Sapphira Davis searching for her children Eliza, Clara, Joseph, and Alfred Davis

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

June 10, 1880

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MR. EDITOR—I desire to inquire for my children and kinfolks. I had two girls, Eliza and Clara Davis, and two boys, Joseph and Alfred Davis; also a brother named Samuel, and a sister named Jemima Davis. I was brought to Texas by David Newland. Please address me at Jefferson, Texas, in care of Rev. John Jackson. SAPPHIRA DAVIS.

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Sapphira Davis desires information on her four children: Eliza, Clara, Joseph, and Alfred Davis. She also sough her brother, Samuel, and sister, Jemima Davis. Sapphira was taken to Texas by her former enslaver David Newland.

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To the Editor

Date
June 10, 1880
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Jefferson, TX

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Kristin Bridges

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"Sapphira Davis searching for her children Eliza, Clara, Joseph, and Alfred Davis," Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA), June 10, 1880, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed October 21, 2026, https://www.informationwanted.org/items/show/3897

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