When it comes to African American genealogy, finding an African ancestor seems like a pipe-dream. It’s…
Tag: Josey family
Descendants of John Stephen Josey of Rich Square, Northampton County, North Carolina
Updating the various family trees I posted a few years ago has been a long overdue…
“I’m white, your family is black. We can’t be related!”
“I’m white, your family is black. We can’t be related.” In the words of President Obama….Oh…
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 4
Recognising family groups As mentioned previously ( Post: What’s in a maiden name), marriage records are…
Genealogy challenges: Part 1 – General overview
The vast majority of my posts have been about successes in tracing my ancestors and their…