African American Sites to Break Brick Walls I recently received
a phone call from a lady asking when Beginning Genealogy Classes
were starting up. After talking a little further to her, I
realized she could be teaching the Beginning Genealogy classes.
She had gotten her African American ancestors to the 1870
census, and like a lot of you, hit a brick wall. It was not
beginning classes she needed, but a few suggestions where to
look next and a whole lot of luck! Here are some tips (in no
particular order) on trying to get beyond that 1870 census: A.
While you are in the 1870 census, look for others with the same
surname in the same locale you are in. These names may prove
helpful in the future as they are probably related. But, when
you research slave history, I have been told that the last name
a lot of African Americans were given were the surname of the
plantation owner. So, the person with the same last name may not
necessarily be from YOUR family. And along those same lines,
YOUR ancestor’s brother or sis