, Georgia, United States. Born in Florida.
3. ↑ 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880"
   citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
   FamilySearch Record: M8GL-79D (accessed 27 September 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYBH-8HK Image number 00138
   E J Acosta (55), married, Retail Grocer, head of household in Blackshear, Pierce, Georgia, United States. Born in Florida, United States.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15662757/eustace-john-acosta: accessed 27 September 2022), memorial page for Eustace John Acosta Sr. (20 Sep 1823–26 Sep 1887), Find A Grave: Memorial #15662757, citing Blackshear City Cemetery, Blackshear, Pierce County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by d powell (contributor 48137798) .
5. ↑ 1850 Census: "1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
   The National Archive in Washington DC; Washington, DC; NARA Microform Publication: M432; Title: Seventh Census Of The United States, 1850; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8055 #92134261 (accessed 27 September 2022)
   E I Acosta in District 9, Camden, Georgia, USA.
6. ↑ 1860 Census: "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
   The National Archives in Washington DC; Washington DC, USA; Eighth Census of the United States 1860; Series Number: M653; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7668 #94101837 (accessed 27 September 2022)
   Eustice J Acosta in Fernandina, Nassau, Florida, USA.

• Death of daughter Janie Alberta McKinney: "Georgia Deaths, 1928-1943"
  citing Blackshear, Pierce, Georgia, United States, Georgia State Archives, Morrow.
  FamilySearch Record: QJXM-N9MW (accessed 27 September 2022)
  FamilySearch Image: 939F-MY93-K4 Image number 00011
  Eustace John Acosta in death record for daughter Janie Alberta McKinney, 1 Aug 1934 in Blackshear, Pierce, Georgia, United States.
• Death of daughter Evelyn Maria Acosta: "Georgia Deaths, 1928-1943"
  citing Blackshear, Pierce, Georgia, United States, Georgia State Archives, Morrow.
  FamilySearch Record: QLHZ-QKV5 (accessed 27 September 2022)
  FamilySearch Image: 9392-JN3K-L Image number 00361
  Eustace John Acosta in death record for daughter Evelyn Maria Acosta, 20 Mar 1941 in Blackshear, Pierce, Georgia, United States.