The Post Oak Plantation, Marengo County, Alabama

Date: About 1840 to about 1856
Location: Marengo, Alabama, United States
Surnames/tags: Cade Slavery Black_Heritage

Index of Plantations

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Slaves 1.2 Census 2 Sources

Biography

Adolphus S. Cade lived in Marengo Co, AL. When Adolphus died in 1853 his probate inventory listed 3 plantations. This page records the enslaved persons on The Post Oak Plantation.^[1]

The Post Oak Plantation, also known as Cade Post Oak Place,^[2] was located in sections 13, 14, 22, 23, and 26, in township 14, range 4 east, Marengo Co, AL. It contained about 1593 acres of well timbered property with an abundance of drinking and stock water. The plantation had a Dwelling House, Negro Cabins, a good Gin House and Screw^[3], and Stables. The Post Oak Plantation was to be sold in 1857.

Slaves

In Dec 1856 these enslaved persons were divided into 5 lots, along with those on the other plantations, and distributed to the Cade family legatees.^[4]

These persons were on the inventory but no further plantation paperwork.

• Fred son of Josephine
• Lureny girl
• little Ona
• Orange

These persons went to Thyrza Jane Cade

• Maria
• Grandville child of Maria
• Melissa
• Josephine
• Harriet
• Hulda
• little Maria
• Clark
• Long John
• Ebenezer
• Abram
• Dan
• Frazier
• Bob
• Anthony
• Jenny
• Peter

These persons went to Emma L. Cade

• Caroline
• Jake
• Malinda
• Manuel child of Malinda
• Ike
• Sol
• Hank

These persons went to John Catlin Cade

• Mary
• Betsy
• Milly
• Charity
• Chaney
• Chloe
• Armstead
• Anderson
• Manuel Emmanuel
• Ned
• Katie
• Mose
• Esther
• Charlotte
• Angeline

These persons went to Adolpha T. Cade

• Margaret
• little Margaret
• Manda/Amanda
• Narcipa
• Washington
• Alex
• Alfred

For more information on the plantations and enslaved persons of Adolphus S. Cade please see the following pages.^[5]

• Antioch Plantation
• The Morgan Plantation
• The Residence Plantation

Census

On the 1840 Census A. S. Cade was listed on the census in Marengo Co, AL, with 45 enslaved persons. It is unknown how many of these persons belonged to the Antioch Plantation.^[6]

• 7 male slaves under age 10
• 7 male slaves ages 10-24
• 3 male slaves ages 24-36
• 2 male slaves ages 36-55
• 5 male slaves ages 55-100

• 8 female slaves under age 10
• 5 female slaves ages 10-24
• 4 female slaves ages 24-36
• 3 female slaves ages 36-55
• 1 female slave age 55-100

The 1850 Slave Schedule shows approximately 145 enslaved persons under Adolphus S. Cade. There are no names listed for the enslaved so it is unknown which of these persons belonged to the Antioch Plantation.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Miscellaneous records, 1823-1930 [Marengo County, Alabama]: "Miscellaneous records, 1823-1930 [Marengo County, Alabama]"
   Catalog: Miscellaneous records, 1823-1930 [Marengo County, Alabama]
   Film number: 007737730 > image 153 of 921
   FamilySearch Image (accessed 31 December 2021)
   • 1853 Marengo Co, AL, Adolphus S. Cade probate inventory
2. ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91613225/1857-cade-post-oak-sale/ The Independent Monitor, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 26 Nov 1857, Thu, Page 2
3. ↑ THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY DIGITAL COLLECTIONS https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-a193-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99
   • An old plantation (Cotton) Gin House and Screw
4. ↑ Miscellaneous records, 1823-1930 [Marengo County, Alabama]: "Miscellaneous records, 1823-1930 [Marengo County, Alabama]"
   Catalog: Miscellaneous records, 1823-1930 [Marengo County, Alabama]
   Film number: 007737731 > image 691 of 848
   FamilySearch Image (accessed 1 January 2022)
5. ↑ Miscellaneous records, 1823-1930 [Marengo County, Alabama]: "Miscellaneous records, 1823-1930 [Marengo County, Alabama]"
   Catalog: Miscellaneous records, 1823-1930 [Marengo County, Alabama]
   Film number: 007737730 > image 153 of 921
   FamilySearch Image (accessed 31 December 2021)
   • 1853 Marengo Co, AL, probate inventory
6. ↑ United States Census, 1840: "United States Census, 1840"
   Image path: United States Census, 1840 > Alabama > Marengo > Not Stated > image 58 of 72; Citing NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
   FamilySearch Image (accessed 31 December 2021)
   • 1840 Marengo Co, AL p.64
7. ↑ United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 : "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850"
   Image path: United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 > Alabama > Marengo > Marengo county > image 235 of 259; Citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
   FamilySearch Image (accessed 31 December 2021)
   • 1850 Marengo Co, AL, p.232-237