Gibson “Gib” Montgomery was born a slave around 1850 in Chattooga County, Georgia. Gib married Jane Harper on December 23, 1869 in Chattooga County and they had two sons before what descendants describe as a stormy marriage ended in divorce. When the 1880 census was taken in the Texas Valley area of Floyd County, Georgia, Gib Montgomery is described as Continue Reading »

Trying to prove a family’s oral history always is a tough assignment. In this case, we have relatives of Imer Lee Watts saying that she was born in Alabama, the daughter of Henry Watts and Allie Bowen. So far the records describing Imer Watts fall short of proving her father’s identity. Maybe you can help with this one. On March Continue Reading »

Maybe our readers can help fill-in some details about the ancestry of Roy Victor Jackson. According to his death certificate, Roy Victor Jackson, an African American, was born 6 Apr 1894 in Kansas City, Missouri and died there on 13 Nov 1942 from tuberculosis. Other records place is birth on 6 Apr 1892. The certificate also tells us that Roy’s Continue Reading »

Inventory and appraisal of the personal estate of Christopher J. Whaley made on 23 Feb 1859 in Charleston District, South Carolina.     

Dewey Jones died in 1849 in Sumter County, Georgia, leaving his wife, Sophia and their children: Wyatt, Russell, and Dudley.  Dewey’s estate was probated on 12 Feb 1849 in Sumter County and the court’s appraisal and sale of his personal property included ten slaves.  The document filed with the court is very helpful in stating who purchased the slaves from Continue Reading »