Hello,
I'm looking for Benny and Lillie Lowe (possibly born Lillie Frazier in 1893) from Sumter Alabama. Benny was Black and Lillie is listed as mulatto & may have come from a local Indian tribe. I'm also looking for records on John and Fannie Swayne/Swain/Swan from VA I believe. Fannie was born in or around 1785. John may have been a Black immigrant from what is now Germany into the U.S, early 1700s but Fannie appears to have been Black/mulatto American. Any leads are appreciated. If my ancestry chart will help, here it is.
I think Lillie Lowe could be from a Native tribe. She's listed on genealogy sites as "mulatto" and the picture that I saw as a child appeared to be of a Native woman. What's the best way to learn more about Lillie & her family if she were from a tribe? Were Native Names "Americanized" in that time or if she was actually Native would she have a more traditional Native name?
"Sumter was formed Dec. 18, 1832, out of the main body of the lands in the State acquired at the treaty of Dancing Rabbit creek, and retains its original size save two ranges of townships set apart to Chocta in 1847Sumter was formed Dec. 18, 1832, out of the main body of the lands in the State acquired at the treaty of Dancing Rabbit creek, and retains its original size save two ranges of townships set apart to Chocta in 1847"
