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Hettie Ann Pear searching for her brothers and sisters

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

May 1, 1884

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MR. EDITOR--I wish to inquire for my brothers and sisters. Their names were Cyntha, Carter, Rich-ard, Tivena, Julia and Hannah. My brother's name was Mose James. We belonged to Mr. Crawford Pear. He brought me from Burke county, Georgia, to Texas. Address Het-tie Ann Pear, care Homer Pear, Houston, Texas.

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Hettie Ann Pear is searching for her brothers and sisters: Carter, Richard, Mose James, Cynthia, Tivena, Julia, and Hannah. They were all formerly enslaved by Mr. Crawford Pear who brought Hettie from Burke County, GA to Texas.

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Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

Date

May 1, 1884

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Burke County, GA

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Daniel Runyon

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"Hettie Ann Pear searching for her brothers and sisters," Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA), May 1, 1884, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed October 22, 2026, https://www.informationwanted.org/items/show/2530