Aaron Burton

1880 census records of Aaron Burton. Aaron Burton, a 24 year old college servant, is listed as head of the household including his wife Jane, a 33 year old washerwoman, and his stepsons Benjamin Sanford, age 17, and John Sanford, age 14.
Aaron, a black man dressed formally in a jacket and tie
Title
Aaron Burton
Description
Listed among college custodial staff/"servants" in the 1880s and 1890s
birthday
c. 1856
Occupation
Custodial Staff
"College Servant"
Biographical Text
Born c. 1856. In 1880, he is listed as living in Davidson with his wife Jane and his stepsons Benjamin and John Sanford. The Board of Trustees authorized the building of a cabin for him in 1889.
Bibliography
Beaty, Mary D. A History of Davidson College. Davidson, NC: Briarpatch Press, 1988, 196.
Beaty, Mary D. Davidson: A History of the Town from 1835 until 1937. Davidson, NC: Briarpatch Press, 1979, 70.
Item sets
"College Servants" Portrait, 1895 Quips and Cranks
Named Black Individuals, 19th Century
Site pages
Named Individuals
Media
1880 census records of Aaron Burton. Aaron Burton, a 24 year old college servant, is listed as head of the household including his wife Jane, a 33 year old washerwoman, and his stepsons Benjamin Sanford, age 17, and John Sanford, age 14.1880 Census, Aaron Burton
Aaron, a black man dressed formally in a jacket and tieAaron, 1895

Linked resources

The 1895 College Servants, eleven black men in formal dress posing in front of the wall of a buildingCollege Servants, 1895

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