Stirling, Lewis, 1786-1858.
Biographical notes:
Lewis Stirling, son of Alexander and Ann Alston Stirling, was a Louisiana sugarcane and cotton planter. Among his plantations were Arbroath Plantation in West Baton Rouge Parish, La. and Solitude and Attakapas Plantations in St. Mary Parish. He and his wife, Sarah Turnbull, resided at Wakefield Plantation in West Feliciana Parish, La. with their six children. Stirling served as a lieutenant during the War of 1812, and his son, Lewis, served as a Confederate officer in the Civil War. During the war, several family members moved to Smith County, Texas taking a number of their slaves. The family remained in Texas until war's end.
From the description of Lewis Stirling family papers, 1791-1938 (bulk 1830-1860). (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 70294184
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Subjects:
- Slavery
- African American agricultural laborers
- Cotton growing
- Plantation life
- Plantations
- Sugar growing
Occupations:
- Plantation owners
Places:
- Louisiana (as recorded)
- Attakapas Plantation (La.) (as recorded)
- Solitude Plantation (La.) (as recorded)
- Wakefield Plantation (La.) (as recorded)
- Arbroath Plantation (La.) (as recorded)
- Texas (as recorded)
