By: Ancestry Research Rocks

Ancestry Research Rocks — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 15:13:24 +0000

That’s neat that he’s found so much about his ancestors.I subscribed to Ancestry.com,and a few weeks ago after Googling an ancestors name, discovered that Brigham Young personally sent my ancestors from Illinois to Utah.I found that MY ancestors were part of The Donner Party that perished and resorted to cannibalism. I also read that when part of the family was in Georgia, they deeded part of a cemetery that they owned to a Black Church,and allowed Black people that were already buried to remain buried, and also allowed their family to be buried there, which was not common in those days. My great aunt told me that her grandparents had “help”,and when the family came from Ga to Ut,the help chose to come with them,because they were treated well, and if they went to another family, they may not have been treated well. While I realize this was norm,to “own” people, It’s not something I’m proud off.

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