I AM LOOKING FOR THE FATHER OF MY GRANDFATHER
THOMAS A. ESSELMAN. HIS MOTHER WAS CASSIE
WAGNER. I DON'T KNOW IF SHE HAD A MIDDLE NAME. I UNDERSTAND HE WAS BORN A FREE MAN IN
CUBA, AND WAS BROUGHT HERE A SLAVE.THOMAS'S
BROTHERS WERE JOHN AND FRED.THEY ALSO HAD A
SISTER NAMED TIBITHA.THOMAS I THINK WAS THE OLDEST, AND WAS BORN IN 1895, JOHN IN 1897
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE REST OF THEM. THE NAME
HERE USED TO BE RASPBERRY, AND MOSTLY FROM THE SOUTH IN KENTUCKY. IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION, THEN PLEASE RESPOND. IT WILL BE
MOST APPRECIATED. THANK YOU.