Maria Ross searching for her family

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

May 10, 1883

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DEAR EDITOR:-- I want to find my people. I left them about fifty years ago in Smith county, Tenn. My mother's name was Lucinda Sanders; father was Major Sanders. I had two sisters, Susan and Margaret. I had two uncles, John and Harry; two aunts,Bettie and Lillie. We belonged to Squire Alexander. We lived near Carthage, Tenn. Address Maria Ross, Yazoo City, Miss., care of M. E. Church.

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Maria Ross searching for her parents Lucinda and Major Sanders; sisters Susan and Margaret; uncles John and Harry; and aunts Bettie and Lillie.

Date
May 10, 1883
Searcher Location

Yazoo City, MS

Searchee Location

Carthage , TN

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Margaret Strolle

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"Maria Ross searching for her family," Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) , May 10, 1883, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed October 21, 2026, https://www.informationwanted.org/items/show/2019

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