Lucinda Peoples searching for Lawton family

The New South (Port Royal, SC)

May 13, 1865

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INFORMATION WANTED of Sarah Lawton -
Clara Lawton, and James Lawton, (all col
ored [colored]). Last heard from at Edgefield, Georgia.
Address LUCINDA PEOPLES,
31*1 Mitchelville, S. C.

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Lucinda Peoples, Mitchelville, SC, seeking Lawton family, last heard of at Edgefield, GA [actually Edgefield, SC?]

Betsey Jennings, also of Mitchelville, SC, placed an ad on the same page, also seeking Lawtons from Edgefield. That ad can be found here: https://informationwanted.org/items/show/id/2150

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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"Lucinda Peoples 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/2151

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