Easter (Wilkerson) Jackson (1858 - 1943)

Contents 1 Biography 2 Interview 3 Family 3.1 Slave Owner 4 Sources

Biography

Ester was born into slavery in Georgia where her Mother was owned a plantation in Troup County, Georgia. Her father was on a neighboring plantation. After Slavery ending in 1865 ^[1] the family is togehter in Troup County, GA. ^[2]

Living with her Bother after her husband passed away and enumerated on the 1900 U.S. Census. ^[3] Now living on her own still in Troup County. ^[4][5]

Easter passed away in 1943. ^[6]

Interview

Easter was interviewed in La Grange, Georgia, during May of 1937 as part of the Federal Writer's Project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The results are presented in narrative form, most, allegedly, in the first person, and made available by the Library of Congress. ^[7]

Den dere wus de prayer meetin's, once a week, first on one of the plantations den another; when all de niggers would meet and worshup, singin' praises unto the Lord; I can hear dem now, dere voices soundin' fur away. Yes sir! Folks had religun in dem days, the "Qld Time Religun" Our white folks belonged to the First Baptis Church in La Grange, and all de slaves went to de same church. Our services wus in de basement.

The total interview can be read here page 302.

Family

• Mother - Frances Wilkerson
• Father - Silas Wilkerson

Slave Owner

James Terrell Dix - Troup County, Georgia (Nancy Dix) ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ The 13th Amendment, adopted on December 18, 1865, officially abolished slavery, but freed Black peoples' status in the post-war South remained precarious, and significant challenges awaited during the Reconstruction period.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch ([1] : 29 May 2021), Easter Wilkerson in entry for Char Wilkerson, 1870.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch ([2] : accessed 3 July 2021), Ester Jacksen in household of Hilliard Wilkinson, Militia District 655, La Grange (excl. La Grange city), Troup, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 60, sheet 9B, family 167, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,225.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch ([3] : accessed 4 July 2021), Easter Jackson, LaGrange, Troup, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 130, sheet 1B, family 17, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 217; FHL microfilm 1,374,230.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch ([4] : accessed 4 July 2021), Easter Jackson, La Grange, Troup, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 10, sheet , line , family , NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll ; FHL microfilm .
6. ↑ "Georgia Deaths, 1928-1943," database with images, FamilySearch ([5] : 2 March 2021), Easter Jacksono, 29 Apr 1943; citing La Grange, Troup, Georgia, United States, Georgia State Archives, Morrow.
7. ↑ [6] Library of Congress - TYPEWRITTEN RECORDS PREPARED BY THE FEDERAL WRITERS' PROJECT. 1936-1938 ASSEMBLED BY THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS PROJECT WORK PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA - SLAVE NARRATIVES - Ester Jackson - Page 302
8. ↑ "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860", database with images, FamilySearch ([7] : 16 October 2019), Nancy Dix, 1860.