Silvy Sillas looking for her children

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

August 25, 1881

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DEAR EDITOR--I wish to inquire for my children, named John, Jackson, and Davis. All belonged to Ehud Northsworthy, who went to Arkansas from Alabama. He sold me to James Low, who gave me to his daughter Mary, who married Seals Sillas, who brought me to Mississippi. I brought one child with me, but he is dead. Please address me at West Station, Holmes county, Miss., care Frank Kimes. SILVY SILLAS

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Silvy Sillas is looking for her children, John, Jackson, and Davis. They were enslaved by Ehud Northsworthy and taken to Alabama. Silvy was taken to Mississippi.

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To the Editor

Date
August 25, 1881
Searchee Location

Arkansas

Alabama

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Hannah Pfeifer

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"Silvy Sillas looking for her children," Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA), August 25, 1881, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed October 21, 2026, https://www.informationwanted.org/items/show/4288

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