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The following records can help determine if an ancestor was born free or enslaved. | The following records can help determine if an ancestor was born free or enslaved. | ||
For records of the Underground Railroad, go to | For records of the Underground Railroad, go to [https://freedomcenter.org/freedomstations/ The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center] | ||
To make a slavery connection, you must first identify the enslaver, and then study the enslaver's records for clues to family information. About 15 percent of formerly enslaved persons took their last enslaver's surname. Sources for identifying the enslaver include Records of Ante-Bellum Southern Plantations from the Revolution Through the Civil War: Series A through N, [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/564176?availability=Family%20History%20Library FS Library Film nos. 1,534,196 through 1,534,236]. | To make a slavery connection, you must first identify the enslaver, and then study the enslaver's records for clues to family information. About 15 percent of formerly enslaved persons took their last enslaver's surname. Sources for identifying the enslaver include Records of Ante-Bellum Southern Plantations from the Revolution Through the Civil War: Series A through N, [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/564176?availability=Family%20History%20Library FS Library Film nos. 1,534,196 through 1,534,236]. | ||