I received such an excellent comment to my “Free blacks in Virginia: The Drew Family” post….that I…
Category: AfAm History
The history of people pf colour in the United States – both free and enslaved – relayed through the prism of my own ancestors.
Beyond the pale: Interracial Relations in Colonial America
A tale of gender double standards When genealogy decides to throw me a curve ball, it doesn’t hold…
Free blacks in Virginia: The Drew Family
Throughout my research, I’ve wondered why none of my father’s ancestors had been freed before the…
Crockett Sheffey – Buffalo Soldier Part II
This is a follow-up to the original post about my great-uncle Crockett Sheffey, which is available…
Oscar Josey & George Washington Josey of Rich Square, North Carolina: finding ancestors in books
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ddrLtJF9uHgC&lpg=PA25&dq=oscar%20josey%2C%20William%20Norwood%2C%20rich%20square%2C%20north%20carolina&pg=PA25&output=embed Finding the name of an ancestor or distant relation in a publication never ceases to…
Passing for white: ancestors who jumped the colour line
It’s that time in the university academic calendar where my schedule has been hijacked by a…
Digging deeper with Census Records: Part 2
Scanning the Census Records: The Roanes of Essex County, VA (1870) So picking up where I…
Southern African-American 19th Century naming conventions
Understanding 19th and early 20th Century naming conventions – the structure and method of naming children…
Mystery#1: Getting to grips with James Mitchell Zachariah Sheffey [Mitchell Sheffey]
James Mitchell Zachariah Sheffey, Dicey Brock, Jersey (or Judy) Clark, Emily Cook, Martha Ann Hill and…
What’s in a maiden name? When cousins marry
In my previous post I covered the importance of accurately recording maiden names. And this post…