Isaac Holleman was my fourth great-grandfather on my maternal grandmother’s paternal line. One of the earliest records I found bearing his name came from the Freedmen’s Bureau. The document included the October 6, 1866 request for transportation from Fortress Monroe in Hampton, Virginia, where he had been classified as “contraband.” Traveling with him were his wife Ann and three children: Robert, Moses and Ada. Ada … Continue reading 4th Great Grandfather Isaac Holleman -Enslavement, Manumission, Re-Enslavement and Self-Liberation