Aleck Johnson searching for his father Manville

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

November 10, 1881

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DEAR EDITOR—I wish to inquire for my father. He belonged to Joe Mitch, and was sold to Johnson My father was Manville, mother Elvira, her oldest child Aleck. Address ALECK JOHNSON. Brookston, Texas.

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Aleck Johnson is searching for his father, Manville, who was formerly enslaved by Joe Mitch. Johnson is the oldest child of his parents Manville and Elvira.

Date
November 10, 1881
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Brookston, TX

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Hannah Pfeifer

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"Aleck Johnson searching for his father Manville," Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA), November 10, 1881, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed April 26, 2024, https://informationwanted.org/items/show/4418

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