Baldwin County African-Americans

Freedman's Bureau The Freedman's Bureau was located in the Masonic Building. Headed by General Oliver O. Howard, the bureau served Baldwin, Putnam and Jasper counties. First agents were Thomas W. Wright, J. D. Rogers and Matthew R. Bell.

Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938
Carrie Mason Ferebe Rogers

BOOKS Garland, Emily Allen, Giving a Voice to the Ancestors ( historical book about Baldwin & Hancock Racial Mix Families: Ingram, Little, Fraley, Ellis, Allen, Butts, etc.) Adele Logan Alexander, Ambiguous Lives: Free Women of Color in Rural Georgia, 1789-1879 (Fayetteville: University of Arkansas Press, 1991).	MILITARY Charles Batton, Union Navy Sailor, Civil War Fred Smith, Union Navy Sailor, Civil War Allen Brantley received a federal pension for his work with Sherman's troops during the March to the Sea. Buffalo Soldiers
CEMETERIES Baldwin County Cemeteries CHURCHES/CLERGY Church Listings Clergy SCHOOLS Baldwin County Schools The Eddy School and Sallie Ellis Davis	Colored Odd Fellows 1889 RESEARCH AfriGeneasis a site devoted to African American genealogy, to researching African Ancestry in the Americas in particular and to genealogical research and resources in general. Christine's Genealogy Website Cyndi's List of Sites