Nick Franklin seeking Amy Franklin

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 5, 1888

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MR. EDITOR-- I wish to inquire for Amy Franklin. The last time I saw her was in August, 1867. She lived with a man by the name of Bill Shelby; she had seven children: Tony, Peter, Lucy, Easter, Jack, Noah and Angeline Ellen. I left them on Boughperlein, Bolivar county, Miss. Write to Nick Franklin, care S. M. Morgan, Howard Station, Miss.

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Nick Franklin seeking Amy Franklin. She had seven children and was formerly enslaved by Bill Shelby in Boughperlein, Bolivar County, Mississippi.

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To the Editor

Date
April 5, 1888
Searcher Location

Howard Station, Mississippi

Searchee Location

Bolivar County, Mississippi

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Carly Beehler

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"Nick Franklin seeking Amy Franklin," Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA), April 5, 1888, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed October 21, 2026, https://informationwanted.org/items/show/4050

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