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Raleigh, North Carolina
family story
1890s
Raleigh, North Carolina
great grandparents
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My Grandfather, original story from his Grandfather
From somewhere in Africa to Georgia Colony
From My Grandparents
1790s
My Grandfather was born in 1880, Florence Township, Stewart County, GA
My G-grandfather Prince Shepherd, II.
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As a child my mother and grandparents would tell us stories about slavery .
Anson, Cumberland, Montogomery, Moore , and Davidaon Counties in NC
Oral history that was pass down for one generation to the next.
1780s
Anson County NC, Polkton and Wadesboro, NC
Ancestors: The Story of Rachel
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Cousin
Hushpuckena, MS
Family history
1920s
Koscuisko, MS
Paternal Grandparents
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Cousins, aunts, uncles
Sibley, Mississippi (Adams County)
family history
1900s
Adams County, Mississippi
great grandparents
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lst cousin
Woodstock, Virginia
Oral history from a relative
1800s
Woodstock, Virginia, Shenadoah Valley
Family oracle stories about great-grandparents
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Mother
Russia
Grandparents, Russian Germans
1930s
Alsace Lorraine, France
Slaves of the Siberian Work Camps
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My father
Laurens County, South Carolina and Little River County, Arkanass
Oral History
1880s
Grandparents who were slaves
Migration of family; name change
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My mother, who's name is Helen L. Hunter (Smith now)
Cleveland, OH
My mother and grandparents told the story.
1930s
Cleveland, OH
The roots of an hybrid American
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