Louisa Kelly searching for her mother Nancy West, brother George West, and two sisters

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 16, 1885

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MR. EDITOR—I desire to find my people; my mother's name was Nancy West; my brother's George West. Sold by William R. Robinson, of Georgetown, district Columbia, Louisa West daughter of Nancy West, my sisters, Carry Ann West, Rosie Lee West. I, Louisa West wishes to know where the above named named persons are. Address Louisa Kelly, Brookhaven, Lincoln county, Mississippi.

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Louisa Kelly is searching for her mother Nancy West, brother George West, and two sisters Carry Ann West and Rosa Lee West. She and her sisters were sold by their former enslaver William R. Robinson of Georgetown, DC.

Date
April 16, 1885
Searcher Location

Brookhaven, Lincoln County, MS

Searchee Location

Georgetown, DC

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Daniel Runyon

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"Louisa Kelly searching for her mother Nancy West, brother George West, and two sisters," Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA), April 16, 1885, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed October 22, 2026, https://www.informationwanted.org/items/show/2574

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