Henry Brown (formerly John Wesley Gale) searching for his sisters Martha, Ellen, and Melvina

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 2, 1886

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MR. EDITOR -- I want to find my
sisters, Martha, Ellen and Melvina
Bingham. We belonged to Mrs.
Bingham in Middle Tennessee; I
left them at the old home place on
the Mt. Pleasant Pike, in Murray
county. Old mistress had five
girls; Mary married Mr. Thomas
Armstrong, he lived in Lafayette,
near Oxford, Miss., at College Hill.
I belonged to Laura, she married
Mr. William Gale, and lived at
Liverpool, Miss., not far from
Yazoo City. Sarah married Mr.
Liverstine, and lived near Gre-
nada [Grenada], Miss.; they had my sister
Nancy with them. The youngest
girl was named Margaret Bingham
and I do not know if she married.
My father belonged to Mr. Cald-
well [Caldwell]; my mother was named Lucy.
I have one brother and sister dead,
named Rufus and Alice, who died
in Mansfield. I have not seen
them since the war. I was John
Wesley Gale, but am now Henry
Brown. Address me at Rialton
Tipton county, Tenn.

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Henry Brown, who used to be called John Wesley Gale, seeking information of his sisters Martha, Ellen, and Melvina Bingham. The siblings were enslaved by Mrs. Bingham in Middle Tennessee.

Liverpool, Mississippi was formerly a town in Yazoo County. As it no longer exists, it could not be added as a location on the map and Yazoo County, Mississippi has been mapped in its place.

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Lost Friends Ad

Newspaper

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

Date

September 2, 1886

Searcher Location

Rialto, Tipton County, TN

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Contributor

Chris Byrd

Citation

"Henry Brown (formerly John Wesley Gale) searching for his sisters Martha, Ellen, and Melvina," Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA), September 2, 1886, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed September 8, 2024, https://informationwanted.org/items/show/1938