BTTBW.net Research Process
The Breaking Through These Brick Walls (BTTBW.net) website advocates a 13-step process to research your enslaved ancestors. Using those 13 steps, links to records and research are under each step.
1) Identify 1870 ancestors
Columbia County 1870 Census
McDuffie County 1870 Census
Warren County 1870 Census
2) Note Ancestors’ Surname
3) Things to Know
4) Select an Ancestor for Research
5) Build a Tree for the Enslaver
6) Look for Probate and Will Records
7) Look up Deeds and Manumissions
8) Look for Taxation Information
9) Document Identified Slaves from Records
10) Manage and Track Information
11) Finding DNA Matches
12) Contacting Matches
13) Repeat the Steps