Harriet Holman (formerly Harriet Switzer) searching for her children

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

March 8, 1883

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MR. EDITOR: I wish to inquire for my children, whom I left before the war. There were eight. The boys were Ephraim, Andrew, Milas, Silas, James, Henry and George Washington. My name was Harriet Switzer. I belonged to George Switzer, near Newton, Lincoln county, N.C. Alex Boss, their father, died four years before the war. Ephraim belonged to George Switzer. Milas and Silas were twins, and belonged to the Widow Owen's estate in Charlotte. Andrew, James, Henry and Geo. Washington are dead. Mela, Ann, Margaret and Catherine belonged to Aylesmar. Address me, care of Rev. James Jordan, Mashulaville, Miss., where I am married and known as HARRIET HOLMAN.

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Harriet Holman, formerly Harriet Switzer, searching for her children Ephraim, Milas, Silas, Mela, Ann, Margaret, and Catherine. Her sons Andrew, James, Henry and George Washington are deceased.

Subject

Lost Friends Ad

Newspaper

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

Date

March 8, 1883

Searcher Location

Mashulaville, Mississippi

Searchee Location

Newton, NC

Charlotte, NC

Contributor

Margaret Strolle

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"Harriet Holman (formerly Harriet Switzer) searching for her children," Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA), March 8, 1883, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed September 9, 2024, https://informationwanted.org/items/show/1967