America Mason seeking her son Morris Mason

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 11, 1889

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DEAR SIR: Will you please do an old woman a kindness and she will always bless you for it whether successful or not, by making inquiry through your paper for her son, Morris Mason. He was sold by W J. Mason in Shelby Co., Ky., to Lude Hopkins, who took him South in about the year 1856; his name is or was Morris Mason. When last heard of he was in Texas in 1874. His mother is named America Mason. Mexico Mo.

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America Mason seeking her son, Morris Mason, who she last heard was in Texas. Morris was separated from his mother when he was sold to his former enslave Lude Hopkins and taken south in 1856.

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To the Editor

Date
April 11, 1889
Searcher Location

Mexico, MO

Searchee Location

Shelby County, KY

TX (Texas)

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Lena Lannutti

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"America Mason seeking her son Morris Mason," Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA), April 11, 1889, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed October 21, 2026, https://informationwanted.org/items/show/4186

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