Benjamin Cobb: From Enslavement to Landowner in Georgia

AGS Kitchen Round Table. Jessica Fontana, presenter.

How did Benjamin Cobb make his way from working as a drayman in Atlanta to becoming a landowner? Take a deep dive into a case study using church member lore, probate records, land deeds, tax lists, city directories, and records from the U.S. Southern Claims Commission to follow a man from enslavement to post-emancipation in Atlanta, Georgia, and his family’s migration to Clark County, Arkansas.

Registration is required for this free virtual event. Register through the Arkansas Genealogical Society’s website: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/UgbgSd7xTASjgxPxjxBtQQ