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William Q. Taliaferro Estate Petition Naming Enslaved People, March 1855
Copiah County, Mississippi, County Court · March 1855 · FamilySearch (digital images of county court records)
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Hilliard is named in the March 1855 estate petition among enslaved people listed as belonging to William Q. Taliaferro's estate.
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Hilliard is named in the March 1855 estate petition among enslaved people listed as belonging to William Q. Taliaferro's estate.
BT-EVD-00127
Copiah County, Mississippi, County Court; William Q. Taliaferro Estate Petition Naming Enslaved People, March 1855; Copiah County, Mississippi, County Court probate records; Copiah County, Mississippi; FamilySearch (digital images of county court records).
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Hilliard remained in Taliaferro estate proceedings through 1855.
Two separate 1855 court documents name Hilliard and record a valuation of $1,000.
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William Q. Taliaferro Estate Petition Naming Enslaved People, March 1855
BT-SRC-00114- Creator
- Copiah County, Mississippi, County Court
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- March 1855
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Copiah County, Mississippi, County Court; William Q. Taliaferro Estate Petition Naming Enslaved People, March 1855; Copiah County, Mississippi, County Court probate records; FamilySearch (digital images of county court records); Copiah County, Mississippi.
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Carter-Mills, Amberly R. "William Q. Taliaferro Estate Petition Naming Enslaved People, March 1855." BEFORE TILL: The Living Evidence Archive. Version not yet assigned. Object BT-SRC-00114. Accessed 2026-09-24. /source/BT-SRC-00114.
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