Amanda Goolsby
Lifespan: 1842 - 1921
Birth: 28 May 1842 in Georgia, USA
Occupation: Unknown
Marriage: Jacob (Jack) Davenport
Children: Sam H. Davenport, John Davenport, Henrietta Davenport, Mercer Davenport
Parents: William Goolsby, Mother: Tye Goolsby & Father: William Goolsby, Tye Goolsby
Death: 11 May 1921 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
Burial: Unknown
Chapter 1: Born into Bondage (1841–1865)
"A Life Begun in Chains"
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