Researchers Roll Call--Check In

It is wonderful to see the members growing in this group. Perhaps this is a chance for us to check in and get to meet each other---so it's time for a Roll Call.
Indicate your name, the surnames you research, and your special genealogical areas of focus.

I will start it off:

My name: I am Angela Walton-Raji
Surnames: Walton, Bass, Young, Martin, Dollarhide, Bryant, Barr, Gamble (Gambrell), Houston, Talkington, Perry
Geographic Interest: Arkansas, Oklahoma, Mississipi, Tennessee
Research specialties:. African American, Afr-Native American, US Colored Troops, Freedman's Bureau
Websites:
African-NativeAmerican Genealogy Website
African Roots Podcast
Arkansas Freedmen
Choctaw & Chickasaw Freedmen

Replies to This Discussion

Permalink Reply by M. Henson on October 26, 2009 at 3:00pm

M. Henson

Surnames: Adams, Armstrong, Bunkley, Brumley, Bronson, Cannon, Etheridge, Ferrell, Henson, Holland, Lanier, Mitchell, Revels, Robertson, Seale, Simon, Walker, Weems

Geographic Interest: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas

Research Specialties: African American

Permalink Reply by Family Griot on October 27, 2009 at 8:16pm

Is that Revels as in Hiram Revels? Just curious. I come from a family of Alcornites! :)

Permalink Reply by Family Griot on October 27, 2009 at 8:12pm

My name: I am The Family Griot - Lanier
Surnames: Washington, Rounds, Thompson, Galmore, Lanier ,Callins/Callines/Callen, Smith, Mixon, Earls, Moore, Dickerson/Dickson/Dixon, McFarland, Henyard
Geographic Interest: Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Virginia, Carolinas, Mexico
Research specialties:. African American, Natchez, MS Adams Co., MS and Miss-Lou region genealogy
I've Been actively researching for about 2 years and like George Geder I'm also guided by the ancestors! :)
Websites:
The Family Griot Blog

Permalink Reply by Jennifer Campbell on November 7, 2009 at 6:57pm

My name: Jennifer Cotten Campbell
Surnames: Cotten, Alexander, Sanders or Saunders, Cain, Wallace, from the southwest part of Mississippi. Warren, Featherston, Koonce, Brassfield, Roberts from the western part of Tennessee
Geographic Interest: Pike, Amite, Lincoln, possible Adams, Franklin and Wilkinson, MS and Crockett, Haywood, Dyer of TN.
Websites:But Now I'm Found
Say My Name

Permalink Reply by Sultana Hasan (Walker) on March 5, 2012 at 3:55pm

My Name:Sultana Hasan

Surnames: Wadler, Walker, Harris, Mason, Phipps, Epps, Potts

Geographic Interests: Virginia; the counties of Sussex, Greensville, Mecklenburg, Brunwick...

Permalink Reply by Marion Woodfork Simmons on June 22, 2012 at 10:34pm

My name: Marion Woodfork Simmons

Surnames: Woolfolk, Woodfolk, Woodfork, Lewis, Hawkins, Shakespeare

Herbert,

Geographic Interest: Caroline County, Virginia and St. Mary's County, Maryland

Research specialties:Caroline County, Researching, documenting and preserving local history

Websites:
http://www.woodforkgenealogy.com

http://discoveringyesterday.wordpress.com/

Publications: Memories of Union High and Oasis in Caroline County, Virginia 1903-... (Woodfork Genealogy LLC). Finalist in the African American Non-Fiction Category of the 2012 National Indie Excellence Awars