This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Stevens Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/He.2ADE/1348 Message Board Post: I am helping my 8th graders trace their family histories. One of my students has traced her ancestors back to Betsey Stevens born 1820 and her son, Jerry Stevens born around 1852. Jerry married a woman named Lena or Lenor. Jerry named one of his daughters Casie and I know this name is seen in the white Stevens family is this area. Possibly Betsey or Jerry was once a slave of the white Stevens family? There is very little available for records of African American families, but any help would be greatly appreciated.