by Toni | Mar 19, 2019 | Blog, Family History Research
I could not wait to take another look at “St. Paul A.M.E. Church, 1873-1987 114 Anniversary Celebration,” which I first went through in 2007 when my daughter and I visited Salt Lake City. At that time, I scanned through quickly for the name of my great great...
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by Toni | Feb 7, 2019 | Blog, Family History Research
Have you ever thought about how an old African American cemetery got started? It is usually hard to tell, but newspapers, libraries, and funeral homes are places you can start to find the history of a cemetery. I came across one such cemetery in Greenwood...
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by Toni | Jun 5, 2018 | Blog, Family History Research
When I moved to Greenwood, South Carolina, I had the opportunity to research the owner of Fairview Cemetery in 1919. It was important because I wanted to know if Beverly Vance (1832-1899) was buried there. He died in 1899. Fairview Cemetery 300 Holman Street,...
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by Toni | May 23, 2018 | Beyond the Basics, Blog, Family History Research
Greenwood, South Carolina has African American cemeteries that are properly cared for, but unfortunately there are several that have people born before 1870 buried in them. They are at risk of becoming illegible. Researching these internments has brought great joy to...
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by Toni | Feb 23, 2018 | Blog, Family History Research
Have You Researched the Freedmen’s Cemetery? Calvin Vance (1879-1940), son of Beverly Vance (1832-1899), was living at home at the time of Beverly’s death. He had died the year before the 1900 Census in 1899: Beverly’s place of burial has become a...
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