Genealogy in the News
Monday, October 18, 2004
 
Woman takes on feat of tracing history of black families
Tracing ancestry complicated because of slavery
However, King recently made a discovery that could help in her search. "In a little article, I found out who owned my grandfather," she said. She also has a tattered piece of newspaper from Buckingham County from the late 1920s with an obituary of her grandfather's brother, the slave of a doctor in the community. King said her next step is to research him. She also looks to white families for pieces of information about hers.
News Leader, Central Shenandoah Valley, Virginia
- posted by Mike Goad @ 10/18/2004 09:04:00 PM
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