Totten, Joseph Silas, 1806-1861

Joseph Silas Totten (1806-1861) of Yanceyville, N.C., was a slave trader, planter, and president of the Yanceyville Plank Road Company. He and Allen Gunn of Yanceyville traded under the name of Totten & Gunn, and Totten traveled the South in his business of speculating in slaves. Among the children he and his wife Amanda McAlpin Totten (1821-1890) had was a son, Leroy Logan M. Totten (1843-1903), who served in the Confederate army during the Civil War.

From the description of Joseph Silas Totten papers, 11832-1876. WorldCat record id: 422781477