Toney Span searching for his sisters Louisa and Rosetta Potts

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

August 23, 1888

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DEAR EDITOR—I wish to inquire for my sisters, whose names were Louisa Potts and Rosetta Potts. They used to belong to Major Potts. I have not seen them since I was a boy; that was in Memphis, Tenn. Soon after the war. My name is Toney Span. After the war we all went by the name of Span. Address Toney Lee, Bastrop, La.

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Toney Span searching for his sisters who were formerly called Louisa and Rosetta Potts. They were formerly enslaved by Major Potts. After the Civil War they all changed their last name to Span.

Subject

Lost Friends Ad

Date
August 23, 1888
Searcher Location

Bastrop, LA

Searchee Location

Memphis, TN

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Carly Beehler

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"Toney Span searching for his sisters Louisa and Rosetta Potts," Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA), August 23, 1888, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed April 20, 2024, https://informationwanted.org/items/show/4362

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