Totten, Joseph Silas, 1806-1861
Variant namesJoseph 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
Archival Resources
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| referencedIn | General store accounts (Manlius, N.Y.), 1799-1902. | Cornell University Library | |
| creatorOf | Totten, Joseph Silas, 1806-1861. Joseph Silas Totten papers, 11832-1876. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| referencedIn | Caswell County Historical Association Collection, 1791-2000s | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection | |
| creatorOf | Totten, Joseph. The bowers pawnbroker [microform] / by Joseph Totten. | University of Missouri -- Columbia, MU Libraries; University of Missouri; MU; Ellis Library; University of Missouri Columbia |
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| associatedWith | Caswell County Historical Association. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Totten family. | family |
| associatedWith | Yanceyville Plank Road Company (Yanceyville, N.C.) | corporateBody |
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| Slavery |
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| Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) |
| Slave bills of sale |
| Slave trade |
| Slave traders |
| Tobacco |
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Birth 1806
Death 1861
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