SORRY IT TOOK SO LONG TO ANSWER THE E-MAIL. MANY SLAVES CHANGED THERE NAME AFTER BEING FREED.ACCORDING A PAPER DONE ON THE BLACK HISTORY OF CULLMAN-BARNEY ELLIOT WAS OWNED BY THE PHILLIPS FAMILY,ALSO THIS INFO WAS PASSED DOWN THROUGH MY THROUGH ORAL TRADITION.MOST SLAVES WERE OWNED BY POOR FARMERS. THE INFO REGARDING BARNEY ELLIOT CAN BE VERFID BY READING A REVIEW OF CULLMAN BLACK HISTORY BY DWAIN WHITE AUGUST 14,1978.THE PAPER CAN BE LOCATED AT WALLACE STATE.