Emily Wills searching for her father William Golder, mother Clarissa, and siblings
MR. EDITOR––I desire to inquire
for my relatives: father, mother,
sisters and brothers. I was quite
young, about 8 years of age. I
think we lived in Maryland. Fath-
er's [Father’s] name was Wm. Golder, and
mother's Clarissa. We lived near a
town called Marion. Father was
born free, his occupation was run-
ning [running] on a boat. Mother and child-
ren [children] belonged to a widow lady by
the name of Kate Words or Woods,
who sold us to a Negro trader who
took us to Washington City and
and sold us to a man by the name
of Harrison Davis; father was not
at home at the time; however, when
he heard we were sold he pursued
and bought mother and four child-
ren [children], James, Calvin, Marcellus,
Eliza Ann and Mary the baby; the
rest of us were brought to Rich-
mond [Richmond], Va., and sold, William,
Peter, Daro, Wesley, Sam and sis-
ter [sister] Diana. My name was Emily
Golder; I now go by the name of
Emily Wills. If any one knows
the whereabouts of the above
named, please address me at
Aquilla, Hill county, Texas.
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