Lewis Williams searching for Rachel Balkam

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

October 17, 1891

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I desire to know the whereabouts of my
mother. Her name is, or was, Rachel Balkam:
she was owned by one Balkam, of Twiggs
county, Ga I saw her last two or three years
before the war in West Macon, Bibbs county,
Ga. ; she then had three children, Hannah,
Allen and Louis. Anyone giving the desired
information will confer a great favor and re-
cieve [receive] my lasting gratitude. Address Lewis
Williams, Searey, Ark.

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Lewis Williams is searching for his mother, Rachel Balkam. She was formerly enslaved by a man named Balkam of Twiggs County, Georgia. She was last seen two or three years before the Civil War in Macon, Georgia.

Date
October 17, 1891
Searcher Location

Searcy, Arkansas

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Ari Levine

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"Lewis Williams searching for Rachel Balkam," The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN), October 17, 1891, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed October 21, 2026, https://www.informationwanted.org/items/show/3013

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