Isom Edwards (formerly Thomas Ford) searching for father Thomas and mother Nancy

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 8, 1886

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DEAR EDITOR ---- I wish to inquire for my people whom I left in North Carolina one year before the war. They were living at Petersburg and belonged to Timothy Edwards. My father and mother were named Thomas, my mother Nancy, and I had a Thomas Ford. ISOM EDWARDS. Jackson, Miss.

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Isom Edwards, formerly Thomas Ford, seeking information of his father Thomas and mother Nancy

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To the Editor

Date
April 8, 1886
Searcher Location

Jackson, Mississippi

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Petersburg, NC

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Chris Byrd

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"Isom Edwards (formerly Thomas Ford) searching for father Thomas and mother Nancy," The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA), April 8, 1886, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed October 21, 2026, https://www.informationwanted.org/items/show/1753

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