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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, {{FSC|564176|item|disp=FS Library Film nos. 1,534,196 - 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, {{FSC|564176|item|disp=FS Library Film nos. 1,534,196 - 1,534,236}}. | ||
The Freedman’s Savings and Trust Records include birthplace, place brought up, residence, age, complexion, name of employer or occupation, spouse, children, father, mother, brothers and sisters, remarks, and signature. These records are found in {{FSC|133425|item|disp=Registers of Signatures of Depositors in Branches of the Freedman’s Savings and Trust Company, 1865—1874 FamilySearch Library Film nos 928,571 - 928,591.}}. An additional guide for Freedmen’s Bureau field office records is {{FSC|702586|item|disp=Preliminary Inventory of the Records of the Field Offices of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands: Record Group 105}} by Elaine Everly and Willna Pacheli, FamilySearch Library Book. Part 1 | The Freedman’s Savings and Trust Records include birthplace, place brought up, residence, age, complexion, name of employer or occupation, spouse, children, father, mother, brothers and sisters, remarks, and signature. These records are found in {{FSC|133425|item|disp=Registers of Signatures of Depositors in Branches of the Freedman’s Savings and Trust Company, 1865—1874 FamilySearch Library Film nos 928,571 - 928,591.}}. An additional guide for Freedmen’s Bureau field office records is {{FSC|702586|item|disp=Preliminary Inventory of the Records of the Field Offices of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands: Record Group 105}} by Elaine Everly and Willna Pacheli, FamilySearch Library Book. Part 1 includes Alabama-Louisiana and is titled, ''Preliminary inventory of the records of the field offices of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands : record group 105; pt. 01.'' '''''Online at:''''' {{FSDL|294566}}. Part 2 includes Maryland and South Carolina and is titled, ''Preliminary inventory of the records of the field offices of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands : record group 105; pt. 02.'' '''''Online at:''''' {{FSDL|321539}}. Part 3 includes Tennessee and Virginia and is titled, ''Preliminary inventory of the records of the field offices of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands : record group 105; pt. 03.'' '''''Online at:''''' {{FSDL|263792}}. | ||
Many of the Freedmen’s Bureau records are available online at: | Many of the Freedmen’s Bureau records are available online at: | ||