Does anyone know of any historical research on slavery and agriculture (or plantations) specifically in Lowndes County (or that part of Montgomery County that became Lowndes)? I'm interested in the period from about 1819 to 1835. I'd like to know if there were other major crops besides cotton in the county and how slaves were employed and treated. I'm not interested in general works about plantations and slavery. I'm looking for specific info on Lowndes County. Members of my HEARNE line appear to have all settled near one another (in what is now southeastern Lowndes County) and I'm also trying to find out if they could have operated their separate holdings as a single plantation unit. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks! Ralph Poore 3440 S. Brookshore Place Boise, ID 83706 poorehouse1@msn.com http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/p/o/o/Ralph-E-Poore/ The families my wife and I researching are divided into four surname categories: Poore, Pierce, Johnson, and Fladeland. Those in the Poore category are linked to my father’s family. Those in the Pierce category are linked to my mother’s family. Those in the Johnson family are linked to my wife’s father’s family. Those in the Fladeland family are linked to my wife’ s mother’s family. POORE Calloway, Gandy, Gieger, Hearne, Jay, Lowe, Poore, Widden PIERCE Crawley, Moody, Pierce, Stringfellow, JOHNSON Edwards, Johnson FLADELAND Bowman, Buskirk, Fladeland, Nygaard