This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: JanRobison Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.northcarolina.counties.rowan/12357.1.1.4.3.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Joseph, I don't know everything in the book, and I sincerely do not know how Rev. Rumple chose people to write about... The book was written in 1881. If I run across anything specific to the black community and/or slaves, I will certainly post it. I know this is of interest to everyone, too! The problem with searching is that some slaves, once they were freed, took the last name of their previous owner and some didn't. It is a difficult quest, no doubt! I'm sure there are others on the list who know much more than what Rumple wrote about in this book. How about posting a query about those ancestors about whom you know something? We can take it from there to look. I can, for example, search for first names instead of last names, manually. Send me what you do know and I'll see if anything results from a manual search. Please remember that the book was written in 1881. Jan Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.