I had the opportunity this week to dig into the lives of some more ancestors. Eliza Palmer is causing me a headache so I temporarily jumped backed to my great-grandfather, William Wilkerson. I already knew Sam moved to Cincinnati and opened a hotel. I found out a few days ago that it was bought out by Holiday Inn.
Two new facts: He stayed in Mississippi until 1900. Sam Wilkerson's father's family--don't know if mother or father's side, which was white, helped him escape. I called the Cincy Museum Center (513-287-7043). A staffer checked and is sending me two pages of hotels on the 1910, 1915 City Directories.
The search continues...
Until the next tip.
Pat
