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/lIB.2ACE/673 Message Board Post: Looking for my African American friend's GGGrandparents. They lived in the Hattiesburg area. Sarah was a master seamstress who traveled from plantation to plantation. It is thought that they did not 'officially' wed, but that they 'jumped the broom' in 1868. I'd appreciate any info you may have.

What are their names? Sarah? Janice UK ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2006 1:54 PM Subject: Thomas Lee Jones m. Sarah King 1868 Perry Co., MS > 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/lIB.2ACE/673 > > Message Board Post: > > Looking for my African American friend's GGGrandparents. They lived in > the Hattiesburg area. Sarah was a master seamstress who traveled from > plantation to plantation. It is thought that they did not 'officially' > wed, but that they 'jumped the broom' in 1868. I'd appreciate any info > you may have. > > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >