Johnson, age 60, reunited with her mother, reported to be 112 years old. Johnson lived in Louisville, KY. Her mother had been sold, by Ben Johnson of Frankfort, KY, and sent to New Orleans 50 years earlier [ca 1835].
Shorter versions of this article appeared in numerous newspapers nationwide. See newspapers.com.
"Ellen Johnson reunited with her mother after 50 years ," The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) , September 12, 1885, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed September 19, 2024, https://informationwanted.org/lastseen312/items/show/3569
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