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Birth Date: 1801 - 1805 (according to census) Date of Death: November 18, 1902 Mother: Father: Siblings: Children: Charity Wiggins had as many as 21 children, including Lewis Wiggins and Blind Tom Wiggins. Spouse: Born into slavery, Charity was forced to breed and had many partners. Her last known partner was Domingo "Mingo" Bethune. Nickname: |
Montgomery Advertiser, Nov 19, 1902; Charity Wiggins Dies in Birmingham
Charity Wiggins, the old mother of Blind Tom, the wonderful negro musician, died
in this city last night, and her remains were carried to Columbus, Ga., for
interment tomorrow afternoon in the Bethune plantation. Her remains were
accompanied to Columbus by her daughter, Nettis Livus, and it is intended to
give her a decent burial. There are no doubt but that the woman lived over 100
years. Her eldest son is past 85. He lives on the plantation of a Dr. Bass on
the Chattahoochee River, in Southwest Georgia, and is very feeble. Blind Tom is
supposed to be traveling through the North playing the piano.
Charity and Domingo "Mingo" were owned by the Bethune family. After slavery ended, they assumed the Bethune name.
Charity changed her last name to Wiggins.