Tag: George Roane

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Tobias Roane: The Dark Side of Emancipation

16/07/2014
Brian Sheffey
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As I mentioned in my previous post George Henry Roane: the new Freedmen’s Bureau databases on FamilySearch…

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Free blacks in Virginia: The Roanes of St George’s Parish, Accomack, VA

20/06/2013
Brian Sheffey
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With thanks to Mr D via Ancestry.com, I’ve spent some time in the family history rabbit…