Henry Simpson searching for his mother Sophie Jerome

The Appeal (Chicago, IL)

August 6, 1892

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SOPHIE JERROME-I wish to find my mother Sophie Jerrome. Her husbands name was Peter. She was sold in 1853 to a trader in Danburg Ga., by the name of Jerrome. My sisters were named Annie Watkins and Elizabeth Bartholomew. My eldest brother was named Overton. Please address, Henry Simpson First Baptist Church, St. Louis, Mo.

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Henry Simpson searching for his mother Sophie Jerome. She was sold in 1858 to a trader in Danburg, GA, by the name of Jerome.

Date
August 6, 1892
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St. Louis, Missouri

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Danburg, GA

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Daniel Runyon

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"Henry Simpson searching for his mother Sophie Jerome," The Appeal (Chicago, IL), August 6, 1892, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed October 21, 2026, https://www.informationwanted.org/items/show/2304

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