Most African-Americans were not listed in census records before 1870. Genealogy detective Jackie Jeffers Gant will examine alternative documents to help dismantle this “brick wall” one brick at a time.
Jackie Jeffers Gant is a native of Person County, NC and grew up in Winston-Salem, NC. She has deep roots in the Lawson Chapel Church area and Roxboro township. The journey to “marry” oral history with documentation is her mission, ministry, and passion.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Most African-Americans were not listed in census records before 1870. Genealogy detective Jackie Jeffers Gant will examine alternative documents to help dismantle this “brick wall” one brick at a time.
Jackie Jeffers Gant is a native of Person County, NC and grew up in Winston-Salem, NC. She has deep roots in the Lawson Chapel Church area and Roxboro township. The journey to “marry” oral history with documentation is her mission, ministry, and passion.
LOCATION:Person County Public Library\, 319 S. Main St Roxboro\, North Carolina 27573 CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR