Re: Becnels of color
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In reply to:
Becnels of color
2/23/99
Kim, there are two probabilities:
1.After the Civil War,Blacks were allowed to vote but were required to have a last name. Some already had surnames that were either the name of the property owner or the name of the father. Some chose their own last name after the war.
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2.Black children were fathered by a Becnel
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2.Black children were fathered by a Becnel
There is at least one group of Black Becnels living in California and several in Louisiana.
I think that your best shot would be to go back as far as you can in the baptismal records where the parent is listed. When you get back to pre-civil war records, I could probably help you some. I am haphazard at best lately with reading my e-mail, so please be patient and put BECNEL in the subject line.
I believe that I sent you some information that I had from my files a while back. Did you receive any of it?
I think that your best shot would be to go back as far as you can in the baptismal records where the parent is listed. When you get back to pre-civil war records, I could probably help you some. I am haphazard at best lately with reading my e-mail, so please be patient and put BECNEL in the subject line.
I believe that I sent you some information that I had from my files a while back. Did you receive any of it?Darlene