Photojournalism: Amanda America Dickson Toomer The marker, recognizing Amanda America Dickson Toomer, is located at her final home at 448 Telfair St. in Augusta, Georgia, where she spent the last seven years of her life. Elegant Bridals, a bridal and special occasions destination, is a passion project for Jane . Executors appraised the estate, which included 17,000 acres of land in Hancock and Washington counties, at $309,000. "woman of the United States has Just died. At the time, David Dickson was forty and the wealthiest planter in the county. Alachua County Voters1st Florida Election1845Gabriel Waters (father) & William Waters (son)Gabriel Waters c.1780-after 1846. She was the main heir to the estate of over 15,000 acres valued at $309,543. MORE: Augusta Historical Marker Part of Georgia Civil Rights Trail My fathers grandmother was a slave of David Dickson, which was Amanda's father. Wife of Charles Henry Eubanks and Nathan Toomer The white members of the Dickson family appealed to the Superior Court of Hancock County and to the Georgia Supreme Court. She learned to play piano; to dress with subdued elegance . She was born November 20, 1849, on the Dickson Plantation, near Sparta, Georgia (Hancock County) to a famous 40-year-old plantation owner David Dickson and a 12-year-old enslaved girl, Julia . Some of the businesses that were destroyed included several . Born on November 21, 1849, baby Amanda's parents couldn't be more dissimilar her father, the renowned white agricultural plantation owner, and writer, David Dickson; her mother, Julia Frances Lewis Dickson, was an enslaved child-servant to Dickson's mother Elizabeth Sholars-Dickson. In 1892 Dickson married Nathan Toomer of Perry. [1]:107 Also, in part to distance herself from her disgruntled white relatives whom David Dickson had left out of his will, she moved to Augusta, Georgia, which was a familiar city to her. [1]:120121 Dr. F. D. Kendall, who examined her on the morning of June 9, 1893, noted that her heart and lungs appeared to be fine, but that she was obviously very nervous and anxious to return home. That court ruled in 1887 that Amanda Dickson was legally entitled to the inheritance under the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which states that property rights are equal for blacks and whites, including the offspring of black and white citizens. My father ( who's grandmother was a slave of David Dickson) married my mother who is a descendant of Amanda Dickson. [1]:101102 James Jackson expressed his firm conviction against upholding the will, saying, "I would rather died in my place than uphold the will." Clinging to his body, Amanda cried, "Now I am an orphan,'' though her mother was still alive.The bulk of his estate, 17,000 acres, valued at $500,000, went to Amanda -- making her the largest property owner in Hancock County.On July 14, 1892, she married Nathan Toomer of Perry, Ga. Amanda got sick. For newspaper articles concerning the Dickson estate and will, and Amanda Dickson, refer to The Atlanta Constitution June 12, 1893; June 14, 1887; June 19, 1887; November 15, 1885; July 5, 1885. It has been listed on Rocket Homes since February 27, 2023 and is currently priced at $289,900. There is a problem with your email/password. Amanda's father was 40 year old David Dickson, son of Elizabeth and a wealthy white merchant, planter and slave owner. Amanda America Dickson (November 20, 1849 - June 11, 1893) was a mulatto or mixed-race socialite in Georgia who became known as one of the wealthiest African-American women of the 19th century after inheriting a large estate from her white planter father. As Amanda grew, her grandmother used her as a domestic servant. Julian married Eva Walton (1868-1933) and they had 5 children, Julia Frances II, David II, Henry, William and Isabel. In the process, she opened the way for other black women to preach in the A.M.E. church. He had been the slave of Richard Pilkinson of Chatham Co., North Carolina, the personal assistant and slave of John Toomer of Houston Co., Georgia, and finally the property of Col. Henry Toomer of Perry. In her childhood, she was taken into the Dickson family and tutored by her paternal grandmother Elizabeth Sholars Dickson. A. Dickson Toomer was, in her time, the wealthiest African-American woman in Georgia and possibly the United States. In 1892 Dickson married Nathan Toomer of Perry. Dickson inherited his estate in Hancock County upon his death in 1885. [1]:69, Years after having completed her teaching degree, Amanda America Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? Adella Hunt Logan, 1902 The Logan family are African Americans descended from Warren Logan and his wife Adella Hunt Logan. IMPORTANT PRIVACY NOTICE & DISCLAIMER: YOU HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO USE CAUTION WHEN DISTRIBUTING PRIVATE INFORMATION. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. In 1866, 17-year-old Amanda married her white first cousin, Charles Eubanks, a recently returned Confederate Army veteran and together they had two children, Julian Henry and Charles Green. I am so glad that a his torical marker has been placed at her home in Augusta.. Her 40- year- old father was known as "The Prince of Southern Farmers". Twelve-year-old Julia . The funeral was held at Trinity Colored Methodist Church, and she is buried in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Richmond County, Georgia. She died intestate, but the Dickson will stipulated that her sons receive the inheritance upon her death, which included $100,000 to each son and part of the remaining $247,000. From a variety of sources, a great deal of information can be gathered on Mullato Amanda America Dickson, who exempted the traditional role of gender and racial inferiority in Antebellum and post-Civil War southern society. Her birth was the result of the rape of her slave mother, Julia Frances Lewis Dickson, when Julia was twelve years old. February 27, 2023, 4:41 PM. The bulk of his estate, 17,000 acres, valued at $500,000, went to Amanda -- making her the largest property owner in Hancock County. The disgruntled relatives then appealed to the Georgia Supreme Court, which upheld the lower court decision in 1887. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. "Amanda America Dickson." Year should not be greater than current year. He lent the county $30,000 to build the original courthouse in the late 1800s, but he's also known for something else. Born on November 20, 1849, Amanda America Dickson was Davids daughter, the product of his rape of thirteen-year-old Julia Francis Lewis, the enslaved property of his mother. Kent Anderson Leslie uses the events of Dickson's life to explore the forces driving southern race and gender . Because of racial discrimination, they were denied their first-class accommodations and direct, unimpeded travel to Augusta. Please enter your email and password to sign in. . Ancestors . The music, too, feels familiar -- sorrowful wails to let us know that slavery was sad and evil, as if we didn't know. . Toomer was born in 1839 in Chatham County, North Carolina, and enslaved by Richard Pilkinson. When he was 40 years old, David Dickson had raped 12-year-old Julia Dickson, and she became pregnant. In her childhood, she was taken into the Dickson family and tutored by her paternal grandmother Elizabeth Sholars Dickson. Failed to report flower. [1]:119 Charles Dickson conspired with his brother-in-law Dunbar Walton, his sister-in-law Carrie Walton Wilson, and a hired man, Louis E. Frank, to kidnap Mamie Toomer. Immediately after his death, she took measures to protect herself legally. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. "Amanda America Dickson." Woodard, My GA History, Amanda America Dickson, http://mygahistory.com/amanda-america-dickson/. [1]:122, Nathan and a very ill Amanda America arrived back at their home in Augusta, Georgia between four and five in the afternoon on June 9, 1893. Dickson's family members appealed the lower court decision and the case wound up in the Georgia Supreme Court. [1]:36061. Amanda America Dickson, the daughter of a slave and her owner, became one of the wealthiest black women in nineteenth-century America when the Georgia Supreme Court upheld her claim to her father's contested will. Amanda America Dickson was born in November of 1849. When Julian Henry Eubanks Dickson was born in May 1866, in Georgia, United States, his father, Charles Henry Eubanks, was 29 and his mother, Amanda America Dickson, was 16. (2003). #126 Sacramento, CA. She was quickly tended to by Dr. Eugene Foster, in place of their family physician, Thomas D. Coleman, who was out of town. Although the will specifically warned Dickson family members not to contest his wishes, 79 relatives filed a lawsuit to prevent Amanda Dickson from inheriting the property. At the time of her birth, her mother was 12 year old Julia Frances Dickson, a house servant belonging to Elizabeth Dickson. But the dreadful secret which has blighted her life threatens to deprive her of the birthright which her . I am very apprieciative to the people who have read the book and reviewed the website. Amanda (Dickson) Toomer is a part of US Black history. Kent Anderson Leslie, Woman of Color, Daughter of Privilege: Amanda America Dickson, 1849-1893 (Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1995). Historical evidence suggests that DuSable must have settled in Chicago prior to 1779. Her birth was the result of the rape of her enslaved mother, Julia Frances Lewis Dickson, when Julia was twelve years old. The Spirit of America Foundation was established to encourage and promote volunteerism, and the foundation presents awards to honor local individuals, organizations or projects in appreciation of community service. Amanda America Dickson (November 20, 1849 - June 11, 1893) was an African-American socialite in Georgia who became known as one of the wealthiest African American women of the 19th century after inheriting a large estate from her white planter father.. Born into slavery, she was the child of David Dickson, a white planter, and Julia Frances Lewis (Dickson), a young enslaved woman of his who . Dickson, 1849-1893 (Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1996); On July 14, 1892, she married Nathan Toomer of Perry, Ga. Amanda got sick. Amanda, then15, had a relationship with her 29-year old white cousin Charles Eubanks and had two sons, Julian and Leslie, near Rome, Georgia. His work to protect his daughter proved prescient because in February 1885, he died suddenly, leaving Amanda devasted. It is the first project from Atkinson Way Films, the production company created by Waterston and. In the 1870s he built a handsome house for Amanda and her mother Julia and gave her some property. 20072023 Blackpast.org. The front porch is getting new crown molding and new columns. The son of this marriage was Jean Toomer, the author of the novel Cane (1923). Citing the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the Georgia Supreme Court affirmed the lower court's decision, saying that the rights and privileges of a black woman and her children would be the same rights and privileges of a white concubine or an illegitimate white woman and her children. The Civil War, however, caused the loss of much of that wealth; for Amanda, the war brought legal freedom. [1]:101102 On October 11, 1886, chief justice James Jackson, and associate justices Samuel Hall and Mark Blanford heard the case following the appeal. By studying her life, one is able to gather information about the "The Way It Was" in the South during the 19th . Before the supreme court decision, Dickson purchased a large house at 452 Telfair Street, in the wealthiest section of the then-integrated city of Augusta. Clinging to his body, Amanda cried, "Now I am an orphan, though her mother was still alive. By the 1860s David Dickson was the richest planter in Hancock County, with 150 slaves, 350 cattle, 600 hogs, 200 sheep and 57 mules and horses. "[1]:123 Amanda America Dickson Toomer died on June 11, 1893, with "complications of diseases" being the cause of death listed on her death certificate. She was born. His estate included thousands of acres of property in Georgia and Texas as well as the rights to his agricultural seeds and compounds. 16 mm, 101 min. The Supreme Court ruled in 1887 that Amanda was legally entitled to the inheritance under the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which states that property rights are equal for blacks and whites, including the offspring of black and white citizens. His white relatives challenged the will but Dickson ultimately won a successful ruling in the case. At the time of her birth, her mother was 12 year old Julia Frances Dickson, a house servant belonging to Elizabeth Dickson. Jonathan Bryant, Race, Class, and Law in Bourbon Georgia: The Case of David Dicksons Will, Georgia Historical Quarterly 71 (summer 1987): 226-42. When her father David Dickson died in 1885, and his will was read, it was revealed that he left all of his property, over 15,000 acres of land in Hancock and Washington Counties as well as his personal possessions, and money, together estimated at slightly over $300,000, to his daughter Amanda Dickson and her two sons. The storm almost wiped the town off of the map and only a handful of buildings survived. [1]:122 She was diagnosed with neurasthenia (general exhaustion of the nervous system), or Beard's disease. 1900), who married Kate Holsey, the daughter of Harriet and Bishop Lucius Holsey of Augusta. Amanda America Dickson's life reflected the power of family and class to erode the boundaries of race in the nineteenth-century South. Jay Jefferies stops by to deliver the weather and much more! The doctors diagnosed her with neurasthenia, a disease characterized by profound physical and nervous exhaustion. Kent Anderson Leslie uses the events of Dickson's life to explore the forces driving southern race and gender . Try again later. Dickson left home briefly again between the years of 1876 and 1878, to attend the Normal School of Atlanta University. . ." who was raised and educated in David's household. Although dozens of white relatives fought the case in court, Amanda prevailed under the 14th Amendment, with the Georgia Supreme Court noting "all distinction as to right's pertaining to citizenship between the two races are abolished, and as to their civil rights, they stand on the same footing.". based on information from your browser. He never woke up. . [2] After Amanda was weaned, she was taken from her enslaved mother and maternal grandmother, Rose, to be raised in the household of her white paternal grandmother and mistress, Elizabeth Sholars Dickson. Michael Romano, self-proclaimed carbohydrate king and executive pastry chef for Edgar's Hospitality Group stopped by our front porch to chat with Ashlee. Ultimately, eight months later on June 13, 1887, Samuel Hall and Mark Blanford of the Georgia Supreme Court also ruled in favor of Amanda America and her two sons, formally settling the dispute of David Dickson's will. In 1873, Mr. Dickson deeded 1,560 acres of land worth $10,000 to Amanda. Amanda America was born to 40-year-old slave master David Dickson and 13-year-old slave, Julia Lewis in 1849.Legally, Amanda was still a slave until her grandmother's death in 1864.By the 1860s David Dickson was the richest planter in Hancock County, with 150 slaves, 350 cattle, 600 hogs, 200 sheep and 57 mules and horses.Amanda was still a teen-ager when she married her father's nephew . Her enslaved mother, Julia Frances Lewis Dickson, was just 13 when she was born. Dickson was born in 1849 to prominent Hancock County plantation owner David Dickson and a 12-year-old slave. In 1892, she married Nathan Toomer of Perry, Georgia. Her father, David Dickson, was a white planter and slave plantation owner who owned her mother; he was one of the eight wealthiest plantation owners in the county. 2008 - 2023 INTERESTING.COM, INC. Press release from the City of Menifee: MENIFEE - Menifee's street projects and construction updates are getting an upgrade! Amanda America Dickson Toomer fought the judicial system in the South and won at a time when the rights of women and in particular, women of color, were few. You can always change this later in your Account settings. It was an unhappy marriage, and in 1870, Amanda left her husband, and returned to the Dickson Plantation, where she was legally given the surname of Dickson for herself and her sons. As we peek into the pages of the acclaimed events of history behind Kent Anderson Leslie's book, Women of Color, Daughter of Privilege, centering on the life of Amanda America Dickson. Showtime Networks Inc., New York, 1999, film. Dickson was born in 1849 to prominent Hancock County plantation owner David Dickson and a 12-year-old slave. Legally a slave owned by her white grandmother, the biracial child was reared in her father's household. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Her father had stipulated that Amanda, and her children after her death, were the beneficiaries, and no future husband or Dickson family member could "interfere". It was an unhappy marriage and Amanda left Charles in 1870, returning to the Dickson Plantation, where she was legally given the surname of Dickson for herself and her sons. Coleman. discoveries. Kent Anderson Leslie uses the events of Dickson's life to explore the forces driving southern race and gender . Just one grandparent can lead you to many The couple were essentially married, although Georgia laws forbade interracial weddings. 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[1]:64 Charles Eubanks died a few years later on July 31, 1873. The New Georgia Encyclopedia is supported by funding from A More Perfect Union, a special initiative of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Explore genealogy for Charles Eubanks born 1835 Hancock County, Georgia including ancestors + descendants + more in the free family tree community. In her youth, Amanda was taken into the Dickson family home and raised by her paternal grandmother where she was taught to read, write, and play the piano. Dr. Kendall gave her anodyne, a pain-relieving medication. Amanda America Dickson Toomer was born in Hancock County in 1849, to wealthy planter David Dickson and Julia, who was enslaved by Dickson's mother Elizabeth. Born Amanda America on the Dickson Plantation, near Sparta, Georgia, Mrs. A. New Georgia Encyclopedia: Amanda America Dickson (1849-1893) Immediately I thought about cousin Ricardo and his question. [1]:117 But some were willing to accept children of wealthy planters, especially if mostly white. According to the Dickson family oral history, David Dickson doted on Amanda, and Julia quite openly became his concubine and housekeeper. Upon John Toomers death in 1859, his brother Colonel Henry Toomer purchased Nathans mother, Kit, and seven of her children from the estate. Show more. Geni requires JavaScript! [1]:7980, On July 6, 1885, probate judge R. H. Lewis ruled in favor of the will. Woman of Color, Daughter of Privilege: Amanda America Dickson, 1849-1893 (Brown Thrasher Books) Paperback - October 1, 1996 by Kent Anderson Leslie (Author) 86 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle $9.30 Read with Our Free App Hardcover $30.00 17 Used from $4.91 4 Collectible from $24.99 Paperback This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. 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