Dunbar Cave

Dunbar Cave. There is Power in a Name. Whether it is a name we are given, or one we choose for ourselves, names are one of the important parts of human identity. Below are the names of enslaved people on the plantation that included Dunbar Cave. As you read their names, think about their connection to this landscape., . Emperor – Barker purchased Emperor in October 1842. He died on January 19, 1843. , . Mahala – Barker sold Mahala to Bernard Edwards on September 27, 1848. , . Folly – Barker sold Folly to Tom Lee on December 16, 1848. , . Ennis – Barker purchased Ennis from H.P. Marr on October 23, 1849. , . Albert – Barker purchased Albert from McKoin for $700 on November 3, 1849. , . Georgia Ann – Barker sold Georgia Ann to Snaden for $212 on December 13, 1849. , . Elias – Elias was hung in Clarksville on April 7, 1855. He was falsely charged with rape. , . Amy – Barker sold Amy to Col. G. Vaughan for $300 on February 4, 1856. , . Grace – Left the Barker plantation on December 31, 1867. , . Lucy Jane – The daughter of Grace. She was born on the Barker plantation in 1859. , . Ephraim – Joined the USCT on March 13, 1862. , . Taylor – Left the Barker plantation on May 7, 1863. , . Charles – Left the Barker plantation on May 25, 1863. , . Ely – Left the Barker plantation on May 25, 1863. , . Mildred – Mildred and her child left the Barker plantation on May 25, 1863. , . Kane – Barker sold Kane to Darden for $1,000 (C.S. dollars) on June 23, 1863. , . Jimmy – Barker sold Jimmy to Darden for $1,000 (C.S. dollars) on June 23, 1863. , . Major – Joined the USCT on October 5, 1863. , . Alfred Barker – Joined the USCT on October 5, 1863. , . Wyatt Barker – Joined the USCT on October 5, 1863. , . Isham – Joined the USCT on October 5, 1863. , . Harbest – Was an elder among the enslaved community. , . Stephen – Was an elder among the enslaved community. , . Anthony – Was an elder among the enslaved community. , . Shelby – Left the Barker plantation on October 11, 1863. , . Black Sooky – Left the Barker plantation on January 24, 1864. , . Colin – On January 27, 1864, Colin was 14 years old and threatened to shoot his enslaver, John Barker. , . Gilford – Left the Barker plantation on February 9, 1864. , . Daphney – Left the Barker plantation on February 9, 1864. , . George – Left the Barker plantation on February 9, 1864. , . Henry – Broke into Barker's storeroom and workhouse on August 20, 1864, causing a scare and taking supplies. , . John – Mentioned as help on January 19, 1865. , . Nellie – Left the Barker plantation on July 10, 1865. , . Eliza – With her family, Eliza left John Barker's residence on January 10, 1866, as a “Freedwoman.” John wrote in his journal: “May God's blessing attend them.” , . Clara – Died on August 13, 1867.