John Caesar Barber searching for his mother Mrs. John Jackson

Appeal: A National Afro-American Newspaper (St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN)

May 23, 1891

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MRS. JOHN JACKSON—I wish to find my mother
Mrs. John Jackson. I came to Texas in 1866, leav-
ing [leaving] my mother in New Orleans. My mother was
married in 1864 to John Jackson. Her master's
name was Nicholas Coleman a captain in the rebel
army. We at one time lived in St. Martinsville,
La. Address, John Caesar Barber, Waxahachie,
Texas,

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John Caesar Barber searching for his mother Mrs. John Jackson. Barber went to Texas in 1866, leaving his mother in New Orleans, Louisiana. His mother had married John Jackson in 1864. Barber and his mother once lived in St. Martinsville, Louisiana.

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Newspaper

Appeal: A National Afro-American Newspaper (St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN)

Date

May 23, 1891

Searcher Location

Waxahachie, TX

Searchee Location

New Orleans, LA

St. Martinville, LA

Contributor

Jesse Nasta

Source

Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Library of Congress

Citation

"John Caesar Barber searching for his mother Mrs. John Jackson," Appeal: A National Afro-American Newspaper (St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN), May 23, 1891, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed September 9, 2024, https://informationwanted.org/items/show/3287