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DEAR EDITOR - I desire to hear from my relatives. My mother, Mary, belonged to Jess Siler, in North Carolina. Her children were Campbell, Oliver, Lucretia, and Lucinda. We were sold by Siler to Capt. Jarrett, in Georgia, in 1831. We were sold to Thompson, who swapped my mother and three children to Judge Morton. That left me in the Thompson family until emancipation. My mother and brother Oliver and sister Lucinda were sold to a negro trader, Harris Tharp, and I have not heard from them since. My oldest sister and I lived together until | DEAR EDITOR--I desire to hear | ||
from my relatives. My mother, | |||
Mary, belonged to Jess Siler, in | |||
North Carolina. Her children were | |||
Campbell, Oliver, Lucretia, and | |||
Lucinda. We were sold by Siler | |||
to Capt. Jarrett, in Georgia, in 1831. | |||
We were sold to Thompson, who | |||
swapped my mother and three children | |||
to Judge Morton. That left | |||
me in the Thompson family until | |||
emancipation. My mother and | |||
brother Oliver and sister Lucinda | |||
were sold to a negro trader, Harris | |||
Tharp, and I have not heard from | |||
them since. My oldest sister and I | |||
lived together until emancipation, | |||
and she is here in Texas. Mother's | |||
youngest brother was Levi Siler. | |||
Address me in Brazos county | |||
Texas, at Milican, care pastor of | |||
M. E. Church. | |||
CAMPBELL SILER | |||
Latest revision as of 04:05, 20 August 2020
DEAR EDITOR--I desire to hear from my relatives. My mother, Mary, belonged to Jess Siler, in North Carolina. Her children were Campbell, Oliver, Lucretia, and Lucinda. We were sold by Siler to Capt. Jarrett, in Georgia, in 1831. We were sold to Thompson, who swapped my mother and three children to Judge Morton. That left me in the Thompson family until emancipation. My mother and brother Oliver and sister Lucinda were sold to a negro trader, Harris Tharp, and I have not heard from them since. My oldest sister and I lived together until emancipation, and she is here in Texas. Mother's youngest brother was Levi Siler. Address me in Brazos county Texas, at Milican, care pastor of M. E. Church.
CAMPBELL SILER