Genealogists vs. the historians

Texas history. Genealogy. Goins, Goyens, Goings, Harmon, Petty, Sinclair, Jackson, Stark, Mize, Gibson, Simmons, Cofer, Haddock, Hooker, Jordan, Murchison, Talbot/Talbert, Melungeon, Lumbee, Croatan, Redbone, Brass Ankles, Black Ankle, Native American heritage.

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Trying to sort the Goins family Out

My dad once asked his Uncle, Farley Benjamin Goins about our family history. Great Uncle Farley laughed and said "You'll never figure it out." Hence this article on a soon-to-be published book about a former slave who changed his name to Henry Goings after escaping via the Underground Railroad. The memoirs were published by a small Canadian Press, not far from where Goings lived. I can't wait to read it!

http://bit.ly/xiKcWr

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