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Article written in 1937 by Oliver Bell, native black who lived on the Bell Plantation his whole life. ( Published by the newspaper "Our Southern Home" (Livingston, Alabama) 18 Nov 1937, Thu, Page 8.)
"I lived on the Bell Place during the life of Marse Amos Travis and his wife, Miss Eliza. I helped bury Marse Amos and then Miss Eliza and then Mr. Wiley Travis."
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(From the Alabama, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1753-1999 for Eliza A Travis, Sumter
Wills, Vol 3, 1873-1931)
Eliza A. Travis lists all her six of her children:
Mary C. Ornes, Kate I Hutton, James B. Travis, J Coleman Travis, Wiley C, Travis, and Jesse C. Travis. Her plantation, The Bell Plantation, consisted of 1215 acres.
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Article written in 1937 by Oliver Bell, native black who lived on the Bell Plantation his whole life. ( Published by the newspaper "Our Southern Home" (Livingston, Alabama) 18 Nov 1937, Thu, Page 8.)
"I lived on the Bell Place during the life of Marse Amos Travis and his wife, Miss Eliza. I helped bury Marse Amos and then Miss Eliza and then Mr. Wiley Travis."
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(From the Alabama, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1753-1999 for Eliza A Travis, Sumter
Wills, Vol 3, 1873-1931)
Eliza A. Travis lists all her six of her children:
Mary C. Ornes, Kate I Hutton, James B. Travis, J Coleman Travis, Wiley C, Travis, and Jesse C. Travis. Her plantation, The Bell Plantation, consisted of 1215 acres.
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