I am trying to confirm whether my free-person-of-color ancestors in and around Northampton County, N.C., emigrated there from Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic around 1800. Of particular interest are what I believe to be familial ties to the well-respected Robertses of Northampton County. It appears that my maternal line descends from John Roberts, born…

I have done a lot of research into my family’s Madagascar ancestry, but I want help understanding how my mother’s family got to America. I understand that there were only five ships that legally came from Madagascar to the Colonies and that the slaves from there were obtained by a member of the House of…

I have always been told by my grandfather Ruben Lavelle Ingram Jr. that his grandmother, Zula Bell Harry, was Native American. However, no one has provided any Dawes Roll registration for her, or even a tribe. I suspect she may actually be African American, but I would like to learn more about her, including whether…

The earliest record I have for my great-grandparents is a marriage license dated 1867. The marriage takes place in Shelby County, Ala. My great-grandmother Louvenia Pierce was born in Georgia. My great-grandfather Archie Brown was born in North Carolina. In 1900 they became Morrisons. I have used Ancestry.com, FamilySearch, MyHeritage and Fold3. Is there some local Alabama…

I have a question about my grandmother Ola Mae Waters, who was born in September 1937 and passed in May 1977 in a Georgia nursing home or hospital. Her children went into foster care before her sister received custody of them. My mom and her siblings attended her funeral. However, the state has no death certificate. I…