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African-American

A Virtual Cemetery created by Grant W Sullivan

11 memorials

My Ancestry appears to entirely Caucasian Western European, researched as far back as the 1st Century AD Roman Empire. However, a number of my relatives married, or partnered intimately with, people of African, African-American, and African-Native American descent. Among the Living, this includes myself, and at least 1 1st cousin, a child of a 1st cousin, and a 2nd cousin, as part of the Living today. But a number of deceased relatives also married, or partnered with, people of African descent, and there are a fair number of deceased relatives. Sadly, some of the relatives were the product of forced sexual relationships during the period of Legalized U.S. Slavery. All that is most unfortunate, but a fact we have to live with as it can't be denied.This includes the descendants of cousin US President Thomas Jefferson and his wife's half-sister / slave-mistress Sally Hemmings. I am also a cousin to Thomas Jefferson's wife, but not a cousin to Sally. Sally was 1/4 African-American.This Virtual Cemetery includes "Roots" Author Alex Haley (via his mother), and World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Muhammad (sp?) Ali (Cassius Clay, Jr.).I have included Sally Hemmings, though not a cousin, because she was a Mistress of my cousin Thomas Jefferson, and the Mother of a number of children by him. Therefore, her children are all my cousins, which makes her the Mother of my cousins.I have included Singer / Performer Michael Jackson because he was at one time married to my cousin Lisa Marie Pressly.I have included Ennis Cosby because both of his parents are my distant cousins, via BALDIN, and HANKS families.

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Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, USA

Plot info: Sec 7 Plot 309

Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Plot info: Great Mausoleum, Holly Terrace, Sanctuary of Ascension, Distinguished Memorial – Sarcophagus 9, Crypt A. This mausoleum is private and locked to the general public.