Elmyra Knight searching for her parents, Jack Keith and Charity, and her siblings

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 20, 1888

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DEAR EDITOR:—I wish to enquire for my people. I left my father in Newton county, forty years ago. Father's name was Jack Keith. Mother's name was Charity. She was bought from the widow Harris, by Bird Saffold together with her two children Elmyra and Tanzadia. Mother and I were brought to Harrison county by Robt. Saffold. Sister was carried to Texas by old Bird Saffold. My brother Joseph Thomas left here 19 years ago and went to New Orleans. I have not heard from him since. Any information will be gladly received Address Elmyra Knight, Handsboro, Miss.

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Elmyra Knight searching for her parents, Jack Keith and Charity, and her siblings, Tanzadia and Joseph Thomas. Elmyra and her mother were taken to Texas by their former enslaver Robert Saffold. Her brother left nineteen years ago for New Orleans, Louisiana and has not been heard from since.

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Date
September 20, 1888
Searcher Location

Handsboro, MS

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Lena Lannutti

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"Elmyra Knight searching for her parents, Jack Keith and Charity, and her siblings," Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA), September 20, 1888, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed October 7, 2024, https://informationwanted.org/items/show/4441

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