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National Archives Microfilm Publication M816
"Registers of Signatures of Depositors in Branches of the Freedmen's Saving and Trust Company 1865 - 1874"

Roll 1, Huntsville, Alabama accounts 1-1698, Nov. 28, 1865 - Aug. 21, 1874


Record for: James Hunt
Date and No. of Application: August 3rd, 1869
Name of Master:
Name of Mistress:
Plantation: None
Height Age and Complexion: 39, Black
Father or Mother (don't know either) Married? Sharloot Hunt
Name of Children: One, Alfred Hunt
Regiment and Company:
Place of Birth: Albermar County, Va.
Residence: Huntsville, Ala.
Occupation: Preacher
REMARKS: I have no brothers nor sisters.

Record for: William Councill
Date and No. of Application: July 26, 1869
Name of Master:
Name of Mistress:
Plantation:
Height Age and Complexion: 22, Light brown
Father or Mother Married?
Name of Children:
Regiment and Company:
Place of Birth:
Residence:
Occupation: School Teacher
REMARKS:

Record for: Granvill Drake
Date and No. of Application: July 30, 1869
Name of Master:
Name of Mistress:
Plantation: Dr. Tolivar
Height Age and Complexion: 21, Black
Father (George) or Mother (Mandy) Married? Jane Drake
Name of Children: None
Regiment and Company: 12 R. Co. "H"
Place of Birth: New Market
Residence: Dr. Tolivar
Occupation: Farmer
REMARKS: I have two brothers one dead & one living, Nathan T., Isom is dead, 2 sister Eviline & Fanny.

Record for: David Crocket
Date and No. of Application: August 3rd, 1869
Name of Master:
Name of Mistress:
Plantation:
Height Age and Complexion: 40 or 42, Brown
Father (Richard) or Mother (Rachel) Married? Josephian
Name of Children: None
Regiment and Company:
Place of Birth: Kentucky
Residence: Bed Factory
Occupation: Weaver
REMARKS: I have two brothers both dead Charly & James, one sister Henretta.

Record for: T. W. Townsend
Date and No. of Application: August 3rd, 1869
Name of Master:
Name of Mistress:
Plantation:
Height Age and Complexion: 23, Yellow
Father (Townsend) or Mother (Hanah) Married? Munus
Name of Children: Munus
Regiment and Company:
Place of Birth: Huntsville
Residence: Huntsville
Occupation: School Teacher
REMARKS:

Record for: Cealey Mastin
Date and No. of Application: August 4th, 1869
Name of Master:
Name of Mistress:
Plantation:
Height Age and Complexion: 40, Brown
Father (Sam) or Mother (Winey) Married? None
Name of Children: 6 living, Same & Betty & Lockart & Fanny & Juliar & Peggy
Regiment and Company:
Place of Birth: Madison County, Ala.
Residence: Huntsville
Occupation: Washing & Ironing
REMARKS: I have one living brother his name is Philip, 3 living sisters Bettsy & Mary & Sallie.

Record for: William Tvis
Date and No. of Application: August 7th, 1869
Name of Master:
Name of Mistress:
Plantation:
Height Age and Complexion: 28, Yellow
Father (Sam) or Mother (Rachel) Married? Manda
Name of Children: None
Regiment and Company:
Place of Birth: Bogel County, Ky.
Residence: Huntsville, Ala.
Occupation: Fireman on M&C R. R.
REMARKS: I have none brother but 2 sister Maryann & Hannah Bell.

Record for: Walter Braziel
Date and No. of Application: August 4th, 1869
Name of Master:
Name of Mistress:
Plantation: Horton
Height Age and Complexion: 25, Brown
Father (William) or Mother (Elisabeth) Married? Francis
Name of Children: 2, William H. H. & Samuel Alexander
Regiment and Company: 40 Rg. Sarget.
Place of Birth: Midle Georgia
Residence: Dr. Horton
Occupation: Farmer
REMARKS: I have 5 brothers, Samuel & William Levi & Joseph Henry & John Thomas & Benjamin Hill, 2 sister Mary Elizabeth & Francis Lealior.

Record for: David Robinson
Date and No. of Application: August 17th, 1869
Name of Master:
Name of Mistress:
Plantation:
Height Age and Complexion: 41, Black
Father (Jacob) or Mother (Lidey) Married? Marcia
Name of Children: 2, Sophronia & Matilda
Regiment and Company:
Place of Birth: Madison County, Ala.
Residence: Huntsville
Occupation: Plaster
REMARKS: I have no brothers one sister Matilda.

Record for: Lewis Bond
Date and No. of Application: August 4th, 1869
Name of Master:
Name of Mistress:
Plantation:
Height Age and Complexion: 31, Yellow
Father (Daniel) or Mother (Luvenue) Married? Francis
Name of Children: 1, Nathaniel
Regiment and Company:
Place of Birth: Danlior, Georgia
Residence: Huntsville, Ala.
Occupation: Carpenter
REMARKS: I have one brother William, one sister Hanah.

Record for: George Rogers
Date and No. of Application: August 7th, 1869
Name of Master:
Name of Mistress:
Plantation: Tom Brown's
Height Age and Complexion: 24, Black
Father (Arterway) or Mother (Plenar) Married? Fanny
Name of Children: 2, Plenia & Redendy
Regiment and Company: 2 U.S. Light At.
Place of Birth: Pensyvania
Residence: Tom Brown's
Occupation: Farmer
REMARKS: I have 2 brothers William & Atterway, 5, Priss & Vick & Caroline & Rendy & Susan.

Record for: Buck Donegan
Date and No. of Application: August 10th, 1869
Name of Master:
Name of Mistress:
Plantation: Sam Ward
Height Age and Complexion: 48, Brown
Father (Bently) or Mother (Hanah) Married? Lucy
Name of Children: 6, Elick & Harry & Robert, Dice & Chasey & Owens
Regiment and Company:
Place of Birth: Nashville, Tenn.
Residence: Sam Ward's
Occupation: Farmer
REMARKS: I have 7 brothers Charly & John & Bently & Dick & Sam & Oston & Anjalow, 4 sisters, Mary & Everline & Dolly & Ann.

Record for: William Watkins
Date and No. of Application: August 10th, 1869
Name of Master:
Name of Mistress:
Plantation: Rogerville, Ala.
Height Age and Complexion: 23, Brown
Father (Bartly) or Mother (Luzena) Married? Francis
Name of Children: None
Regiment and Company: 110 R. Co. "G"
Place of Birth: Robert Watkins, South ?Florada
Residence: Rogerville, Ala.
Occupation: Farmer
REMARKS: I have two living brothers Armsted & Sandy, 2 sister Henriette & Mary Ann.

Record for: Anderson Ruttland
Date and No. of Application: Aug. 21, 1869
Name of Master:
Name of Mistress:
Plantation: Mary Ann Walton
Height Age and Complexion: 24, Black
Father (Elias) or Mother (Sarah) Married? None
Name of Children: None
Regiment and Company: 110 R. Co. "A"
Place of Birth: East Tenn.
Residence: Mary Ann Walton
Occupation: Farmer
REMARKS: I have nine brothers but I don't know whear eny of them are, one sister was East Tenn.

Record for: Morses Irwin
Date and No. of Application: August 27th, 1869
Name of Master:
Name of Mistress:
Plantation: Thomas Coller
Height Age and Complexion: 20, Black
Father (Sterlin) or Mother (Elisia) Married? None.
Name of Children: None.
Regiment and Company: 106 R. Co. "C"
Place of Birth: Limestone County, Ala.
Residence: Thomas Coller
Occupation: Farmer
REMARKS: I have two brothers Sterlin & Arron, two sisters Cassey & Sarah.

Record for: Lenzy Jones
Date and No. of Application: August 23rd, 1869
Name of Master:
Name of Mistress:
Plantation:
Height Age and Complexion: 13, Yellow
Father (Nathan) or Mother (Sabe) Married? Not.
Name of Children: None
Regiment and Company:
Place of Birth: In Georgia
Residence: Huntsville, Ala.
Occupation: Waiter
REMARKS: I have one brother Columbus, one sister Louisa Jones.

Record for: Virginia Chatman
Date and No. of Application: August 28, 1869
Name of Master:
Name of Mistress:
Plantation:
Height Age and Complexion: 33, Light Brown
Father (Peater) or Mother (Elisar) Married? William
Name of Children: 6 living, Fanie & King & Albert & Thomas & Adeline & Isar.
Regiment and Company:
Place of Birth: South Ala.
Residence: Huntsville
Occupation: Keeping house
REMARKS: I have 4 living brothers Peater & Thomas & Ross & James, one sister Esebelliar.

Record for: Nathan Meeks
Date and No. of Application: August 28th, 1869
Name of Master:
Name of Mistress:
Plantation:
Height Age and Complexion: 29, Yellow
Father (Nathan) or Mother (Amy) Married? Everlen
Name of Children: Sallie
Regiment and Company:
Place of Birth: North Carolina, Wade County
Residence: Huntsville
Occupation: Carpenter
REMARKS: I have one brother Frank, no sister, my mother is dead.

Record for: Charley Jacobs & Philis
Date and No. of Application: August 30th, 1869
Name of Master:
Name of Mistress:
Plantation:
Height Age and Complexion: Age don't know, half white.
Father or Mother (Elisabeth) Married? Philis
Name of Children: 2 boys, Solomon & Charles
Regiment and Company:
Place of Birth: Virginia, Albertmarl County
Residence: Huntsville
Occupation: Waiter in hotel
REMARKS: I have two brother Norman & Solomon, 6 living sister Sarah & Susan & Betty & Jane & Eller & Carmealia.

Record for: William Gray
Date and No. of Application: September 1st, 1869
Name of Master:
Name of Mistress:
Plantation:
Height Age and Complexion: Age don't know but think 30, Black
Father (Antony) or Mother (Malinda) Married? Elisabeth
Name of Children: None
Regiment and Company:
Place of Birth: Treana, Ala.
Residence: Huntsville, Ala.
Occupation: Porter
REMARKS: I have two living brothers Edward & Henry, one sister Manda.

Record for: Wesley Bradford
Date and No. of Application: September 1st, 1869
Name of Master:
Name of Mistress:
Plantation: Ham Bradford
Height Age and Complexion: 27, Yellow
Father (Bill) or Mother (Mary) Married? Juliar
Name of Children: 3, Juliar Ann & Thomas & Thom
Regiment and Company: 17 R. Co. "H"
Place of Birth: Near Huntsville at Ham Bradford
Residence: Ham Bradford
Occupation: Farmer
REMARKS: I have one living brother Charly one sister Laura.

Record for: Miss Elizar Townsend
Date and No. of Application: September 6th, 1869
Name of Master:
Name of Mistress:
Plantation:
Height Age and Complexion: 44, Black
Father (Dick) or Mother (Mary) Married? None.
Name of Children: None living, one dead.
Regiment and Company:
Place of Birth: Virginia, Mathews County
Residence: Huntsville
Occupation: Washing & Ironing
REMARKS: I have one brother but don't know wheather living or --- his name was Peater & six sister but don't know wheather they are living or not.

Record for: Mrs. Lealiar Ann Terrell
Date and No. of Application: (none listed)
Name of Master:
Name of Mistress:
Plantation:
Height Age and Complexion: 42, Light brown
Father (John) or Mother (Ann) Married? William Terrell
Name of Children: John, Ann, Adra, Alonzo, Robert, Mary, Marthy & a baby not named.
Regiment and Company:
Place of Birth: Huntsville, Ala.
Residence: Huntsville, Ala.
Occupation: Housekeeper
REMARKS: I have one brother living Lafayette, two sisters Francis & Adora, two brothers dead John & William, one sister Caledonia & mother, give my money to my children herein named.

Record for: James Terrell
Date and No. of Application: September 8th, 1869
Name of Master:
Name of Mistress:
Plantation: Huntsville
Height Age and Complexion: Yellow
Father (Richmond) or Mother Married? None
Name of Children: None
Regiment and Company:
Place of Birth: Huntsville
Residence: Huntsville
Occupation: Barber
REMARKS: I have one brother Richmond.

Record for: Thomas ?Sheals
Date and No. of Application: September 13th
Name of Master:
Name of Mistress:
Plantation:
Height Age and Complexion: 30, Brown
Father (Sam) or Mother (Mary) Married? Caroline
Name of Children: 3, Mary & Martha & Rufus
Regiment and Company:
Place of Birth: Tennessee near Lebenon
Residence: Huntsville, Ala.
Occupation: Brick layer
REMARKS: I have 4 brothers Miles & Patron & James & Sterlin, 4 sister Matilda, Sharlott & Fannie & Roady.

Record for: Kity Jones
Date and No. of Application: September 6th, 1869
Name of Master:
Name of Mistress:
Plantation:
Height Age and Complexion: 75, Yellow
Father or Mother (Roney) Married? Husband dead.
Name of Children: 3 living, Wesly, James & Mary.
Regiment and Company:
Place of Birth: Virginia
Residence: Huntsville
Occupation: Midwife
REMARKS:

Record for: Samuel Love
Date and No. of Application: September 16th, 1869
Name of Master:
Name of Mistress:
Plantation:
Height Age and Complexion: 40, Black
Father (Able) or Mother (Parthenia) Married? None.
Name of Children: One, Harrett
Regiment and Company: 12 R. Co. "B"
Place of Birth: Limestone, Ala.
Residence: Athens
Occupation:
REMARKS: I have one brother Mingo & one sister Harrette, I am a Farmer.

Record for: John Parmer
Date and No. of Application: September 20th, 1869
Name of Master:
Name of Mistress:
Plantation:
Height Age and Complexion: 25, Brown
Father (Isac) or Mother (Philis) Married? Not.
Name of Children: None
Regiment and Company: 15 R. Co. "B"
Place of Birth: Green Co., Ala.
Residence: Huntsville, Ala.
Occupation: Mattras Assistance
REMARKS: I have two brothers James & William, 4 sisters Hanah & Jane & Milly & rose.

Record for: Mrs. Eliza Nance
Date and No. of Application: September 21st, 1869
Name of Master:
Name of Mistress:
Plantation: Alfred Hambrick
Height Age and Complexion: Age don't know, Brown
Father (Will Carter) or Mother (Lilly) Married? Dead.
Name of Children: 8 living, Betsy, Rose, Mary, Thomas, Jack, Susan, George, Ann.
Regiment and Company:
Place of Birth: Virginia
Residence: Alfred Hambrick
Occupation: House keeping
REMARKS: I have 2 brothers Ruby & Thom, 3 living sister Ann & Hanah & Polly.

Record for: Peater & Sharlotte Humphy
Date and No. of Application: September 21st, 1869
Name of Master:
Name of Mistress:
Plantation:
Height Age and Complexion: 38, Brown
Father (Andrew) or Mother (Lucinda) Married? Sharlotte
Name of Children: 2, Milton & Albert
Regiment and Company:
Place of Birth: 5 miles from Huntsville
Residence: Huntsville
Occupation: Carpenter
REMARKS: I have brother Green, 3 sister Mandy & Mealy & Sarah.

Record for: Thadeus Scott
Date and No. of Application: September 29th, 1869
Name of Master:
Name of Mistress:
Plantation:
Height Age and Complexion: 28, Yellow
Father (Frank) or Mother (Cathern) Married? Sharlotte
Name of Children: None.
Regiment and Company: 44 R. Co. "G"
Place of Birth: Richmond, Virginia
Residence: Huntsville, Ala.
Occupation: Garden
REMARKS: I have one brother William Henry Scott, I left him in Virginia, 2 sister Polly & Marthy also left them in Richmond.

Record for: Samuel Drake
Date and No. of Application: September 25th, 1869
Name of Master:
Name of Mistress:
Plantation: McDaniel
Height Age and Complexion: Age don't know, Brown
Father (Jasper) or Mother (Nancy) Married? Elisabeth
Name of Children: 1, Susan
Regiment and Company: 101 R. Co. "C"
Place of Birth: Madison County, Ala.
Residence: James Corpland
Occupation: Farmer
REMARKS: I have one brother Henry Drake no & one sister dead.

Record for: Neidner Goodner
Date and No. of Application: October 2nd, 1869
Name of Master:
Name of Mistress:
Plantation: Genl. William Brooks
Height Age and Complexion: 77, Black
Father (?Garth) or Mother (Amey) Married? Patsey
Name of Children: 2, Jane & Eggbert
Regiment and Company:
Place of Birth: North Carolina near Wainsboro
Residence: William Brooks
Occupation: Farmer
REMARKS: I have seven brothers Luis, Lodrick, Luke, Lazarus, Sherrod, Byais, Furny, and Sentra, Winy, Ally, Clary, Alsey, Lovey.

Record for: Mrs. Leathy Estell
Date and No. of Application: September 22nd, 1869
Name of Master:
Name of Mistress:
Plantation:
Height Age and Complexion: 35 or 37, Yellow
Father (Alfred) or Mother (Nancy) Married? None.
Name of Children: 4, Douglas, Mary Harrett, Joseph & Thomas Garett.
Regiment and Company:
Place of Birth: Near Wincester, Tenn.
Residence: Huntsville, Hotel
Occupation: Dish washing
REMARKS: I have no sister that I know whear they are, I had one brother but don't know where he is, my mother living in Mississippi the last I heard of her.

Record for: Wade & Arrelder Hampton
Date and No. of Application: October 6th, 1869
Name of Master:
Name of Mistress:
Plantation:
Height Age and Complexion: 19, Brown
Father (Griffin) or Mother (Lucy) Married? Wade Hampton
Name of Children: 1, Louisa
Regiment and Company:
Place of Birth: Virginia, West Millen County
Residence: Huntsville
Occupation: Rail Roader - Husband
REMARKS: I have one living brother Griffin Warwick, 2 sister Maria & Anner. This money is deposited by Arrelder the wife of Wade.

Record for: William Conely
Date and No. of Application: October 9, 1869
Name of Master:
Name of Mistress:
Plantation: Widow Mastin
Height Age and Complexion: 43, Yellow
Father (James) or Mother (Jane) Married? Dead, Rachel
Name of Children: 5, Phelix, Parlie, James, Pascal, Joseph
Regiment and Company:
Place of Birth: Pricers Spring, Tenn.
Residence: Widow Mastin
Occupation: Carpenter & Farmer
REMARKS: I have 5 brothers, Pascal, Washington, Hampton, Phelix, James, 3 sister Harrett, Parlie, Lucy.

Record for: Charles Rathbone
Date and No. of Application: October 11, 1869
Name of Master:
Name of Mistress:
Plantation:
Height Age and Complexion: Age 60 or about, Brown
Father (Andrew) or Mother (Aggy) Married? Maria
Name of Children: None
Regiment and Company:
Place of Birth: Virginia
Residence: Huntsville, Ala.
Occupation: Halls wood
REMARKS: I have two brothers living Joseph, Moses, I have no sister living.


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