Selia Nelson searching for her parents, Edgecomb Glover and Nancy John Glover

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

August 24, 1899

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Information wanted of the foling persons: Edgecomb Glover and Nancy John Glover. I am their oldest daughter, but do not know the names of the other children. Our grandparents were
Langston and Tiner Glover. We all belonged to Ben Glover, in Alabama, and were brought to Louisiana just before the surrender. The above named were in New Orleans when last heard of. Information of their whereabouts will be gladly received by Selia Nelson, care Rev. J. W. Reese, Box 71, Mansfield, La.

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Selia Nelson searching for her parents, Edgecomb and Nancy John Glover. They were all enslaved by Ben Glover in Alabama. Selia's grandparents were Langston and Tiner Glover.

Date
August 24, 1899
Searcher Location

Mansfield, Louisiana

Searchee Location

New Orleans, LA

AL (Alabama)

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Chris Byrd

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"Selia Nelson searching for her parents, Edgecomb Glover and Nancy John Glover," The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA), August 24, 1899, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed April 19, 2024, https://informationwanted.org/items/show/14

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