Copy of portrait of Leonard Wilson Roane.
Leonard Wilson Roane (8 September 1874-21 December 1912), the son of Patrick Henry Roane, Sr. and Susan Price, was born on 18 September 1874 in Varina, Henrico County, Virginia, United States. He married Julia Ella Bates on 1 April 1896 in Varina. They were the parents of two daughters Susan "Susie" Julia Roane and Ella Bates Roane. He later married Abigail "Abbie" Smith.
Leonard worked as a shipbuilding engineer in Newport News, Virginia, where he died on 21 December 1912.
He was the 4x great-grandson of Patrick Henry, Governor of Virginia and Revolutionary War Patriot.
Leslie Stainton tells the story of her ancestor who became an enslaver after first coming to the United States "impoverished". His family became so prominent, they were well known to author Margaret Mitchell, whose novel romanticizes Southern plantations of this era.
This is a facsimile of a letter written to Joseph P. Riley, Jr., Mayor of the City of Charleston, from Thomas Johnson, President of the Westchester Civic Association, inquiring about the installation of sidewalks along Seccessionville Road in the Westchester community.
Regiment: 115th United States Colored Troops
Company: F
Rank: Private
Enrollment date and place: 1 September 1864 in Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States
Veteran's death date and place: 20 July 1865 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Regiment: 109th United States Colored Troops Infantry
Company: H
Rank: Private; Corporal
Enrollment date and place: 16 May 1864 in Lebanon, Kentucky, United States
Veteran's death date and place: 30 September 1864 in Ashland, Kentucky, United States
Regiment: 108th United States Colored Troops Infantry
Company: F
Rank: Private
Enrollment date and place: 28 June 1864 in Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Discharge date and place: 21 March 1866 in Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States
Veteran's death date and place: 13 February 1895
123rd United States Colored Troops Infantry
Company: F
Rank: Private; Sergeant
Enrollment date and place: 24 September 1864 in Camp Nelson, Kentucky, United States
Veteran's death date and place: 16 September 1865 in Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Regiment: 79th United States Colored Troops;1st Kansas Colored Infantry
Company: B
Rank: Private
Mustered-in date and place: 10 August 1862 in Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States
Mustered-out date and place: 1 November 1862 in Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States
Copy of portrait of Lewis Matthews.
Lewis Matthews (1824-<1910), the son of his enslaver Drury Cook Matthews and the enslaved Darkiss (Dorcas), was born in 1824 in Edgefield County, South Carolina, United States. He married Martha Bottom who was born a free woman of color in 1843 in Edgefield County, South Carolina. Martha died in Pickens, Edgefield County, South Carolina between 1881 and 1890. Lewis and Martha Matthews were the parents of a large family.
Regiment: 109th United States Colored Troops Infantry
Company: H
Rank: Private Enrollment date and place: 30 June 1864
Veteran's death date and place: 9 August 1865 in Indianola, Texas, United States
Lisa Dean talks about delving into her family's history and learning about their impact on Louisiana history and their history of participating in the slave trade.
Regiment: 2nd South Carolina Colored Troops; 34th United States Colored Troops
Company: D
Rank: Private
Mustered-in date and place: 25 February 1864 at Fernandina, Florida, United States
Mustered-out date and place: 28 February 1866 at Jacksonville, Florida, United States
