John Shackelford looking for his mother Caroline and seven siblings

INFORMATION WANTED.
John Shackelford, a freedman, now
living at Murfreesboro, Tenn. wishes
to learn something of his mother,
brother, and six sisters, who were
formerly slaves of Col. George Shackelford,
of Amherst County, Va., about
3 miles from Lynchburg. He has
heard nothing from them since 1846,
when he was taken to Murfreesboro.
He has recently learned through
Lieut. Stevenson, stationed at Lynchburg,
in charge of the Freedmen's
Bureau, that Col. Shackelford died in
1858 and freed his slaves, and that
they removed to Ohio some four years
afterwards. John's mother's name
was Caroline, his brother's Sam, and
his sisters were named respectively,
Farley, Frances, Mary, Grace, Caroline
and Julia Ann.
Any person knowing anything of
the family, will greatly oblige John
Shackelford, by addressing him a line,
in care of Capt. Joseph K. Nelson,
Agent of the Freedmen's Bureau,
Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Our exchanges in Ohio are
respectfully requested to copy or notice
the above.

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