Mrs. Hattie M. Branum (formerly Hattie Hackett) searching for her mother Lucy Hackett

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

March 9, 1907

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Do You Know Her?
I would like to know the where
abouts of my mother, Lucy Hackett.
I have not seen her for twenty eight
years. I, her daughter, Hattie
Hackett, was placed in the Colored
Home in West Philadelphia.
The white lady with whom she
lived for years, said that she mar
ried [married] from her house and went to
Virginia to live. Any information
will be gladly received. Address
MRS. HATTIE M. BRANUM
3431 Ludlow Street.
Philadelphia, Penn.

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Mrs. Hattie M. Branum searching for her mother Lucy Hackett. Lucy was placed in the Colored Home in West Philadelphia, but she is believed to have married and moved to Virginia. Hattie has not seen her mother for 28 years.

Date
March 9, 1907
Searcher Location

Philadelphia, PA

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Jesse Nasta

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"Mrs. Hattie M. Branum (formerly Hattie Hackett) searching for her mother Lucy Hackett," Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA), March 9, 1907, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed October 21, 2026, https://www.informationwanted.org/items/show/2761

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