01/18/1883: Information Wanted: Charlotte Summers looking for information about her daughter Anna Morrow (or Anna Chiles)

Entry/Object ID

NP.0615

Collection

Newspaper Articles

Archive Items Details

Description

"Charlotte Summers looking for information about her daughter Anna Morrow (or Anna Chiles)" INFORMATION WANTED OF MY daughter, Anna Morrow. We formerly belonged to a man by the name of Thomas Chiles, who brought us to Platte City, Mo., about the year 1862, from Black Spring, Ky. In the same year he sold me to a negro trader by the name of James White, and gave my child to his brother, William Chiles I have never heard from her since our separation. I have married since to a man by the name of Summers. The child may still go by the name of Anna Chiles. Any information of her whereabouts will be thankfully received. Please address, CHARLOTTE SUMMERS. De Soto, Jefferson Co., Mo.

Date(s) of Creation

1/18/1883

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

Enslaved

Other Name

Anna

Name Type

Free Blacks

Other Name

Chiles, Anna

Name Type

Enslaver

Other Name

Chiles, Thomas

Other Numbers

Number Type

Source Citation

Other Number

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA): 01/18/1883

Copyright

Copyright Details

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Research Notes

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Bill Nichols

Date

7/6/2026

General Notes

Note

Platte City, Missouri

Note

1883.01.18 Charlotte Summers Anna.jpg

Note

BAAC workbook: 1839-(open) Newspaper Articles CatalogIt version.xlsx [Newspapers begun 04.16.26]

Create Date

September 2, 2026

Update Date

September 16, 2026

Name/Title

01/18/1883: Information Wanted: "Charlotte Summers looking for information about her daughter Anna Morrow (or Anna Chiles)"