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Biography
Jack was born about 1810.
Jack Carlton is a part of US Black heritage.
But now listen, Chile, and understand dis. I warn't no plantation Negro. Our white folks was town folks, dey was. My Mammy and Daddy was Julia and Jack Carlton. Dey belonged to old Marster, Dr. Joe Carlton, and us lived right here in town in a big white house dat had a upstairs and a downstairs in it.[1]
↑[1] Library of Congress - TYPEWRITTEN RECORDS PREPARED BY THE FEDERAL WRITERS' PROJECT. 1936-1938 ASSEMBLED BY THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS PROJECT WORK PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA - SLAVE NARRATIVES - Nancy Smith - Page 298
↑ "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ", database with images, FamilySearch ([2] : 23 February 2021), Joseph B Carlton in entry for MM9.1.1/MVH2-GTR:, 1850.
↑ "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860", database with images, FamilySearch ([3] : 16 October 2019), Joseph B Carlton, 1860.
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