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Menerca Broomfield searching for Stephen Anderson and Mary Broomfield

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 13, 1888

DEAR EDITOR—I want to find Stephen Anderson and his wife. She used to belong to Broomfield. Her name was Mary Broomfield. She was generally called Burnie. She had Alfred Broomfield for a husband first, and had two children, Alexander Brownlow and Julian. I want to find also, my half brother Adams. His mother was Ruthy McKinney. She belonged to…

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Henry Williams looking for his father Levi Williams, mother Matilda Williams, and siblings

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 22, 1881

DEAR EDITOR—I desire to make inquiry for my kin people, father, mother, three sisters, and three brothers. I have not seen them since I was sold from them in 1863. I belonged to John L. Thomas Whitehead. My father is Levi Williams. My mother's name is Matilda Williams. I left them living with Dr. Ben. Whitehead, in Franklin county, Miss. My…

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Jennie Crawford (formerly Jane Jones) seeking her relatives, including her parents Joe and Phoebe Jones

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

June 21, 1888

MR. EDITOR--I desire to inquire for my relatives. I was born in Virginia, Hanover county, and belonged to Mary Randall Thornton. Her brother, Luschea Price, raised me. When I was thirteen years old I was sold by Ben Pollard to Mr. Lampkin in Richmond, Va. Lampkin was a Negro trader and he sold me to Mr. Hill, who brought me to Charleston, S.C.…

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Margaret Johnson (formerly Margaret Newman) searching for her parents Nancy and Solomon Newman

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

December 2, 1880

DEAR EDITOR—I wish to inquire for my mother and father. Mother's name is Nancy Newman, and Solomon Newman is my father. Mother belonged to Callop Wallace and father to Sanford Davis. I left them in Lexington, Ky., where father was hired to Tom Warfield. I was brought from Lexington by Davey Oldom. My name was Margaret Newman but it is now…

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Anthony Peterson (formerly Anthony Gaile) searching for his mother and sisters

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

February 10, 1887

MR. EDITOR-- Please inquire for my people in your paper. In slavery time I lived at Thibodeaux, La., and my mother's name was Hanah Gaile, and my younger sister was named Elizabeth Gaile and they were sold by William Gaile to a man named John Baptiste; he live northeast of Baton Rouge, and my other sister was named Eliza Gaile; she was sold to a…

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