This book " ... is a biography or partial history of the Freed and other Families ... who are in direct lineage of Jacob A[nglemoyer] Freed, of Elroy (formerly Franconiaville), Pa., ... and his descendants up to 1922 and part of 1923 of Johannes [John] Fried."--P. 15. Jacob Anglemoyer Freed, son of Joseph and Anna (Anglemoyer) Freed, was born 5 July 1851 on the family homestead " ... situated mostly in Franconia Township and partly on both sides of the North Branch of the Perkiomen Creek ... "--P. 46. in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. He married Lydia Lewis, daughter of Aaron Lewis of Franconia Township, on 4 January 1873. She died 20 August 1918. The arrival date of ancestor Johannes Fried, later know as John, in America is unknown. On 8 April 1724 he purchased land in " ... Van Bebber, now Skippack Township, in the vicinity of Lucon [Montgomery County, Pennsylvania] ... He died December 21st, aged 62 years, and is buried at the Lower Skippack Mennonite Meetinghouse."--P. 15. John Fried's wife's name, as listed in his will, was Christina. Descendants lived in Pennsylvania and else where.

Abraham Freed (1817-1865) married Mary Singer and lived in Bridgville, Delaware. Descendants lived in Delaware, Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio, Illinois and elsewhere.

First published in 1956, Proud Shoes is the remarkable true story of slavery, survival, and miscegenation in the South from the pre-Civil War era through the Reconstruction. Written by Pauli Murray the legendary civil rights activist and one of the founders of NOW, Proud Shoes chronicles the lives of Murray's maternal grandparents. From the birth of her grandmother, Cornelia Smith, daughter of a slave whose beauty incited the master's sons to near murder to the story of her grandfather Robert Fitzgerald, whose free black father married a white woman in 1840, Proud Shoes offers a revealing glimpse of our nation's history.

Johannes Detweiler was born August 24, 1721. He married Anna Reiff November 1, 1744. He was a merchant in Perkiomen Twp. and owned a 200 acre farm near Rahns, Pennsylvania. He died December 9, 1806. Descendants live mainly in Pennsylvania, with some in other locations in the United States and Canada. Includes Alderfer, Benner, Cassel, Detweiler, Detwiler, Hallman, Hansicker, Landis, Moyerl, Ziegler and related families.

The bibliographic holdings of family histories at the Library of Congress. Entries are arranged alphabetically of the works of those involved in Genealogy and also items available through the Library of Congress.

The landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision Dred Scott v. Sandford, in which the slave Dred Scott was denied freedom for himself and his family, raised the ire of abolitionists and set the scene for the impending conflict between the northern and southern states. While most people have heard of the Dred Scott Decision, few know anything about the case's namesake. In this meticulously researched and carefully crafted biography of Dred Scott, his wife, Harriet, and their daughters, Eliza and Lizzie, award-winning children's book author Gwenyth Swain brings to life a family's struggle to become free. Beginning with Dred's childhood on a Virginia plantation and later travel with his masters to Alabama, Missouri, Illinois, and the territory that would become Minnesota, this "family biography" vividly depicts slave life in the early and mid-nineteenth century. At Fort Snelling, near St. Paul, Dred met and married Harriet, and together they traveled with their master to Florida and then Missouri, finally settling in St. Louis, where the Scotts were hired out for wages. There they began marshalling evidence to be used in their freedom suit, first submitted in 1846. Their case moved through local and state courts, finally reaching the U.S. Supreme Court in 1857. But the Court's decision did not grant them the freedom they craved. Instead, it brought northern and southern states one step closer to the Civil War. How did one family's dream of freedom become a cause of the Civil War? And how did that family finally leave behind the bonds of slavery? In Dred and Harriet Scott: A Family's Struggle for Freedom, Swain looks at the Dred Scott Decision in a new and remarkably personal way. By following the story of the Scotts and their children, Swain crafts a unique biography of the people behind the famous court case. In the process, she makes the family's journey through the court system and the ultimate decision of the Supreme Court understandable for readers of all ages. She also explores the power of family ties and the challenges Dred and Harriet faced as they sought to see their children live free.

A 2022 Pulitzer Prize finalist and former Wall Street Journal writer exhaustively examines his family's legacy of post-enslavement trauma and resilience, in this riveting memoir--a soulful, shocking, and spellbinding read that blends the raw power of Natasha Tretheway's Memorial Drive and the insights of Clint Smith's How the Word is Passed. I Am Nobody's Slave tells the story of one Black family's pursuit of the American Dream through the impacts of systemic racism and racial violence. This book examines how trauma from enslavement and Jim Crow shaped their outlook on thriving in America, influenced each generation, and how they succeeded despite these challenges. To their suburban Minnesotan neighbors, the Hawkinses were an ideal American family, embodying strength and success. However, behind closed doors, they faced the legacy of enslavement and apartheid. Lee Hawkins, Sr. often exhibited rage, leaving his children anxious and curious about his protective view of the world. Thirty years later, his son uncovered the reasons for his father's anxiety and occasional violence. Through research, he discovered violent deaths in his family for every generation since slavery, mostly due to white-on-Black murders, and how white enslavers impacted the family's customs. Hawkins explores the role of racism-triggered childhood trauma and chronic stress in shortening his ancestors' lives, using genetic testing, reporting, and historical data to craft a moving family portrait. This book shows how genealogical research can educate and heal Americans of all races, revealing through their story the story of America--a journey of struggle, resilience, and the heavy cost of ultimate success.