If this person was African American, the state did lease those out of prisons to work in the coal mines. ----- Original Message ----- From: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> To: <ALCHEROK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2010 10:24 AM Subject: Re: [ALCHEROK] Looking for a Murderer > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: ltate29 > Surnames: Long > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.alabama.counties.cherokee/2711.2/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > Additional information: Long's 1880 entry had a line drawn through it, as > did many others. After reading a history of the DOC in Alabama at > http://www.doc.state.al.us/history.asp > I believe he was leased out to work elsewhere and may appear in the census > again, but as a convict or inmate. > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you > would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link > above and respond on the board. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ALCHEROK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >