https://obituarieshelp.org/blog/?p=119 This is a blog dedicated to genealogy Wed, 08 Jan 2014 17:40:11 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 https://obituarieshelp.org/blog/?p=119&cpage=1#comment-1618 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 01:56:08 +0000 http://www.obituarieshelp.org/blog/?p=119#comment-1618 1940 census, Manhattan, Riley Co KS, has
Miles Woods 76 LA
Maude Woods 46 KS
Miles E Woods 19 KS
Hattie B Woods 17 KS
Freda Woods 16 KS
Lillian Woods 14 KS
Mable S Woods 9 KS
Earl Woods 8 KS
All are Negroes. All kids are well educated for their ages. Wife Maude has 4 years of college; father Miles has 8th grade education and was a truck driver for the city.

]]> https://obituarieshelp.org/blog/?p=119&cpage=1#comment-165 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:51:13 +0000 http://www.obituarieshelp.org/blog/?p=119#comment-165 One complication in American genealogy is peculiar system of racial classification that prevailed in the 19th and well into the 20th century. In many cases, persons of non-white ancestry were arbitrarily classed as “negro” even if they had no African ancestry. By the 1800′s, most native Americans east of the Mississippi were of mixed racial ancestry. It is not unusual for persons with blond or red hair and blue or gray eyes to be categorized as “Indian” in their community but classed as “negro” by authorities. In other words, “Indian” became more of a sociological rather than racial label. One area of investigation should be if any of Tiger Woods’ ancestors were listed in Shawnee or other tribal rolls.

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