Mary Lee Brady, Ph.D.

"Virginia, Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X5TR-BF3 : accessed 21 February 2015), J. Bannister, 24 Sep 1857; citing Botetourt Co., Virginia, reference it 3 p 108 ln 33; FHL microfilm 2,056,974.

So far as we have been able to determine, James Bannister was a free man as the son of Oliver Bannister who is listed as a free colored head of household and mulatto in the 1809-1810 Virginia census, at which time James would have been 17 years of age and not listed as a head of household.  No other information is known about Oliver Banister/Bannister excepting that a sizeable number of African-American men in Virginia tobacco industry, like Lott Carey, were able to buy their freedom and that of families from some owners but by law required to enter into indentured agreements with White enterprises or families. 

James Bannister/Banister was the father of Nancy Lee Banister, born abt. 1825 via her mother Rose (Carter) Lee, born 1788). when Rose was about 37 years of age.   It seems likely that Rose (Carter) Lee listed as a free head of household on the 1810 Virginia Census  entered into a family relationship with James Bannister around year 1823-1824; and they lived in Chesterfield County likely on or near the Banister Family tobacco enterprises giving birth to three children.                                                                   

Our conclusions are that father and son likely worked in the tobacco industry as skilled labor in the tobacco counties of Virginia including Chesterfield, Bedford and Botetourt where he apparently was born and died in Botetourt County Poor House as a free man of color in 1857.  

James Bannister/Banister also apparently had a first family relationship with a wife named Nancey by which he fathered at least five children.

 

Household:  Name  Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace  Shepherd TALIAFERRO   Self   M   Male   B   50   VA   Works In Tob. Factory   VA   VA   Lucey TALIAFERRO   Wife   M   Female   B   25   VA   Keeping House   VA   VA   Delphia TALIAFERRO   Dau   S   Female   B   18   VA   Works In Tob. Factory   VA   VA   Lily TALIAFERRO   Dau   S   Female   B   11   VA   Works In Tob. Factory   VA   VA   Joseph TALIAFERRO   Son   S   Male   B   9   VA   Works In Tob. Factory   VA   VA   Mary TALIAFERRO   Dau   S   Female   B   7   VA   At Home   VA   VA   Cassie TALIAFERRO   Dau   S   Female   B   6   VA   At Home   VA   VA   William TALIAFERRO   Son   S   Male   B   4   VA   At Home   VA   VA   Cinderella TALIAFERRO   Dau   S   Female   B   3   VA   At Home   VA   VA   Henry TALIAFERRO   Son   S   Male   B   1   VA   At Home   VA   VA   David BANISTER   BroL   W   Male   B   38   VA   Laborer   VA   VA   Nancey BANISTER   MotherL   W   Female   B   55   VA   House Servant   VA   VA    Source Information:     Census Place Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia   Family History Library Film   1255359   NA Film Number   T9-1359   Page Number   343D

Lucey Banister, born 1846  was likely the daughter of James Banister and Nancey Banister born about 1810 and brother to other siblings on left menu and relative data listed below. 

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