Ellen Blackburn searching for her brothers Henry Perkins and George Washington (1st of 2 ads placed)

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

October 23, 1884

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MR. EDITOR––I wish to inquire
for my brothers, Henry Perkins and
George Washington. When last
heard from they were in St. Louis,
Mo., three years ago. We be
longed [belonged] to Perkins, and in 1843 were
sold to the speculator Matlock and
brought to Texas. Father was
Harrison Perkins, mother Caroline,
and we lived near Springfield.
My name was then Ellen Perkins,
but is now Ellen Blackburn. Ad
dress [Address] me at Belton, Texas.

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Ellen Blackburn searching for her brothers Henry Perkins and George Washington who were last heard from in St. Louis three years ago. They were formerly enslaved by a man named Perkins who sold them in 1843.

She posts a similar ad the next year searching for just her brother Henry Perkins. She doesn't mention that Henry and George were last heard from in St. Louis three years ago. She also mentions a brother Lewis and three sisters See: https://informationwanted.org/items/show/2461

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Newspaper

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

Date

October 23, 1884

Searcher Location

Belton, TX

Searchee Location

St. Louis, MO

Springfield, TX

Contributor

Daniel Runyon

Citation

"Ellen Blackburn searching for her brothers Henry Perkins and George Washington (1st of 2 ads placed)," Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA), October 23, 1884, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed September 14, 2024, https://informationwanted.org/items/show/2460