Alpha Hodges searching for their mother's family

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

August 18, 1881

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MR. EDITOR :— I desire to find mother's people. Her mother and father were named Stephen and Priscilla, who belonged to James Thomas, in Henderson county, Kentucky. Her brother, Jack, belonged to Wm. Thomas; brothers Robert and Stephen and sister Louisa to James Thomas. Sister Matilda was sold to Hull Hickerson; brother Stephen to Baker Jackson. Dr. Thomas sold me to Powhatan Robinson, and he sold me to Moten Tavern, at March Court. She left her son, Alexander Thomas, in Madisonville, Kentucky. Address me at Capleville, Shelby county, Tenn., in care of Joseph Beaver. ALPHA HODGES.

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Alpha Hodges is searching for their mother's family who were formerly enslaved by the Thomas family in Kentucky. Stephen and Priscilla were Hodges' grandparents. Their uncles were Jack, Robert, and Stephen, and their aunt was Louisa.

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To the Editor

Date
August 18, 1881
Searcher Location

Capleville, Shelby County, TN

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Hannah Pfeifer

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"Alpha Hodges searching for their mother's family," Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA), August 18, 1881, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed October 21, 2026, https://informationwanted.org/items/show/4243

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