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Anderson, Joseph, 1852-

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Biography

Joseph Anderson (b. 1852) was a stevedore and former slave from North Carolina.

Joseph Anderson was born in 1852, in Brunswick County, North Carolina. He born into slavery at "Eagle's Nest": a rice plantation of T.C. McIlhenny. His father passed away in February 1865, and his mother passed away in November 1865. He was freed from slavery in 1866 at the age of 14, and went on to marry his first wife sometime before 1900, with a ceremony performed by Ed Taylor, magistrate in Southport, Brunswick County, North Carolina. Their marriage lasted 20 years and eight months before his wife passed away. He married again in 1927.

Anderson was elected to the police force on April 6, 1895, where he served for one and a half years. He later worked as a stevedore for Alexander Sprunt for 60 years. He lived until at least 1937.

Citation:
UPB Files, Mar. 3, 2021 (b. 1852).

loc.gov, via WWW, Mar. 3, 2021 (was a stevedore, former slave from North Carolina; born Brunswick County, North Carolina; born into slavery at "Eagle's Nest" rice plantation of T.C. McIlhenny; father passed away February 1865; mother passed away Novemeber 1865; freed from slavery in 1866 at age 14; married first wife with ceremony performed by Ed Taylor magistrate in Southport, Brunswick County, North Carolina; marriage lasted 20 years and eight months before wife passed away; married again 1927; elected to police force April 6, 1895; served one and a half years; later worked as a stevedore for Alexander Sprunt for 60 years; lived until at least 1937).

ancestry.com, via WWW, Mar. 3, 2021 (married his first wife sometime before 1900).

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Interview with Joseph Anderson

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230346220]
Identifier: MSS 2868
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typescript of an interview. Anderson was interviewed by Edith S. Hibbs in 1937 as part of a Federal Writer's Project assignment for the Works Progress Administration. The item includes handwritten corrections. Anderson was freed from slavery when he was 14. He was married twice and worked on a police force and as a "stevedore."

Dates: 1937
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Interview with Joseph Anderson

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