Kizzie Franklin (formerly Kizzi Ortry) searching for her daughter Eliza Ortry's brothers Bob and John Orty and Edy Denson

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

November 19, 1885

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MR. EDITOR: Bro. Charley Brown says that you found his people who had been gone ever since 1867. My name is Kizzi Ortry. I belonged to William Ortry in Monroe county, Alabama. His sons were Jefferson and Alex Ortry. My husband is Colonel Ortry, and son Ambrose. My daughters are with me, Tina and Eliza Ortry. Eliza's brothers are Bob and John Ortry and Edy Denson. I left them about 31 or 32 years ago. I want to find all my people, especially Bob and John Ortry. Address Kizzie Franklin, Garland City, Arkansas. 4t

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Kizzie Franklin is searching for her daughter Eliza Ortry's brothers Bob and John Orty and Edy Denson. At the time of their separation she was known as Kizzi Orty and was formerly enslaved by William Ortry of Monroe County, AL. His sons were Jefferson and Alex Ortry. She was married to Colonel Ortry and had a son Ambrose. She left them about 31 to 32 years ago. Her daughters, Tina and Eliza Ortry, are with her. She is making this post because she hear the Southwestern Christian Advocate helped find Bro. Charley Brown's family who had been gone since 1867.

Date
November 19, 1885
Searcher Location

Garland City, AR

Searchee Location

Monroe County, AL

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Daniel Runyon

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"Kizzie Franklin (formerly Kizzi Ortry) searching for her daughter Eliza Ortry's brothers Bob and John Orty and Edy Denson," Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA), November 19, 1885, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed September 19, 2024, https://informationwanted.org/items/show/2567

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