Sarah Jane Young searching for her father William Green, mother Dorcas, and sister Ellen

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

June 23, 1881

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MR. EDITOR-- I desire some information about my people. I have not seen them since 1865. Sister Ellen belonged to Dr. Owens, in Freestone Co., Texas. I belonged to B. Owens, a son of the doctor. If Rainey, or Tom Henry see this I hope they will inquire for sister. I left my people in Calvert county, Maryland. Father, William Green, belonged to John Erfurt. Mother named Dorcas, belonged to Robert -----. She had seven children. Address SARAH JANE YOUNG. Bastrop, Texas.

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Sarah Jane Young is searching for relatives that she left in 1865 in Calvert County, Maryland. Her father, William Green, mother Dorcas, sister Ellen, and brothers Rainey and Tom Henry were all formerly enslaved by different people. Dorcas had seven children.

Date
June 23, 1881
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Bastrop, TX

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Hannah Pfeifer

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"Sarah Jane Young searching for her father William Green, mother Dorcas, and sister Ellen," Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA), June 23, 1881, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed April 27, 2024, https://informationwanted.org/items/show/4034

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