The eldest Bynum I’ve been able to find so far is Joseph Ceasar Bynum Sr. Joseph was born in 1830 somewhere in South Carolina. Probably born as a slave, Joseph’s first documented record is in 1870. Joseph is married to Phyllis (maiden name unknown) and has two male children; Ceasar and Smart. Joseph is a farm laborer who can neither read nor write. The family is in Columbia County, FL. Joseph lived to at least 65 and eventually owned farm land in Columbia County.
US Federal Census Bureau, 1870 Census – Lake City, Columbia County, Florida, USA,Rec. Date: 25 June 1870, Farm Lot 306. Cit. Date: 16 Feb 2006 page 1 (lines 39-40), 2 (lines 1-2)
US Federal Census Bureau, 1880 Census – Lake City, Columbia County, Florida, USA,Rec. Date: June 1880, Cit. Date: 21 Feb 2006 (lines 4-8)
US Federal Census Bureau, 1900 Census – Lake City, Columbia County, Florida, USA, Rec. Date: 1 June 1900, Cit. Date: 16 Feb 2006 (lines 4-8)
Filed under: Bynum, Genealogy Tagged: | Born During Slavery, Bynum, Columbia County, Florida, Paternal
Greetings, we probably don’t know one another but Matthew J. Bynum was my Uncle. He was my mother’s brother and I am quite familiar with some of the history of this great man and the Bynum family. All of us were close and Uncle MJ stayed with my mother in his later years prior to his dead. Thanks for sharing your insight. It was amazing to read the additional tidbits of history and see the historic pictures. Congratulations for doing an awesome job.