Mary James seeking her aunts Mary and Martha Lee and her uncle Brewston Lee

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

December 16, 1886

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MR EDITOR-- I desire to find out the whereabouts of my uncle and and two aunt. My uncle's name is Brewston Lee. He formerly belonged to the family of Lees in Amite county, Mississippi. My aunts names were Mary and Martha Lee, belonging to the same family. Any information of them would be gladly received. Please address Rev. B. Bolden, Cheneyville, La., in care of Mary James.

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Mary James seeking her aunts, Mary and Martha Lee, and her uncle, Brewston Lee, who were formerly enslaved by the Lee family of Amite County, Mississippi.

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To the Editor

Date
December 16, 1886
Searcher Location

Cheneyville, Louisiana

Searchee Location

Amite County, Mississippi

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Carly Beehler

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"Mary James seeking her aunts Mary and Martha Lee and her uncle Brewston Lee," Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA), December 16, 1886, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed October 21, 2026, https://informationwanted.org/items/show/3773

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