Ned Vinson seeking Fanny Davis

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

October 6, 1887

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MR. EDITOR.-- I am in search of one Fanny Davis, who belonged to Feril Vinson, but Fanny and her mother, Katie Davis, a daughter of Gid Davis, who maried Ned Vinson belonged to Davis and was brought away in slavery time by Feril Vinson to Texas, leaving a daughter behind on Davis' farm, Hickman county, Ky. Please inquire for said name and address Ned Vinson, care of Rev. F. Norwood. Columbia, Texas.

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Ned Vinson seeking Fanny Davis. Ned was taken from his family to Texas by his former enslaver Feril Vinson. Fanny is the daughter of Katie Davis.

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To the Editor

Date
October 6, 1887
Searcher Location

Columbia, TX

Searchee Location

Hickman County, KY

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Carly Beehler

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"Ned Vinson seeking Fanny Davis ," Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA), October 6, 1887, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed October 21, 2026, https://informationwanted.org/items/show/3955

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