The Significance of the Freedmen’s Bureau Records
June 16, 2015 By Thom Reed
From 1865 to 1872, the Freedmen’s Bureau helped tens of thousands of freed slaves build new lives, while documenting nearly every aspect of the post-Civil War experience. As a result, the Freedmen’s Bureau records are among the most valuable sources of information on African American genealogy. . .
From 1865 to 1872, the Freedmen’s Bureau helped tens of thousands of freed slaves build new lives, while documenting nearly every aspect of the post-Civil War experience. As a result, the Freedmen’s Bureau records are among the most valuable sources of information on African American genealogy. . .
Two decades after they married on a porch in late October 1843, Benjamin Manson and Sarah White walked proudly into the Tennessee Freedmen’s Bureau to renew their vows. Together they had had a grand total of 16 children, built a life despite living in different households, and weathered the conflict of the Civil War. Yet that day, April 19, 1866, was the first they were legally recognized as husband and wife.
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Marriage Certificate of Benjamin & Sarah White