My work in Family History has taught me many things. One of them is that any action we take or work we do could effect the lives of others, possibly for generations to come. Many of these events never make the history books, and they do not happen for every family, but they happen often enough that I know that this principle is true. One of these events involved my third great grandfather, Joshua Seale. Little did he know that a random act of kindness, and the cooperation of his son Lewis and a slave named Richard, would have an effect on the lives of people for over 150 years.
I invite you to come on a journey with me, to explore the life of a man named Joshua Seale. Born on the cusp of the American Revolution, he lived 89 years, saw amazing changes in his world, and lived a life full of family, church, and new beginnings. Along the way, we will talk about Mississippi and Texas history, techniques you can use to find your own family history, and how you can get to know your own ancestors by reading the records they left behind.
Join me as we leave behind the problems of today and dive into the world of yesterday, when a when a baby boy was born to a mother named Ellender, when whispers of revolution were on the air, and history was being made!