genealogy, dr. shelley murphy on the laptop. she s joining us from the university of virginia. this is a tree, just a snapshot of your tree. and i m following your maternal line. wow, that s a lot to see. in a tree. you see that box? well that represents david, my great-grandfather s great grandfather. he lived in coastal richmond county virginia on a farm, with his wife judy, and their 18 children. and in 1871, he filed this claim to be reimbursed for livestock and supplies, requisitioned by union troops during the civil war. another thing that is significant is that he owned the land that he is on. and it was 23 acres. where did the man in the 1870s, so soon after the end of slavery, get the money to buy 23 acres? absolutely. and the thing of it is, i would