The Bolton Community of Camp / Upshur
The Early Years
This site is a result of my search for information about my ancestors and the times that shape their lives.
| Ephraim Bolton and Family | ||
| Rebecca Gatlin Durley and Family | ||
| Edwin Pitt Bolton and Family | ||
| Lemidas Ebenezer Bolton and Family | ||
| Lewis Bolton and Family | ||
| Lemidas High and Family | ||
| Sam Bolton and Family | ||
| Bob Bolton and Family | ||
| Thos. Bolton and Family | ||
| Bolton 1850 | ||
| Bolton 1860 | ||
| Bolton 1870 | ||
| Bolton 1880 1 | ||
| Boltons 1880 2 | ||
| Bolton Miscellaneous | ||
| Wake County, NC Tax List 1819 | ||
| Land 1839 |
| Ebenezer (Ebb) and Martha Bolton settled in this area in the 1850s. They established an extensive plantation and owned a number of slaves before the Civil War. Following Ebb Bolton's death in 1877, his widow made arrangements to provide land to their former slaves. This cemetery, which began in 1861 upon the death of Martha Bolton's mother, Rebecca Durley, became a part of the Bolton community, a Freedmen's town which built up in the area. Both Ebb and Martha Bolton are interred here, as are many of the former slaves and their descendants. |
| Historical Marker : Bolton Cemetery |
My other sites AfroTexan Historical and Genealogical Resources All God's Children Got Wings: Tribute to Former Slaves of Texas When Freedom Cried Out The Freedmen's Bureau in Texas Shackles on my Feet African American Laws of 19th-Century Texas The Union League of Texas The Freedmen's Bureau Political Counterpart A Penny Here, A Penny There Historically Black Colleges In Texas African Americans in Camp County The Early Years African Americans in Harrison County The Early Years African Americans in Marion County The Early Years African Americans in Upshur County The Early Years The Bolton Community of Camp / Upshur The Early Years All God's Children Got Wings: Tribute to Former Slaves of Texas Old Buildings of Harrison County Most built by slave labor Historic Buildings of Marion County Most built by slave labor labor |
| Copyright Disclaimer If you are aware of any potential issues concerning copyright at this site, please inform the webmaster (theobolton@lycos.com). It is our policy to honor copyrights, and we will remove any copyrighted material immediately. |