John Coffee Slave Cemetery

John Coffee Slave Cemetery

John Coffee was born in 1772 and served under Andrew Jackson in the War of 1812. John Coffee was one of the founding fathers of Florence and had a plantation northeast of Florence. Two acres were deeded separately to contain the family cemetery, as well as the slave cemetery. The slave cemetery has...

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Main Author: Ashley Pentecost, University of North Alabama
Format: Electronic
Published: Auburn University Libraries
Subjects:
Cultural resources
Online Access:https://omeka.lib.auburn.edu/items/show/531
format Electronic
collection Alabama Cultural Resource Survey Collection
building Auburn University
publisher Auburn University Libraries
topic Cultural resources
spellingShingle Cultural resources
John Coffee Slave Cemetery
Ashley Pentecost, University of North Alabama
fulltopic Cultural resources
African-American History; Lauderdale County, AL; Cemeteries; Florence, AL
description John Coffee was born in 1772 and served under Andrew Jackson in the War of 1812. John Coffee was one of the founding fathers of Florence and had a plantation northeast of Florence. Two acres were deeded separately to contain the family cemetery, as well as the slave cemetery. The slave cemetery has no original markers, but it has been determined that over 100 graves are present. The Florence Historical Board has marked the graves that could be located with stone markers.
spelling John Coffee Slave CemeteryAshley Pentecost, University of North Alabama African-American History; Lauderdale County, AL; Cemeteries; Florence, ALJohn Coffee was born in 1772 and served under Andrew Jackson in the War of 1812. John Coffee was one of the founding fathers of Florence and had a plantation northeast of Florence. Two acres were deeded separately to contain the family cemetery, as well as the slave cemetery. The slave cemetery has no original markers, but it has been determined that over 100 graves are present. The Florence Historical Board has marked the graves that could be located with stone markers. Alabama cultural resource survey Early nineteenth centuryhttps://omeka.lib.auburn.edu/items/show/531 University of North Alabama archives
title John Coffee Slave Cemetery
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author Ashley Pentecost, University of North Alabama
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