John Gregory searching for his mother Millie Beard, father Lewis Beard, brother James Beard, and sister Margret Beard
MR. EDITOR—I desire to in-
quire [inquire] for my people that I left in
Pearson county, North Carolina.
The name of my master was Dr.
Wm. Beard; his post-office Bethel
Hill. My mother's name was Mil-
lie [Millie] Beard; my father Lewis Beard;
he was sold when I was a small
boy, and sent South. I had a
brother younger than me; his name
was James Beard. I had only one
sister, her name was Margaret
Beard, (they sometimes called her
Pug). My name is John Gregory.
I did not go by the name of my mas-
ter [master], but was always called John
Gregory because there was three on
the place named John, so my grand-
father [grandfather] named me John Gregory
after him. I was hired to a man by
the name of Jones, during the war,
at Danburry, Stokes county, N.C.
and when the Union army came
there I was at work in a black-
smith [blacksmith] shop, and when the army
left there I came off with them to
Tennessee. Address John Greg-
ory [Gregory], care Rev. B. H. Johnson, No.
137 Mabry street, Knoxville, Tenn.
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