Gus Blan (abt. 1854)

Born about 1854 in Edgefield, South Carolina, United States

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Biography

Gus Blan is a part of US Black heritage.

Gus Blan was born in 1854 in Edgefield, South Carolina, the son of Aleck Blan and Frances.

He lived in on Reynolds St. below Houston in Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, in 1874 and was employed by the Central Hotel.

Sources

• "United States, Freedman's Bank Records, 1865-1874," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSTK-M5N : 9 March 2018), Gus Blan, ; citing bank Augusta, Richmond, Georgia, United States, NARA microfilm publication M816 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1970); FHL microfilm 928,577.

• U.S., Freedman's Bank Records, 1865-1874. Name: Gus Blan; male; age 20; birth date: 1854; birth place: Edgefield, South Carolina; Account Date: 21 Feb 1874; Residence Address: Reynolds St Below Houston; residence: Georgia; application date: 21 Feb 1874; Bank Location: Augusta, Richmond, Georgia; Works for: Central Hotel; head of household; Complexion: Black; father: Aleck Blan; mother: Frances Blan; Description: Roll 07: Augusta, Georgia; Nov 23, 1870-Jun 29, 1874. Account Number 6514. Household: 11. Brothers and Sisters: Milledge, Blan, 'Tilda, Indy, Amelia, Fanny, Mary, Laura. Remarks: Grandfather Bob (d); grandmother Matilda; uncle Anderson Blan.

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