“He didn’t own his land,” Sheffey said of Chance. The chances were high he was living on his last enslaver’s land.”They were new names to me, even though we share blood. Chance, who had been unemployed for six months and had $170 worth of personal belongings, was Chance Abrams, my great-great-great grandfather. My knowledge of my own family history had previously ended a few generations after him, with the names of my grandparents. I was unaware of the rest of my family history and wanted to learn more.

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Persons: Brian Sheffey, Daniel, Chance, ” Sheffey, “, Chance Abrams Locations: U.S, Alabama, ”