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Anita: Interesting that you should mention this. My cousin Leonard Tabor has an ancestor who served as an aide to the future president Monroe when he was a young man. He was free and is a part of the Harris-Blackburn family in North Wilkesboro,NC. My mom's big brother married into the family in the very early 1930s and this is how I and my brothers are related to them. they are all very fair and some of them also have freckles. They have a large family reunion each year in late August-early September. Jane.
-----Original Message-----
>From: Anita Wills <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Jul 4, 2007 7:09 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: [VA-HIST] This forum-Now All in the Family
>
>Linda,
>I know of what you speak. My Uncle had blue eyes, and so did my maternal
>grandmother. Several of my aunts have red hair & Freckles. My daughter has
>auburn hair and Freckles (and was always trying to wash her freckles away).
>'There is a rainbow of people just in my family. I know that there are
>people on the list who belive that any history that is not kind is negative.
>As I mentioned previously, I cannot judge anyone, all I can do is give my
>opinion. God is the ultimate Judge (or Buddha or Allah, whoever you believe
>in), not me. Someone on the list tried to make a negative remark when I
>mentioned that my lines interesect with Geroge Washingtons. My ancestor,
>Mary Bowden was the granddaugther of William Monroe, President Monroes'
>Grandfather. She was born to the Mulatto daughter of William Monroe, who
>lived in his house, and carried the Monroe name. My understanding is that
>talking about race mixing and Virginia History is a no-no. It is the
>elephant in the room that no one wants to acknowlege.
>
>Anita
>
>
>>From: Linda Threadgill <[log in to unmask]>
>>Reply-To: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history
>> <[log in to unmask]>
>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Subject: Re: This forum-Now All in the Family
>>Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2007 13:20:19 -0700
>>
>>Anita,
>>As I have stated to one of the list members, when I look in the mirror I
>>wonder which ancestor(s) I resemble. Who am I most like personality wise,
>>etc. With mixed ancestry a person should find it difficult to choose a
>>favorite or to be angry with one because of circumstances you do not
>>understand or have incomplete information about.
>>
>>After doing DNA testing and finally being able to connect to a tribe in
>>Africa, I realized that my ancestors participated in slave trading and
>>continue today with enslaving their young women for religious purposes.
>>These are some of the reasons I have not participated in some of the
>>discussions about slavery. How can I condemn one and defend the other based
>>on race?
>>
>>Linda
>
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