Joyce, I think what Glennie is trying to say here is that there was a section of Oxford where Freedmen resided and was known by them as Freetown. Possibly, it was known by the whites by some other name, most like a derogatory one. But there is factual support for this in the written history of Oxford, as I just read it in the Lafayette County Heritage on page 32: ". . . The Mayor and Board met only twice in 1866, once to declare that the town was not responsible for surveying the burned out store lots; defining the exact lot lines was the lot owner's responsibility and then to have a census taken by the Marshall of all Freedmen in Oxford to determine if any of them were in need of economic help." " . . . In the summer of 1867, Federal Military and Civil forces were quartered in the town for a few months. Their work was to prepare a voter registration list for the county. This work was completed on September 4, 1867. Over 2,000 names appear on this list alphabetically and by precinct. Included in the list are 670 names in the town of Oxford, 355 Freedmen and 315 white. While the voter registration list does not indicate the race of the person, it is a well known fact that slaves only had a first name. When they became Freedmen, they assumed the last name of their former owner. Thus, names on the registration list having only first name and last name were assumed to be Freedmen. When this list was completed, most of the Federal Forces withdrew." I know this is not a lot, but it does show that more than half the male heads of household in Oxford were Freedmen. It would be interesting to find this lady that Glennis speaks of who had a marker placed at Freetown. I suggest that it may have been someone connected with the Skipwith Historical and Genealogical Society whose address appears on the Lafayette County web site. You might want to contact that Society to see what, if anything, they can dig up for you. Let me know if you come up with something. A couple of years ago, Mrs. Patricia Young, a member of this society, completed a book of extracts of AA marriages in Lafayette County from 1865 to 1910. I found it interesting that in the period 1865 to 1871, more than 595 AA couples married in the county; many perhaps because they finally could and others to solemnize their union that began during slavery. Just the thing you would expect someone to do once their shackles were removed for good and they could exercise free will. Bill A special blessing to those that commit random acts of kindness. Joyce