E. W. Sanders seeking their siblings William, Henry, James, George, Jack, Jennie, Catherine, Willie, Elijah, and Robert Sanders

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

August 9, 1888

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DEAR EDITOR—I wish to find my people, whom I left at Webster and Louisville, Winston county, Miss., at the close of the war. We belonged to Mr. Isaac Sanders. My father was Israel Sanders. Mother was Caroline Sanders. She had fourteen children. William, Henry, James, George, Jack, Jennie, Catherine, Willie, Elijah and Robert Sanders. Father is now dead; but mother and I are living two miles north-west of Webster, Miss. Brother Henry and G. W. Sanders and sister Millie all live in Winston county where my three brothers left us. He went off with the yankee soldiers and said they were going to Vicksburg. A cousin Hanna, aunt Matilda Sanders daughter went with them. Any information will be gladly received. Address E. W. Sanders, Winston Co., Miss.

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E. W. Sanders seeking their relatives who they left in Webster and Louisville, Mississippi at the end of the Civil War. Their mother Caroline Sanders had fourteen children. Three of their brothers went with the Union Army, possibly to Vicksburg. Their siblings were William, Henry, James, George, Jack, Jennie, Catherine, Willie, Elijah, and Robert Sanders. They also searched for their cousin Hannah and aunt Matilda Sanders.

Date
August 9, 1888
Searcher Location

Winston County, MS

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Carly Beehler

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"E. W. Sanders seeking their siblings William, Henry, James, George, Jack, Jennie, Catherine, Willie, Elijah, and Robert Sanders," Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA), August 9, 1888, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed July 27, 2024, https://informationwanted.org/items/show/4278

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