Reviewing a Book Review A few days ago, I got an email from a friend who has become a leader in the field of researching African American family histories, up to and beyond the “brick walls” of slave lists that…
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Science May Enable Reparations
Tagged with: African Americans, Alondra Nelson, Ancestors, DNA, genealogy, Reparations, Sharon Morgan, The Social Life of DNA
Posted in Ancestry, Discovery & Personal Reactions, Historic Harms, Research Adventures
Posted in Ancestry, Discovery & Personal Reactions, Historic Harms, Research Adventures
Linked Through Slavery–The Last Furman Slave Owner
This is the final post in my series of three on the connection of my father’s family to slavery —a 110-year legacy— and my search for African American descendants whose ancestors toiled on my family’s plantations in South Carolina. This…
Tagged with: 1830s-1870s, Abraham "Able" Taylor, African Americans, Ancestors, Anderson Bates, Carrie Anderson, Chaila Dankins, Charles Manning Furman, Cherrydale, Civil War, Dora Bates Owens, Ed Ownens, Ella Harriet Batles, Emma Furman, Essie Bates Perrin, Fairfield County, Furman University, George Furman, Greenville SC, Henry J. Furman, Herbert Perrin, I.K. Furman, J>K> Furman, James C. Furman, James Fisher, James Furman, James Montgomery, James Taylor, John Furman, Lewis Evans, Liddie Bates, Lydia Saunders Taylor, Maria A Furman, Marshall Bates, Nat Bates, Prince Taylor, Providence, Ria Bates, Richard Furman, Samual Furman, Sharon Morgan, Smith Bates, Sumter County, Thomas Bates, Thomas F. Furman, Trina Roach, Viola Furman, William Furman, Willie Bates, Winnie Bates
Posted in Ancestry, Connecting Across Families, Contemporary (1970- present), Cooperation: Assistance, Discovery & Personal Reactions, Enslaved People, Historic Harms, Racism
Posted in Ancestry, Connecting Across Families, Contemporary (1970- present), Cooperation: Assistance, Discovery & Personal Reactions, Enslaved People, Historic Harms, Racism
Linking through the Internet: A Miracle
My internet connection had been down all day. I was beginning to get very perturbed—for a lot of reasons. One was that author and genealogist Sharon Morgan was going to help me scour the internet to look for possible linked…
Tagged with: Dr. Samuel Furman, James C. Furman, Sharon Morgan, Trina Roach
Posted in Cities, Connecting Across Families, Contemporary (1970- present), Cooperation: Assistance, Discovery & Personal Reactions, Enslaved People, General, Linked Descendants, North America, Plantations, Research Adventures, Slaveholders, Slavery, Support & Harmony
Posted in Cities, Connecting Across Families, Contemporary (1970- present), Cooperation: Assistance, Discovery & Personal Reactions, Enslaved People, General, Linked Descendants, North America, Plantations, Research Adventures, Slaveholders, Slavery, Support & Harmony
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