Charlotte Woods searching for her mother Sallie Roberson and sisters

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

October 13, 1881

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DEAR EDITOR—I am hunting for mother and sisters. I left them in Westman county, Virginia, in the year 1837, with a man by the name of Ben Lamking. Mother's name is Sallie Roberson, and my sisters names, Mary Robinson, Martha Robinson and Betty Robinson. My name, Charlotte Woods, since married. If any information of those above names can be given, I am willing to pay five dollars. Address to Manchac postoffice, East Baton Rouge, La. S.S. WRIGHT.

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Charlotte Woods is offering a reward for information on her mother, Sallie Roberson, and sisters, Mary, Martha, and Betsy Robinson. Woods left them in 1837 with their former enslaver Ben Lamking.

Date
October 13, 1881
Searcher Location

East Baton Rouge, LA

Searchee Location

Westman County, VA

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Hannah Pfeifer

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"Charlotte Woods searching for her mother Sallie Roberson and sisters," Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA), October 13, 1881, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed April 25, 2024, https://informationwanted.org/items/show/4358

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