John White seeking his mother Leah Willpit

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

May 9, 1889

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MR. EDITOR: I wish to inquire for my mother; I have not heard from her since 1845. Her name was Leah Willpit. My sister used to belong to Jacob Streeter. Her name was Flora Willhite. She was a wife of Dasey Blackburn. I had a sister Jena in the city of Shelby, Bedfoud Co., Tennessee, and a brother, Fred Butterworth. Write to JOHN WHITE. New Gascony, Ark.

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John White searching for his mother, Leah Willpit. John has two sisters Flora Willhite and Jeana and a brother Fred Butterworth. He has not heard from his mother since 1845.

Date
May 9, 1889
Searcher Location

New Gascony, AR

Searchee Location

Shelby, Bedford County, TN

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Lena Lannutti

Citation
"John White seeking his mother Leah Willpit," Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA), May 9, 1889, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed May 5, 2024, https://www.informationwanted.org/items/show/4090

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