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Joshua L. Champion owned a fairly large plantation on the Mississippi River.
Census 1850 Territory: MS County: Coahoma Reel 369 Sept 1850
LN 39, HN 70, Fn 70 Champion Joshua, Age 32, Male, Value $1,000, Farmer Place of birth KY
Others listed
Caroline Age 25 Place of birth KY
George Age 10 Place of birth Ky
Mary Age 7 Place of birth Ky born 1843
This might have been about the time
Caroline's brother James L. Alcorn
brought his Parents and some
sisters to MS, as the last 3 children
on the 1850 census
are born in MS not KY
Cont on Reel 370
James Age 4 Place of birth MS born 1845
Julia Age 3 Place of birth MS
Hortense Age 10/12 Place of birth MS
Thomas L Champion, youngest child
was born in
Marion, Ky in 1858
Joshua L. Champion owned a fairly large plantation on the Mississippi River just across from Helena Ark. He had many slaves and they lived very comfortably until the Civil war. In the summer during the war they had their horses and stock in the woods near the river to hid them from the Federal solders. They hung the hams in the trees and buried the silver. In the winter hiding places were more difficult to find. When the soldiers came through taking anything and everything they could find, they often left the family hard pressed to find enough food for themselves and slaves.
"When the Emancipation Proclamation was issued many slaves deserted, but there were many others who stayed until Joshua's death and a few went to KY to the Champions there.
The Battle of Champion Hill was fought, May 16, 1863. McGinnis in command of the Federals==Pemberton of the Confederates. The latter were on the hill, half a mile from the Champion house. The Federals stopped at the house. One of the guns was planted by the smoke house and fighting was thickest among the Negro cabins.
The field was literally covered with hundreds of the dead and dying and debris of cannons, guns and horses. The trees shot down or topped by shots-- Many of the officers were taken to the house and the family and servants were forced to give them quarters, but the officers were civil and the women treated with respect. But the house, Negro quarters and land itself was badly damaged. The Feds. took all the good horses, even the chickens and turkeys were eaten. The house was ramshackle. An amusing incident- a soldier caught a turkey, tied it to a gun caisson and when the battle was over the turkey was still alive. The soldier and a few officers ate it at their next meal. It was a decided Federal victory." Written by Nelle Champion McCabe and Fannie Champion Massie
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