OVERVIEW
Location: Boligee, Greene County, Alabama
Date Constructed/ Founded: 1835
Associated Surnames: Hays, Means, McFarland, Ormond
Historical Notes: Boligee Hill was established in 1835 by Dr. John David Means of Newberry Co., South Carolina. Boligee Hill was purchased by Cornelia Hays (wife of Charles Hays) in 1869 and renamed Myrtle Hall.
Associated Pages: Boligee Plantation (Greene Co., AL)
ASSOCIATED ENSLAVED PERSONS
1850: 110 slaves [1850 U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedules, Greene Co., Alabama, David J. Means]
ASSOCIATED FREE PERSONS
Means family & employees: Dr. John David Means (b.1800-d.1870) – owner (listed in census as David J. Means); Charlotte Agnes Johnston (b.1803-d.1881) – wife of J.D. Means; Rebecca Means (b.1820-d.?) – daughter of J.D. and C.A.J. Means; Hudson Means (b.1821-d.1872) – son of J.D. and Charlotte A.J. Means; Proctor Means (b.1823-?) – son of J.D. and Charlotte A.J. Means; Lida Eliza Means (b.ca.1825-d.?) – daughter of J.D. and C.A.J. Means; Robert McFarland – overseer (1850)
Hays family: Charles Hays (b.1834 – d.1879) – son of G. and A.M.B. Hays, from Boligee Plantation, US Congressman; Margaret Cornelia Minerva “Queen” Ormond Hays – wife of C. Hays (m.1863), purchased Boligee Hill in 1869
RESEARCH LEADS AND RECORDS
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MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION
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REFERENCES
- National Register of Historic Places: Boligee Hill (added 1982 – #82002014), http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/AL/Greene/state.html
- Find A Grave: Charles Hays, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8031728
- Greene County Alabama: Boligee Plantations and Landmarks. http://magnolia.cyriv.com/GreeneAlgenweb/Geography/Boligee/BoligeeLandmarks.asp
- Rootsweb World Connect Project – My Roots Grow Deep and Strong
- Ancestry.com Family Trees – “My Family” by Amanda Baltz
- 1850 US Federal Census, Greene Co., AL
- 1850 US Federal Slave Schedule, Greene Co., AL
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