“I camped at night on Moccasin Creek, half the distance between Rocky Mount and Raleigh.”īy 1870, Wimberly moved off the Battle estate, and took up farming for himself and his young family. It took me two days to make the trip on horse and wagon,” Wimberly said. “I was the man entrusted with the job of delivering the products to Dr. Kemp Plummer Battle in 1855.Īfter the Civil War, Wimberly remained on the Battle estate, in charge of the transportation of goods and supplies from Walnut Creek and Flag Marsh farms to Kemp Plummer Battle’s primary residence in Raleigh. Battle’s death, Dred Wimberly was gifted to Mary Ann Battle, daughter of James Smith Battle, who married Dr. His siblings included Mariah Wimberly McNair, Isabella Wimberly McNair, Joseph Henry, Lucy Wimberly Horne, Frank, Richard, Louisa, Annie Etta, and Robert. After James S. The plantation was owned by James Smith Battle, a prominent planter, politician and judge in Edgecombe and Nash counties.ĭred Wimberly was one of 10 children of Allen and Della Battle Wimberly. Wimberly was born in 1848 on the Walnut Creek Plantation near Tarboro.
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This is the second in a series of Black History Month stories on prominent Black residents who are part of Rocky Mount’s rich history.ĭred Wimberly was born into slavery and later became an admired politician who served in the North Carolina House of Representatives and the state Senate before spending his latter years in Rocky Mount.
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