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Sicily searching for her mother Easter Bowers

American Citizen (Canton, MS)

March 1, 1866

INFORMATION WANTED.

Any information of the whereabouts of Easter
Bowers, (colored) of Hardeman county, Tennessee,
will be thankfully received by her daughter, Sicily,
who formerly belonged to Dr. W. M. Towler, Canton,
Mississippi. She desires to find out her mother's
place of residence, so that she can go to her.

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Banister Watkins searching for their mother and siblings

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

May 10, 1883

DEAR EDITOR:--I wish to make inquiry for my relatives whom I left in Madison county, Ala., in 1834. My mother's name was Polly Watkins; my sisters' names were Maria, Betsy and Annie. I had one brother whose name was Lewis. All went by the name of Watkins I heard that my mother had twins after our separation. My mother and children were taken to…

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Eliza Handy (formerly Eliza Dancey) searching for her children Mollida Barnett, Mary Slaughter, and Ellen

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

July 22, 1880

DEAR EDITOR- I wish to inquire for my three children. Mollida Barnett, the first one, left me about 40 years ago, was bought by speculators in Charlotte, N.C., and carried to Columbus, Ala. Mary Slaughter was carried from Canton to New Orleans. She belonged to Lewis Slaughter, who sold her in New Orleans, where he kept a tavern. Daughter Ellen…

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