Hi Celeste!
I guess what I meant was that are we, like many Jacksons, Jeffersons, etc., all descendants of slaves who were owned by someone named Cephas?
But I'm curious about your grandfather. . .it's possible that he could have been my grandfather's brother. I grew up knowing virtually nothing about my grandfather except that he was from "down south" (I grew up in Connecticut). He died in April, 1967 and he was born in 1888. This is all I know about him and, of course, his name, which was Frank. Did your grandfather have a brother? Was your grandfather old enough to have a brother born in 1888?
Feel free to reply to me directly at
cephas@ucla.edu.
Thanks!
Lesley