B. T. Davis searching for their aunt Flora Hillard

Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

February 14, 1889

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INFORMATION WANTED. INFORMATION WANTED OF MY AUNT, Flora Hillard. She was sold in 1861 from Louisiana to a man by the name of Pinch who went to Texas and took her with him I have not heard from her since. She first belonged to a man by the name of W W Collins. Any information will be gladly received. Please address, B. T. Davis, Mine La Motte Madison county, Mo.

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B. T. Davis searching for their aunt Flora Hillard. In 1861, during her former enslavement, she was sold to a man named Pinch who took her to Texas. Davis has not heard from her since then.

Date
February 14, 1889
Searcher Location

Mine La Motte, Missouri

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Louisiana

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Erik Mickiewicz

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"B. T. Davis searching for their aunt Flora Hillard," Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA), February 14, 1889, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed October 21, 2026, https://informationwanted.org/items/show/3270

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