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J. Jordan seeking his wife's parents Cain Washington and Phebe

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 22, 1881

DEAR EDITOR—I wish to inquire for my wife's kinfolks. Her father was Cain Washington, and her mother, Phebe. They belonged to to Mr. Perry G. Russell. They had nine living children, the oldest Mary, William, Abby, Sallie, Lawrence, Henry, Dinah, Lizzie, Washington. They left here the first year after the surrender. I have heard from them but four…

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Lawrence Triplett seeking his aunts and uncles

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

August 4, 1881

Dear Editor--I wish to inquire for my relatives, uncles, and aunts. Their father's name was William Janes, and mother Nancy Janes. They had fourteen children, eight boys and six girls. Their names, Mariah, May, Lucy, Jane, Kezire, and Agnes is my mother's name. Uncles: Felix, James, Walker, Dock, Ephraim, Albert, Robert, Wesley, and Peter. My…

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Moses Shelton (formerly Moses Hurt) searching for his mother Malinda and sisters Lizzie, Mary, and Maria

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

February 14, 1889

Mr. Editor: I am anxious to find my mother. The was named Malinda and belonged to Mrs. William Hurt of Richmond, Va. Mother, two daughters, Lizzie and Mary were sold at auction in Richmond, Va., to a Negro trader who took us to Fredericksburg, Va. Another sister Maria and I were sold from there and taken to Greensboro, Ala., a few years before…

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Rachel Cotton (formerly Rachel Marshall) searching for her mother Maria Weaver and siblings

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

May 24, 1883

DEAR EDITOR:--A poor old lady wants to find her people. Her mother's name was Maria Weaver. She belonged to William Weaver in Clay county, Alabama. It was said she went to Texas. The inquirer had one child. Mara; when she left, four years old. Father was Brimmer Thompson; sisters Sarah Thompson, Nellie, and Caroline. Caroline went to Georgia.…

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