This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5R.2ADI/1065.1 Message Board Post: Carrie: Freedman were ex-slaves. Creek Freedmen were ex-slaves of Creek citizens. Some ex-slaves of the Creek Nation were also mixed-blood: African/Creek Indian. Hope this helps. Preston