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Henry Wells searching for his mother Beckie Wells and his siblings Charlie and Annie
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
April 10, 1879
DEAR EDITOR : I wish information
about my mother and two
children. Mother's name is Beckie
Wells, brother's Charlie, sister's
Annie. They lived near Pontotoc,
Miss., and left in 1865. I have
heard from them but once since.
They were then in Memphis. I ask
all preachers and friends to make
inquires for them, for I want to see…
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Nelly Dotson searching for her son
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
April 27, 1882
MR. EDITOR - I wish to inquire
for my son, who has been absent
about eight years. I have not heard
from him since he left me. He
went to Pontotoc, Miss. His name
is Calvin Moore. He belonged to
old Edward Moore, in the Prairie.
He is tall in stature and ginger
colored. He went off in 1873 I am
getting very old, and want to…
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Richard Dillard searching for his brother Joe Nitlett and sisters Charlotte Nitlett and Katie Dillard
Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)
September 22, 1900
DO YOU KNOW THEM.
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PETTUS, LONOKE CO., ARK., Sept. 9th, 1900.
I desire to know the whereabouts of my brother, whose name was Joe Nitlett. My sister's name was Charlotte Nitlett and my sister, Katie was a Dillard. My name is Richard Dillard. I was sold from them 8 years before the war. My sister Katie and I were carried to…
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W. K. Williams searching for their brother Elerson Williams
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
April 3, 1884
MR. EDITOR--I wish to know of
the whereabouts of my brother,
Elerson Williams. Last knowledge
of him he was at Sardis, Miss., Dec.
1883. Mother and father's names
are James and Mary Williams.
There are four brothers and four
sisters of us, of whom Elerson is a
twin brother to Henderson, who is
now at Lehrton, Sunflower county,…
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Wm. Eckter searching for his father
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
April 9, 1885
MR. EDITOR--Please allow me
to inquire for my father, through
the columns of your paper. He
lived in Pontotoc, Miss., and be-
longed [belonged] to a man named Algood.
My mother's name was Sarah; she
belonged to a Mrs. Morrow. I had
three brothers: Manuel, Henry and
William. In 1883 I was living at
Lafayette Springs,and left…
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Fanny Moss (formerly Fanny Thompson) searching for her sister Charlotte Thompson
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
May 15, 1879
DEAR EDITOR—I wish to find my sister, Charlotte Thompson. She used to belong to Jack Thompson, and came from Pontotoc, Mississippi. She left Waco with a hotel keeper named Beard, a year or two before the war closed. I will be under many obligations for any information concerning her. My name was Fanny Thompson. I had two sisters Charlotte and…
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