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She found her lost brother

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 10, 1885

She Found Her Brother.
Lecturing on the merits of this
paper the other day in Shelbyville,
Ky., we turned to our column of
"Lost Friends," and began to read
the first notice upon whIch our
eyes tell. We had only read a few
lines, when springing up, a lady
said, "That is my brother." So it
was, and so it is daily. The
SOUTHWESTERN…

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Gibson McMurtry searching for Len Perrian

Louisville Daily Journal (Louisville, KY)

February 20, 1865

WANTED.
Information Wanted
OF LEN PERRIAN, A NEGRO MAN, BRICK MA-
SON [MASON]. He is the father of Lydia Cook, who belongs
to James McMurtry, of Bryantsville, Ky. He formerly
lived in Shelbyville, Ky. I wish Len to come or write
to me as soon as possible. GIBSON McMURTRY,
f20 dl* Bryantsville, Ky.

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Laura White (formerly Laura Taylor) searching for her sister Annie Barnett

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

January 3, 1889

MR. EDITOR: I desire to find my sister Annie Barnett. She used to belong to Mrs. Sallie Harrison of Shelbyville, Ky. Her father was Gabe Barnett. Mother Eliza Caldwell. They used to belong to Reuben and Tommie Caldwell. of Shelbyville, Ky. Sallie Harrison sold sister to a Negro trader named Wilson, who took her to Lexington, Ky., and later on took…

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