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Jacob Gilmore looking for his son Birome Gilmore
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
January 5, 1899
Information wanted of my son,
Birome Glimore, who was born in
Copiah co., Miss., on Harris Gil-
more's plantation. His mother is
dead; her name was Easter Gil-
more. The last time I heard from
him, he was at Omega, West Vir-
ginia. I have bought a very nice
little plantation, and being 80 years
old, am unable to take care of it.
I…
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Matilda Gray searching for her husband and children
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
October 19, 1882
MR. EDITOR: Information is
wanted of my eldest son Charles
Daniel Gray. The next one was
Wm. Harrison Gray; the next Wesley
Gray. My daughter was
Lavinia and their father Charles Gray,
who used to belong to Billie Crigler.
I belonged to Dick Ricksy. I was
sold to William Browning before
the war. I left them at a place eight
miles…
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Rhoda J. Scott searching for her friends Lizzie and Henry Stokes
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
November 18, 1886
MR. EDITOR -- I wish to inquire for my friends through your valuable paper, the names of whom are Henry Stokes and Lizzie Stokes; they were in Virginia last summer, but I know not there P.O. Please address me at Brookhaven, Miss., in care of S. H. Nevils, P.O. My name is Rhoda J. Scott, of this place.
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Mrs. A. D. Townsend searching for her mother Sophia James and siblings
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
December 6, 1883
MR. EDITOR—I desire to hear
from my relatives. I first belonged
to Jackson Stephen, and he lived
seven miles from Lynchburg, Va.
Stevens gave John Rucker the
hiring of the girls and their mother.
The girls were Julia and Fannie.
My mother was Sophia James.
John Rucker's cook was Elvira. I
had a brother Hezekiah Jackson
Powell;…
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Betsy Doods searching for her son Sam Doods
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
April 15, 1880
DEAR EDITOR-- I wish to inquire for my son, Sam Doods. He belonged to Moses Foster, who lived in Copiah Co., Miss. He left home in June, 1862. When last heard from he was in the 58th U.S. Colored Infantry under Col. Preston. Address me at Brookhaven, Miss., in care of Rev. H. May. BETSY DOODS.
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Smion Pickles searching for his siblings Randolph, Charley, and Aarriett
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
October 10, 1889
Mr. Editor: I want to get i[indecipherable]mation in regard to membe[indecipherable] my family. I was separated [indecipherable] them in the time of slavery, [indecipherable] I was six years old. They [indecipherable] then at Enterprise, Miss., an[indecipherable]longed to a man named Pi[indecipherable] His sons were named F[indecipherable] George…
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