Betsey Jennings searching for Lawton family

The New South (Port Royal, SC)

May 13, 1865

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INFORMATION WANTED of Susannah Lawton,
Wilden Lawton, and Isabella Lawton and
child (colored), who were last heard of at Edge-
field, Ga. Any information will be thankfully re-
ceived by BETSEY JENNINGS,
31*1 Mitchelville, S. C.

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Betsey Jennings, Mitchelville, SC, searching for Susannah Lawton, Wilden Lawton, and Isabella Lawton, last heard of at Edgefield, GA

Lucinda Peoples, also of Mitchelville, SC, placed an ad on the same page, also seeking Lawtons in Edgefield. That ad can be found here: https://informationwanted.org/items/show/2151

The location of Edgefield, GA could not be found, it is likely this is referring to Edgefield, SC which exists on the border of the two states.

Date
May 13, 1865
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Edgefield, SC

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Jesse Nasta

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"Betsey Jennings searching for Lawton family," The New South (Port Royal, SC), May 13, 1865, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed October 21, 2026, https://www.informationwanted.org/items/show/2150

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