Speaking with relatives about family history, I am often told to keep this piece of information between you, me and the gate post. Respecting sensibilities, I will share my family stories entwine with historical events from Copiah, Jefferson and Lincoln Counties, Mississippi, from gate post to gate post. Family - Civil War Soldiers and Body Servants. Freedmen Labor Contracts - Family.

There is no king who has not had a slave among his ancestors, and no slave who has not had a king among his. About My Introduction to Genealogy. This entry was posted in Black History. This entry was posted in Black History.

Our son-in-law Mike also goes back to John Howland, the Mayflower passenger who married Elizabeth Tilley, thus the line of descent is the same as the previous post for Tilley. 1 John Tilley and Joan Hurst. 2 Elizabeth Tilley and John Howland. 3 Hope Howland and John Chipman. 4 Samuel Chipman and Sarah Cobb. 5 Joseph Chipman and Anna Cunningham. 4 John Chaffin and? .

Discoveries in religion, tradition, books and ancestry. Intro to a Commonplace STUDIO. This entry was posted in Black History. And tagged Birthdays of Black Icons. At What Price Fashion? January 4, 2016. This entry was posted in Black History.