The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-02-08
NEGRO aIiLLtOSSIEES.
Six Coloretl Texas IIen Who Have Each
Inherited Eight Million Dollars.


Grom the Galveston Ncws)
When the New York papers, a few
davs ago, referred to \. ". Ccorcy Is
being the wea.thiest colcred man IN
Texas, they had evidently net heard OF
the Lincoln fan il ! now residing il Da!-
las, six children IL all vino have come
into possession OF SIS, coo, COO giving
them the snug little fortune OF s., Gao, 900
apiece. One OF the heirs OF this I'M
merse property IS at present in Calves
ton. 4 News reporter looked him up,
as much out OF curiosity 10 see Eegro
possessed Of such enormous wealth as IN
search Of an item. The following item
from paper published il Paris, Texas,
in connection with the information that
one of the heirs was IL the city, is that
which directed the reporter in the search.
The Lincoln heirs (colored). living IN
Dallas, who, a year or SO ago became the
wealthiest colorei people in America,
have recently come in possession OF all
their property. The amount due them
was on deposit il The bank OF England,
and aggregated the enormous sum OF
SIS, ,OG0, COO. Fo,ty-eight million dol
lars This has just been divi..ed among
the heirs-Abraham, Ed, Burr, Mat,
Fannie and Luii1-each having recently
received SS,Ol0,000. Eight million dol
! larS
The party in GALVESTON bears the Illus
trious cognomcn of Abraham Lincoln.
He was traced to co:ored boarding
house on Twenty eighth street, between
Postoffiee and Church, aut not being
found in he courteously responded to
the News man to call at the office, which
be cid last night, coming IN as meekiy
as though he wanted to borrow 81, IN
stead OF owning $, 100000. Abraham is
young man, apparently not over 80
years Of age, of q saddse-colored com
plexiop, and evidently a man Of more
than the average intelligence OF his race.
He has credentials, printed letter heads,
ETC., wherein he is styled Governor
Abraham Lincoln, showing him to b5
manager of the C. tate.
When asked by what means such enor,
nous wealth had been acquired by his
family, he replied that it wss an lnaerit
ance from his grandmother. Fanny
Ellis was Mexican woman, and some
forty years ago her husband acquired
immense wealth in speculation IN Mexico
mining claims, which Was deposited IL
the bank of England. Preceding the
late civil war they bought and solo
slaves, and among one of their purchase:
from slave trader was the father OF thE
six children who recently came into the
possession of the S4S, ,000,G00. The father
married the daughter OF his mistress
BY WHOM he was set free, and the s!s
children, being the direct issue OF tha
marriage, establish the chain OF d!rec
inheritance. Some litigation was neces
sary in establishing their claim, and i
was only few days ago they acquired
tie actual possession OF their fabaiou
Inheritance.
Abraham Lincoln is here, IS he says
with view of probably locating il Gal
weston.
! When asked if he had matured an.
plans for investing this vast estate, III
replied that they had decided to lnves
it all on January in United State
bonds. The interest on tie bonds, n;
said, will give them more than enough
to live on, with good speculation with
out touching the principal. 1t IS also
safe investment, AID carries with it ii
, immunity from taxation.