S. Hawkins searching for her entire family

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 18, 1884

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MR. EDITOR--I wish to inquire
for my people. The last time I saw
them was five miles from Monticel-
lo [Monticello]. Our owners were W. Williams,
C. Feeney. Geo. Coleman brought
us to Texas. Mother was Lizzie,
but they called her Lilly. My old-
est [oldest] sister was Pussy, brother,
Gabriel. I had a brother left at
Mr. Blackin's, five miles from Sum-
mersville [Summersville]. Mother's baby child I
left with her, named Betty. Sister
Betty was the mother of two child-
ren [children]. Sister Pussy had one daughter
when I left, named Clory Ann.
Father was Lewis, and belonged to
Samuel Newby. Father had a sis-
ter [sister] Sarah, and brothers John,
Dimosard and Andre. Aunt had
three boys, oldest Henry, next Sol-
omon [Solomon]. Her oldest girl was Maria,
the next Reney, Mary, Martha and
Lucy. I left them in Tennessee. I
had a sister, Julia Trent, a cousin
Julia in Arkansas. I had a cousin
Albert Wilson, and Manuel Thomp-
son [Thompson] and John Michael. I am now
a widow. Direct letters to Mexia,
Texas. S. HAWKINS.

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S. Hawkins is searching for her entire family. The last time she saw them was five miles outside of Monticello. Their owners were W. Williams and C. Feeney. Geo. Coleman brought her to Texas. Her mother's name was Lizzie but they called her Lilly. Her sister Pussy had a daughter Clory Ann and her other sister Betty had two children. He had a brother Gabriel and another she left at Mr. Blackin's five miles south of Summersville. Her mother also had a baby named Betty who he left with her. Her father's name was Lewis and he belonged to Samuel Newby. Lewis had a sister Sarah and brothers Andre, John, and Dimosard. Her Aunt had three boys, Henry, Solomon and a third which is unnamed and five daughters Maria, Reney, Mary, Martha, and Lucy. He left them in Tennessee. He had a sister Julia Trent and a cousin Julia left in Arkansas. She also had cousins Albert Wilson, Manuel Thomson, and John Michael. She is now a widow.

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Newspaper

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

Date

September 18, 1884

Searcher Location

Mexia, TX

Searchee Location

Monticello (no state given)

Summersville (No state given)

TN (Tennessee)

AR (Arkansas)

Contributor

Daniel Runyon

Citation

"S. Hawkins searching for her entire family," The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA), September 18, 1884, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed April 16, 2024, https://informationwanted.org/items/show/2676