Lucinda Owen searching for her children Archie Martin, Nancy Peter, Ellen, George Washington, and Matthew Martin

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 19, 1888

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MR. EDITOR-- I wish to inquire for my children. They used to belong to Mr. Lilburn Foster, Hickman, Tenn. My oldest boy was Archie Martin, and Nancy Peter, Ellen, George Washington and Matthew Martin. Any information concerning my children will be thankfully recieved. Address Lucinda Owen, care Rev. Wm. Payne, Hazlehurst, Miss.

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Lucinda Owen searching for her children. Her children are Archie Martin, Nancy Peter, Ellen, George Washington, and Matthew Martin. They were formerly enslaved by Lilburn Foster.

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To the Editor

Date
April 19, 1888
Searcher Location

Hazlehurst, MS

Searchee Location

Hickman, TN

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Carly Beehler

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"Lucinda Owen searching for her children Archie Martin, Nancy Peter, Ellen, George Washington, and Matthew Martin," Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA), April 19, 1888, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed October 21, 2026, https://www.informationwanted.org/items/show/4057

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