Great Mother Julie’s home county was in Alabama
Posted July 20, 2016
Annie Shaw-Barnes, Ph.D.
Author and Speaker
Cultural Anthropologist
Family Specialist
Christian Church Specialist
Spousal Abuse Specialist
Racism Specialist
Hi everyone,
As you know, Conecuh County was where my great grandmother Julie was freed.
It was established by European Americans on February 13, 1818 and includes 853 square miles.
The county was both slave and free. The 1860 U. S free census recorded Conecuh County population as 10 “free colored” and 4,882 slaves. Though free, Great Grandmother Julie was probably not freed early enough to be included in this census of free colored. I was not able to find out for sure, but we know she was freed in 1861.
I enjoyed my vibrant Shaw family and found Great Grandmother Julie, especially interesting, though she is the only generation I have not met, for she reveals so much about what she learned in slavery, what we see today, and what could be beneficial to all of us.
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Posted July 20, 2016
Annie Shaw-Barnes, Ph.D.
Author and Speaker
Cultural Anthropologist
Family Specialist
Christian Church Specialist
Spousal Abuse Specialist
Racism Specialist
Hi everyone,
As you know, Conecuh County was where my great grandmother Julie was freed.
It was established by European Americans on February 13, 1818 and includes 853 square miles.
The county was both slave and free. The 1860 U. S free census recorded Conecuh County population as 10 “free colored” and 4,882 slaves. Though free, Great Grandmother Julie was probably not freed early enough to be included in this census of free colored. I was not able to find out for sure, but we know she was freed in 1861.
I enjoyed my vibrant Shaw family and found Great Grandmother Julie, especially interesting, though she is the only generation I have not met, for she reveals so much about what she learned in slavery, what we see today, and what could be beneficial to all of us.
Please join the conversation and follow me on:
Website: anniesbarnes.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/annie.barnes.56
Google: plus.google.com
Twitter: twitter.com/AnnieShawBarnes
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