Tracy Morgan Discovers a Pre-Civil War Freed Ancestor
Season 10
Episode 8
About the Episode
Surprisingly, Tracy Morgan's third great-grandfather, Wiley Warton, was listed by name in the 1860 census, indicating he was free before the Civil War -- a rare occurrence for black individuals at that time.
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