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Historical records matching Sanford Elias Winfrey
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About Sanford Elias Winfrey
Oprah’s paternal grandfather was Elmore Winfrey (the son of Sanford Elias Winfrey and Ella Staples). Elmore was born in Mississippi. Sanford was the son of Constantine Winfrey, who was born a slave, in Georgia, and of Violet A. Nunn, who was also born a slave, in North Carolina. Constantine likely took his surname from a slave owner, Absalom F. Winfrey. Oprah’s great-grandmother Ella was the daughter of William Staples and Abigail Howard.
References
- https://ethnicelebs.com/oprah-winfrey
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4GR-KLV : 13 November 2020), Sanford Winfrey in household of Constantin Winfrey, Montgomery, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district ED 144, sheet 415C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,658.
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Sanford Elias Winfrey's Timeline
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November 26, 1872
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Poplar Creek, Montgomery, Mississippi, United States
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1898
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MS, United States
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May 6, 1899
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Poplar Creek, Montgomery, Mississippi, United States
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1900
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MS, United States
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1900
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Mississippi
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1900
Age 27
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Poplar Creek, Montgomery, Mississippi, USA
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