Wow, this information is right on the money. Where did you get the slave estate information? Thanks so much. You just filled in some blanks for me. gail On 12/4/07, DENAPITTSBURG@aol.com <DENAPITTSBURG@aol.com> wrote: > > My mother is a Childs on her father's side, but her mother Julia > Ann *Bragg > *Childs was related to the Tatums. In fact, the basketball player from > the > Harlem Globetrotters, Goose Tatum, was a cousin of hers. He was born in > Eldorado, AR. My uncle, John Childs, my mother's brother, remembers him > coming to their school when he was a little boy. My mother's family is > from > Banks, Arkansas in Bradley County. > > I have been reseaching too, but can't find the Tatum connection to my > grandmother. Also, the same grandmother has Neal in her family line too. > Her mother, Mary Francis Neal married Hannibal Bragg. Mary Neal was from > Texas, but I can't find out much more about her. > > Could this be a connection?: > On Dec. 31, 1860, Jas Bragg's Slave Estate went like this: > Marion-Sold to Thos Bragg for $1700 > Soloman (sic)-Sold to Julius Hampton for $1600.00 > Jerry-sold to Robert M. Bragg for $425 > Sterling-sold to Robert M. Bragg for $875 > America and child-sold to B.J. Bragg for $1720 > Evaline (sic)-sold to Julius Hampton for $1550 > Tennessee-sold to Nancy C Black for $905 > Sally-sold to Robert M. Bragg for $500 > Mary(name hard to read but looks like Marzu) and child-sold to Julius > Houghton $1420 > > 1870 > Bragg, Sterling-59-Farmer-NC > Bragg, Sallie-52-K. House-TN > Bragg, Amanda (America?)-28 > Bragg, Margarette-10 > Bragg, Rufus-5 (Rufus could be the son of America and Child listed on the > bill of sale) > > On Jan. 7, 1883 > Bragg, Margaret married Tatum, Oliver > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > **************************************Check out AOL's list of 2007's > hottest > products. > (http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop00030000000001) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ARBRADLE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >