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Author: Tammy_Willingham28
Surnames: Clevinger/Ellis
Classification: queries
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Hi There,
My name is Tammy Willingham and I am a descendant of the family you are referring to
(Sharon is a first cousin of mine, but we don't get the chance to communicate like I
would love too). I grew up listening to how Nigger Dan came up with my
great-great-grandparents from Kentucky from my grandfather whose mother was Lucy Ellis
Clevinger. My mother had been shown where his grave was located also at one time, but had
since forgotten (thanks for that bit of info so I can tell her to refresh her memory).
Anyway, what I wanted to say was it was in fact John Clevinger who finally put the stone
up for Dan.
From what I understood of the story is that he was given his chance
for freedom, but chose to stay with my g-g-grandparents.
If anyone has more info on the Ellis family, please feel free to forward it on to me.
I've been trying to research this portion of our tree for my mother.
Thanks!
Tammy Willingham
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