W. S. Johnson searching for his mother Julia Hardy and his sisters Nancy and Fanny

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

March 17, 1887

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INFORMATION WANTED OF MY MOTH-
er, Julia Hardy, and my sisters Fanny
and Nancy. Mother belonged to William
Gunn. When last heard from she was in
Notaway Co., Va. I was known in Virgi-
nia as Scott Johnson, owned by Peter Wells
in Dinwiddie Co. Address, Rev W. S.
Johnson, Mexia, Tex.

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W. S. Johnson searching for his mother, Julia Hardy, who was formerly enslaved by William Gunn. Johnson was formerly enslaved by Peter Wells.

Date
March 17, 1887
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Mexia, TX

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Margaret Strolle

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"W. S. Johnson searching for his mother Julia Hardy and his sisters Nancy and Fanny," The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA), March 17, 1887, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed April 26, 2024, https://informationwanted.org/items/show/850

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