Hiram Jefferson reunited with son Thomas after 30 years

Daily State Gazette (Green Bay, WI)

November 15, 1893

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After thirty years' separation Hiram
Jefferson and his son Thomas are reunited
in Janesville. The father became separ-
ated [separated] from his family just after the capture
of Fort Donelson, he being a slave on a
plantation near the fort.

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Hiram Jefferson reunited with son Thomas after 30 years. Hiram Jefferson was separated from his family after the capture of Fort Donelson, during the Civil War. The pair were reunited in Janesville, Wisconsin.

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November 15, 1893
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Janesville, WI

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Jesse Nasta

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"Hiram Jefferson reunited with son Thomas after 30 years ," Daily State Gazette (Green Bay, WI), November 15, 1893, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed April 18, 2024, https://informationwanted.org/items/show/3254

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