George Haynes Cabin

George Haynes Cabin. . The 1860 Census indicates there were three enslaved residents in a cabin when this was the property of Landon Carter Haynes. Their names and ages were Charlotte (60), George (35), and Cornelia (9). Besides their names and ages, there is no other documentation regarding Charlotte and Cornelia. Oral history states that George was the half-brother of Landon and the son of David Haynes, Landon's father. George became the personal slave of Landon in the 1830s when Landon attended nearby Washington College. It is believed that George learned to read and write during this time even though it was forbidden for most enslaved people to learn such skills. In 1851, Landon mortgaged George to his brother-in-law Lawson Gifford. If the debts of this mortgage were not paid within two years, then Lawson was obligated to sell George at the courthouse in Jonesborough to satisfy the debts. , The 1857 Harper's New Monthly Magazine drawing of the site shows the Haynes slave cabin in this general location while a 1992 archaeological excavation found evidence of the cabin's foundation. The present mid-nineteenth century cabin was originally built by the Fox family in the Boone's Creek area. In the late nineteenth century, the Harwood family purchased the Fox property and cabin. They lived in the cabin until a larger, modern home was constructed in 1916 and the cabin became a barn. The cabin was donated to the site in 1999 and restored to represent the former Haynes slave cabin., (Captions) , The 1860 Census showing the names of Charlotte George, and Cornelia , The Fox Harwood cabin pictured as a barn before it was dismantled and restored in 1999-2000. , This early 1900s photograph shows Joseph "Joe" Harwood on the left, his wife Carrie, children Lincoln (baby) Ethel, and friend John Hale. Joseph and Carrie were the last to live in the cabin.