Ann Watkins searching for her brother Dick Drakes

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

February 11, 1886

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MR. EDITOR --- Please help me find my brother. He left here and went to Kansas, and the last time I heard of him he was sick there. I have not heard of him for several years. His name was Dick Drakes; he belonged to old Mathew Drakes My name is Ann Watkins. Please address any information to me in care of Rev. P. R. Woodson, Murfreesboro, Tenn.

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Ann Watkins seeking information of her brother, Dick Drakes.

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To the Editor

Date
February 11, 1886
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Murfreesboro, Tennessee

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KS (Kansas)

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Chris Byrd

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"Ann Watkins searching for her brother Dick Drakes," The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA), February 11, 1886, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed October 21, 2026, https://informationwanted.org/items/show/1673

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