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Harriet Bedford searching for her mother Easter Hall and father Henry Hall

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

October 25, 1888

DEAR EDITOR—I wish to inquire for my people. My mother's name was Easter Hall. Father's was Henry Hall. I had three brothers William, Emanuel and Oliver Hall Bro. William and Sister Charlotte were sold before I-was, but don't know to whom. Mother was set free at the death of her old mistress. She had one daughter after she was free. I left her in…

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Lucinda Vanslyke (formerly Lucinda Felterman) searching for her daughter Anna Felterman

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

July 4, 1889

MR. EDITOR: I wish to inquire for my daughter, who left me when she was twelve years old. Her name was Anna Felterman. I had another daughter whose name was Laura. She left Breashear City July 3, 1863, with a Yankee captain, by name M. S. Tyler, captain in a colored regiment. The last time I heard from her she was in New York City, doing well,…

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Martha Vagner (formerly Martha Webb) searching for her children Simon and Jennie

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

November 6, 1884

MR. EDITOR—I wish to inquire for my children. I was sold from them in Virginia by a man by the name of Cread Webb to a man named Wadkins, and he brought me to Franklin, La. I have four children which I left in Virginia, the oldest is named Simon, he used to belong to Thomas Joplan; my next oldest were Emma and Ann, one of whom I left at the old…

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Savaran Moore searching for their brother Edmond Francis

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

March 9, 1882

MR. EDITOR ---- I wish to inquire
for my brother Edmond Francis
He left home in Vermilion parish
about the year 1861, en route for
Texas. We have not heard of him
since. My mother's name is Sylvina
Moore. We now reside at
Franklin, La. Our owner's name
was Pierre Moore.

Respectfully,

SAVARAN MOORE.

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Rev. J. F. Cox searching for his brother Wilson Cox

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

April 10, 1884

INFORMATION WANTED OF THE
whereabouts of Brother Wilson Cox, who
left Louisiana in 1865. Last I head of him
he was in the State of Tenn. A minister of
gospel in the Baptist church, I was told he
used to live in the State of Arkansas. His
mother is living at Bayonbonoff[?], St Mary
Parish, La. He had three brothers, Milton,
Harvey and…

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Mrs. Harriet Hazely (formerly Harriet Anderson) searching for her parent Tony and Floretta Anderson and her siblings

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

January 6, 1881

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY
mother and father, sister and brothers.
My father's name was Tony Anderson and
my mother's name was Floretta Anderson
and sister's name was Hesteradline, and my
brothers, Benjamin, Alexander, and Louis.
They belonged to a man by the name of
Boldskin in South Carolina, and when I
left them I was about the age of…

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