Anita:

I have your William Eggleston, Jr in my family tree. I would be happy to
share info with you offline to save others readers from having to
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Diana Kercheval Bennett

Anita L. Henderson wrote:

>Anita L. Henderson
>Atlantic Guard Soldiers' Aid Society
><A HREF="http://www.agsas.org/">Atlantic Guard Soldiers Aid Society</A>
>GGgranddaughter of Robert Eggleston (1822-1910) born in Amelia County, Va the
>mulatto son of his owner William Eggleston (1794-1849) who escaped from
>slavery in MS and was a Texas cowboy on the Chisholm Trail and a farmer in Seguin
>County, TX.  He and his family migrated to OK and took part in the OK land rush
>in the panhandle, ultimately settling in Chickasha in 1893. His paternal
>grandfather was Major Joseph Eggleston (1754-1811), second in command of the VA
>militia under Lighthorse Harry Lee during the revolution.  I am currently
>working on the family geneaology with a couple of white cousins who are descended
>from William Eggleston, Jr. (1843-1909)  Robert's half brother.  They are first
>cousins, third removed to me.
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