Meet Edith Cumbo, Nation Builder
We celebrated our 2016 Cumbo Family Reunion last weekend July 15-17 in Williamsburg, Virginia. One of the reasons we chose Williamsburg was because Colonial Wi...
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Photo Blog: Cumbo Reunion July 15, 2016
On July 15-17, over 200 Cumbo descendants gathered from across the nation and around the world in Williamsburg, VA for our 2016 Cumbo Family Reunion. Here are ...
A Brief History of the Cumbo Family
Here is the family history I presented on July 16th at our 2016 Cumbo Family Reunion in Williamsburg, VA, where over 200 Cumbo descendants from across the natio...
Adventures in Haiti
I’m on my last day of vacation in Haiti. It’s been an amazing trip. My wife was born in Port Au Prince, Haiti. Her ancestors were from Les Cayes. O...
The Battle Over Britton Cumbo’s Estate
Britton Cumbo, my 4x Great grandfather and the root of the Cumbos of Northampton family from which I descend, was born a free person of color around 1825, orpha...
The 7 Cumbo Tribes of Northampton, North Carolina
There were seven Cumbo Tribes of Northampton County, North Carolina. The biblical Abraham of our tribe was my great-great-great-great (4x) grandfather Britton C...
How Roots Inspired Me
“My name is Kunta Kinte.” This week I have been watching the remake of Alex Haley’s Roots, airing on the History Channel. It’s brilliant. Watching this update...
Family History Etched in my DNA
The Science section of the New York Times published a wonderful article this weekend titled Tales of African-American History Found in DNA. The article details...
An Orphan’s Apprenticeship
The earliest document I have acknowledging the existence of my great-great-great-great (4x great) grandfather Britton Cumbo Jr., comes from North Carolina cour...
Who was Lou Pope Cumbo?
Louisa “Lou” Pope Cumbo was my great-great-great grandmother. She was born around 1832 in Northampton County, North Carolina to a free family of color. Her fat...