Calling All Descendants!

In January 1867, 435 freedmen, women and children left Kingstree, South Carolina to travel by train, ship, and train again to land in Marlin/Falls County, Texas, where they hoped to build a better life for themselves and their families. On July 11, 2026, a monument will be installed at the Falls County Courthouse to memorialize the names of every traveler who made this brave journey.

Descendants of the Shaw family, Sharon Styles and Angela Shaw Ross, are on a mission to reveal as many family connections as possible ahead of the ceremony, through genealogical tools and research. They would be happy to help you build your family tree, especially if you have deep roots in Falls County. If you recognize any of the names on this list as your ancestors, or think a name sounds familiar and might be a relation, please contact Sharon, Sharon.kay@sbcglobal.net , or Angela, honey_be_2001@yahoo. com.

William Pendergrass Betty Pendergrass Billy Pendergrass Sammy Pendergrass Macbrey Singletary Harriett Singletary Bina Singletary Lina Singletary Ben Singletary Doll Gaskin Sukey Gaskin Ellis Gaskin Dick Gaskin Nancy Gaskin Aberdian Brockington Silvia Brockington Ceasar Fulton Hannah Fulton Dinah Fulton Tom Burroughs Leah Burroughs Kelly Burroughs Josey Burroughs Clanda Burroughs Lina Burroughs Anthony Dozier