Rachel Cotton (formerly Rachel Marshall) searching for her mother Maria Weaver and siblings

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

May 24, 1883

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DEAR EDITOR:--A poor old lady wants to find her people. Her mother's name was Maria Weaver. She belonged to William Weaver in Clay county, Alabama. It was said she went to Texas. The inquirer had one child. Mara; when she left, four years old. Father was Brimmer Thompson; sisters Sarah Thompson, Nellie, and Caroline. Caroline went to Georgia. There were also Eliza, Jane, Helen, Mahalie, Weaver; Libby Marshall, Hanton Haggerty, Flavol Weaver. Father was Simon Weaver. He is dead. Inquirer was Rachel Marshall, sold to John Cotton, and afterward known as Rachel Cotton.. Address me at Mashulaville, Miss.
James Jordan.

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Rachel Cotton (formerly Rachel Marshall) searching for her mother, Maria Weaver; her daughter, Mara; sisters Sarah Thompson, Nellie and Caroline; Brimmer Thompson; Eliza; Jane; Helen; Mahalie Weaver; Libby Marshall; Hanton Haggerty; and Flavol Weaver.

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Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

Date

May 24, 1883

Searcher Location

Mashulaville, MS

Searchee Location

Clay County, AL

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Georgia

Contributor

Margaret Strolle

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"Rachel Cotton (formerly Rachel Marshall) searching for her mother Maria Weaver and siblings," Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA), May 24, 1883, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed September 16, 2024, https://informationwanted.org/items/show/2033