Arabella (Dancy) Battle is a part of US Black heritage.
Arabella was born a slave about 1840 in North Carolina. From April 1858 she and Joyner Battle, also a slave, were living as wife and husband on W.S. Battle's plantation. This was recorded in 1866; at that time, Joyner and Arabella had 3 children living.[1]
In 1870 Joyner and Arabella were living in Township 12 Rocky Mount, Edgecombe County, North Carolina with their children Jollie, Allen, Isabella, and Arabella.[2] 3 more sons, Jordan, Alfred and Derry were born between 1870 and 1880.[3]
In 1900 Joyner and Arabella were living with their youngest son Darry and several grandchildren: Mary E. Vaughan, Isabella and Olivia Deans, Esther and Jane Gray.[4]
↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC65-Q2Y : 19 February 2021), Arabella Battle in household of Joyner Battle, Rocky Mount, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district ED 70, sheet 254A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,963.
↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSYD-P87 : accessed 5 June 2021), Arlella Battle in household of Joyner Battle, Township 12, Rocky Mount Rocky Mount town (prt.), Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 13, sheet 14B, family 287, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,194.
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