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Sam Joshua searching for his sister Hester and mother Kitty

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

May 9, 1889

MR. EDITOR: I wish to find my people. I have a sister by the name of Hester, and mother was named Kitty. Both used to belong to Lynus Haully. Tom Gay bought my sister and me. My name is Sam. Gay sold me to Whittly and took my sister to Louisiana. The last I heard of my mother she was sold to a doctor by the name of Sims in Montgomery, Tex. Any…

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J. H. Coppage seeking their brother J. M. Scott

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

January 31, 1889

MR. EDITOR: I want to inquire for my brother, J. M. Scott. I heard from him in 1884; he was then in Montgomery County, Texas. I have not seen him since 1866. He said he was a local preacher of the M. E. Church. Thanks for his whereabouts. J. H. Coppage, Conroe, Texas.

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Kitty Hanley searching for her children Esther and Sam

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

March 25, 1880

DEAR EDITOR-- I am in search of my children. My name is Kitty Hanley. I belonged to a gentleman by the name of Patten, was separated from my children in Harrison county, Texas, several years before the late war. The oldest a girl named Esther, the other a boy named Sam. In a division of Mr. Patten's estate myself and children fell to Mr. Hanley,…

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Rev. C. M. Moore searching for his brother-in-law Freeman Hart

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

July 1, 1885

I wish to inquire for my brother-
in-law. His name is Freeman Hart.
He left home in 1865, and we have
not heard from him since 1866; he
was then in Algiers, La. His home
is in Montgomery county, Texas.
His first owner was Mr. Joe Perry,
and at his death Freeman and all
of the family fell to John Hart. His
father was named Green and…

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W. H. Jackson seeking Jeff Davis McCann

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

October 6, 1881

MR. EDITOR -- I wish to inquire
for a young friend of mine who left
home in March 1879, he went to
Wardsville, Austin county, just
below San Felipe. I saw him at
Wardsville in September in the
same year; he was then living with
one John Williams; his name is Jeff
Davis McCann. The last time I
heard of him he was in Montgomery…

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