Thomas Arthur Everick searching for family including Lewis Everick and his wife Eliza

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Concerning Lewis Everick, his wife Eliza, and their children, Mandy Creasey, Hannah, Julia, Rachel, five daughters; and Vincent and Hilliard, two sons; all owned and named after their last master and mistress, Wm. Young and wife Mandy. In 1864, when Emancipation was proclaimed, they then lived three quarters of a mile from Baptist Poplar church composed of colored and white members—and ten miles from Winsboro, down Horsebranch, South Carolina.
In 1860, they were all living with their old master, Alexander Young, in Florida. Wm. Young, his son, with the above names slaves removed back to Charleston, South Carolina, the same year. When the war of the rebellion broke out, Wm. Young and his brother Werter joined the rebel army, and took Arthur with them to cook and take care of horses. Soon after Arthur joined the Union army, and after the war was over came to New York.
Any information as to the whereabouts of the within named relations, and addressed to the "Powell House," 153 Thompson street, New York., will confer a great favor on their absent son and brother. THOMAS ARTHUR EVERICK.

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