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{{Short description|Historic African American cemetery in Ohio}} |
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| location = [[Piqua, Ohio|Piqua]] |
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'''African Jackson Cemetery''' is a registered historic site in [[Piqua, Ohio|Piqua]], [[Ohio]], listed in the [[National Register of Historic Places|National Register]] on 1982-12-16. |
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== Historic uses == |
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The '''African Jackson Cemetery''' is a historic [[cemetery]] in the western part of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Ohio]]. Formed by a colony of more than 300 [[freedmen]] from Virginia, who were freed in the will of [[John Randolph of Roanoke]], it has been the resting place for many. Active into the 20th century, it is one of the last extant physical remnants of Rossville, a black settlement founded near the city of [[Piqua, Ohio|Piqua]] in the late 1840s. The cemetery is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] because of its connection to the history of [[free people of color]] in pre-Civil War Ohio. |
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==History== |
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Beginning in the 1820s, Virginia [[Planter (American South)|planter]] [[John Randolph of Roanoke]], a US Congressman, wrote a succession of wills in which he planned for the [[manumission]] of his more than 600 slaves, together with providing money to relocate the freedmen to the free state of Ohio and buy land for them. He contradicted himself in various documents and failed to provide clear direction regarding which will was to be followed. Following his death in 1833, lawsuits were quickly filed to challenge [[probate]] of his estate, and twelve years passed before the litigation was finished and his 600 slaves' futures were resolved. As ultimately resolved by the courts, his will provided for his slaves' emancipation and transportation to a free state, and western Ohio was chosen as their destination.<ref name=dohp>Owen, Lorrie K., ed. ''Dictionary of Ohio Historic Places''. Vol. 2. [[St. Clair Shores, Michigan|St. Clair Shores]]: Somerset, 1999.</ref>{{rp|1002}} |
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Money from Randolph's estate was used to buy {{convert|2000|acre}} in [[Mercer County, Ohio|Mercer County]], but the area was home to the freedmen for only a short while. They left due to hostility and discrimination by the whites living in the region. Some 383 freedmen migrated southward to [[Miami County, Ohio|Miami]] and [[Shelby County, Ohio|Shelby]] counties.<ref name=marker>[http://www.remarkableohio.org/HistoricalMarker.aspx?historicalMarkerId=106054 Randolph Settlement/Jackson Cemetery (African)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131221023708/http://www.remarkableohio.org/HistoricalMarker.aspx?historicalMarkerId=106054 |date=2013-12-21 }}, [[Ohio Historical Society]], 2008. Accessed 2013-12-20.</ref> They developed the Randolph Slave Settlement, located just north of Piqua at [[Rossville, Ohio|Rossville]], as one of many rural black settlements in pre-Civil War Ohio.<ref name=dohp />{{rp|1002}} Churches had been established in Rossville as early as 1815, but the new settlers ultimately founded [[black church|their own church]] in 1864, a [[Baptist]] congregation.<ref name=history>''[https://books.google.com/books?id=fNcyAQAAMAAJ The History of Miami County, Ohio]''. [[Chicago]]: Beers, 1880, 397.</ref> Within the following decade, they established their own cemetery (1866) and school (1872).<ref name=marker /> In contrast to the white Baptist cemetery, which was abandoned and thoroughly derelict by 1880,<ref name=history /> their African Jackson Cemetery was active well into the twentieth century.<ref>Rayner, John A. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=NhAVAAAAYAAJ The First Century of Piqua, Ohio]''. Piqua: Magee Brothers, 1916, 192.</ref> |
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By the early 1980s, comparatively little remained of the black settlement at Rossville;<ref name=dohp />{{rp|1002}} it had been absorbed by Piqua. The nearby [[York Rial House]] has been documented as the home of a prominent member of this black community.<ref name=dohp />{{rp|1016}} The cemetery is the chief surviving physical remainder of the community. For this reason, it was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1982,<ref name=dohp />{{rp|1002}} and the York Rial House was added in 1986.<ref name=nris /> |
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==External links== |
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{{Registered Historic Places}} |
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{{commonscat|African Jackson Cemetery}} |
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{{National Register of Historic Places in Ohio}} |
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[[Category:Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Ohio]] |
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[[Category:Buildings and structures in Miami County, Ohio]] |
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[[Category:African-American cemeteries in Ohio]] |
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Latest revision as of 23:01, 7 September 2023
African Jackson Cemetery | |
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| Location | North of Piqua on Zimmerlin Rd. |
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| Coordinates | 40°9′25″N 84°14′7″W / 40.15694°N 84.23528°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 82001475[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 16, 1982 |
The African Jackson Cemetery is a historic cemetery in the western part of the U.S. state of Ohio. Formed by a colony of more than 300 freedmen from Virginia, who were freed in the will of John Randolph of Roanoke, it has been the resting place for many. Active into the 20th century, it is one of the last extant physical remnants of Rossville, a black settlement founded near the city of Piqua in the late 1840s. The cemetery is listed on the National Register of Historic Places because of its connection to the history of free people of color in pre-Civil War Ohio.
History
[edit]Beginning in the 1820s, Virginia planter John Randolph of Roanoke, a US Congressman, wrote a succession of wills in which he planned for the manumission of his more than 600 slaves, together with providing money to relocate the freedmen to the free state of Ohio and buy land for them. He contradicted himself in various documents and failed to provide clear direction regarding which will was to be followed. Following his death in 1833, lawsuits were quickly filed to challenge probate of his estate, and twelve years passed before the litigation was finished and his 600 slaves' futures were resolved. As ultimately resolved by the courts, his will provided for his slaves' emancipation and transportation to a free state, and western Ohio was chosen as their destination.[2]: 1002
Money from Randolph's estate was used to buy 2,000 acres (810 ha) in Mercer County, but the area was home to the freedmen for only a short while. They left due to hostility and discrimination by the whites living in the region. Some 383 freedmen migrated southward to Miami and Shelby counties.[3] They developed the Randolph Slave Settlement, located just north of Piqua at Rossville, as one of many rural black settlements in pre-Civil War Ohio.[2]: 1002 Churches had been established in Rossville as early as 1815, but the new settlers ultimately founded their own church in 1864, a Baptist congregation.[4] Within the following decade, they established their own cemetery (1866) and school (1872).[3] In contrast to the white Baptist cemetery, which was abandoned and thoroughly derelict by 1880,[4] their African Jackson Cemetery was active well into the twentieth century.[5]
By the early 1980s, comparatively little remained of the black settlement at Rossville;[2]: 1002 it had been absorbed by Piqua. The nearby York Rial House has been documented as the home of a prominent member of this black community.[2]: 1016 The cemetery is the chief surviving physical remainder of the community. For this reason, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982,[2]: 1002 and the York Rial House was added in 1986.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e Owen, Lorrie K., ed. Dictionary of Ohio Historic Places. Vol. 2. St. Clair Shores: Somerset, 1999.
- ^ a b Randolph Settlement/Jackson Cemetery (African) Archived 2013-12-21 at the Wayback Machine, Ohio Historical Society, 2008. Accessed 2013-12-20.
- ^ a b The History of Miami County, Ohio. Chicago: Beers, 1880, 397.
- ^ Rayner, John A. The First Century of Piqua, Ohio. Piqua: Magee Brothers, 1916, 192.
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