Sarah Brunson seeking her father Joshua Watkin

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

August 18, 1881

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MR. EDITOR:— I wish to inquire for my father. He lived with Widow Watkin, Iberville parish, La., before the war. His name was Joshua Watkin. He removed, I heard, to the parish of East Feliciana, La. I am his daughter. Address, SARAH BRUNSON, Plaquemine, La., on Desobre Piace.

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Sarah Brunson is seeking her father, Joshua Watkin, who was formerly enslaved by Widow Watkin.

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To the Editor

Date
August 18, 1881
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Plaquemine, LA

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Hannah Pfeifer

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"Sarah Brunson seeking her father Joshua Watkin," Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA), August 18, 1881, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed October 21, 2026, https://informationwanted.org/items/show/4246

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