I'm trying to trace any relatives of my great-grandmother, Bellephine Palmer Morrill of Wilcox County, AL. but have had little luck. I know it's hard to go backwards into slavery but I was hoping
to find some of her more recent relations. She only had one child, my grandfather.

In a 1930 letter to the Pension Office, she said her mother's name was Aggie Haywood and her step-father was John Haywood. (Both are in the 1870 census.)She also said she had a half-sister named Rachel Maxey of Selma and lived with half-brothers Alex, Elijah, Dexter and Randall Dexter of Camden. I've been unable to trace any of them.

A friend found this in the 1880 census:

1880 Wilcox County, Alabama, Census:

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation
Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace

John MOORE Self M Male B 56 SC Shoemaker SC SC

Aggie MOORE Wife M Female B 46 AL Keeping House AL
AL

Bell DEXTER SDau S Female MU 22 AL Domestic Servant
AL AL

Clarrissa DEXTER SDau S Female B 21 AL Domestic Servant
AL AL

Paul DEXTER SSon S Male B 15 AL Domestic Servant AL
AL

Rachel DEXTER SDau S Female B 12 AL Domestic Servant
AL AL

Johnny MOORE Son S Male B 9 AL SC AL

Peter MOORE Son S Male B 6 AL SC AL

Samuel MOORE GSon S Male MU 1 AL SC AL