This 1,200 square foot home, which was built in 2018, sits on a 0.40 acre lot. D > Dickson | T > Toomer > Amanda America (Dickson) Toomer, Categories: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Houston County, Georgia | Hancock County, Georgia, Slaves | US Black Heritage Project Managed Profiles | African-American Notables | Notables, WIKITREE HOME | ABOUT | G2G FORUM | HELP | SEARCH. On March 10, 1893, Nathan and Amanda brought Mamie to the St. Francis School and Convent in Baltimore, Maryland, an order of black nuns, in an attempt to protect her from Charles Dickson's misguided attentions. Amanda attended Atlanta University from 1876-1878. [1]:36061, In 1866 at the age of sixteen, Amanda America moved to a small plantation in Floyd County, Georgia near the city of Rome. She married (or lived as if she was married to) Charles Eubanks, a white first cousin and Civil War veteran. [1]:120121, In June 1893, with the kidnapping drama (involving Mamie Toomer, Charles Dickson, and Charles Dickson's co-conspirators) behind them, Nathan and Amanda America purchased two first-class tickets from a sales representative of the Pullman Palace Car Company to transport them from Baltimore, Maryland back to Augusta, Georgia. Kent Anderson Leslie, Amanda America Dickson: A Wealthy Lady of Color in Nineteenth-Century Georgia, in Georgia Women: Their Lives and Times, vol. White relatives did contest it, first at the probate level, then on appeal to the Superior Court, and to the Georgia Supreme Court, arguing that the future of the Anglo-Saxon race, the traditions of the past, and the hope for the future all lay in the balance. The Court decided, however, in favor of Amanda based on the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, making her one of the wealthiest Black women in the nation. Please enter your email and password to sign in. Eubanks. This led me to the Toomer family web site to view what we call OUR slave deed . Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? She learned to dress in a modest, elegant fashion and how to present herself as a "lady". 20042023 Georgia Humanities, University of Georgia Press. Kent Anderson Leslie and Willard B. Gatewood Jr., This Father of Mine . This fascinating story of Amanda America Dickson, born the privileged daughter of a white planter and an unconsenting slave in antebellum Georgia, shows how strong-willed individuals defied racial strictures for the sake of family. Dickson was born in 1849 to prominent Hancock County plantation owner David Dickson and a 12-year-old slave. The real issue is the . Amanda's family said her father "became devoted to his daughter . This fascinating story of Amanda America Dickson, born the privileged daughter of a white planter and an unconsenting slave in antebellum Georgia, shows how strong-willed individuals defied. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/amanda-america-dickson-1849-1893, Amanda (Walters) Marks (abt.1849-aft.1894), Cedar Grove Cemetery, Houston County, Georgia, US Black Heritage Project Managed Profiles. Nathan Toomer later married Nina Pinchback. In July 1886, Amanda purchased a home on Telfair Street in Augusta, furnishing it elegantly including the Dickson silver, oil paintings . 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. [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. Appears in theFebruary/Marchissue of Augusta Magazine. Amanda America Dickson Toomer was born of the rape of 12-year-old slave Julia Frances Lewis Dickson by planter David Dickson in 1849. Legally, Amanda was still a slave until her grandmother's death in 1864. On his death he scandalized Hancock county society by bequeathing the vast bulk of his estate (a share with a value estimated at more than $300,000) to his only child, Amanda America Dickson (1849-1893). 95822. The funeral was held at Trinity Colored Methodist Church. Her mother, a slave belonging to his mother, had been raped at age 12 or 13 by David Dickson. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. Symptoms of neurasthenia, as described by nineteenth-century physicians, include "sick headache, noises in the ear, atonic voice, deficient mental control, bad dreams, insomnia, nervous dyspepsia (disturbed digestion), heaviness of the loin and limb, flushing and fidgetiness, palpitations, vague pains and flying neuralgia (pain along a nerve), spinal irritation, uterine irritability, impotence, hopelessness, claustrophobia, and dread of contamination. By 1860, David Dickson, who earned a widespread reputation as an agricultural reformer, was the wealthiest planter in the county. Born November 20, 1849. Warren Logan was born into slavery in Virginia shortly before the American Civil War. . She learned to read and write, and assumed the social graces of white Southern affluence. Dickson left his estate to his mulatto daughter Amanda America Dickson. The funeral was held at Trinity Colored Methodist Church. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. From 1876 to 1878 she left the plantation to attend the Normal School of Atlanta University. Immediately after his death, she took measures to protect herself legally. According to Dickson family tradition, David Dickson eventually doted on his only daughter. She was kind-hearted, generous, and charitable, and her benevolent work was indeed extensive.. Her birth was the result of the rape of her slave mother, Julia Frances Lewis Dickson, when Julia was twelve years old. The City of M. She . The will was upheld in Probate Court. It is the first project from Atkinson Way Films, the production company created by Waterston and. Her enslaved mother, Julia Frances Lewis Dickson, was just 13 when she was born. from funds loaned by planter David Dickson. Jonathan Bryant, Race, Class, and Law in Bourbon Georgia: The Case of David Dicksons Will, Georgia Historical Quarterly 71 (summer 1987): 226-42. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. Elegant Experiences. Amanda America Dickson Toomer was buried in her wedding dress, in a metallic coffin, which was lined in rose colored plush fabric. Charlotte continued to prosper until a fateful night in 1830. In 1793 or 1794 Suzanne married Jean-Baptiste Peltier. married a second time, on July 14, 1892. the Tifton church from a lady who hud just died in Florida. Kent Anderson Leslie uses the events of Dickson's life to explore the forces driving southern race and gender . Toomer was born on November 20, 1849, in Sparta, Georgia, to a White 41-year-old plantation owner, David Dickson and an enslaved twelve-year-old girl, Julie. [2] In what became known as the David Dickson Will Case, seventy-nine white relatives of David Dickson disputed the will in court, mainly arguing that David Dickson was not of a sound mind when he wrote the will, that he was "unduly influenced" by Amanda America and Julia Dickson, and that Amanda America was not his child. Amanda America Dickson was born to 40-year-old slave master David Dickson and 13-year-old slave, Julia Lewis in 1849. Atlanta also has an "Amanda America Dickson" day they celebrate. 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. This account has been disabled. His work to protect his daughter proved prescient because in February 1885, he died suddenly, leaving Amanda devasted. Amanda America Dickson, the slave daughter of her owner, became one of the wealthiest black women in nineteenth-century America. Kent Anderson Leslie uses the events of Dickson's life to explore the forces driving southern race and gender . cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Amanda is 19 degrees from Jennifer Aniston, 22 degrees from Drew Barrymore, 21 degrees from Candice Bergen, 24 degrees from Alexandre Dumas, 15 degrees from Carrie Fisher, 32 degrees from Whitney Houston, 20 degrees from Hayley Mills, 15 degrees from Liza Minnelli, 19 degrees from Lisa Presley, 21 degrees from Kiefer Sutherland, 19 degrees from Bill Veeck and 25 degrees from Brian Nash on our single family tree. In 1873, Mr. Dickson deeded 1,560 acres of land worth $10,000 to Amanda. Toomer was born in 1839 in Chatham County, North Carolina, the slave of Richard Pilkinson. This fascinating story of Amanda America Dickson, born the privileged daughter of a white planter and an unconsenting slave in antebellum Georgia, shows how strong-willed individuals defied racial strictures for the sake of family. Elegant Bridals, a bridal and special occasions destination, is a passion project for Jane . 916-320-9573 sojomuseum@gmail.com. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA. . His white relatives challenged the will but Dickson ultimately won a successful ruling in the case. Fashion and politics from Georgia-born designer Frankie Welch, Take a virtual tour of Georgia's museums and galleries. Amanda married first to her father's nephew, Charles Eubanks, in 1866-67 and they lived on a plantation in Rome, Georgia. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Amanda Toomer (10337890)? [1]:69, Years after having completed her teaching degree, Amanda America In today's episode, we are looking into the life of Amanda America Dickson a slave who inherited her fathers fortune becoming one of the wealthiest African Americans in the country! Because of anti-miscegenation laws, they couldn't legally marry in Georgia. The white members of the Dickson family appealed to the Superior Court of Hancock County and to the Georgia Supreme Court. Amanda's father was 40 year old David Dickson, son of Elizabeth and a wealthy white merchant, planter and slave owner. She died on June 11, 1893, at age 43. Shutters are being built for the house's front. David Dickson's wife, Clara Harris Dickson, died the next day. Amanda and Nathan were married about a year when Amanda America Dickson Toomer died on June 11, 1893, in Augusta from neurasthenia, or nervous exhaustion, considered to be caused by an unbearably hot train ride home from a months stay in Baltimore, Maryland for her health. [1]:80 In November 1885, the trial in the Superior Court of Hancock County began, with the eventual ruling siding with Amanda America Dickson and her two sons. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? When John Toomer died, he became the property of Colonel Henry Toomer, Johns brother. 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 was thirteen when her daughter was born. Login to find your connection. Her story is unique. Alachua County Voters1st Florida Election1845Gabriel Waters (father) & William Waters (son)Gabriel Waters c.1780-after 1846. Antebellum Hancock County was in the black belt, a rich streak of fertile soil that grew the white bolls that made the South prosper. Amanda was not only one of the wealthiest Blacks in the U.S., but also one of the wealthiest people in the country. David Dickson died unexpectedly in 1885, 12 years after the death of his wife, Clara. IMPORTANT PRIVACY NOTICE & DISCLAIMER: YOU HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO USE CAUTION WHEN DISTRIBUTING PRIVATE INFORMATION. Toomer was also of mixed race. A. Dickson Toomer was, in her time, the wealthiest African-American woman in Georgia and possibly the United States. It would be a mistake, however . She was buried in her wedding dress, in a metallic coffin, which was lined in rose colored plush fabric. Associate justices Samuel Hall and Mark Blanford remained to deliver the ruling regarding whether the white relatives would receive a new trial. The doctors diagnosed her with neurasthenia, a disease characterized by profound physical and nervous exhaustion. Upon John Toomer's death in 1859, his brother Colonel Henry Toomer purchased Nathan's mother, Kit, and seven of her children from the estate. Both were born into slavery, but their lives turned out very different. 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. At the time of her birth, her mother was 12 year old Julia Frances Dickson, a house servant belonging to Elizabeth Dickson. Kent Anderson Leslie uses the events of Dickson's life to explore the forces driving southern race and gender . Failed to remove flower. July 30, 2000 12 AM PT TIMES STAFF WRITER Set in the late 1800s, the Showtime historical drama, "A House Divided," tells the story of Amanda America Dickson, a woman of mixed race who fights. This house still stands on 452 Telfair Street. Her independence allowed Amanda to further her education when she attended Atlanta University from 1876-78. A host of David Dickson's white relatives contested the will, but the superior court of Hancock County ruled in favor of Amanda Dickson in November 1885. Kent Anderson Leslie, Woman of Color, Daughter of Privilege: Amanda America Dickson, 1849-1893 (Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1995). They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. Who was Amanda America Dickson Toomer? Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. On December 26, 1894, they became parents to Jean Toomer. Museum Address. 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. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. David Dickson is a wealthy plantation owner in antebellum Georgia who fathers Amanda by raping one of his slaves, Julia. On July 15, 1886, before the Georgia Supreme Court ruling, pressure from other family members forced Dickson to leave the family plantation where she had spent most of her life. There is a problem with your email/password. [1]:44, In 1864, Amanda's grandmother Elizabeth Sholars Dickson died. 1900). She was. Failed to report flower. The votes are in! [1]:127 Ultimately, Julia Dickson, Nathan Toomer, and Amanda America's younger son, Charles Dickson, settled the dispute over Amanda America's estate amicably out of court. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. The doctors diagnosed her with neurasthenia, a disease characterized by profound physical and nervous exhaustion. This courthouse was destroyed by fire in 2015, but reconstructed around the original walls. But the dreadful secret which has blighted her life threatens to deprive her of the birthright which her . Amanda America Dickson spent her childhood and adolescence in the house of her white grandmother and enslaver, Elizabeth Sholars Dickson, where she learned to read and write and play the pianothe survival skills of a young lady but not ordinarily the opportunities of a enslaved child. By 1861, he was known as the "Prince of Georgia Farmers," having contributed perhaps more than any other farmer in Georgia at that time to the prosperity of the region. My mother is a descendant of Amanda America Dickson. As Henry Toomer's personal assistant, Nathan Toomer learned the manner of the white upper class. He married Eva W. Walton on 10 December 1885, in Richmond, Georgia, United States. Kent Anderson Leslie. She learned to read and write, and assumed the social graces of white Southern affluence. The film stars Sam Waterston (Dickson), Jennifer Beals (Amanda) and Lisa Gay Hamilton (Julia). 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. [1]:47, Throughout Amanda's childhood, her father became wealthier and more famous, renowned for his innovative and successful farming techniques. While white Georgians were establishing segregation as the ruling social order in the public sphere, members of the Dickson family went about their private lives. Dickson's lawyer asks, for example, to instigate one memory trip. He was the child of an enslaved black woman, Kit, and a wealthy white Toomer man who had settled in Houston County, Georgia in the 1850s. Born with fair skin, Amanda (Jennifer Beals) has been raised and educated as if she were white by her devoted father and grandmother Elizabeth (Shirley Douglas). Old scuppers and downspouts have been removed. She was the main heir to the estate of over 15,000 acres valued at $309,543. In 1865 or 1866 Dickson married her white first cousin, Charles Eubanks, a recently returned Civil War (1861-65) veteran. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. It has been listed on Rocket Homes since February 27, 2023 and is currently priced at $289,900. New Georgia Encyclopedia: Amanda America Dickson (1849-1893) Immediately I thought about cousin Ricardo and his question. Charles Dickson escaped without any legal ramifications for his actions. Drama In the aftermath of the terrible Civil War which has devastated the South, Amanda America Dixon returns home to find she has become the sole heir to a vast cotton plantation. . The white members of the Dickson family appealed to the Superior Court of Hancock County and to the Georgia Supreme Court. On his death he scandalized Hancock county society by bequeathing the vast bulk of his estate (a share with a value estimated at more than $300,000) to his only child, Amanda America Dickson (1849-1893). 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. Explore genealogy for Charles Eubanks born 1835 Hancock County, Georgia including ancestors + descendants + more in the free family tree community. Her enslaved mother, Julia Frances Lewis Dickson, was just 13 when she was born. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. Amanda America Dickson, the daughter of an enslaved woman and her enslaver, became one of the wealthiest Black women in nineteenth-century America. Walton, Frank, and their lawyer, E. J. Waring, were indicted by the grand jury of Baltimore, Maryland for conspiracy to kidnap Mamie Toomer. Your donation is fully tax-deductible. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. Amanda Smith emerged as one of the A.M.E. Church's most effective missionaries and one of the most remarkable preachers ever known. U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978, Your Scrapbook is currently empty. 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. Amanda America 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." Shortly thereafter Nathan Toomer married Nina Pinchback. Dr. Kendall gave her anodyne, a pain-relieving medication. Amanda was raised by Elizabeth Sholars Dickson, her white grandmother and legal mistress. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. Your support helps us commission new entries and update existing content. 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. His estate included 17,000 acres of land in Hancock and Washington counties in Georgia. 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. Her father left his wealth to her.. Degro woman in the United Staes has just died. The funeral was held at Trinity Colored Methodist Church, and she is buried in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Richmond County, Georgia. Please reset your password. She was educated and schooled in the social skills of her father's class, and he helped her to enjoy a life of privilege away from the harsh realities of slavery before emancipation following the Civil War. Come celebrate the 2022 results. David Dickson was a rich white Georgian who attentively raised, educated, and supported Amanda America Dickson, the daughter he fathered by one of his many slaves. Amanda America Dicksons life reflected the power of family and class to erode the boundaries of race in the nineteenth-century South. "the wealthiest colored woman in America". During the contest of the will, Amanda purchased a beautiful three-story brick house in the elite downtown neighborhood of Augusta, Georgia, which was at the time an integrated city. Amanda remained married to Nathan Toomer until her death from Neurasthenia, or nervous exhaustion, considered to be caused by an unbearably hot train ride home from a month's stay in Baltimore for her health. Amanda America Dickson, the daughter of a slave and her white owner, became one of the wealthiest black women in nineteenth-century America. Amanda America Dickson was born in November of 1849. Year should not be greater than current year. [1]:120121 Dr. F. D. 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