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Although the search for African American ancestry prior to the Civil War is challenging, the difficulties are not always insurmountable. Finding Your African American Ancestors takes you through your ancestors' transition from slavery to freedom, and helps you find them using the federal census, plantation records, and other helpful sources. The book also considers ways to locate runaway slave advertisements, to identify an ancestor's military regiment, and to access the valuable information from The Freedman's Savings and Trust records.
Excerpted from Finding Your African-American Ancestors by David T. Thackery. Copyright © 2000. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
Unlock the door to your African American ancestors with this information packed book by noted African American genealogist David T. Thackery.
Although the search for African American ancestry prior to the Civil War is challenging, the difficulties are not always insurmountable. Finding Your African American Ancestors takes you through your ancestors' transition from slavery to freedom, and helps you find them using the federal census, plantation records, and other helpful sources. The book also considers ways to locate runaway slave advertisements, to identify an ancestor's military regiment, and to access the valuable information from The Freedman's Savings and Trust records.
Excerpted from Finding Your African-American Ancestors by David T. Thackery. Copyright © 2000. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
Unlock the door to your African American ancestors with this information packed book by noted African American genealogist David T. Thackery.
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Inside This Book Citations: This book cites 77 books Explore: Citations | Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Key Phrases - SIPs: ledger indexes, slave genealogy, contains rosters, genealogical value, slave lists (more) Key Phrases - CAPs: North Carolina, Civil War, African American, New York, Warren County (more) Browse Sample Pages: Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover | Surprise Me! |
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