B.B. Mitchell [Braxton B. Mitchell] searching for his father, Bartlett Braxton

May 15, 1909

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Wants to Find His Father.

I would like to locate my father
Bartlett Braxton. We were separat-
ed during slavery and I took my
mother's name which was Mitchell.
After freedom I lived at Nashville,
Tenn. If any one can give me any
information as to whether my fath-
er is living or dead it will be very
thankfully received. Address
B. B. MITCHELL,
Spring Hill, Kan.

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B.B. Mitchell searching for his father Bartlett Braxton. He was separated from his father during slavery.

B.B. Mitchell (under the name Braxton Mitchell) also placed an Information Wanted Ad for his father in the Richmond Planet on March 15, 1902.

Subject

Wants to Find His Father Ad

Newspaper

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

Date

May 15, 1909

Searcher Location

Spring Hill, KS

Searchee Location

Nashville, TN

Contributor

Jesse Nasta

Source

Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Library of Congress

Citation

"B.B. Mitchell [Braxton B. Mitchell] searching for his father, Bartlett Braxton," Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA), May 15, 1909, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed July 27, 2024, https://informationwanted.org/items/show/2845