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John Beckwith (line 29) is in head of household as a widower with 5 minor children also taking care of his mother. His profession at the time is as a laborer at a saw mill.

This document shows the death record for Louisa Adams with information being provided by Hugh Adams, her son.

This newspaper article is a call for help from the family of Sarah Gudger needing resources as she has fallen critically ill.

This video is a voice-over of someone reenacting the narrative that Sarah Gudger gave to the Federal Writer's Project/Works Progress Administration worker. The voice featured is Becky Stone.

This website shows an in-depth timeline of Sarah Gudger's life during and after slavery. It also shows a written form of Sarah's life with links to other resources about her family and subsequent documents that validated her narrative.

This census shows Louisa Adams on line 68 as a servant/washerwoman of Moses Land in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina.

This entry notates her as "Luzetta Adams" living in the household with several family members. Her entry can be seen on line 34.

This death certificate shows information about the cause of death for Louisa's husband, and shows that there was a name change that happened from Harrington to Adams (as his parents are both documented as Harringtons).

This document shows Louisa Adams with her husband, son and daughter-in-law and grandchildren. She is documented on line 67. The family is now residing in Wake County, North Carolina and Louisa has learned to read by 1910 in comparison to the census…

This 1870 Census account shows Louisa Adams nee Covington as a 14 year old in the home of Jacob & Easter Covington (her parents). Her enumeration can be found on line 18.