MR EDITOR—I wish to inquire for my son, George Wesley. He belonged to Nealy Simpson and he sold him to William Simpson. The last I heard of him he was in Whita, Arkansas. He had a sister by the name of Lucy and one by the name of Creasie and his mother is Sarah Simpson. Address me in care of Lewis Hardeman, San Marcas, Texas.
DEAR EDITOR—I wish to inquire for my daughter. Her name was Harriett Roberts. She belonged to Rev. Lewis Roberts, who lived on Wolf River, 25 miles from Memphis, Tenn. My husband was named Isaac Roberts. I was sold to the Chickasaw Indians. They were then moving to Arkansas. At the time they bought me, when I left my daughter, she was only 5…
MR. EDITOR--I wish to inquire for my people. Mother's name is Vinnie Birkhater. Green Sunkins was my father. Oldest sister was Harriet Birkhater. Brother Harttord is dead. My aunt was Mary Hill and Her husband Simon Hill. Dennis Hill was my owner and he sold me to a speculator named Wm. Henderson, who sold me in Mobile to another speculator. I came…
DEAR EDITOR— I wish to make inquiry for my grandfather. His name is Jacob Scheley, and my mother left him when a child in Nashville, Tenn. They belonged to George McClaren, and were sold to Robert McClaren, and brought to middle Tennessee. My mother's name was Eliza Silvester McClaren but now is Eliza Johnson. Her mother's name was Julia Ann…
DEAR EDITOR—I wish to inquire for mother and sisters. Mother's name is Martha Jackson. She was taken away from me by Judge Lomock, our owner, in Virginia, carried to Fredericksburgh, Va, and sold in 1855. The last time she was heard from she was in Columbus, Miss., keeping a millinery store with three daughters, Serena, Henrietta and Louisa…
Mr. Editor: I wish to find [undecipherable] people. My father's name [undecipherable] Daniel Glover, and my mot[undecipherable] was named Sarah. She belong[undecipherable] to Wm. Porter, a saddle maker, Petersburg, Va. My oldest s[undecipherable]ter's name was Pattie. She m[undecipherable]ried Daniel Davis. The othe[undecipherable] were sisters…
Mr. Editor I wish to inquire for my people through your paper. I belonged to Henry Huff, who lived in Clark county, Ga., near Watkinsville. My father, Spencer Thurman, belonged to a man named Thurman, in the same county. My mother, Charlotte Huff, belonged to Henry Huff, and at his death I fell to Johnson Huff. I was stolen from my master by a…
Dear Editor: I wish to enquire for the two daughters of Edmond and Harriet Evans. Several years before surrender, John S. Cagle bought them from Thos Evans, of Clarke county, Miss. Their names are Mary Jane Cagle and Sarah Cagle. Their father goes by the name of Edmond Blanks now. Any information of their whereabouts will be most thankfully…
Mr. Editor: I want to inquire for my people. My grandmother was named Tiddia Ann Tucker. She used to belong to Nathan Tucker. She had two sons, one named
Henry and the other Dan; and three daughters, Lucy, Phebie and myself. My mother's name is Charlotte. She used to belong to Lemuel Tucker. He died. She was brought to Atlanta, Ga, and sold…
DEAR EDITOR—I wish to inquire for kindred. My father is Briden Jones and belonged to widow Jones in North Carolina, Wake county. My mother's name is Betty Howell. She belonged to Thomas Howell, and was sold to Robbin Williams, and he carried me to Tennessee about 30 years ago. I staid there until 1869, and came out to Mississippi. I have 4…
MR. EDITOR—I wish to inquire for father. He use to belong to a man by the name of A. Holman. He was sold when I was quite young from Overton county, Tennessee. I am 33 years old, that would make me born in 1848. My mother, his wife, at that time was named Annnie Holman. She had 10 children, I was the tenth. My father was 3 or 4 years before the…
DEAR EDITOR—I was raised in Albermarle county, Virginia, and I belonged to Clifton Brown, a Methodist preacher. He had three sons Taze, Thomas and William. William was the youngest. He had two daughters, Virginia and Susan Brown. Virginia married George Terril. My old boss gave me to his daughter Virginia when she married, and her husband sold me…
Delia White who formerly went by the name Delia McGee, desires to get information of the whereabouts of her mother, father, sisters and brother. Mother's name was Nelly McGee, Father was Adam Meriweather, Sisters were Harriet, Elton, Sarah, Holdy, Mohala, and America McGee. My brother was Edmund McGee. We all used to belong to Squire Dabney McGee…
Dear Editor: I wish to hear from my sister, whose name was Charlotte Jones when she lived with me in Henry county, Ga. Our mother's name was Jane Jones. My name was Hannah Jones. My sister left me the second year of the war. Old man Jones sold her to Mr. Jas. Raven, and he sold her to Mr. John Loften. Address me, HANNAH KING, Griffin, Spaulding…
Seal Mack Dougall, of Westfield. Harris county, Texas, from Cumberland county N.C., whose mother's name is Caroline, and whose brother's name is Dick, and whose relatives live in Cumberland and Bladen counties, N.C., wishes to hear from his folks. Also, his wife, whose maiden name was Clark, and whose mother's name was Lucinda, and who was, with…
DEAR EDITOR: I wish to inquire for my mother and two brothers. My mother's name was Fannie Barber, my brothers were named Stephen and Levi Barber; they belonged to Charles Lamate, and I was sold to a negro trader; this was in 1851, I being fourteen years old. My mother's master lived in New Orleans at that time; my mother had three children when…
DEAR EDITOR: I desire to inquire about my kin folks, whom I left in Petersburgh, Va. I was sold by John Britton to Henry Davis; and Mark Davis brought me to New Orleans. My mother was named Nancy Fields and my brother William Field, sisters were Jane and Polly Fields. I was very young when I was sold and therefore, cannot rightly state about what…
Information wanted of my mother. Her name was Mary Thompson. I was sold when I was ten years old. I was taken from Brookville, Noxubee county. I was sold down in Mobile, Alabama, to a man by the name of Mayor Barry. My name is George Alexand Washington, and one brother was named Scott, one named Governor. My sister was named Puss. She had a burn on…
Mr. Editor: Please allow me space in your valuable paper to inquire for my brother, Willis Fith; his mother was Matilda Randolph. My name was Esther Randolph. Mother was sold from us to a speculator. The last time I saw my brother, I left Tuskaloosa county, Ala, with my brother Jim. I will be glad to know of his whereabouts. My name is Esther…
MR. EDITOR.-- I wish to inquire for my people. My mother was Susan Wood belonging to Miss Judie Rixis living in Salem, Va. My father was named William Wood belonging to Aleck Chatman living near the White Plains, Va. I had two brothers one was named William and Harrison Douglas, and sisters named Jennie and Charlotte. I belonged to Mrs. Daniel C.…
DEAR EDITOR— I wish to inquire for my father's people. He used to belong to Mr. Andy Oliver, and was named Mitchel Oliver. He was sold to Dan Sally just before the war. Mother was Julia Oliver, and she had thirteen children—five boys and eight girls. Mother died during the war, while I was quite young. I was given to my young mistress Jane when she…
MR. EDITOR— I wish to inquire for my mother. I was taken from her when I was about nineteen years of age. I left her in Richmond, Virginia, she belonged to John Adams. Her husband's name was Brown. She went by his name the last I knew her. I was taken and hired out to a man by the name of Wallace. After this I was sold to a trader I did not know…
Mr. Editor: Please inquire through your paper about my kinfolk. My name is John William Sheppard. My mother's name is Millie Sheppard, and my father's name is William Sheppard. Mother's maiden name was Millie Chivers, and grandmother's maiden name was Hannah Chivers. Her oldest child was Billie, and the next was Mary. I don't know which was next,…
MR. EDITOR—I wish to enquire for my relations. My owner was Charles Lewis. My mother was Delphy Buckner; father, Andrew Buckner, my sisters Maria, the oldest Eliza and Flora; brothers, Andrew the oldest, and George. My youngest sisters were Elsey and Grace. I was sold with sister Elsey eleven years before the war from near Baldon Green,…
DEAR EDITOR— I wish to find my uncle Allen Rogers, if he is still in the land of the living. Mr. Thomas Rogers sold him to Mr. Eli Barriet, in New England, and Mr. Barriet carried him to Alabama, Mining county. My father's name is Lewis Gooden. Please address me at Raceland, La. JOSEPH GOODEN.
