> I think it's great that you are doing this. Some > books I have dealing with > black Edgecombe/N.C. families are: > Somebody Knows My Name: Marriages of Freed People in > North Carolina, County > by County by Barnetta White I have seen this one. It is a great book. I had done a look-up for a young lady who was searching for ancestors for three years, and her ancestors were there plain as day. > > North Carolina Freedman's Saving and Trust Company > Records I haven't had much luck with this one. I do have the Freedmen's Bank CD, though. Your library should invest in this CD. It is only $6.95 Since you can do look-ups, could you please please :) the following look-ups: 1. Labor Contracts for Freedmen, 1867: North Carolina by Barnetta White For --Tom KNIGHT/wife Cora 2. the 1880 NC Census Index: Edgecombe For the following people --John Sanders/black/m --Samuel Thompson/black/m --George Martin/black/m --King Knight/black/m --George Scott/ black/m --Metty Scott/black/f --Sarah Scott/black/f I need to know page no., township, etc. for each person so I can get a census look-up from the rootsweb NC-Census-Lookup List. Thank you very much, ---Sankofa __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/?.refer=text