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Mrs. Cornelia Edwards searching for her father Plenty McKeniers and family

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

August 16, 1888

MR. EDITOR—I wish to inquire for my people, viz: father's name was Plenty McKeniers; my mother's name was Lydia Buchanan.; she is dead. I had two sisters, viz: Eliza and Ellen Buchanan; one brother named Edmund, who was hung for killing May Buchanan, his master. One aunt on mother's side named Betsy Buchanan, one uncle named Phil. Father and his…

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Lucy Mead seeking information about her mother Patsy Reed and sisters Becky and Caroline

The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

October 19, 1895

Do You Know Them.

I would like to find my people. I
was born near Hampton, Va Owned
by Lewis Davis He had a brother
named Robert Allen Davis. My mother's
name was Patsy Reed, her husband
was Bob Reed. I have two sisters
some where, Becky and Caroline. I
have one sister living in Virginia, her
address is Sallie Curtis, Hampton,…

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