Comments for Christine's Genealogy Website http://ccharity.com Who are your people? Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:41:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Families reconcile, heal a history of slavery by MUHAMMAD ABDULLAH http://ccharity.com/families-reconcile-heal-a-history-of-slavery/#comment-6075 MUHAMMAD ABDULLAH Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:41:19 +0000 http://ccharity.com/?p=1001858#comment-6075 GOOD AFTERNOON.I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING SOME OF THE GUEST THAT PROFESSOR LOUIS GATES,JR. RESEARCHED ON " AFRICAN AMERICAN LIVES 1 -2 ."IN REGARDS TO OPRAH WINFREY ON THE 1870 CENSUS CONSTANTINE WINFREY IS LISTED IN CHOCTAW,MISSISSIPPI.IT ALSO HAS HIM LISTED AS CORESTON FINE ? I FOUND ON THE " SLAVE REGISTERS OF FORMER BRITISH COLONIAL DEPENDENCIES,1812 - 1834 ." " CELESTE FINE BORN ABOUT 1786.NATIONALITY -MOZAMBICAN-PLANTATION SLAVES - 1360 - 1713.COLONIAL -MAURITIUS.OWNER NAME:DME AMEE LEJUGE ROBILLARD." IS THIS OPRAH WINFREY'S FAMILY ? THANK YOU-dawah_ma_90221@yahoo.com-TAIF'TUL'ISLAM-P.O.BOX 338-COMPTON,CA.90223 GOOD AFTERNOON.I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING SOME OF THE GUEST THAT PROFESSOR LOUIS GATES,JR. RESEARCHED ON ” AFRICAN AMERICAN LIVES 1 -2 .”IN REGARDS TO OPRAH WINFREY ON THE 1870 CENSUS CONSTANTINE WINFREY IS LISTED IN CHOCTAW,MISSISSIPPI.IT ALSO HAS HIM LISTED AS CORESTON FINE ? I FOUND ON THE ” SLAVE REGISTERS OF FORMER BRITISH COLONIAL DEPENDENCIES,1812 – 1834 .” ” CELESTE FINE BORN ABOUT 1786.NATIONALITY -MOZAMBICAN-PLANTATION SLAVES – 1360 – 1713.COLONIAL -MAURITIUS.OWNER NAME:DME AMEE LEJUGE ROBILLARD.” IS THIS OPRAH WINFREY’S FAMILY ? THANK YOU-dawah_ma_90221@yahoo.com-TAIF’TUL’ISLAM-P.O.BOX 338-COMPTON,CA.90223

]]> Comment on An Ancestry of African-Native Americans by MUHAMMAD ABDULLAH http://ccharity.com/an-ancestry-of-african-native-americans/#comment-6054 MUHAMMAD ABDULLAH Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:04:47 +0000 #comment-6054 GOOD AFTERNOON.MY MOTHER IS CLEO ROBINSON.DAUGHTER OF H.J.ROBINSON AND MARY RICHARDSON.SHE WAS BORN 9-5-27 IN ATLANTA,TEXAS IN CASS COUNTY.I HAVE JUST FOUND MY GRANDFATHER H.J.ROBINSON AND HIS PARENTS ROBERT AND VINEY ROBINSON.. ON THE 1900 CENSUS IN GREGG,TEXAS. AS WELL AS JACKSON AND MALINDA ROBINSON.ON THE 1910 CENSUS JACKSON ROBINSON SAID HE WAS BORN IN INDIAN TERRITORY. ON THE 1880 CENSUS JACKSON ROBINSON IS IN GREGG,TEXAS.HE STATES THAT HIS PARENTS WERE FROM THE CHEROKEE NATION. ON THE 1850 CENSUS JACKSON ROBINSON IS IN THE HOUSEHOLD OF BENJAMIN ROBINSON AND FAMILY.IN BENTON,CONWAY.ARKANSAS. HOW DO I GO ABOUT VERIFY THIS INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE CHEROKEE NATION ? THANK YOU GOOD AFTERNOON.MY MOTHER IS CLEO ROBINSON.DAUGHTER OF H.J.ROBINSON AND MARY RICHARDSON.SHE WAS BORN 9-5-27 IN ATLANTA,TEXAS IN CASS COUNTY.I HAVE JUST FOUND MY GRANDFATHER H.J.ROBINSON AND HIS PARENTS ROBERT AND VINEY ROBINSON.. ON THE 1900 CENSUS IN GREGG,TEXAS. AS WELL AS JACKSON AND MALINDA ROBINSON.ON THE 1910 CENSUS JACKSON ROBINSON SAID HE WAS BORN IN INDIAN TERRITORY. ON THE 1880 CENSUS JACKSON ROBINSON IS IN GREGG,TEXAS.HE STATES THAT HIS PARENTS WERE FROM THE CHEROKEE NATION. ON THE 1850 CENSUS JACKSON ROBINSON IS IN THE HOUSEHOLD OF BENJAMIN ROBINSON AND FAMILY.IN BENTON,CONWAY.ARKANSAS. HOW DO I GO ABOUT VERIFY THIS INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE CHEROKEE NATION ? THANK YOU

]]> Comment on About My Father by Yvette Charity Peterson http://ccharity.com/my-father/#comment-5853 Yvette Charity Peterson Sat, 14 Jan 2012 03:34:29 +0000 http://wp.ccharity.com/?p=1001552#comment-5853 Hi! Most of those who would have remembered him were gone. He had 2 half sisters who were older than he. His father died in 1930 so he totally had no connection. Thanks to the "green book" we made the connection. I haven't been to a reunion for awhile but the ones I went to were nice and I met a lot of great cousins. Yvette Hi!

Most of those who would have remembered him were gone. He had 2 half sisters who were older than he. His father died in 1930 so he totally had no connection. Thanks to the “green book” we made the connection. I haven’t been to a reunion for awhile but the ones I went to were nice and I met a lot of great cousins. Yvette

]]> Comment on African Ancestry Tracing Goes Mobile with AfricanAncestry.com’s First Multi-City ‘We Are Africa’ Road Tour by Treacey Sadler http://ccharity.com/african-ancestry-tracing-goes-mobile-africanancestrycoms-first-multi-city-we-are-africa-road-tour/#comment-5196 Treacey Sadler Mon, 19 Dec 2011 23:53:06 +0000 #comment-5196 When are you coming to my town....Santa Monica, CA....Los Angeles, CA....Detroit, MI and Chicago, Illinois? When are you coming to my town….Santa Monica, CA….Los Angeles, CA….Detroit, MI and Chicago, Illinois?

]]> Comment on Pranas, Primus, Pymus, Primos and Primous – Adventures in census Searching by Leslie http://ccharity.com/pranas-primus-pymus-primos-and-primous-adventures-in-census-searching/#comment-4750 Leslie Wed, 30 Nov 2011 21:36:37 +0000 http://ccharity.com/?p=1001787#comment-4750 I'm also having issues trying to find relatives because of different spellings of their last name. We all know them as Humphries. But they're also listed as Humphrey/ Humphreys/ Humphrie. There is also a mixup with a Great x 4 Grandfather whose first name was Whiatt. But it can also be Wyat / Wyatt / Wiatt/ etc. Very frustrating! I’m also having issues trying to find relatives because of different spellings of their last name. We all know them as Humphries. But they’re also listed as Humphrey/ Humphreys/ Humphrie. There is also a mixup with a Great x 4 Grandfather whose first name was Whiatt. But it can also be Wyat / Wyatt / Wiatt/ etc.

Very frustrating!

]]> Comment on Pranas, Primus, Pymus, Primos and Primous – Adventures in census Searching by Lynne Taylor http://ccharity.com/pranas-primus-pymus-primos-and-primous-adventures-in-census-searching/#comment-4631 Lynne Taylor Fri, 25 Nov 2011 06:01:32 +0000 http://ccharity.com/?p=1001787#comment-4631 Wow, can totally sympathize with the misspelled names thing! I've been doing genealogy research for years now and have to keep getting more and more creative with spellings to find records. I just found one for an ancestor with surname "Ball" under "Paul" - do we need audio now to do our research? And is it just me or does anyone else find that Louisiana is absolutely the HARDEST state in which to find AA historical records? It's like impossible to get anything online. Thank goodness for Ancestry.com and the work that's been done to publish at least some of the information buried in Louisiana parish records. Speaking of Ancestry, I can evangelize a little now about their latest project in Beta called Mundia.com. It's awesome for building family trees and collaborating with current generations or anyone through social media platforms like Facebook. Very cool! Lynne Wow, can totally sympathize with the misspelled names thing! I’ve been doing genealogy research for years now and have to keep getting more and more creative with spellings to find records. I just found one for an ancestor with surname “Ball” under “Paul” – do we need audio now to do our research? And is it just me or does anyone else find that Louisiana is absolutely the HARDEST state in which to find AA historical records? It’s like impossible to get anything online. Thank goodness for Ancestry.com and the work that’s been done to publish at least some of the information buried in Louisiana parish records. Speaking of Ancestry, I can evangelize a little now about their latest project in Beta called Mundia.com. It’s awesome for building family trees and collaborating with current generations or anyone through social media platforms like Facebook. Very cool!

Lynne

]]> Comment on African Ancestry Tracing Goes Mobile with AfricanAncestry.com’s First Multi-City ‘We Are Africa’ Road Tour by Belly http://ccharity.com/african-ancestry-tracing-goes-mobile-africanancestrycoms-first-multi-city-we-are-africa-road-tour/#comment-4361 Belly Sun, 06 Nov 2011 21:36:16 +0000 #comment-4361 African Ancestry has launched a new admixture test called myDNAmix. This test will tell you what percentage of African, Native American, European, Indian, or East Asian ancestry you have. African Ancestry has launched a new admixture test called myDNAmix. This test will tell you what percentage of African, Native American, European, Indian, or East Asian ancestry you have.

]]> Comment on I Dream Dead People by Amanda http://ccharity.com/i-dream-dead-people/#comment-4296 Amanda Thu, 03 Nov 2011 01:36:04 +0000 http://ccharity.com/?p=1001732#comment-4296 Thats not true at all...ive dreamt of a dead girl on the beach...she killed herself by cutting her wrists. I dont know her for the life of me...i hugged her because she was crying and told her everythong would be okay and I woke up...i dreamt this about a year ago Thats not true at all…ive dreamt of a dead girl on the beach…she killed herself by cutting her wrists. I dont know her for the life of me…i hugged her because she was crying and told her everythong would be okay and I woke up…i dreamt this about a year ago

]]> Comment on Pranas, Primus, Pymus, Primos and Primous – Adventures in census Searching by Carolyn Betts http://ccharity.com/pranas-primus-pymus-primos-and-primous-adventures-in-census-searching/#comment-4248 Carolyn Betts Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:19:23 +0000 http://ccharity.com/?p=1001787#comment-4248 I feel your pain....I'm also somewhat of an amateur searching the census although off and on I've been dabbling in them since the 1980s. I was so glad to hear that your older relatives recalle stories of ancestors who lied to Census takers. I thought I was "nuts" when I found census records with such a variety of ages for my great grandparents. And the names.....would you believe...I looked for a great uncle whose name was Stanhope Harris, under the name "Starbuck"...I'm sure somebody needed a caffeine shot of Starbuck coffee when they transcribed that one. Also, how many ways can you spell my great great grandmother's name Salina, or is it Slina or Celina, or just Lina. For someone with a mind that likes to line up things logically and analytical...the Census gives me the shonuff blues....anyway I enjoyed your message and be encouraged....I gave up on Ancestry.com years ago, but I may give it another try. CB I feel your pain….I’m also somewhat of an amateur searching the census although
off and on I’ve been dabbling in them since the 1980s. I was so glad to hear that
your older relatives recalle stories of ancestors who lied to Census takers. I thought
I was “nuts” when I found census records with such a variety of ages for my
great grandparents. And the names…..would you believe…I looked for a great
uncle whose name was Stanhope Harris, under the name “Starbuck”…I’m sure
somebody needed a caffeine shot of Starbuck coffee when they transcribed that one.
Also, how many ways can you spell my great great grandmother’s name Salina, or
is it Slina or Celina, or just Lina. For someone with a mind that likes to line up things
logically and analytical…the Census gives me the shonuff blues….anyway I enjoyed
your message and be encouraged….I gave up on Ancestry.com years ago, but I
may give it another try.

CB

]]> Comment on Pranas, Primus, Pymus, Primos and Primous – Adventures in census Searching by William Durant http://ccharity.com/pranas-primus-pymus-primos-and-primous-adventures-in-census-searching/#comment-4031 William Durant Tue, 11 Oct 2011 22:19:12 +0000 http://ccharity.com/?p=1001787#comment-4031 What a great discovery and lesson for the rest of us! By the way, I volunteer-index names from 18th- and 19th-century South Carolina Estate Inventories (property listings of the deceased for probate purposes) for lowcountryafricana.com in partnership with footnote.com (now Fold3.com). I've encountered and indexed "Primus" multiple times. Plantation owners gave their slaves names from mythology or history, Latin, or made them up, as you no doubt know. A Google search yielded several meanings for Primus, including, among other things, first or primitive. Considering the mindset, the latter meaning probably was intended. I've also indexed a large number of slaves named Nero, Ceasar, Pompey, Titus, Hector, Cato, Hamlet and Cleopatra. Regarding various spellings: many document recorders wrote down what they thought they heard, and others were just poor spellers. Your experience also shows it pays to look at the original document for yourself. What a great discovery and lesson for the rest of us! By the way, I volunteer-index names from 18th- and 19th-century South Carolina Estate Inventories (property listings of the deceased for probate purposes) for lowcountryafricana.com in partnership with footnote.com (now Fold3.com). I’ve encountered and indexed “Primus” multiple times. Plantation owners gave their slaves names from mythology or history, Latin, or made them up, as you no doubt know. A Google search yielded several meanings for Primus, including, among other things, first or primitive. Considering the mindset, the latter meaning probably was intended. I’ve also indexed a large number of slaves named Nero, Ceasar, Pompey, Titus, Hector, Cato, Hamlet and Cleopatra. Regarding various spellings: many document recorders wrote down what they thought they heard, and others were just poor spellers. Your experience also shows it pays to look at the original document for yourself.

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