Family History “Uncle Billy” William Carney= Under Construction =https://www.army.mil/article/181896/meet_sgt_william_carney_the_first_african_american_medal_of_honor_recipient https://www.militarytimes.com/military-honor/black-military-history/2018/02/06/william-h-carney-the-first-black-soldier-to-earn-the-medal-of-honor/ https://www.nps.gov/nebe/learn/historyculture/williamcarney.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Harvey_Carney https://jubiloemancipationcentury.wordpress.com/tag/sgt-william-h-carney/ https://friendsofthepublicgarden.org/2017/02/16/african-america-history-month-sculpture-in-our-parks/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/why-glory-still-resonates-more-three-decades-later-180975794 ——————————————————Family Origins= Under Construction =https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcassonne CanadaLouisiana ++ West AfricaMississippiAlabamaFloridaMaryland (both William Carney and one of his sister’s - who married Norman’s great grandfather)boat to New York City (letters from William Carney regarding New York) Boston, MANew Bedford, MADelaware (South of Dover, South of Wilmington, Near Herrington)