I have seven brothers and one
sister. I left them in Granville
county, North Carolina in 1839. We
all belonged to a lawyer named
Abraham Venable. Mother was
named Pinkey and father Joshua.
My brothers were Monroe, Addison,
William, Dock, Alexander and
David Russell, and sister was
named Julia Smiley; she was named
after a…
Dear Sir.-I desire to know the
whereabouts of my son, Sampson Her z
who was born in Jones County, Ga.
He went off with Sherman's Army
and the last time I heard from him
was in 1867 He was then located at
Richmond, Va. Any information that
can be given as 'o his whereabouts
will be appreciated by me. I am
Yours…