Lucy Williams seeking her sons

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 12, 1888

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MR. EDITOR-- Rev. J. B. Smith, Bason, Miss., desires to know the whereabouts of William and Charles Rainey, and Thomas Roberts, or Dick as he is now called. His mother, Lucy Williams, is 126 years old, and would be glad to see or hear from him. A.

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Reverend J. B. Smith advertising on behalf of Lucy Williams seeking her sons. Their names were William and Charles Rainey, and Thomas Roberts.

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To the Editor

Date
April 12, 1888
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Basin, Mississippi

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Carly Beehler

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"Lucy Williams seeking her sons," Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA), April 12, 1888, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed October 21, 2026, https://informationwanted.org/items/show/4054

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