B. T. Gunter searching for heirs of Lydia Ann Young

Peninsula Enterprise (Accomack Courthouse, VA)

May 9, 1903

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$500.00--This sum awaits the relatives
of Lydia Ann Young, (colored),
who for many years prior to 1890
lived in Baltimore as a domestic. She
was reared in Accomack County and
visited there from time to time. Was
unmarried. Was below the average
in size and black. Is said to have a
sister living in Accomack. Information
leading to finding this sister or
other relatives will be well paid for.

B.T. Gunter.

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Gunter searching for heirs of Young, who left 500 dollar estate. She was from Accomack County, Virginia, went to Baltimore, Maryland, before 1890.

Peninsula Enterprise, December 15, 1900, page 3:
"WANTED--The address of a colored woman, named Lydia Ann Young, formerly of Drummondtown, but who went to Baltimore prior to 1890, and if she is dead, the names of her distributees and their addresses. The information, if left with B.T. Gunter, will be forwarded to the party in Baltimore wanting the information."

The Baltimore Sun, May 3, 1904, pg. 14, newspapers.com:
"COURT PROCEEDINGS. ORPHANS' COURT...Letters of Administration Granted-Estate of...Lydia Ann Young to Edgar W. Hartlove, bond $1,000..."

Subject

Information Wanted Ad

Newspaper

Peninsula Enterprise (Accomack Courthouse, VA)

Date

May 9, 1903

Searcher Location

Accomack County, VA

Searchee Location

Baltimore, MD

Contributor

Jesse Nasta

Source

Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Library of Congress

Citation

"B. T. Gunter searching for heirs of Lydia Ann Young ," Peninsula Enterprise (Accomack Courthouse, VA), May 9, 1903, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed October 5, 2024, https://informationwanted.org/items/show/3344