Robert Smith searching for his brother Thaddeus M. Smith

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

June 5, 1879

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DEAR EDITOR: I wish to get some information of brother. His name is: Thaddeus M. Smith. He left Galveston year before last; he went from here to Fort Worth, and thence to New Orleans. I have never heard from him since he left here. My name is Robert Smith. If anyone can inform me of my brother, please write to me in care of P. Douglas, Galveston, Texas.

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Robert Smith searching for his brother Thaddeus M. Smith. He was last seen two years prior to this ad when he left Galveston, Texas for Fort Worth and then New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Date
June 5, 1879
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Galveston, TX

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Fort Worth, TX

New Orleans, LA

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Kristin Bridges

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"Robert Smith searching for his brother Thaddeus M. Smith," Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA), June 5, 1879, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed October 21, 2026, https://www.informationwanted.org/items/show/4557

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