On February 11, 1869, two formerly enslaved persons were united in holy matrimony about eight miles west of Brownsville, Tenn., in district 9. The bride, Emma Moore, was the 18-year-old daughter of Dolf and Millie West. The West family was enslaved by the John B. Moore family. While the family may have used the surname, ...
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