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"E" After Family Names
May 1, 2010 8:51 am
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A listener in Buford, Georgia, says his mother's maiden name was Barnett, and reports that he was told that the addition of an "e" to a last name was once an indication that the person was descended from slave families. This is part of a complete episode.
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