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Tobe Ellis searching for his father, mother, brother, aunt, and grandmother

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

December 4, 18884

MR. EDITOR--I wish to trace up
my people. Father was Sterling
Lee, and he lived in Carroll co.,
Tenn. Mother was Lucie Ellis, who
belonged to Fletcher Ellis. Moth-
er's [Mother's] oldest boy was Toby, the
youngest, Sterling--two in all.
Fletcher sold us to Ben Denny. I
have an aunt, Bettie Dannah, and
grandmother, Jesse…

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A. B. Dickson searching for his grandparents Austin and Dilsa Dixon and the three children they were traveling with, Caroline, Vigil, and William

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

July 31, 1884

MN. Editor-Allow me to in-
quire for my people. I left them
in Rutherford, Tenn, in 1849. They
belonged to D. C. Dement; he died
and they were sold to James Flem-
ing. Their names were Austin
Dixon and Dilsia Dixon. They had
three children with them, Caroline,
Virgil and William. The last I
heard of them they were living with…

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