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Christine's Archive
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My ggrandfather, James M Goode said he was born a slave on a plantation in Richmond, Va, about 1840. He said his father owned the plantation and he could read and write. In the 1880 census, he and his wife and children are listed in Charlotte, N.C. His brother Robert R Goode is listed in the 1920 and 1930 census in Jacksonville, Fla. Robert's birthplace is given as Georgia. Ggrandpa said that he and his brother had different fathers, one white and one black. How can I find g grandpa before 1880? The 1880 census indicates his oldest child, 5 yrs is born in Ga. I know he helped establish Simpson M.E. church around 1866. Thank you for any suggestions, Doris Jones Doris, First of all thank you so much for the inquiry. In the 1850 Richmond VA Census there are quite a few free African Americans living there, all of them being born in VA. I would write to the Richmond VA Genealogical Society as well as the Clerk of Courts in the County to try and obtain any Wills/Inventories of the Surname Goode who lived in the area. Also, when you look at the 1850 Census for Richmond, VA I would try to compare the Goode names with the later census records to see if possibly any of these people had moved to North Carolina at one point, that way you can narrow it down to who is family and who is not. I did check the 1840 Richmond Census records and listed are both a Rachel and a Lucy Goode who owned quite a few young male slaves. And, in the 1860 census there is an African American Rachel with 5 young children. One more time consuming suggestion is to write letters with specific information to all Goode families in the Charlotte area, you never know what you might find. James may have not been in the 1870 census for the mere fact that he was in between moves from VA to GA to NC. Quite possibly he stayed with family during that time. The Library of Virginia holds a wealth of information and most records can be borrowed through interlibrary loan. I hope this can be of some assisstance in your search. Good Luck!! Do you have a question for Christine? If you would like to submit your brick wall question, you can send Christine an email message at askchristine@africanaheritage.com! |
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