The 1930 Census Dated April 2, 1930 In 1930 the Cleage family lived on the Old West Side in Detroit, Michigan. In this neighborhood everybody was identified as Neg(ro) in the 1930 Census. “The trickle of Black people living outside of Black Bottom would grow exponentially in the decade following the Sweet trials. By the … Continue reading The Cleages in the 1930s
Recently while looking through my tree for the Jackson Family of Autauga County, Alabama, which I have long suspected of being the slave holders for my maternal grandfather Mershell Graham’s family, I found the will and estate file for Crawford Motley Jackson who died in 1860. In the file I found my grandfather’s mother Mary … Continue reading Appraisement of the Negroes Belonging to the Estate of C. M. Jackson
Abraham Cleage/Abram Cleag – I have so much new information, waiting to be written up. Charles A. Cleage – I have his pension file and that of his widow, waiting to be written up. George Cleage George Cleage There were two, I have not written up this one yet. Philip Cleage He died of smallpox, but his … Continue reading The United States Colored Troops Statue, Washington DC
Finding my 2X great grandmother’s name – Clara (Hoskins) Green on Thomas Ray Allen’s death certificate made me realize that he was my great uncle. I had seen her name on my great grandmother Anna’s death certificate and on the family tree that my grandmother Pearl wrote out for me, but I had never heard … Continue reading Clara Hoskins Green – Thomas’ Mother
This is an introduction to Thomas Ray Allen. The other posts during the A to Z Challenge will expand on details mentioned here. Thomas Ray Allen was born into slavery about 1845 on Foster Ray’s plantation in Lebanon, Marion County Kentucky. Thomas’ mother, Clara was sixteen years old. His father’s name was Louis Allen. Two … Continue reading Thomas Ray Allen 1847 – 1907
Slave DaysC is for Cleage Bricks – About 1820Article of Agreement Between Sam Cleage and Overseer – 1834Bill of Sale for Bob, age 13 and Jim age 11 – 1843Jerry Cleage “…and a slave for life.” – 1841Elijah Hurst’s Will-1848Death of Sam Cleage – July 20, 1850 Athens, TNThe Death of Sam Cleage – part … Continue reading CLEAGES
This is my 4th year participating in the A-Z Challenge. I am writing about people who were born into slavery and lived to be free, and their descendants. Today I am going to write about my maternal grandfather’s friend Lowndes Adams. Lowndes parents were both born into slavery. He and his siblings were born free … Continue reading Ula Mae’s Uncle Lowndes Adams – Alabama & Detroit
For this year’s April A-Z Challenge I am blogging everyday using items taken from the letters written by my grandfather to my grandmother from 1907 to 1912, starting with “A” and moving right through the alphabet to “Z” during April. My grandmother, Pearl Doris Reed, was born in Lebanon, Kentucky in 1886. She was the … Continue reading P is for Pearl
For this year’s April A-Z Challenge I am blogging everyday using items taken from the letters written by my grandfather to my grandmother from 1907 to 1912, starting with “A” and moving right through the alphabet to “Z” during April. Address: Miss Pearl Reed, 2730 Kenwood Ave, City 3/30/’09 In my judgement, the weather today … Continue reading K is for Kenwood Ave.
This is a small undated Polaroid snap shot. I dated it by looking at other photos from that year that were dated. It was probably taken in the summer or early fall. I was 16 and would be a high school sophomore in the fall of that year. What were we reading about? I decided … Continue reading Reading the Paper