Jerry Ashford searching for their parents Center and Julia Gibson

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

August 12, 1880

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DEAR EDITOR-- I wish to inquire father and mother. Mother's name was Judia Gibson. She belonged to Steve Gibson. Geo. Ashford swapped her to Gibson. Father's name was Center Gibson. I left them with Steve Gibson, in Fairfield district, South Carolina, about twenty years ago. Please address me at New Prospect, Choctaw Co, Miss. JERRY ASHFORD.

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Jerry Ashford searching for their father, Center Gibson, and mother, Judia Gibson. They were formerly enslaved by Steve Gibson. Jerry last saw them twenty years ago.

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Lost Friends Ad

Date
August 12, 1880
Searcher Location

Choctaw County, MS

Searchee Location

Fairfield County, SC

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Kristin Bridges

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"Jerry Ashford searching for their parents Center and Julia Gibson," Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA), August 12, 1880, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed April 20, 2024, https://informationwanted.org/items/show/4033

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