Hester Jane McPherson seeking her brothers Alex and Willis McPherson and sister Rosetta McPherson

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

May 14, 1870

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INFORMATION WANTED
Of my two brothers Alex. and Willis Mc
Pherson, and sister Rosetta McPherson. I
left them just below Norfolk, Va., in 1863.
They were owned by Betsey Slack. Any
information of their whereabouts will be
thankfully received by their sister Hester
Jane McPherson, 252 Raspberry St., Phila.,
Pa.
N. B.--Ministers please read in churches.
May 14, '70, 4t.

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Hester Jane McPherson searching for her siblings, Alex, Willis, and Rosetta McPherson, who formerly enslaved by Betsey Slack.

Date
May 14, 1870
Searcher Location

Philadelphia, PA

Searchee Location

Norfolk, VA

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Margaret Strolle

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"Hester Jane McPherson seeking her brothers Alex and Willis McPherson and sister Rosetta McPherson," The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA), May 14, 1870, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed October 21, 2026, https://www.informationwanted.org/items/show/354

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