Riley Walker (formerly Riley Caldwell) searching for his brother Sam Blake and relative Fannie Blake

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

June 16, 1881

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MR. EDITOR-- I wish to inquire for my brother, Sam Blake and Fannie Blake. John Blake brought them from Chester, South Carolina to Arkansas in the year 1856 Sam was named after father. Their mother was Lockey Mallory. I went by the name of Riley Caldwell. Our father was Sam Caldwell. I came from South Carolina in the year 1870 to Mississippi. I have not seen brother and family in twenty-five years. Address me at State Line, or Jackson, Miss. RILEY WALKER.

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Riley Walker (formerly Riley Caldwell) searching for his brother, Sam Blake, and Fannie Blake. Walker and Blake's parents were Sam Caldwell and Lockey Mallory. Sam and Fannie Blake were taken from Chester, South Carolina to Arkansas in 1856 by their former enslaver John Blake.

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To the Editor

Date
June 16, 1881
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State Line, MS

Jackson, MS

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Hannah Pfeifer

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"Riley Walker (formerly Riley Caldwell) searching for his brother Sam Blake and relative Fannie Blake," Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA), June 16, 1881, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed October 21, 2026, https://www.informationwanted.org/items/show/4025

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