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DEAR | DEAR EDITOR—I hope that you | ||
can be of assistance to me in look- | |||
ing [looking] up my relations whom I left in | |||
South Carolina in the year 1856. I | |||
came from York City, S. C. My | |||
master's name was Bob McCloy. | |||
He died and I was sold at public | |||
sale with my entire family, consist- | |||
ing [consisting] of father, mother, brothers and | |||
sisters. Mrs. Wm. Robinson bought | |||
father and mother. Father's name | |||
was Jason and mother's Rosa. My | |||
eldest brother, Jim, was a shoe- | |||
maker [shoemaker]. A man by the name of | |||
Hearn bought him. Hearn kept a | |||
tan yard. My other brothers' names | |||
are George, Jake, Sam, Bill, Jack | |||
and Dan : sisters', Margaret and | |||
Jane. I left a wife with five child- | |||
ren [children]; her name was Martha and be- | |||
longed [belonged] to Edward Burse. Brothers | |||
Dan, Bill and Sam were sold to | |||
traders; the rest of the family were | |||
bought by the citizens. I am very | |||
anxious to hear from my family. | |||
My address is Anderson, Grimes Co., | |||
Texas. | |||
JASON McCLOUD | JASON McCLOUD |
Revision as of 03:24, 16 November 2021
DEAR EDITOR—I hope that you can be of assistance to me in look- ing [looking] up my relations whom I left in South Carolina in the year 1856. I came from York City, S. C. My master's name was Bob McCloy. He died and I was sold at public sale with my entire family, consist- ing [consisting] of father, mother, brothers and sisters. Mrs. Wm. Robinson bought father and mother. Father's name was Jason and mother's Rosa. My eldest brother, Jim, was a shoe- maker [shoemaker]. A man by the name of Hearn bought him. Hearn kept a tan yard. My other brothers' names are George, Jake, Sam, Bill, Jack and Dan : sisters', Margaret and Jane. I left a wife with five child- ren [children]; her name was Martha and be- longed [belonged] to Edward Burse. Brothers Dan, Bill and Sam were sold to traders; the rest of the family were bought by the citizens. I am very anxious to hear from my family. My address is Anderson, Grimes Co., Texas.
JASON McCLOUD