Tag Archives: Stirling
Friend of Friend Friday: Slaves of Alexander Stirling
I found the above will in the Lewis Stirling Family Papers, archived at the Louisiana State University. The Stirling family, wealthy Louisiana planters, owned my third great-grandmother, Eliza Burton. I’ve been scrolling through the microfilmed documents hoping that they will … Continue reading
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Motivation Monday: My Weekly Genealogy Goals
With my children finally back in school, I can return my attention for at least part of the day to shaking my family tree. My cousin and I have made a lot of progress since we started searching together last … Continue reading
Follow Friday: Finding my Enslaved Third Great-Grandmother
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wNklqfgInw&feature=geosearch] Yesterday, I shared with you all that I’d found another generation of my family tree. I now know that Eliza Burton was my third great-grandmother, a slave on a plantation in Attakapas, Louisiana and was owned by a Dr. … Continue reading
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Treasure Chest Thursday: Another enslaved ancestor found!
“I desire to find my people.” That’s how my great, great-grandmother Tempy Burton begins her June 4, 1891 ad in the Southwestern Christian Advocate. Known simply as the Southwestern, this paper was started in 1877 and covered the African Methodist … Continue reading
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