The Virginia, Freedmen’s Bureau Field Office Records (1865-1872) has come up trumps again. Okay, so I…
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My working practice for my African American genealogy research
This post is a glimpse into my working practices when it comes to researching black ancestors…
Finding Jefferson Crockett Sheffey – a surprising link to Hampton University
My cousin Fontaine and I have spent the past four years trying to track down our…
Ancestry.com DNA test answers one fundamental question
In my previous post Using the right DNA testing tool to answer the right ancestry question…
Hugh White Sheffey: a study in Northern ideals & Southern sensibilities
Hugh White Sheffey was a name I already knew and had become somewhat familiar with in…
Daniel Henry Sheffey, Jr: An unsung hero of the Battle of Wytheville
The Sheffey clan produced a number of Civil War heroes. Captain John Preston Sheffey (who could…