Milton Douglas reuniting with his wife

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 7, 1882

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Milton Douglas, an Edgefield (S. O.) negro, was married while a slave in 1859 to a colored girl in that county. After three months of wedded life he was sold and sent West. His wife married again, her second husband dying a few months ago. Milton, who had not been heard from since 1859 returned the other day and renewed connubial relations with his old spouse.

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Milton Douglas is reuniting with his wife, who he was sold away from in 1859. His wife had remarried, but her second husband passed away. Her name is not included in the ad.

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September 7, 1882
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Edgefield, SC

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Hannah Pfeifer

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"Milton Douglas reuniting with his wife," Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA), September 7, 1882, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed October 21, 2026, https://informationwanted.org/items/show/4520

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