Son of James Bender and Julia Huggins (mother born about 1830 in North Carolina)
Parents owned by Luke B. Huggins
Sister Kate Huggins (b. abt 1853)
Father was a carpenter and ship builder
Served 18 months in the Union Navy during the Civil War; received a pension for his service
Resided in New York for 5-6 years before returning to Wilmington
Married Mary Sullivan who preceded him in death
Parents of one son, Robert Alexander Huggins, who married Mamie Armstead and resided in Baltimore, evidently leaving no descendants
Occupation, herbalist, listed in the Wilmington city directory for a number of years
Resided at 920 Dawson Street, Wilmington
Lived to the age of 92
Buried in the Pine Forest Cemetery 24 July 1942
Born into slavery, died a free man
Associated family names: Bellamy, Bender, Freeman, Huggins, Shaw, Sullivan, Walker, Webb
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Learn more about the life of Alexander Huggins in his own words:
Ancestry.com. U.S., Interviews with Former Slaves, 1936-1938 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
Original data:
A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, 1936–1938. Vol. 1-17. Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration microfilm publication SCM 000 320, SCM 000 321, SCM 000 322, SCM 000 323, SCM 000 325, 5 rolls. Library of Congress, Washington D.C.
Parents owned by Luke B. Huggins
Sister Kate Huggins (b. abt 1853)
Father was a carpenter and ship builder
Served 18 months in the Union Navy during the Civil War; received a pension for his service
Resided in New York for 5-6 years before returning to Wilmington
Married Mary Sullivan who preceded him in death
Parents of one son, Robert Alexander Huggins, who married Mamie Armstead and resided in Baltimore, evidently leaving no descendants
Occupation, herbalist, listed in the Wilmington city directory for a number of years
Resided at 920 Dawson Street, Wilmington
Lived to the age of 92
Buried in the Pine Forest Cemetery 24 July 1942
Born into slavery, died a free man
Associated family names: Bellamy, Bender, Freeman, Huggins, Shaw, Sullivan, Walker, Webb
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Learn more about the life of Alexander Huggins in his own words:
Ancestry.com. U.S., Interviews with Former Slaves, 1936-1938 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
Original data:
A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, 1936–1938. Vol. 1-17. Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration microfilm publication SCM 000 320, SCM 000 321, SCM 000 322, SCM 000 323, SCM 000 325, 5 rolls. Library of Congress, Washington D.C.
Son of James Bender and Julia Huggins (mother born about 1830 in North Carolina)
Parents owned by Luke B. Huggins
Sister Kate Huggins (b. abt 1853)
Father was a carpenter and ship builder
Served 18 months in the Union Navy during the Civil War; received a pension for his service
Resided in New York for 5-6 years before returning to Wilmington
Married Mary Sullivan who preceded him in death
Parents of one son, Robert Alexander Huggins, who married Mamie Armstead and resided in Baltimore, evidently leaving no descendants
Occupation, herbalist, listed in the Wilmington city directory for a number of years
Resided at 920 Dawson Street, Wilmington
Lived to the age of 92
Buried in the Pine Forest Cemetery 24 July 1942
Born into slavery, died a free man
Associated family names: Bellamy, Bender, Freeman, Huggins, Shaw, Sullivan, Walker, Webb
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Learn more about the life of Alexander Huggins in his own words:
Ancestry.com. U.S., Interviews with Former Slaves, 1936-1938 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
Original data:
A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, 1936–1938. Vol. 1-17. Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration microfilm publication SCM 000 320, SCM 000 321, SCM 000 322, SCM 000 323, SCM 000 325, 5 rolls. Library of Congress, Washington D.C.
Parents owned by Luke B. Huggins
Sister Kate Huggins (b. abt 1853)
Father was a carpenter and ship builder
Served 18 months in the Union Navy during the Civil War; received a pension for his service
Resided in New York for 5-6 years before returning to Wilmington
Married Mary Sullivan who preceded him in death
Parents of one son, Robert Alexander Huggins, who married Mamie Armstead and resided in Baltimore, evidently leaving no descendants
Occupation, herbalist, listed in the Wilmington city directory for a number of years
Resided at 920 Dawson Street, Wilmington
Lived to the age of 92
Buried in the Pine Forest Cemetery 24 July 1942
Born into slavery, died a free man
Associated family names: Bellamy, Bender, Freeman, Huggins, Shaw, Sullivan, Walker, Webb
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Learn more about the life of Alexander Huggins in his own words:
Ancestry.com. U.S., Interviews with Former Slaves, 1936-1938 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
Original data:
A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, 1936–1938. Vol. 1-17. Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration microfilm publication SCM 000 320, SCM 000 321, SCM 000 322, SCM 000 323, SCM 000 325, 5 rolls. Library of Congress, Washington D.C.
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