Sallie Fort seeking information about her father Henry and mother Kate and several siblings

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

June 20, 1878

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My people belonged to Charles
Humphries, at Livingston, La. My
father was named Henry and my
mother Kate. My brothers and sisters
were Paul, Henry, Rachael, and
Martha. I was brought away by a
Baptist preacher named William
Bayliss. Who can tell me of my
people? Address, Sallie Fort, Hernando,
Miss.

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Sallie Fort searching for her parents, Henry and Kate, and siblings, Paul, Henry, Rachael, and Martha, who were all formerly enslaved by Charles Humphries.

Subject

Lost Friends Ad

Date
June 20, 1878
Searcher Location

Hernando, MS

Searchee Location

Livingston, LA

Contributor

Bonnie Loden

Citation
"Sallie Fort seeking information about her father Henry and mother Kate and several siblings," Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA), June 20, 1878, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed April 19, 2024, https://informationwanted.org/items/show/1187

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