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Mary A. L. Dean (formerly Mary Ann Lucretia Lilse) searching for her sister Lucy Lisle

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

October 19, 1882

DEAR EDITOR: I wish to inquire, for my sister, I have not heard from her for many years. Her name was Lucy Lisle, our mother was Alsie Lilse; father, Barnaby Lilse. Three sisters of us, Lucy, Eliza and Mary. Two brothers, Henry the eldest and Adam. We belonged to the widow Smith, and I was brought from them by a trader name Thomas Johnson. When I…

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William Green searching for his mother Clara Green

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

October 13, 1881

DEAR EDITOR -- I wish to inquire for my mother. I was separated from her about four years before the war. She was then owned by Charles Gray, of Charleston, S. C. Her name was Clara Green, and my name was then William Green. His (Mr. Gray's) residence was at the time of our separation on Society street, between King and Meeting streets. My father's…

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