Alfred Dorvard searching for his brothers John Tucker and Payton Tucker

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 11, 1889

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DEAR EDITOR: Please inquire for my two brothers. We use to belong to Mr. Wm. Tucker. We lived in Virginia six miles from Lynchburg. My older brother was John Tucker; my youngest brother was Payton. Mother was Sallie Tucker; father was Payton. He belonged to a man by the name of Mr. Elared. He owned a tobacco factory. My name is now Alfred Dorvard. Oxford, Miss.

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Alfred Dorvard searching for his two brothers, John and Payton Tucker, who were formerly enslaved by William Tucker.

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To the Editor

Date
April 11, 1889
Searcher Location

Oxford, MS

Searchee Location

Lynchburg, VA

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Lena Lannutti

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"Alfred Dorvard searching for his brothers John Tucker and Payton Tucker," Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA), April 11, 1889, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed October 21, 2026, https://www.informationwanted.org/items/show/4219

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