Rev. Bedford Carr searching for his aunt

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

August 14, 1884

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MR. EDITOR--I wish to inquire
for my aunt. She left us in Plaque-
mine [Plaquemine], La., in the year 1866, and
went to New Orleans to wait on
Mr. Delaney's wife, and we have
not seen her since. but we heard
from her in 1879 when at the Star-
field [Starfield] plantation. She has lost her
husband, he died in 1871. She has
two sisters living; the oldest is
named Harriet Carr and the other
Rhody Mims. When she left us
Rhody was going by the name of
Rhody Sirrean; and Cary Sirrean,
her brother, is named Robt. Blan-
chard [Blanchard]. Edmond Blanchard and
Willis Strowes are the names of her
other brothers. We were staying
with a Mr. Samuel Warden in
Plaquemine, La. Please address
me at Bayou Gross Tete, Iberville
parish, Rosedale post-office, La.
REV. BEDFORD CARR.

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Rev. Bedford Carr is searching for his aunt who left them in Plaqumine County, LA with Mr. Samuel Warden in 1866. She went to wait on Mr. Delaney's wife in New Orleans. They heard from her in 1879 on the Starfield Plantation. She had lost her husband in 1871, but she has two living sisters, Harriet Carr and Rhody Sirrean who now goes by Rhody Mims. Her brother, formerly Cary Sirrean is now Robert Blanchard. She had two other brothers, Edmond Blanchard and Willis Strowes.

A similar ad was posted by Rev. Bedford Carr looking for his aunt Cosy Sirrean in December of the same year. In that ad, it was he who went to New Orleans in 1866, she was heard from in 1881 not 1879, and the plantation she wrote from was Stirfield, not Starfield. It also mentions she has 8 children.
That ad can be found here: https://informationwanted.org/items/show/id/2664

Rev. Carr posts another ad in January 1866, which can be found here: https://informationwanted.org/items/show/1669

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Newspaper

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

Date

August 14, 1884

Searcher Location

Grosse Tete, Iberville Parish, LA

Searchee Location

Plaquemine, LA

New Orleans, LA

Contributor

Daniel Runyon

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"Rev. Bedford Carr searching for his aunt," Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA), August 14, 1884, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed July 27, 2024, https://informationwanted.org/items/show/2663