'Pictures of "Aunt Beck" and her daughters Susan and "Little Hat." Until 1861 these were slaves of my Great Uncle Hiram Haymond, Esq.; Signed: Margaret Morrow; Aug. 24th/59'Photographed by H.B. Hull, Fairmont, West Virginia.Research has shown that Rebecca 'Aunt Beck' and her daughters, Susan and Harriet, who was also known as Hattie and "Little Hat," had the last name of Wilson.
Rebecca, Aunt Beck [Jones] Wilson, Slave of Hiram Haymond
Date:
ca. 1860
Description:
'Pictures of "Aunt Beck" and her daughters Susan and "Little Hat." Until 1861 these were slaves of my Great Uncle Hiram Haymond, Esq.; Signed: Margaret Morrow; Aug. 24th/59'Research has shown that Rebecca "Aunt Beck" and her daughters, Susan and Harriet, who was also known as Hattie and "Little Hat," had the last name of Wilson.
Harriet, Hattie, Little Hat [Jones] Wilson Whitley, Slave of Hiram Haymond of Marion County
Date:
ca. 1864
Description:
'Pictures of "Aunt Beck" and her daughters Susan and "Little Hat." Until 1861 these were slaves of my Great Uncle Hiram Haymond, Esq.; Signed: Margaret Morrow; Aug. 24th/59'Contains a revenue stamp on the back of the image.Union Gallery, H.B. Hull, Photographer, Fairmont, W. Va.Research has shown that Rebecca 'Aunt Beck' and her daughters, Susan and Harriet, who was also known as Hattie and "Little Hat," had the last name of Wilson. When Harriet married, her name became Harriet Wilson Whitley. As a child she was called Hattie and as an adult she became known as "Aunt Hat."
Former Slave William Stewart and Linnie May Slaughter, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1932
Description:
William Stewart, from Petersburg, Virginia was a slave during the Antebellum and Civil War Era. He moved to Morgantown after 1900 and worked for the Moreland family. He died in 1934.
Sarah Seals was born a slave to the Benjamin B. Thorn family, ca. 1838-1842. She remained a slave until the Civil War and after emancipation she earned her living by keeping house for several people in Monongalia County. Information found on pages 30-31 in the book, "Our Monongalia..." by Connie Rice. Information with photo: "Courtesy of Laura Michael".
A former slave, Edwards created his own successful business, running the first water service in Morgantown in ca. 1865. Information on page 35 in the book, "Our Monongalia ..." by Connie Rice. Information with photograph, " Courtesy of Gwendolyn Edwards".
Prisilla "Aunt Prissy" Clark was a slave owned by George Dorsey of Monongalia County. When he died in 1824, his slaves were willed to his wife and children. Prisilla was given to Dorsey's son. It is unknown if she ever gained her freedom. Information on p. 22 in "Our Monongalia" by Connie Park Rice. Information with the photograph includes "Reproduced from Spinster Club photo book, duplicate held by WVU Women's Centenary Project, Center for Women's Studies Archive. Original loaned by Ruth Lawrence Mahaney".
The woman seated in the photograph is Prisilla or "Aunt Prissy". She was a slave in the before the Civil War and owned by the Dorsey family of Morgantown. All others are unidentified. Information on p. 22 in "Our Monongalia" by Connie Park Rice. Information with the photograph includes "Reproduced from Spinster Photo Book Club, duplicate held by WVU Women's Centenary Project, Center for Women's Study Archive. Original loaned by Ruth Lawrence Mahaney."
