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William H. Heard (William Henry), 1850-1937
From Slavery to the Bishopric in the A.M.E. Church. An Autobiography.
Philadelphia: The A.M.E. Book Concern, 1928.

MRS. PARTHENIA JONES (the mother of Bishop Heard) plowing "Old Selim" on the Plantation of Thomas Jones, in Elbert County, Ga., 1850.

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Subjects:
  • Jones, Parthenia.
  • Slaves--Georgia--Elbert County.