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great grandmother
johns island,sc
oral history told to me by my aunt and varified in the 1910 cenceus
1860s
charleston,sc [Cainhoy]
Master's Driver
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Cousin
Fort Monroe, Virginia
A Family History Book
1860s
Chesapeake, Virginia
Colored Civil War Veteran
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cousin
Noxubee, Mississippi
From an older relative.
1860s
Alto, Louisiana
Bondage
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Foster Allen
Florence, South Carolina
My grandfather, before his death
1860s
South Carolina,Effingham, Timmonsville, Florence area
The missing brother
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Foster Allen
Florence, South Carolina
My grandfather, before his death
1860s
South Carolina,Effingham, Timmonsville, Florence area
The missing brother
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grandmother, great aunts and great uncles
Holly Springs, MS; Robinsonville, MS; and Memphis, TN
oral history
1860s
Robinsonville, Mississippi
Ida B. Wells lineage- TEST or PUT TO REST
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great aunt
Canada, Oklahoma, and Virginia
cousins
1860s
Virginia
Native american story
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Great Grandmother
Anquilla, Mississippi and Greenville, Mississippi
Great Grandmother
1860s
Anquilla, Mississippi
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great great grandmother
Baltimore County, Maryland
Oral history
1860s
Baltimore County, Maryland
Childhood memory
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I am one of the original tellers
The events began in the State of Virginia
Online research
1860s
Brown County, Eagle Township, Ohio
Emancipated slaves in Brown County, Ohio
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Maternal Grandmother
Missouri and Kentucky
Oral history
1860s
Lawrence, Kansas and Ripley, Ohio
confirming history
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mothers
Lynn, Massachusetts
I learned about this through research..
1860s
New York, New York
Civil War veteran changing his name after the war.
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My father was an archivist at Nat'l. Archives and did alot of research
Prince William County, VA--cities of Manassas and Woodbridge
Alot of research has already been done by family
1860s
Thoroughfare, VA (Bullrun) near Manassas and Woodbridge, VA
Intriguing family history
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My Grandmother Mrs. Carrie Bass (Deceased/1995)
Simpson County Mississippi (1880 Census Report)
Found in 1880 Census Records for Simpson County Mississippi
1860s
Crystal Springs Mississippi
White GG Grandfather was married to my Black GG Grandmother in 1880 in MS
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