1862-05-03, Sophia, Female, Legal (Will)
- Title
- 1862-05-03, Sophia, Female, Legal (Will)
- Description
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Sophia was willed down from her enslaver Alonzo S. Church to his children, with the condition to be taken care of and not be removed from Athens, Georgia, and her children are kept with her.
Partial Transcript: "I give my Servants Hanson [and] Caloline to my children to be taken care of [and] not to be removed from Athens without the Servants consent and also the same with respect to the Servant Sophia [and] her children." - Event Type
- Legal: Will
- Action Status
- Completed
- Date
- May 3, 1862
- Location
- Athens-Clarke County, Georgia
- Source
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Will of Alonzo S. Church
- Primary Participant
- Sophia
- Freedom Status
- Enslaved
- Author
- Alonzo S. Church
- Officiator
- Alonzo S. Church
- Source Resource
- http://onthesegroundsuga.digilabuga.org/api/items/656