Eliza Bell (formerly Eliza Crawford) searching for her mother, father, brothers, and sisters

MR. EDITOR-- I wish to inquire
for my mother, father, brothers and
sisters. Mother was Katy Brad-
ford [Bradford], sisters Juan and Suetary, a
half-sister was Caroline White, and
she was sold to Bill Collee in Ala-
bama [Alabama]. I left them in Tolbert county,
Brothers were Louis, Armstead,
Aaron, Benjamin, Emile Crawford,
Harry Allen. Jim Crawford sold
him to a man named Allen when he
was a little boy. Then my name
was Eliza Crawford, now it is
Eliza Bell. I came to Texas with
William Stanford, son-in-law of
John Bradford. A friend was Sadie
Bradford, who married Mr. Caplan-
I have a brother, London Sims;
when they left father he was a
Harper. Brother Stephen belonged
to Stephen Pace. Julia Ann be-
longed [belonged] to Wm. Bradford. Address
me at Austin, Texas, care Rev. G.
Pleasant. ELIZA BELL.

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