Alcy Boon(e)
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Title
Alcy Boon(e)
Subject
Lost Friends Ad
Description
First Ad: Alcy Boon seeking information of her mother, Manervia Watson.
Second Ad: Alcy Boone's announcement that she has found her mother.
Source
The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
Date
First Ad: July 29, 1886
Second Ad: August 26, 1886
Coverage
Caney, TX
West Columbia, TX
Houston, TX
Contributor
Chris Byrd
Scripto
Transcription
MR. EDITOR―I wish to know the
whereabouts of my mother whom I
have not seen since the Christmas
of 1884. She left West Columbia,
Texas, on the Brazos river and
went to Houston, Texas, to meet
her daughter, Emily Watson, and
never heard of since. Her name
is Manervia Watson. Her eldest
son is named John Carter, the
youngest daughter is Hester
Homes. My name is Alcy Boon.
Any information of her please
address me at Caney, Texas, care
Rev. A. Brown, pastor in charge.
whereabouts of my mother whom I
have not seen since the Christmas
of 1884. She left West Columbia,
Texas, on the Brazos river and
went to Houston, Texas, to meet
her daughter, Emily Watson, and
never heard of since. Her name
is Manervia Watson. Her eldest
son is named John Carter, the
youngest daughter is Hester
Homes. My name is Alcy Boon.
Any information of her please
address me at Caney, Texas, care
Rev. A. Brown, pastor in charge.
MR. EDITOR―I have found my
mother through the dear SOUTH
WESTERN. God bless you and
your paper; it resurrects the f
orgotten, the lost can be found. I
love it better than ever.
ALCY BOONE.
Caney, Teyas.
mother through the dear SOUTH
WESTERN. God bless you and
your paper; it resurrects the f
orgotten, the lost can be found. I
love it better than ever.
ALCY BOONE.
Caney, Teyas.
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Citation
“Alcy Boon(e),” Lost Friends Ad, The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA), First Ad: July 29, 1886, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed March 29, 2020, http://informationwanted.org/items/show/1920.
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