Enslaved people of African descent did not have surnames. Freed men and women adopted the surnames of their former owners. It was common practice for a freed person to adopt the surname of a historically prominent person.
Enslaved people of African descent did not have surnames. Freed men and women adopted the surnames of their former owners. It was common practice for a freed person to adopt the surname of a historically prominent person.
Enslaved people of African descent did not have surnames. Freed men and women adopted the surnames of their former owners. It was common practice for a freed person to adopt the surname of a historically prominent person.
Enslaved people of African descent did not have surnames. Following their emancipation, freed men and women adopted the surnames of their former owners. It was common practice for a freed person to adopt the surname of a historically prominent person. A CASE STUDY (Based on Military and Probate Records)
Thomas Goode, Martha Goode, Theodore Stanley
and The Graham Family THE RAGLAND FAMILY Kelly, William and John (Information Discovered in Military Records)
NAMES OF HISTORICALLY PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS
Hush, Hush, Somebodys Calling My Name (A Negro Spiritual)
LECTURE NOTES COMMONLY HELD BELIEFS:
A CASE STUDY: Military Records
Probate Records
THE RAGLAND FAMILY
THE NAMES OF HISTORICALLY PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS
Like The Pine Trees Lining the road, Ive Got A Name NWritten by Norman Gimbel & Charles Fox Recorded by Jim Croce