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http://colorlines.com/archives/2013/01/10_things_django_wont_tell_you_about_slavery.html A special thank you goes out to cousin Rebecca Bibbs who linked this story on her fb page.

Our Oldest Living Relatives Sorry, I couldn't think of a tree connection to name this, I was going with rings around the tree but then that got ugly, so anyway here it is. This is a series I will continue to update. Please don't be offended if I forget your great grand etc, all you have to do is email me @ farrelwebb@gmail.com, and I will update it. This is my way of reminding everyone to cherish people while they are here, and a way to help us all connect with each other just in case the our branches are a little hidden. Relative Relation Alberta Downer Townes Alberta Towns  |brn:  Wilkes County 1st cousin 1x removed of husband of 3rd cousin 1x removed | Born: February 14, 1910 Elbert Huddleston |brn: Newton, MS| Husband Maternal Relation| Born:  August 20, 1912 UPDATE:  Passed away : January 2, 2015 Obituary:  http://farrelsblog.blogspot.com/2012/02/entry-into-upper-room.html ...

JULY BIRTHDAYS & CELEBRATIONS 1 Melvin Smith   Rose A. Jackson   Dennis Bull Dottin   Linda Pharr 2   3   4 Hiram Murphy 5 Kevin Alexander 6 Caron "The King" 7   8   9   10   11 Reginald Wynn   Ronald Wynn 12 Savon Epps 13   14   15   16 Kemi Nsentip 17 Darius Cade 18   19 Judy Murphy 20   21 Randy Ware 22   23   24   25   26 Clark Jones Jr. 27 Bridgette Boykin 28   29 Antoinette Webb 30  

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Today I decided to write about Juneteenth. Although I am Southern born and bred I did not know about this historical event until I was a junior in my International High School. So for your enjoyment here you are: Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States.  Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19 th that the Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger , landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free . Note that this was two and a half years after President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation - which had become official January 1, 1863 . The Emancipation Proclamation had little impact on the Texans due to the minimal number of Union troops to enforce the new Executive Order . However, with the surrender...

Oldest Living Person Dies in Japan at 116 By MARTIN FACKLER   NAHA, Japan — A Japanese man who was the world’s oldest living person, and the longest-lived man in recorded history, died Wednesday at the age of 116 at a hospital near the city of Kyoto.     Jiroemon Kimura, a retired postal worker who was born in 1897, and who worked before World War II in what was then the Japanese colony of Korea, died of natural causes in the city of Kyotango, local media said. He had been hospitalized for a month for pneumonia and blood-sugar problems, the reports said. In his final years, Mr. Kimura was widely quoted as advising people to “eat light to live longer,” attributing his own longevity to consuming only healthy food in moderate portions. Japanese media said he had seven children, 14 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and 15 great-great grandchildren, though they did not say if all were still alive. With Mr. Kimu...

Surprise! We are up to more than 16,000 relatives on our family tree.  I guess anyone who really thinks about it will realize they have more than 16,000 people to which they are related. However, how many of those people have documented evidence, hmmmmm?  Well, we do! Thanks to all of the people family and friends who have helped with stories, pictures, sharing their trees, and resources we are now up to more than 16,000 relatives, documented on the tree with more being added every day. Remember, we are always willing to add, edit and credit so get involved!