Aug 01 2009
Ison Saffold
My great great grandfather was Ison Saffold, born1817 in slavery. He attained the Saffold name when he was freed by W. A. Saffold in Henry County,Alabama along with 90 other slaves given the Saffold name. That is why there are so many Saffolds in the 1870 and 1880 censuses for Henry County. Many of my relatives changed their names from the slave name to either Harris or Porter. Some of these slaves were related to each other. I care because my dad is related to some and my mom is related to others, or possibly the same ones. Could some of the slaves have been the offsprings of the Saffolds? Is there any way to tell which of the slaves were blood relations to each other?
From a comment submitted by Mamie Benson.