Let us not forget families were split & sold, then given new names. Even if they were fathered by the white 'owner'. Kelly Miller Kindred Roots Genealogical Society http://kindredroots.com janrobison2@aim.com wrote: > This man was born abt. 1813...? in Cabarrus.? His name, on census records, as of 1850 was Joel House.? > > He was mulatto, indicating that he may have been the issue of someone in the House family... > > J > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: KRGS <mail.list@kindredroots.com> > To: ncrowan@rootsweb.com > Sent: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 5:36 pm > Subject: Re: [NCROWAN] Slave records > > > > > > > > > > > HeritageQuest has searchable Freedman's Bank records, which served > African Americans (1865-1874). To my knowledge slaves retained only > their first names & usually the 'owners' surname. That makes > researching a true family unity virtually impossible. > > I have seen original lists of slaves at various historical places. All > were listed by first name &/o nick name. Family members weren't even > listed. > > If there is some kind of list out there I would be interested in it as > well. > > Kelly Miller > Kindred Roots Genealogical Society > http://kindredroots.com > > > > janrobison2@aim.com wrote: > >> Hi, all, >> >> Is there such a thing as "slave records" in Rowan or Cabarrus Counties??? >> >> Jan >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NCROWAN-request@rootsweb.com >> > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of > the message > >> >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NCROWAN-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of > the message > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NCROWAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

I have learned that he was a free man of color in 1850... -----Original Message----- From: Kindred Roots GS <mail.list@kindredroots.com> To: ncrowan@rootsweb.com Sent: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 12:15 pm Subject: Re: [NCROWAN] Slave records Let us not forget families were split & sold, then given new names. Even if they were fathered by the white 'owner'. Kelly Miller Kindred Roots Genealogical Society http://kindredroots.com janrobison2@aim.com wrote: > This man was born abt. 1813...? in Cabarrus.? His name, on census records, as of 1850 was Joel House.? > > He was mulatto, indicating that he may have been the issue of someone in the House family... > > J > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: KRGS <mail.list@kindredroots.com> > To: ncrowan@rootsweb.com > Sent: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 5:36 pm > Subject: Re: [NCROWAN] Slave records > > > > > > > > > > > HeritageQuest has searchable Freedman's Bank records, which served > African Americans (1865-1874). To my knowledge slaves retained only > their first names & usually the 'owners' surname. That makes > researching a true family unity virtually impossible. > > I have seen original lists of slaves at various historical places. All > were listed by first name &/o nick name. Family members weren't even > listed. > > If there is some kind of list out there I would be interested in it as > well. > > Kelly Miller > Kindred Roots Genealogical Society > http://kindredroots.com > > > > janrobison2@aim.com wrote: > >> Hi, all, >> >> Is there such a thing as "slave records" in Rowan or Cabarrus Counties??? >> >> Jan >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NCROWAN-request@rootsweb.com >> > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of > the message > >> >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NCROWAN-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of > the message > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NCROWAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NCROWAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message