Rev. Charley Brown searching for his aunt Rose, uncle Ben Menard, and their children, and Uncle Marshall Strother and his wife Patty

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

October 1, 1885

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MR. EDITOR--I am in search of
of my people who left South Caro-
lina in 1867, bound for Mississippi,
with Bob Holmon. Their names
are Aunt Rose, Uncle Ben Menard,
children, Ralph, Winnie, Wash,
Edward, Hannah, Butler, Silvie.
Uncle Marshall Strother, his wife
Patty belonged to Ned Culbreath
Aunt Rose has my brother Billy
with her. I am mohter's eldest son
and was born in Edgefield county,
South Carolina. Address Garland
City, Miller county, Ark, Rev.
Charley Brown.

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Rev. Charley Brown searching for his aunt Rose, uncle Ben Menard, and his children Ralph, Willie, Wash, Hannah, Butler, and Sylvie. Uncle Marshall Strother and his wife Patty. He left them all in South Carolina in 1867 bound for Mississippi. Uncle Marshall and his wife Patty belonged to Ned Culbreath. Aunt Rose has his brother Billy with her. Charley was born in Edgefield County, SC.

Rev. Charley Brown's relations were found in Crawford, MS through this ad, though some had since died. He wrote a letter thanking the Southwestern Christian Advocate which was published in an article. It can be found here: https://informationwanted.org/items/show/2667

The story of Rev. Charley Brown's found relations got around and many people writing ads in this paper reference this success as their reason for writing their own ads.

Date
October 1, 1885
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Daniel Runyon

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"Rev. Charley Brown searching for his aunt Rose, uncle Ben Menard, and their children, and Uncle Marshall Strother and his wife Patty," Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA), October 1, 1885, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed April 25, 2024, https://informationwanted.org/items/show/2666

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