Virginia Rice searching for her mother's relatives
Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)
April 12, 1919
DO YOU KNOW THEM?
Was born in Richmond Virginia
Wanted to find a remanant of
fifty years ago, who knows anything
about the relation of Lucy Fisher,
whose mothers name, was Harriet
Fisher, her father's name was Bob
Fisher, grandmother's name was Kate
Winfrey, (white owners were Win-
freys.)
Bob Fisher had two children, Lucy
and William Fisher; Bob Fisher
bought Harriet his wife from the Win
frey's her white master, but left the
children slaves. Lucy was stolen
when very young and sold farther
south.
The writer of this article is her
daughter. Any information would be
gladly received. My mother, grand-
mother and great grand mother, were
born in Richmond Virginia slaves of
a white owner whose name was Win-
freys. Information through the Planet
will be gladly received. Signed,
--VIRGINIA RICE,
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