Even if I wasn’t doing genealogical research, I would love looking at old newspapers. I found this on a page with something else. It’s from the Black newspaper, The Southern Indicator, February 15, 1913, out of Columbia, South Carolina. I found this on the Library of Congress’ Chronicling America site. Continue reading Madam C.J. Walker Teaching the Art of Hair Growing
My 3rd great-grandfather on my Allmond side was Solomon Butler who was born free. I can see him on the 1850 census as living in the home of William Allmond who also had an enslaved black woman named Charlotte, my 3rd great-grandmother. In 1854, William Allmond died and somewhere between then and 1860, Charlotte was moved to the home of the son William J. Allmond. … Continue reading Chancery Lawsuit Against the Estate of Solomon Butler 1909
Aside from the census, I have not been able to find many sources about my great-grandparents on the Johnson side so I was happy to find this notice in The Watchman and Southron, Sumter, South Carolina, December 16, 1916. Here’s the notice in context of other things on that page. Continue reading License to Marry Issued to Great-Grandparents on the Johnson Side
I found this church announcement in The Smithfield Times, Volume 72, Number 8, dated February 20, 1991. One of the historical Black figures that were portrayed in the Black History Program was my grandfather, Calvin Allmond. I was stunned … especially since he passed away in 1978. Continue reading Grandfather Portrayed in Black History Month Program
I found a second cousin once removed on my Eley side on MyHeritage. I’ve not used Ancestry’s DNA tools yet but I imagine that this is similar to Thrulines. On MyHeritage this feature is called Theory of Family Relativity™. Note that they used another person’s tree to link mine to my cousin. Her grandfather and my great grandfather were brothers. Her parent is the first cousin … Continue reading Second Cousin Once Removed On The Eley Side
Some years ago I went to the Underground Railroad Museum in Philadelphia and saw these. I remember thinking that it was amazing that they had captured these words directly from those that lived it. Looking through old pictures with what I’ve learned here, I’m realizing that these are from the Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers’ Project. One thing I’ve learned recently is that even … Continue reading Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers’ Project
Based on the other typos here, I think Lyhe in the first runway ad is Luke in the second ad. If they are in fact the same person, Luke, working as a carpenter, passed for free for several years and was captured and placed in the Essex County Jail in 1771. When pressed, he said he belonged to Moses Allman (not my Moses) of Isle … Continue reading Self-Emancipated Luke From Isle of Wight Found in Essex
I found the birth record for my 2nd great granduncle Anthony Allmond. He was born May 15, 1853. You can see from the label that the record was “filmed out of sequence”. On the second page that should show the mother seems to be from a different page because it doesn’t match up. What you do see is William Allmond listed as owner. I wonder if there’s … Continue reading Birth Record for 2nd Great Granduncle Anthony Allmond
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