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Slaves recorded in Family Bibles - American South

 

although it seems extremely ironic from our perspective today

it was not uncommon at all for families in the American South to record slaves in their family bibles.

Here are just a few:

 

https://www.familysearch.org/photos/gallery/album/615926

 

@Southern States Family History Research​ 

@United States Genealogy Research​ 

@Family Bibles​