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Sarah Jane Farris searching for her family
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
May 17, 1883
MR. EDITOR:--Father was Doray Bean; mother Viney; sisters, Emeline,Mathilda, Eliza and Harriet; brother were Bray, Pendleton, Bean, Bluefoot and Doray. Next to the youngest was Ella Bean, born on James Duster's place. Emeline, Harriet and I belonged to Joseph Ables, Mother and three brothers were sold to James Duster. He broke up in Cherokee…
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Thos. J. Rogers searching for his brother J. H. King
The Appeal (Chicago, IL)
June 4, 1892
J. H. KING.––I would like to find my brother. J.
H. King. I last met him in New Orleans in 1888.
He left there for the City of Mexico. I have not
heard from him since 1890, when his address was
"Apartado" Corraos, No. 409, Mexico. He is for-
merly [formerly] of Montgomery, Ala. He is yellow with
black curly hair. Stands 5 ft. 6 1/2 inches…
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Samuel Jackson searching for his mother Rachel
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
May 21, 1885
Springfield, Ohio, April 2, 1885.
Samuel Jackson's mother was
named Rachel and was owned by
the Webb family of Fayette county,
Ky. She had a sister named
Phyllis, and went with her to Mex-
ico a long while before the war.
She returned to Lexington, Ky.,
once and afterwards left with a
woman, named Cordelia Plummer,
for New…
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Stephen Collins searching for his uncle Robert Brown or Robert Coleman
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
May 28, 1885
MR. EDITOR--I wish to inquire
for my uncle, whose name is Rob-
ert [Robert] Brown. He belonged to Dr.
Brown, in Gonzales, about 28 years
ago. There was three brothers of
them, Robert, Spencer and Witison
Brown. Robert went to Mexico in
1864 I last heard from him about
eight years ago; he was then in
Mexico. One of the…
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Thomas Sheals searching for his mother Rose Sheals and his wife Amanda Sample
The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)
April 30, 1892
I would like to find some of my relatives; my
mother, Rose Sheals, went to Ben Sheals at or
near Moplis, Ala. Chas., Julia Sheals and I
went to John Sheals near a little town called
Industry, Tex. I left three cousins in Texas by
the names of Lace, Bob, David and Abram
Sheals; at John Sheals' death we went to his
children. York Catling…
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