The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-25

Two Slaves Separated II Their Youth
Meet AFTER Twenty Years and Marry.

Two Slaves Separated II Their Youth
1Leet AFTER Twenty Years and Marry.
From tae Veg Tor. Press
Robert ard Ge--le Barry. living on South
Fo--:a ss-est. near Marcy avenue, VIII
ia-nsa-rg. Lave Just discovered that, though
t5e7 have been married since the spring Of
$50. thsy are rother and sister. They
have had two children. both Of whom are
dad T1=y are light muLsrtoes, and they
are II good Circumstances.
TEzv we're separated By change Of mas
tz-s w-sa t1ey were slaves. and the start
Ing fec- % IEei- relationship was made
known . them by accident feT DAYS %.
Ms Barry WIS eff z SUN Of money by
some Cns IN the south, and 70 procure it
sa= vas compelled 70 submit a detailed
Identification. Through correspondence she
learned that ner maiden mama was Barry.
Wce1 saa informed her husband they re-
called incidents Of their youth which clearly
proved they we're brother and sister.
II Io5J ths parents OF the couple were the
saves u southern gent leLan whose name
they nad f1rzC.1e1, out whose property was
sit-srei in Fave-te county, Alabama As
far g. theF both car remenbe-, their
u ezts' owner s1uandersd aEav his BE-
l0lEl1Es. and was finally compelled ID dis
? - q his property and slaves. Robert az
Ge--le Wa ) years his junior. The father
ard mother were sold TO different pur-
cLasa-s Tie mother was permitted 10 take
ire girl. and tEe father the bow. The
mother and her child were taken TO Sparta,
Ga. w1er= the mother eventually died Of
lr ken heart.
TIE Elrl Ge-tie. who was Of an unusually
bright aid intelligent dispOsi ton, was taken
into the household Of her masters sisters.
: l.
rl2c- VS. swept 2 way. and her ma ter hav
ny been killed, the two sisters moved u
Virginia, wlere they had relatives. Here
she grew into Elrlhood and was given their
name. which vas Lee.
T 2 father and 10y had q more adventur-
Gus career. Ilev we're taken into Missis-
s.Dpi where The father at the outbreak of
the war was COMPELLED 70 Join the Southern
troops as q driver under his master. with
Robert rs helper. The boz was subjected
20 al sorts q bardships but being high
spirited. resented them BY running away.
E= managed 70 reach q seaport where he
go e position aboari 2 wO1d schooner and
finally landed in New YORK. He secured
WORK with cotton firm He managed to
save e considerable portion Of his wages.
Els employer helped N in many ways
aid he became al expert in juiging cot
ton. His employer finally failed, but
IsJDcLl nal sdfr4 Up QUITE resi- ccLdD45
sum OF money. He then went 10 work in
New York hotel
1t was while thus engaged, in the spring
Of 1870, that his sister. in company with
her benefacc0rs, who we're then old maids,
came 70 the hotel while on a trip through
the north. The two became acquainted
ani formed close attachment Tor each
other. They were finally married.
They have lived very happily together,
the loss Of their children. The story of
their relationship has become known to
their ueighbors, who have made il so IN
comfortable for them that they have deter
mined 70 move away. and they were busily
engaged in packing their goods yesterday.