Mary Watson searching for her mother Silvia Kellum and father Lewis Kerlan

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

October 22, 1885

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MR. EDITOR-- I wish to find my relations. I left them in Norfolk, Virginia. Mother belonged to Henry [undecipherable] Tolbert, father belonged to Kerlan, as near as I can remember father was Lewis Kerlan, mother was Silvia Kerlan. Her mistress was Miss Diana and her master Henry Tolbert. Her young mistress Mary Frances. Address Mary Watson, Weimar, Texas.

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Mary Watson is searching for her mother Silvia Kellum and father Lewis Kerlan. She left them in Norton, Virginia. Her mother was formerly enslaved by Henry Tolbert and father was formerly enslaved by a man named Kerlan.

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To the Editor

Date
October 22, 1885
Searcher Location

Weimar, TX

Searchee Location

Norton, VA

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Daniel Runyon

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"Mary Watson searching for her mother Silvia Kellum and father Lewis Kerlan," Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA), October 22, 1885, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed October 21, 2026, https://www.informationwanted.org/items/show/2595

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