Comments on: A Breakthrough! The Fendricks Family

By: Effie Blanche Fendricks and Slavery Ties « Reclaiming Kin

Effie Blanche Fendricks and Slavery Ties « Reclaiming Kin — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 01:39:32 +0000

[...] Mike and Jane Eliza, migrated to Tennessee by 1880 and all I knew was that they were from Alabama. My journey to find out what county in Alabama was very similar to Luckies–it was more about using my skills now to reassess information [...]

By: Michael Hait

Michael Hait — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:54:46 +0000

Robyn -

Great breakthrough & even better that it was in D. C. – no need to travel down south for this one!

(Also remember that the slaves in D. C. would have been likely to have the same tendency NOT to use the slaveowner’s name as you find in Maryland.)

Talk to you soon!
Michael

By: taneya

taneya — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 16:21:45 +0000

that is excellent!

By: Luckie

Luckie — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 13:43:38 +0000

Breakthrough indeed Robyn! As we have both come to know, the Ancestors will work it out for us!

Congrats! Congrats! Congrats!:-)

Luckie.

By: Renate

Renate — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 03:39:39 +0000

Congratulations, and thanks for all the great tips!

By: msualumni

msualumni — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 03:00:14 +0000

You’re so thoughtful, thank you George for your kind comments. That photo was taken in the late 70s when my grandmother was in her 50s. She was so wonderfully outrageous..she actually had a bikini on in that photo!
I hope my tip about Drew University for your Jeter line turns up some new tidbits for you…..I can’t wait to read your update.

By: George Geder

George Geder — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 01:02:12 +0000

Wow! Congrats on your breakthrough!

Now, when was that picture of Mattie Mae Springer taken?
It appears to have been taken in the 60s, 70s or later; which would make her at least 40 yrs old. To my eyes, she looks to be in her in her 20s! That’s a compliment.

Anyways, that’s a good research tip about the ‘neighbor chart’. Record the names!

Most of us know to look several census pages before and after to see if there are any possible Ancestors, but do we actually write the names down as a matter of course?

Thanks for the tip!

Peace,
“Guided by the Ancestors”