Pieces of Broken Glass
I have a message regarding my Glass relatives posted on the Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Ohio...(enter Augustine or Tarita in any of those forums to find them...I just a really interesting email that gives lots of info on the Glasses... that I think I'm connected to...please check it out if anyone thinks they might be able to add more, please contact me... the information is as follows:
1870 Woodsdale, Person, NC HH# 259/259
Alexander Gravit 24 VA
Alice 19 NC
Ellen 18 (sister, I think) NC/VA can't tell
1880 Cunninghams, Person, NC HH# 98/94
Alexander Gravatt 33 VA NC VA
Alice 26 NC NC NC
Mary E 6
Alexander 1
1900 Cunningham, Person, NC HH# 186/190
Alex Glass May 1836 m 22 yrs NC VA VA
Alice Nov 1849 12 ch 3 liv NC NC NC
Hattie Nov 1881 NC NC NC
Sandy Oct 1883 NC NC NC
Isabella Cole Oct 1891 gd NJ NC NC
Marry Mar 1894 gd NJ NC NC
Addie Aug 1895 gs NJ NC NC
Harriett Nov 1815 mother VA VA VA
Sandy Glass was b. 7 Oct 1883
1920 Mt. Union, Huntingdon, PA HH# 169/126
Sandy Glass 35 Laborer brickyard
Carrie 31
Ozy 13
Alice 12
Sandy Jr. 10
Alma 9
Carrie 7
Nesby 5
Ferna 4.2
Booker 2.5
Augustine 2.12
Everyone was b NC except Augustine
1930 92 Rose St. Mt. Union Huntington PA
Sandy Glass 46 age 1st marr 22
Carrie 42 17
Ozzy 24
Alice Martin 23 18 d
Sandy 21
Allen 19
Carrie 17
John 16
Fern 14
Booker 18
Angeline (spell) 10
Selma 9
Daniel 8
Lovesia 5
Ohed (spell) 3
1910 Cunningham, Person, NC
Alex Glass 65 Mu 2nd mar m 3 yrs
Fanny 34 Mu 2nd mar 4 ch 4 liv
Erma Paylor 12 Mu stepdaughter
Alexander Glass Jr. b. 14 Nov 1881
1920 Cunningham, Person, NC
Alexander Glass 1874 Mu
Martha 1884 B
Alice W. 1906 Mu
Jeannie G. 1908 "
Mary L 1909
Willie 1910
Ernest 1912
Irvine 1913
Herbert 1915
Augusta 1917
Collin 1919
1930 Cunningham, Person, NC HH# 99/99
Ellick Glass 49 age 1st marr 26
Martha 45 22
Alice N. 23
Willie 20
Earnest 18
Earlie 16
Herbert 14 Herbert Thomas 7 Aug 1915
Augusta 12 Augusta Marie 29 Apr 1917
Collie 10
Warren 8 Warren G. Harding 20 Nov 1920
Matilda 7 Matilda Loraine 7 Nov 1922
Cinderilla 5 Cynderilla 22 Sep 1924
Ossie S. 1.11
Mary Featherstone 21 19 daughter
Erma L. 1.6
Alexzande Glass b 1839 d 23 Nov 1934 Person NC
John Henry Glass b 1908 d 5 Jul 1987 Person NC
Martha A Glass b 1882 d 6 Apr 1939 Person NC
1910 Cunningham, Person, NC
Wilson Fuller 1873
Hattie 1875
Alex 1902
Henry 1903
Nannie 1905
Ruth 1906
Lillie 1907
1920 Cunningham, Person, NC HH# 167/167
Wilson Tuller (Fuller) 48
Hattie 39
Alexander 20
Henry 17
Nannie A. 15
Ruth L. 13
Lillie 12
Berman 6 28 May 1913
Johnnie 3
1930 Olive Hill Person NC HH# 26/27
Wilson Fuller 58 age 1st marr 25
Hattie 49 18
Ruth 24
John 13 John Henry 9 Oct 1918
Hattie E. 10 Hattie Erma 9 Mar 1920
Hazal 6 10 Jun 1923
Maxie gd 2.0 Maxie Juanita 20 Mar 1928
Henry 80 father
There is an Obed E. Glass, age 95, 43 Margaret St. Browns Mills, NJ. That's the only record I can find of anybody that even comes close.
It was very common for blacks to change their last names after the War, and then to change them again.