Calvin Morrison born 1808 died 1929 Died at Ashland, LA Where was he originally from

Question

Where was Calvin Morrison from before coming to the United States. His first wife my

great grandmother was named Jullianne. She died somewhere in the early 1900s in

Louisiana and is buried at Chestnut , La. Calvin died at Ashland La in 1929.I am looking for relatives.

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Just checking - was this man actually 120 years old at his death - or is this a typo?

Answer 1

Juliaan Morrison and Calvin are both buried in Saint Johns African American Cemetery in Ashland (Natchitoches Parish), Louisiana. She was born 21 Mar 1829 and died 29 Aug 1904. This info is registered on their memorials at FindaGrave.com.

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Grand pa cab- of the mandinka /asante tribe was born in  Senegal -Gambia  1808 he and his parents were taken to barbados at the age of 2 , he was taken to the state of mississpi, he was reared on  Jefferson Davis plantation , he later  worked  in the salt mines of  South louisiana before the civil war ended, due to his disposition he couldn't be  work as   regular slave and was positioned as  a overseer, then he moved to  natchitoches parish-st.John la. Great-great grand son LaMonte KENDRICK  grand son of O J 1912  and Mary Jane Rushing- Bradley 1912.grand pà cab was her grand father. His daugther  was Ida egads wife of Homer egans of Ashland la. Their daugther Lois resides in Houston tx--2016