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J. J. Gilliland seeking his mother Charity Nears and sister Lizzie

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

July 21, 1887

MR. EDITOR--I wish to inquire through the SOUTHWESTERN for my people who I have not seen for twenty seven years. I was born in Hilton county, Virginia, in the 1848 and belonged to a John Nears. In 1858 or 1860 I was sold to a man named Pace. My mother's name was Charity Nears and my sister's name was Lizzie. she belonged to Nears's brother and…

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