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Robert Nowland looking for his family

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

June 21, 1893

Do You Know Them?DANVILLE, Va, June 13, '93.I am inquiring for my people who went out to Texas a good many years. Prairie Plains, Grimes Co., Texas, and I cannot hear from them. My father's name is Harrison Now-lan [Nowlan]. my mother's name is Elvira Nowland. I have also three broth-ers [brothers], Coleman, Winfree, and Gran-ville [Granville],…

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J. Harrison searching for his daughters America, Betsy, and Mary Harrison

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

February 28, 1889

DEAR EDITOR.—I wish to inquire for my three daughters and their mother. Their mother's name was Emitly Harrison when I left her; she may be married now. She had three daughters; the oldest one's name is America Harrison; she is called Misse; the one next in age is Betsy Harrison; the younger is named Mary Harrison. I left them in Grimes County…

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Auntie Bennett searching for her relatives George, Handy, and Sanders Bennett and Fortune and Mimo Francis

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 10, 1884

MR. EDITOR––I wish to find my
relatives whom I left in Texas,
Grimes county, 20 years ago. They
were George, Handy and Sanders
Bennett, Fortune Francis, Mimo
Francis. I belonged to Pent As-
kew [Askew]. Address me at Washington,
La. AUNTIE BENNETT.

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L. H. Horn announcing that the people Henry Smith inquires for are in Grimes County, TX

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

December 16, 1880

DEAR EDITOR -- The people inquired
for by Bro. Henry Smith are
found, as I know them very well.
Fannie and Julian are dead.
Charles is living in Grimes county,
Texas. Anderson is his P. O.
address. I am yours in Christ,

L. H. HORN

Cold Springs, Texas, Nov. 12th, 1880

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Mrs. Polly Elliott (also known as Polly Lann) seeking information about her father James Williams, mother Mary Williams, and sisters Jane and Susan

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

April 16, 1896

Information Wanted of my father,
James Williams; of my mother,
Mary Williams, and my sisters,
Jane and Susan. We went by the
name of Lann, after our owners. I
left them when about 12 years old;
they were then in Charlottsville,
Va., and was brought to Texas in
1863 by Mr. Lann, who settled in
"Red Top," Grimes county. Any…

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