I enjoyed watching Blair Underwood's ancestral journey, on "Who do you think you are" on NBC. I
was intrigued by the genealogist going forward and searching the 1860 census. I
was able to knock down the “brick wall” by knowing the slave owner's name and
having my 3rd great grandmother's death certificate (which told the
place that she was born). So, I searched the census records of the slave
holding family, and followed them back. I found the slave holding family living
in the birth state and county of my 3rd great grandmother. In
Washington County, Arkansas, I was able to find several “slave bills of sale.”
I have traced my African American ancestry back to 1785. It was not easy, it
took 7 years, but it was exciting. I love ancestry.com.
See how I and co-researcher G. Johnson was able to go through that frustrating, "Brick Wall!"
http://sites.google.com/site/mariahandchloey/home“Human Property Hanging in the Family Tree, Yields a Harvest,” is a true story of the life and times of Mariah and her family. Mariah was born a slave, witnessed a slave massacre, and fought the KKK. Mariah’s departure to transcend from human property to a human being was met with opposition, as she and her family channeled through the violent reconstruction era. As the matriarch of her family, Mariah, was unwavering as she attempted to sail through the iniquitous institution of inequality. She remained steadfast in her hope of attaining the American dream.
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