Fannie Williams searching for her grandfather William Jackson

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

July 1, 1885

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Please let me inquire for my
grand-father through your paper.
His name was William Jackson,
and he belonged to a man by the
name of Jackson in Williamson
county, Tenn. He was a brick-
mason [brickmason], and bought himself before
the war, and run a brickyard in
Nashville, Tenn. I hope all will
help me inquire for him, My moth-
er [mother] is named Mary Jackson. Ad-
dress [Address] Fannie Williams, Houston,
Wayne county, Tenn.

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Fannie Williams is searching for her grandfather William Jackson. He was formerly enslaved by a man named Jackson in Williamson County, TN. He was a brick mason and bought his freedom before the war and ran a bickyard in Nashville, TN. Fannie's mother is named Mary Jackson.

Date
July 1, 1885
Searcher Location

Houston, Harris County, TX

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Daniel Runyon

Citation
"Fannie Williams searching for her grandfather William Jackson," Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA), July 1, 1885, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed April 26, 2024, https://informationwanted.org/items/show/2482

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