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Hiram Bridges searching for his sister Susan Bridges

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

June 7, 1883

DEAR EDITOR. - I wish to in-quire for my sister. Her name was Susan Bridges when I heard from her last; she was then at Natchez, Miss., and was married; I did not learn her husband's name. This was about nine years ago, we were parted at Homer, La. She belonged to George Clinton, who carried her to Monroe, La., and from there to Natchez, Miss. Our…

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Miles Nixon seeking his father Nelson Carter, mother Ann Carter, and siblings

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

November 24, 1881

MR. EDITOR: I wish to inquire for my relatives. My father's and mother's names were Nelson Carter and Ann Carter. Brother and sister, Nelson and Rachel. We all belonged to a man by the name of Spain. I and another girl by the name of Maria were stolen during the war, and I was sold in a place called Homer, La., to a negro trader. Please address…

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