Are you looking for the maiden name and/or a marriage record of your African American ancestor? Here is an example from a pension file. Joseph Chestang indicated that he married Martha A. Duncan three years before the Civil War, and, said that there was no record of his union. In 1899 Martha also indicated that they were married before the Civil War and that there was no public or church record of the marriage.
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CategoriesAuthorI am a professional genealogist specializing in tracing the lives of African Americans. I earned my Ph.D. in history from the University of Alabama. |