DEAR EDITOR: I wish to inquire through your paper for my lost relations whom I left in Asoor, Miss., in 1879. My mother was named File Underwood; my oldest brother name was Jerry; next was named Austin. My youngest was Alexander. My sister, was named Lucy. They belonged to the Tuillys before surrender. The last I heard of them they were Asoor…
MR. EDITOR: I want to find my brother, Joseph Alexander. He was nicknamed Tody. I have not seen him in eleven years. The last I heard of him he was in Bryan, Tex. Any information will be gladly received. Address
G. H. E. FIELDS.
Bellville, Tex.
DEAR EDITOR: I would like to find my nephew, Robert Brown, who left New Orleans, Oct. 20, 1877, for Louisville, Ky. He stopped at Plaquemines, La., and wrote me two letters, but as I was out of the city teaching school at the time, they were not answered until my return home. I wrote but did not receive a reply. I have not heard from him since,…
MR. EDITOR: Please inquire for my companions. It has been eight years since I saw them or heard from them. When I left New Orleans they were living in the lower part of town, at the corner of Bayou Road and Derbigny streets. Address me at Grand Cane City, La. HENRY HARRIS.
Any one knowing the where bouts or anything concerning Adeline and John Matthews, former belonging to Squire Matthews, Gonzales, Tex., and has since sided in Houston, Tex., from [undecipherable] place their mother last heard them. Also Obediah Wilkins who formerly belonged to JqL Harris, of Langston, Ky., will co fer a great favor by writing…
MR. EDITOR—I wish to inquire about a young man who left here about two years ago. His name is Robert Caston, his mother's name is Salem, and she has not heard from him since he left. Address me at Clinton, La. CHARLIE ANGRUM.
DEAR EDITOR—My brother Israel Carr, deaf and dumb, went off from this place with a man by the name of Northcraft, a jail contractor, at the time of the exodus to Kansas. Northcraft claimed to live in San Marcos and wanted Israel to stay at his house, do the marketing, etc. I have since written to Northcraft without any reply. Israel had lost the…
DEAR EDITOR—I wish to inquire for my wife's uncle, Peter Irving. He left Dallas county, Alabama, in 1870. He left his father, mother and three sisters and one brother there. Father's name, Harry Irving, mother's Polly; sisters, the oldest Adline White, the next Chacklet Irving; brother's Wyley Irving. Since that time they moved from Dallas…
Mr. Editor : Please inquire for my people. My name is Edward Hudson. I was born in Russell county, Ala., in 1855, but was raised in Columbus, Ga. My mother, aunt and two uncles, belonged to a family named Hooper, who formerly lived in Crawford, Ala., and removed to Opelika. My father, Richard Hudson, emigrated from Columbus, Ga., to Liberia,…
Mr. Editor: I want to inquire for my nephew. His mother is named Kitty Brisco, and his name is Alfred Freer. The last time I heard from him he went to Shelby county, Texas. This was in the year that peace was declared. Address Hanson Brisco, care of Lucy Smith, Fairmount, Grant parish, La.
Dear Editor: I wish to inquire through your paper for my father. His name was Ned Collins. He lived at Douglassville, Texas, but now he lives in North Arkansas. Any information will be thankfully received by ED COLLINS. Walnut Hill, Ark.
MR EDITOR: I am the daughter of Eliza Ann Lancaster. She married a Mr. Moses French, so he was my father, and my name is Charlotte Rebecca French. My grandparents on mother's side were named Richard and Jemima Lancaster My uncle is named Richard H Lancaster, and his wife's name was Sarah, and he did live in Alexandria, in Virginia, in the year…
Dear Editor: I wish to find my wife's brother. His name was Patrick Ware. He left Lake George, Yazoo county, Miss., in 1881, and said he was going to Deer Creek. Last heard of him in 1885; he was in Louisiana. His mother is Matilda Scott. His sisters were named Nancy, Lucy and Jossie. His brothers were named George, Ely and Milton. Any…
DEAR EDITOR—I wish to inquire for my sisters, whose names were Louisa Potts and Rosetta Potts. They used to belong to Major Potts. I have not seen them since I was a boy; that was in Memphis, Tenn. Soon after the war. My name is Toney Span. After the war we all went by the name of Span. Address Toney Lee, Bastrop, La.
Dear Editor: I want to [undecipherable] where my brother, George [undecipherable] and my sister, Georgie Ross B[undecipherable] ford, are now living. They [undecipherable] merly lived in New Orleans [undecipherable] they write a letter to Rosie [undecipherable] Scofield, or Peter Tucker, and s[undecipherable] it to Tecumseh, Shwanee…
Mr. Editor: I wish to find my daughter, whom I have not seen for many years. Her name is Emma Saunders. She is 19 years of age. Her mother, Harriet Saunders, is stopping at No. 704 St. Ferdinand street, New Orleans, La. Any information of her whereabouts will be thankfully received. Address Rev. A. A. Lacey, 545 Bagatelle street, New Orleans,…
DEAR EDITOR.—I wish to inquire through our paper for my relatives whom I left in Norfolk, Va., in 1870. My mother's name was Fannie Williams; her husband was Elijah Williams. My oldest sister Mary Ann died in Portsmouth, Va. I had another brother named Daniel; only lived a few months; he died in Norfolk, Va. I had only one sister living; her name…
DEAR EDITOR:—I wish to inquire for my cousin Thomas Smith. There were five brothers, Handy, Jackson, Moses and Bill Smith. Mother was Elizabeth, father George Smith. The last heard from Thomas he was in St. Louis in 1875. He and Moses went off together in 1866 to Shreveport, Louisiana. Also I wish to learn of R. P. Randolph, who taught Kingston…
DEAR EDITOR—I want to find my nephew Taylor Farrow. His mother is Harriet Farrow, his father Sam Farrow. Taylor used to live in New Orleans. I am very anxious to learn of their whereabouts. Address me at this place in care of Bev. M. T. Fairfax, Mandeville, La. CATHERINE GRAY.
DEAR EDITOR—I wish to find my son who left me the third year after surrender. He went from Tehula, Miss., to Alabama; to what part I cannot say. I used to belong to Jeff Poole. My son had, when he left, five sisters, viz: Louisiana, Masourria, Sophronia, Mary and Laura, and four brothers, viz: Tom Fletcher, Sam Moore and Hamilton Wright. His…
DEAR EDITOR--I wish to inquire for my brother. His name was Willie Thompson. The last time I heard from him he was at Rolling Fork, Miss., that was over a year ago. He has been gone two years, and we don't know what has become of him. His father's name was Smart Thompson. His mother was Amanda Thompson. We were living on Mr. J. F. Sexton's place…
DEAR EDITOR--I want to inquire for my brother. He has been gone eight years. His name was Warren Robinson. His father was Richard; his mother was Diley Robinson, and sister Mary Rauls. His brothers were Henry and John Brooks, and uncles were Bob Bose and Isaac Terry. The last time I heard from him he was at Vicksburg, Miss. Address any…
MR. EDITOR:—I wish to inquire through your paper for my relatives. My mother's name is Eliza Cook. The last time I heard of her she was at Ocean Springs, Miss. She had a daughter by the name of Josephine Finch. She at the time was living with her at Ocean Springs, Miss. There were three of us boys; Ujean Harris, Wm. Thompson and Alexander Cook.…
DEAR EDITOR– I wish to inquire for Rev. C. Gelber, who belonged to the Tennessee Conference two years ago. He preached about three years on the Cumberland Furnace circuit, and White Bluff circuit. He was sent by the bishop in 1866 to the Memphis circuit. We have not heard from him for a year or two. Any information of him will be thankfully…
