tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-889959884897163049.post5121963423669547056..comments2023-03-30T08:12:29.851-04:00Comments on Georgia Black Crackers: Madness Monday – The 1870 Brick WallMavishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10241988882011440597noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-889959884897163049.post-8490433551277723842011-03-17T13:13:38.671-04:002011-03-17T13:13:38.671-04:00You hit the nail on the head! I have only been res...You hit the nail on the head! I have only been researching and documenting for a short time and I've already hit the wall on my mother's side. I am so thankful that I have some older relatives and my paternal uncle's research & obituary collection to fill in the gaps. <br /><br />Thanks for your honest reflection and the research tips!Keonnahttp://kinsmanofmine.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-889959884897163049.post-66084535534680967012011-02-07T12:10:23.511-05:002011-02-07T12:10:23.511-05:00Mavis, I have complete faith that it will crumble....Mavis, I have complete faith that it will crumble...hopefully sooner than later :).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-889959884897163049.post-67618434515795308522011-01-23T06:46:37.038-05:002011-01-23T06:46:37.038-05:00Kathleen, thanks for the additional tips. I don...Kathleen, thanks for the additional tips. I don't think I've heard of the Provost Marshall records until now.Mavishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10241988882011440597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-889959884897163049.post-76721420656393124442011-01-23T01:04:24.810-05:002011-01-23T01:04:24.810-05:00Mavis,
I have been able to go back to the 1775 - ...Mavis, <br />I have been able to go back to the 1775 - 1817 in each of my branches. Although one branch is a free colored and a bit easier, the other's were all revealed either in 1)emancipation deeds or 2)war records. Be sure to check a) Provost Marshall records, b) civil war pension records, and c)land records. Those are my top 3 recommendations for cracking African American research. I will write a blog on the provost marshal records. These are forgotten civil war era records. Of course the slaveowner records (if applicable) is a Genealogist's dream, but discerning the slave owner can be tricky, but again...very do-able. Good luck.Kathleen Brandt, Professional Genealogisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14985508112616184739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-889959884897163049.post-21902734191080825392011-01-17T11:02:56.447-05:002011-01-17T11:02:56.447-05:00I know how you feel each time I pick up the Hill f...I know how you feel each time I pick up the Hill family file. Where did they exist before 1870? I know you and I will both find the answers we just have to keep asking questions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-889959884897163049.post-27437775904013792682011-01-11T20:23:58.827-05:002011-01-11T20:23:58.827-05:00Mavis,
I feel your frustration. Keep hanging in t...Mavis,<br /><br />I feel your frustration. Keep hanging in there. You'll get that breakthrough, and it will probably come totally by accident. You'll need the tissue; the joy and pain of seeing an ancestor named in a slave holders will or other papers is overwhelming.<br /><br />Good luck in your quest!<br /><br />Sansjtaliaferrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04485340969813958339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-889959884897163049.post-32679031443383974892011-01-07T10:05:04.688-05:002011-01-07T10:05:04.688-05:00I can't even imagine how frustrating that must...I can't even imagine how frustrating that must be. I know very little about this type of research, but it has to be very difficult. Don't give up!! You will be so glad that you stuck with it.!<br />I have been trying to transcribe records from wills/estate inventories that I have of ancestors who were slave owners and to post them online in hopes that someday, someone will be able to find their family amongst them.<br /><br />Jennifer<br />www.climbingmyfamilytree.comJenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06947147235981059318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-889959884897163049.post-78770489721914899992011-01-05T10:27:49.534-05:002011-01-05T10:27:49.534-05:00Prepare yourself for the exhilaration when you kno...Prepare yourself for the exhilaration when you knocked down those 1870 Walls! :) Also, keep more tissue handy.Melvin Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08804123091302875176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-889959884897163049.post-33831326580078926132011-01-03T21:09:27.394-05:002011-01-03T21:09:27.394-05:00It must seem an overwhelming obstacle at times. I&...It must seem an overwhelming obstacle at times. I'm all admiration for your persistence.Susan Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02009218875010743399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-889959884897163049.post-31219940460424847542011-01-03T20:53:49.480-05:002011-01-03T20:53:49.480-05:00Thanks Darlene. I've identified possible slave...Thanks Darlene. I've identified possible slave owner for my Pierce line but all avenues I attempted last year to confirm didn't pan out, so it's time to regroup and back to the drawing board.Mavishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10241988882011440597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-889959884897163049.post-74690707186124062252011-01-03T20:15:55.191-05:002011-01-03T20:15:55.191-05:00Mavis,
For clarification, I take that back. Two o...Mavis,<br /><br />For clarification, I take that back. Two of my great grandmothers were born free after 1865.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07411671797724196361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-889959884897163049.post-84583267365772247492011-01-03T20:11:17.879-05:002011-01-03T20:11:17.879-05:00Mavis,
I found myself nodding in agreement about ...Mavis,<br /><br />I found myself nodding in agreement about 1/3 of the way down all the way to the end. Difference being that I only started @ 8 1/2 years ago.<br /><br />You didn't say if you have found your ancestors' slaveowners. Of my eight great grandparents, I have no indication yet that any of them were FPOC. Yet I have only found what I believe to be the slaveowner of one of them. In the last year and a half, searching records for that slaveowner's family has also been challenging. Couple things that have helped, although no concrete information <i>for me</i>. DAR records and antebellum records. I am of course, continuing to look for probate, deeds and of course family histories. <br /><br />So, of course, if you haven't found the slaveowner, that's the next step. <br />Chin up girl, you will find them.<br /><br />btw, the DAR records I speak of are in Alabama. I haven't yet found where Georgia has significant DAR holdings.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07411671797724196361noreply@blogger.com