SANKOFA'S SLAVERY DATA COLLECTION

(Charles) Wheeler Plantation

Location: Elbert Co., GA
Constructed: 1804

History: George Wheeler, while a resident of Lincoln County, Georgia, bought 500 acres on on the south fork of the Broad River in Elbert County, Georgia. He bought this land from Lewis and Elizabeth Sewall on October 16, 1804. He seems to have moved to Habersham County, Georgia, in the 1820's but he owned no slaves there.

Associated Surnames: McCormick, Pearson, Wheeler

Associated Free White Names

• ( - 1845) Charles Wheeler: owner; b. ca. 1780, d. ca. 1845

Associated Black Slave Names

1801: Slaves of Charles Wheeler
From 1801 Tax List, Lincoln County, Georgia, contributed by Jason Lee Edwards

• Charles Wheeler, 275 acres, 10 slaves

1805: Slaves of Charles Wheeler (3-12-1805)
From Deed Books, Elbert County, Georgia, contributed by Jason Lee Edwards

• Fanny: sold to William Pearson for $203.00

1810: Slaves of Charles Wheeler named in a mortgage to John McCormick (4-4-1810)
From Deed Books, Elbert County, Georgia, contributed by Jason Lee Edwards

• Bestey
• Dennis
• George the Fiddler
• Hanny
• Little Anna
• Sarah
• Sylvia
• Note: described as 7 "young negros"
  

Agriculture

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Description of Associated Architecture

• Grist mill
• Cotton machine
• 2 stills

Other People Researching This Plantation

• Jason Lee Edwards (e-mail)

RESOURCES

• Charles Wheeler Plantation originally submitted by Jason Lee Edwards. Thank you!
• Elbert County, Georgia, Deed Books
• 1801 Tax List, Lincoln County, Georgia