This is a photo of my maternal great-grandfather Ellic LAFLEUR, born in Grand Prairie, Louisiana. This picture sparked my curiosity about my ancestry. I began questioning my family about him and was introduced to Ancestry.com, where I found him in the 1900 census. Through persistent research and numerous trips to Louisiana, I discovered much more than a name, I uncovered my slave roots. The earliest record I found dates back to an 1820 slave purchase of my great-grandfather's great-great-grandmo

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