I am interested in researching any information pertaining to the trial
and the subsequent hanging of Celia in the streets of Jacksonville, FL
in 1848. I am especially in need of information on the trial, the
jurors, newspaper accounts, and some information about what happened
to the family and children of Celia. Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators - Search Engines, Metasearch ::
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Dear shaqcat:
Thank you for your question. I couldn't find all of your requested
information, so I will be posting what I have as an clarification
request. I was unable to find any information related to the trial
other than basic names and relationships anywhere online. You may have
better luck contacting the Jacksonville libraries or archives. The
below represents all of the available information on your topic on the
internet.
Celia's last name is Celia Bryan. His father is Jacob Bryan:
"She was the first woman executed in Florida since 1848 when a freed
slave named Celia was hanged in Jacksonville for killing her former
master, Jacob Bryan, who also was her father and may have been the
father of her four children."
http://sun-herald.com/yearend/state/fl8.htm
Celia did have children, but apparently it was through incest with her
master/father:
"The state's last execution of a woman was in 1848, when a slave named
Celia was hanged for killing her owner, Jacob Bryan, who also was her
father and the father of her children."
http://www.th-record.com/1998/03/03-30-98/widowk.htm
Sorry I couldn't find more information. Good luck on your search!
Best Regards,
blader-ga
Hi shaqcat,
I did extensive searches and cannot give a complete answer to your
question either. So, I too, will add this as a clarification.
Searching the “Jacksonville libraries or archives” as suggested by
blader-ga is probably your best course to find the information you are
seeking. I did find a few random tidbits you may be interested in.
When looking for the following quotes, I suggest you use your
browser’s “Find” tool to search for “Bryan” or “Celia Bryan” or “Jacob
Bryan” as some of these pages are quite large.
There is a remote possibility that Jacob Bryan was also known as Jacob
“Brasell (by several spellings, including Braswell)”. Rhonda Hargrove
Thompson of Montgomery, AL 36109 made this contribution to “The
Braswell Family Guestbook-Vol. 4” on 10/27/98. You can click on
Rhonda’s name to send her an email. You’ll find the above quote about
4/5ths the way down the following page:
The Braswell Family Guestbook-Vol. 4
http://www.braswellfamily.org/gbvol004.html
Here are three more references to Celia’s execution:
Page down three times to find this reference:
"Florida's execution of Judias V. Buenoano on March 30, 1998, was that
state's first execution of a woman since that of Celia Bryan in 1848."
http://www.acs.ohio-state.edu/units/law/LawJournal/streibsympab.htm
You will find this reference about th the way down the page:
"the first execution of a female offender in Florida since that of a
black slave named Celia Bryan in 1848, over one and one-half centuries
ago."
http://www.law.ohio-state.edu/LawJournal/streib.htm
The following reference is the second paragraph of this page:
"In 1848, a plantation owner named Jacob Bryan was murdered by one of
his slaves in Jacksonville. Celia was tried, convicted and hanged for
the death."
http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/120901/dss_8033661.html
You will find a listing for both Celia and Jacob Bryan in the Georgia
Slave Bills of Sale
( http://www.afrigeneas.com/library/ga-slavebills/indxak.htm ). This
listing only gives names in alphabetical order with the words
“County/Cities” after them and there is no date on the document.
There is no definite connection to those you are seeking here?
The following keywords were used in Google Search: "Celia Bryan"
+Florida
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF8&q=%22Celia+Bryan%22+%2BFlorida&btnG=Google+Search
Good luck in your pursuit,
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Hi,
I think you may have to do some offline reading to get the information
you need.
The University of Georgia Press has: Celia, a Slave by Melton A.
McLaurin
http://www.uga.edu/ugapress/books/shelf/0820313521.html
McLaurin is a respected historian. Anything you need that is not
covered in the text should be available in the references. The
reviewers have given it good press. You can order the book online. I
may get a copy myself!
search terms: Celia slavery Florida history
Good question!
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