M. Johnson searching for Matilda Parker

The Appeal: A National Afro-American Newspaper (St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN)

December 11, 1897

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Where is She.
Matilda Parker, I wish to find Matilda
Parker, the daughter of Peter Parker.
She was the property of M. Herrington
or Harrington of Warrenton Junction,
Virginia, and was sold during the war,
or not long before. The had a sister
Martha. Address
M. Johnson.
Chili Station, New York.

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M. Johnson searching for Matilda Parker, the daughter of Peter Parker. Matilda was formerly enslaved by M. Herrington or Harrington of Warrentown Junction, VA before being sold during or just before the Civil War.

Date
December 11, 1897
Searcher Location

Chili, NY

Searchee Location

Warrenton, VA

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Daniel Runyon

Citation
"M. Johnson searching for Matilda Parker," The Appeal: A National Afro-American Newspaper (St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN), December 11, 1897, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed October 21, 2026, https://www.informationwanted.org/items/show/2320

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