Because of a lack of record keeping during the slavery era, tracking African American ancestry is a challenge. But a report ...
An East Texas Genealogical Society project is working ... Researchers trace the family histories using historical records like Slave Schedules, probate documents and tax records, then group ...
AUSTIN, Texas — For Sue Spears ... "We have people that were enslaved, that lived through slavery and emancipation. We have Civil War soldiers." As East Austin gentrifies, Spears feels an ...