Sarah Boston looking for her mother Eliza Canon

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

February 17, 1881

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INFORMATION WANTED OF MY MO-
ther, Eliza Canon. She left Lewis Co.,
Mo. about the year 1857 or '58, with a man
by the name of Stephen McPherson, who
took her to Texas. She had two sons and
two daughters--Thomas Benton and George
Washington, Harriet Ann and Sarah. Any
information will be thankfully received by
her daughter
SARAH BOSTON,
Canton, Mo.

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Sarah Boston searching for her mother, Eliza Canon, who left Lewis County, Missouri around 1857.

Date
February 17, 1881
Searcher Location

Canton, MO

Searchee Location

Lewis County, MO

TX (Texas)

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Margaret Strolle

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"Sarah Boston looking for her mother Eliza Canon," The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA), February 17, 1881, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed October 21, 2026, https://www.informationwanted.org/items/show/549

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