Hmmm... I have no idea. I do not believe so. Certainly not a Plantation. If slaves were on it it was before our time. My Great Grandfather was a real entrepreneur, farmer and Mayor of Luverne AL. He bought a lot of land around there, and I believe he purchased it. He farmed it and also had tenant farmer and share cropper deals. HIs old house still stand in Luverne. He used to slaughter pigs in his backyard and he bred horses. There was a guy named Big Man's who's mom lived on the property. I believe her name was Obia. Although I am not sure I am spelling that right. She had a small house there and big man was born there. They had some sort of farming partnership with my great grandfather. Obia cooked for the farmers (Everyone that worked on it. I believe they grew corn) and our family. From what I understand there was one big table everyone ate at in the morning before work and at lunch. I think everyone went home for dinner. Apparently Obia's Lemon cake was Insanely Amazing! I know when my Grandmother had the property big man didn't pay rent he just helped watch over the land. That was the trade. There were no crops when my grandmother got it. It was used to grow pine trees. Big man insisted that he wanted to live and die in the house he was born in and so he did. That's about all I know about it's history.
Well I do believe that's correct. I head back there tonight for 3 weeks. I'll ask my father. We're going to try and revive an old electric well big man had for water. And I have a bunch of other stuff to do. Adding 1000 gallon tank, connecting all that up with a pump, and installing drip lines for all the rows of trees. Also I just got a doctor brush brush mower that I'm gonna try out. I'm hoping that's gonna save me a lot of time and I won't have to use the weedeater as much. But we will see!
Haha nutlet! So many opportunities for jokes, but I'm not gonna say them here LOL. Cheers!
Mine haven't come in yet! ;)
Was this a slave plantation?
Hmmm... I have no idea. I do not believe so. Certainly not a Plantation. If slaves were on it it was before our time. My Great Grandfather was a real entrepreneur, farmer and Mayor of Luverne AL. He bought a lot of land around there, and I believe he purchased it. He farmed it and also had tenant farmer and share cropper deals. HIs old house still stand in Luverne. He used to slaughter pigs in his backyard and he bred horses. There was a guy named Big Man's who's mom lived on the property. I believe her name was Obia. Although I am not sure I am spelling that right. She had a small house there and big man was born there. They had some sort of farming partnership with my great grandfather. Obia cooked for the farmers (Everyone that worked on it. I believe they grew corn) and our family. From what I understand there was one big table everyone ate at in the morning before work and at lunch. I think everyone went home for dinner. Apparently Obia's Lemon cake was Insanely Amazing! I know when my Grandmother had the property big man didn't pay rent he just helped watch over the land. That was the trade. There were no crops when my grandmother got it. It was used to grow pine trees. Big man insisted that he wanted to live and die in the house he was born in and so he did. That's about all I know about it's history.
Interesting. It sounds like your family’s association with the land only goes back to the late 1800’s or early 1900’s.
Well I do believe that's correct. I head back there tonight for 3 weeks. I'll ask my father. We're going to try and revive an old electric well big man had for water. And I have a bunch of other stuff to do. Adding 1000 gallon tank, connecting all that up with a pump, and installing drip lines for all the rows of trees. Also I just got a doctor brush brush mower that I'm gonna try out. I'm hoping that's gonna save me a lot of time and I won't have to use the weedeater as much. But we will see!