tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562639907997889606.post4485777700986554352..comments2024-03-19T10:03:04.961-04:00Comments on Tangled Roots and Trees: Slave Name Roll Project: Tracing Descendants of Former SlavesSchalene Dagutishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10155315167291741937noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562639907997889606.post-5699915223568114662023-11-16T18:58:13.848-05:002023-11-16T18:58:13.848-05:00I am one of the Claytor's from Floyd VA. Minn...I am one of the Claytor's from Floyd VA. Minnie was my grandmother and Oscar was my father. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562639907997889606.post-46483493598946452942021-09-12T11:52:54.216-04:002021-09-12T11:52:54.216-04:00Thank you for the tip.Thank you for the tip.Schalene Dagutishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10155315167291741937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562639907997889606.post-22694362160236922562021-08-30T10:48:24.646-04:002021-08-30T10:48:24.646-04:00My fathers family has the last name menefee. From ...My fathers family has the last name menefee. From the research that o have done the name menefee is heavy i. Georgia and Alabama. If you want to look a little deeper maybe this will be a good start. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10403495959301443480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562639907997889606.post-16734731167118391862017-04-03T13:56:14.615-04:002017-04-03T13:56:14.615-04:00Whatever works! In my situation Harvey Claytor had...Whatever works! In my situation Harvey Claytor had legitimate children and children with at least one slave as proven by my DNA matches and documentation. These slaves were not related to Harvey Claytor biologically and I wanted to distinguish the difference, especially since the formerly enslaved fathers claimed responsibility for their children.Schalene Dagutishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10155315167291741937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562639907997889606.post-79091799956694708032017-04-03T10:20:05.551-04:002017-04-03T10:20:05.551-04:00I find it rewarding to follow through on the perso...I find it rewarding to follow through on the persons listed as slaves in the documents. I get to practice using my know how on a family I know nothing at all about. <br /><br />Even before you started the Slave Name Roll Project and I wrote about my ancestor James Sims, I had his slaves attached to him in my database which is on Rootsweb. It might not be an acceptable practice in genealogy but it was the only way I could think of to show the relationship. ~ CathyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com