Eadie Tolson (formerly Eadie Dickens) seeking her sons John Chesterfield and William Henry

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

November 10, 1881

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DEAR EDITOR— I wish to inquire for my two sons, John Chesterfield and William Henry. I was sold from them by Tom Dickens to a negro trader named Daniel Berry. I left my two sons in Tennessee, near Memphis. My name is Eadie Dickens, but I go by the name of Eadie Tolson. Address me at Spring Hill, Texas.

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Eadie Tolson (formerly Eadie Dickens) is seeking her sons, John Chesterfield and William Henry. They were formerly enslaved by Tom Dickens, but Tolson was sold away to Daniel Berry and separated from her sons.

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To the Editor

Date
November 10, 1881
Searcher Location

Spring Hill, TX

Searchee Location

Memphis, TN

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Hannah Pfeifer

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"Eadie Tolson (formerly Eadie Dickens) seeking her sons John Chesterfield and William Henry," Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA), November 10, 1881, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed October 21, 2026, https://www.informationwanted.org/items/show/4421

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