Category: DNA-13: The African Phoenix
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Announcement: 13th Proven Y-DNA Lineage
13. The African Phoenix The legend of the phoenix is a fascinating and ancient myth that has been told and retold by many cultures and civilizations. The phoenix is a mythical bird that symbolizes rebirth, immortality, and renewal. It is said to have a lifespan of hundreds or thousands of years, depending on the source,…
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Jesse Babb – An Enigma Wrapped in a Mystery Shrouded by Slavery (Part 2 of 2)
In part one of this story, we discussed Jesse’s life after slavery and discovered the drama that followed his death. In part two we will work to trace Jesse’s life in bondage. But tracking a former slave back from 1870 is a big challenge. In genealogy circles it is well known that this is the…
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Jesse Babb – An Enigma Wrapped in a Mystery Shrouded by Slavery (Part 1 of 2)
Jesse (aka Jasper) Babb appears in the 1870 & 1880 Census of Waynesville, Haywood County, North Carolina. He was an elderly Bi-Racial Male who was born in South Carolina about 1814. Jesse has been one of those lost Babbs with no apparent connection back to his life in slavery and the city he chose to…