Where did i and/or my ancestors come from?
You need to ask your great-grandmother on your grandfather’s side of the family where she thinks her ancestors came from. You said she ‘has caucasian type hair’, which leads me to believe she is still living. And you should ask now, let her know you are interested in your family’s history, and she will open up and tell you probably more than you can write down or remember. Trust me, once they can’t answer your questions, it’s a lot harder to figure anything out! Don’t be afraid to ask, everyone needs to know about their families’ histories, lest we all forget.
Does it matter where your from? I have no clue where I come from. Heck! My great-great-great grandmother was a full blooded Indian. I think it’s cool but where I come from doesn’t make who you are inside. You need to find out who YOU are inside! The rest shouldn’t matter to you or anyone. It’s cool to know but not important. (Unless you were adopted then you have to find out or you will never forgive yourself).
Is there a possibility that you’re a United States citizen? When you ask where your ancestors came from, it doesn’t matter what kind of hair your great grandparents had. What you need to do is try tracing your family tree. Not always easy, because many of today’s African Americans were registered as belonging to their owner, instead of under their own names. However, you have a couple of names to begin with. If your grandparents and great grandparents are still alive, ask them to tell you everything they can about their earliest memories, including songs that their parents may have sung. Even if they can’t remember all the words, that might be a clue that could lead you to the language they spoke, and that could tell you what part of Africa they came from originally. Have you read Roots? It’s a magnificent story, and tells about tracing a family back to Africa. The first thing to do is get as much information from your grandparents and great grandparents as you can, while they are stil
