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***Very Old Buckle Find Last Monday***

That's an incredible find. Can you read who's name is inscribed? If so, you should have no problem researching who this man was. I'm envious.
 
Maybe this can help ... maybe not.

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1880 US Census
Monroe County, Mississippi
June 8, 1880

Name: Manarvey Branston
Gender: Female
Age: 22
Marital Status: Single
Race: Black
Birth Year: About 1858
Birthplace: Mississippi
Occupation: Farm Laborer

Living with: David Moore, age 24, Black Male, occupation: Farmer
and: Carline Moore, age 25, Black Female, Wife

Relationship to them: Servant

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Somehow I don't think that kind of buckle would belong to a female, but ... ?

Cheers,

Joe
 
There were some Brandons in Mississippi before the Civil War. One of them was Governor twice. Maybe there's a connection there. The name looks to me like H. N. Brandon. Good luck
 
Radical Relic Hunter, now I know how you came about your name. That is One Radical Find and Save on that old buckle. That is One Great piece of History, and now it is in your collection. That is so cool that you can still read the inscription on this piece after so many years, especially Mississippi. Best of luck to you in doing research on the owners name of this piece. This is a Banner find in my opinion. Happy for you and Congrats once again on a Great piece of our American History.:usaflag::csflag:
 
I was able to trace down this fellows name... He was the forth child born to: Gerard Brandon and Dorthy Nugent Brandon.

iv. MATTHEW NUGENT BRANDON, b. 1792, Adams County, Mississippi, USA; d. 1841,
Mississippi, USA; m. LOUISA SPENCER; b. 1796, Louisville, Kentucky, USA.

That would make him around 23 in 1815... That was the period with the battle of New Orleans and the British.. I will now try to find out if his name might be registered on a roster for that event...

Thank you all for looking and sharing informative assistance..
 
That is great in being able to trace this buckles owner. It really makes this piece that much more special in being able to attach this personal History to it. Happy for you with this special artifact.
 
What a great find. It's also "personal" and that's what I like about history. If only we could reach out and talk to them.
 
1975 article in the Woodville republican news page 10. "was a prominent planter and soldier of the times" married Louisa Spencer Austin on 2/3/1831. http://wvr.stparchive.com/Archive/WVR/WVR03141975p10.php
 
Incredible find !!! CCH
 
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