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Re: Mack Curry
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Madaline Preston <[log in to unmask]>
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Research and writing about Virginia genealogy and family history." <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 7 Nov 2016 09:39:41 -0500
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Exactly, now did Mack become a free black?  I haven't found anything on
Ancestry prior to the 1870 census for Mack and wife, Miranda.
m. preston

On Fri, Nov 4, 2016 at 8:05 PM, Selma Stewart <
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> The question is have you located Mack Curry in any of the census records
> prior to 1870 such as 1860 and 1850..identified by name..this would mean he
> would have been classified as a "Free Black".  At that point you would have
> to determine how he became Free..either by birth (meaning his mother was
> Free) or emancipated by Will or Deed.
>
>
> Have you found him identified by name on a census or any other records
> prior to 1865.
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> Selma Stewart
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> Subject: Re: [VA-ROOTS] Mack Curry
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> By the 1870 and 1880 censuses, all African Americans were free.
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> Thank you! Leslie Anderson, MSLSReference LibrarianAlexandria
> LibrarySpecial Collections Branch717 Queen StreetAlexandria, VA
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>  -----Original Message-----
> From: "Madaline Preston" <[log in to unmask]>
>  Sent: Friday, November 4, 2016 1:31pmTo: [log in to unmask]
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> Subject: [VA-ROOTS] Mack CurryMack Curry, born 1824, and wife Miranda are
> listed on the 1870 census forPort Republic, Virginia. Blacks....living
> between mostly white familieson a street.By 1880 he was a land owner in
> Ashby District, Rockingham County.Mr. Curry must have been a free black.
> Any info on his heritage would bewonderful.M. PrestonTo subscribe, change
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