When it comes to Leila A “Storm” Sheffey, a cousin who descends from a different Sheffey line than mine, African American newspapers have revealed a story worthy of a Jane Austen romance: a plucky, astute, and educated heroine; solid middle class values; a trip; an illness; a society courtship; and a marriage. OK, this being an Austen story comparison…a good marriage.

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://genealogyadventures.net/2017/02/06/leila-sheffey-taylor-a-life-lived-in-the-turn-of-the-20th-century-black-press/