Greetings, I am researching an Afro American Nannie Chandler, b. abt 1835 d. 9/10/1921 in Halifax Co Va. Nannie's Death Certificate listed her mother as Josie/Jasie. Nannie always listed as single, had the following children: 1. Mary W. b. 1858 2. Richard b. abt 1866 m. 1-17-1885 to Bettie Leigh b. abt 1863 3. James Thomas (my g-father) b. abt 1866, d. 1/19/1933, m. 3-25-1885 to Lucy Lacy b. abt. 1862 On the Death Cert. of James Thomas, his father was listed as, Bill Byrd. 4. Jocey/Joicy Ann b. 4/1867 info on birth provided by Adolphus Chandler, employer of mother Nannie. Jocey m. may 12, 1885 to Henry Easley. 5. Emma b. 1870 6. Sarah b. 1874 m. Vincent Jones 7. Hallie V. b 1877 m dec 12 1914 to Matthew Younger There seems to have been a possible connection between black Nannie, her son James Thomas, a white Adolphus Chandler, black Susan Bird/Byrd and the son of Susan, William Bird/Byrd, of Halifax Co Va. In the 1850 Census there is a listing of Free Blacks Melunia/Melvnia Bird, 29y Susan Bird, 30y William W. Bird, 3y In the 1860 Census again Free Blacks, Melunia/Melvinia Byrd, 40y $100 in Real Estate, $50 in pers. prop. Susan Byrd, 40y Susan Byrd, 8/12 Also living there is a White man, Adolphus Chandler, 45y, $1,400 in Real Estate, $1,200 in pers. prop. Adolphus Chandler was listed as the employer of Nannie Chandler when Nannie gave birth to her daughter Joicy/Jocey Ann in 1867. William Bird/Byrd, son of Susan, now 14years old, is living 9 houses away with a Thomas Gallimore. In 1870, I found neither Adolphus or Nannie Chandler. Adolphus died in Dec 15, 1872 from Pneumonia. There was no wife listed, his mother was listed as Elizabeth Chandler In 1880, Nannie is living with her 8 children. Next door is our William Byrd/Bird, widowed with 3 children. Larry