Person

Pap Dandridge aka Uncle Stephen

Male in 19th century clothes holding a cane
Pap Dandridge aka Uncle Stephen

Courtesy of Stewart Bell Jr. Archives of Handley Regional Library

Quick Facts
Place of Birth:
Unknown
Date of Birth:
Unknown
Place of Death:
Unknown
Date of Death:
Unknown

According to Handley Regional Library Archives this is "Pap Dandridge, aka 'Uncle Stephen'. Date uncertain, no further information available.'

"Uncle Stephen" apparently was a slave in the Shenandoah Valley during the war. Once he was freed at the end of the war, he chose to remain in the Shenandoah Valley the rest of his life.

Please contact the park if you have any more information about this person.

Residence: Residents of the Shenandoah Valley 
Role in War: Former Slave 
Born: Unknown                                                                 
Died: Unknown 
Photo Credit/Donated by: Courtesy of Stewart Bell Jr. Archives of Handley
Regional Library

Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park

Last updated: July 28, 2022