Rev. Thomas N. Allen seeking information about his father Robert Allen, his sisters Sarah and Margaret, and his son Calvin

February 29, 1896

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Any one knowing the whereabouts of
my father Robert Allen, his son, Calvin,
two sisters, Sarah, Margret and
Nancy last seen in Manchester, Va.
Mother died before the war All of us
belonged to William and Mack Burton,
of Chesterfield, Va.
Information of any of them thankfully
received.
REV THOMAS N. ALLEN.
18 Wheat St. Ithaca N. Y

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Rev. Thomas N. Allen seeking information about his father Robert Allen, his sisters Sarah and Margaret, and his son Calvin. They were all formerly enslaved by William and Mack Burton in Chesterfield, VA.

Rev. Thomas N. Allen (also known as Rev. T. N. Allen) also placed an ad in search of his sisters in 1903. See: The Richmond Planet, February 21, 1903.

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Newspaper

The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

Date

February 29, 1896

Searcher Location

Ithaca, NY

Searchee Location

Manchester, VA

Chesterfield, VA

Contributor

Chris Byrd

Citation

"Rev. Thomas N. Allen seeking information about his father Robert Allen, his sisters Sarah and Margaret, and his son Calvin," The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA), February 29, 1896, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed April 19, 2024, https://informationwanted.org/items/show/1043