Fannie Williams searching for her grandfather William Jackson

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

July 1, 1885

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Please let me inquire for my
grand-father through your paper.
His name was William Jackson,
and he belonged to a man by the
name of Jackson in Williamson
county, Tenn. He was a brick-
mason [brickmason], and bought himself before
the war, and run a brickyard in
Nashville, Tenn. I hope all will
help me inquire for him, My moth-
er [mother] is named Mary Jackson. Ad-
dress [Address] Fannie Williams, Houston,
Wayne county, Tenn.

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Fannie Williams is searching for her grandfather William Jackson. He was formerly enslaved by a man named Jackson in Williamson County, TN. He was a brick mason and bought his freedom before the war and ran a bickyard in Nashville, TN. Fannie's mother is named Mary Jackson.

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Newspaper

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

Date

July 1, 1885

Searcher Location

Houston, Harris County, TX

Searchee Location

Williamson County, TN

Nashville, TN

Contributor

Daniel Runyon

Citation

"Fannie Williams searching for her grandfather William Jackson," Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA), July 1, 1885, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed October 5, 2024, https://informationwanted.org/items/show/2482