Julia A. Clark seeking information about her brothers Reuben and William Gibbons and her sister America Jane Godsey (2nd of 2 ads)

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

April 10, 1884

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INFORMATION WANTED OF MY BROTH
ers and sister, Reuben Gibbons, William
Gibbons and America Jane Godsey. The
last I heard of my brother, Reuben he was
set free and went away before the war
My brother William went over in Illinois,
near Centralia. My sister left Hawkins
county, Tenn., with a man named Steve
Godsey. Any information will be thank
fully received by Julia A. Clark, Marys-
ville, Yuba Co., California.

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Julia A. Clark searching for her siblings Reuben Gibbins, William Gibbins, and Jane Godsey. Her brothers were manumitted before the Civil War.

Clark placed a similar information wanted ad in The St. Louis Republican (St. Louis, MO), July 14, 1876

Date
April 10, 1884
Searcher Location

Marysville, Yuba County, CA

Searchee Location

Centralia, IL

Hawkins County, TN

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Margaret Strolle

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"Julia A. Clark seeking information about her brothers Reuben and William Gibbons and her sister America Jane Godsey (2nd of 2 ads)," The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA), April 10, 1884, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed April 20, 2024, https://informationwanted.org/items/show/782

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