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Location: West Feliciana, Louisiana, United States
Surnames/tags: Acklen Slavery Black_Heritage
Index of Franklin-Acklen Plantations
Introduction
Before the Civil War, the property known as the Angola Plantation was owned by Isaac Franklin, who at the time owned the largest slave trading firm (Franklin & Armfield) in the United States. Today it is Angola Prison, one of the most notorious prisons in the south. The prison grounds occupy a 28-square-mile area. The plantation was named Angola, after the homeland of its former slaves. Its origins as a prison can be traced back to 1880, when inmates were housed in the old slave quarters and worked on the plantation.
Joseph A. S. Acklen and Adelicia Hayes Franklin, Isaac Franklin's widow's 2nd husband, was enumerated separately in 1860 for six named plantations, Loango (85 slaves) , Panola (70 slaves), Killarney (114 slaves), Lachlomond (104 slaves), Bellevue (130 slaves) and Angola (159 slaves). Adelicia inherited all of Franklin's properties and so presented Joseph with a prenuptial agreement specifying that she would be sole owner and final authority over all the properties she brought into the marriage.
1860 Slave Schedule
Joseph and Adelicia Acklen enslaved 159 people at Angola. At the time of this enumeration, 2 slaves were fugitives and 1 was manumitted.
OWNER | AGE | YOB | GENDER | RACE | FUGITIVE | MANUMITTED |
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Jos A S Acklen | 75 | 1785 | Male | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 65 | 1795 | Male | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 64 | 1796 | Male | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 53 | 1807 | Male | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 55 | 1805 | Female | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 55 | 1805 | Male | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 61 | 1799 | Female | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 48 | 1812 | Female | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 47 | 1813 | Male | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 47 | 1813 | Male | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 70 | 1790 | Male | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 47 | 1813 | Male | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 45 | 1815 | Male | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 43 | 1817 | Male | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 45 | 1815 | Male | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 45 | 1815 | Male | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 45 | 1815 | Male | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 45 | 1815 | Male | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 5 | 1855 | Male | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 47 | 1813 | Male | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 47 | 1813 | Female | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 45 | 1815 | Female | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 47 | 1813 | Female | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 47 | 1813 | Female | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 43 | 1817 | Female | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 41 | 1819 | Female | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 42 | 1818 | Male | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 42 | 1818 | Male | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 41 | 1819 | Male | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 43 | 1817 | Male | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 42 | 1818 | Male | Black | X | |
Jos A S Acklen | 43 | 1817 | Male | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 43 | 1817 | Male | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 50 | 1810 | Female | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 43 | 1817 | Female | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 43 | 1817 | Female | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 40 | 1820 | Female | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 40 | 1820 | Male | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 43 | 1817 | Male | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 40 | 1820 | Male | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 39 | 1821 | Male | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 28 | 1832 | Male | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 28 | 1832 | Male | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 39 | 1821 | Male | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 38 | 1762 | Male | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 35 | 1825 | Male | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 28 | 1762 | Male | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 29 | 1761 | Male | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 35 | 1765 | Male | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 38 | 1822 | Male | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 34 | 1826 | Male | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 38 | 1822 | Male | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 33 | 1827 | Male | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 33 | 1827 | Male | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 98 | 1762 | Female | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 99 | 1761 | Female | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | eight 98yr olds | 1762 | Female | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 39 | 1821 | Female | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 39 | 1821 | Female | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 30 | 1830 | Male | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 40 | 1820 | Male | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 29 | 1831 | Female | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 34 | 1826 | Female | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 34 | 1826 | Female | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 32 | 1828 | Female | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 28 | 1832 | Female | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 27 | 1833 | Female | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 33 | 1827 | Female | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 24 | 1836 | Male | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 34 | 1826 | Male | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 34 | 1826 | Male | Black | X | |
Jos A S Acklen | 28 | 1832 | Male | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 21 | 1839 | Male | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 21 | 1839 | Female | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 23 | 1837 | Female | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 22 | 1838 | Female | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 22 | 1838 | Female | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 23 | 1837 | Female | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 22 | 1838 | Female | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 35 | 1825 | Female | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 21 | 1839 | Female | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 24 | 1836 | Male | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 25 | 1835 | Female | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 35 | 1825 | Female | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | five 18yr olds | 1842 | Female | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | five 13yr olds | 1847 | Female | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | two 16yr olds | 1846 | Female | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 14 | 1846 | Female | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | two 12yr olds | 1848 | Female | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 17 | 1843 | Female | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 18 | 1842 | Male | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 18 | 1842 | Male | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 12 | 1848 | Male | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 12 | 1848 | Male | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 19 | 1841 | Male | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | three 9yr olds | 1851 | Male | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | three 10yr olds | 1850 | Male | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 30 | 1830 | Male | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 11 | 1849 | Female | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | two 9yr olds | 1851 | Female | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 10 | 1850 | Female | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | two 11yr olds | 1849 | Female | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 10 | 1850 | Female | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 9 | 1851 | Female | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 7 | 1853 | Female | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 6 | 1854 | Female | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 8 | 1852 | Female | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 5 | 1855 | Female | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 16 | 1844 | Female | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | two 7yr olds | 1853 | Female | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 8 | 1852 | Male | Black | X | |
Jos A S Acklen | 8 | 1852 | Male | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 8 | 1852 | Male | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 6 | 1854 | Male | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 6 | 1854 | Male | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 6 | 1854 | Male | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 10 | 1850 | Male | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 40 | 1820 | Male | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 14 | 1846 | Male | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 10 | 1850 | Male | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | three 3yr olds | 1857 | Male | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 3 | 1857 | Male | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 4 | 1856 | Male | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 2 | 1858 | Male | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 7 | 1853 | Male | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 9 | 1851 | Male | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | 9 | 1851 | Female | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | four 9yr olds | 1851 | Female | Black | ||
Jos A S Acklen | three 1 yr olds | 1859 | Female | Black |
Sources
- 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 #91824921 (accessed 9 January 2022)Jos A S Acklen in Ward 7, West Feliciana, Louisiana, USA.
- BlackPast: https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/institutions-african-american-history/louisiana-state-prison-angola-1880/
- See also: The Slaves of Isaac Franklin
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