Edmund DeVaughn is Ossian Sweet’s great-grandfather. After being born into slavery and transported from South Carolina to Florida in 1820s, Edmund eventually marries fellow enslaved woman Gilla and has seven sons with her, including Remus and Hubburt DeVaughn. He dies before the beginning of the Civil War, leaving Gilla to finish raising their children alone.
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Edmund DeVaughn Character Timeline in Arc of Justice
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Chapter 2: Ain’t No Slavery No More
Ossian’s great-grandfather, Edmond DeVaughn , was born into slavery and taken by his owner, Alexander Cromartie, from North Carolina...
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Edmond DeVaughn married an enslaved woman named Gilla in the 1840s and they had seven sons. Edmond...
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