The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-30
SEARCHING FOR
AGED MOTHER
Mrs. Olive Douglas, OF Buchanan
vile, Pa, Formerly Of Cairo
LEFT CAIRO IN 1857
WAS TAKEN TO CASEYViLLE, XIV.
AND THEN MORT H-REMEM-
RERS A MRS ASHMoRE IN
CAIRO.

/ Itti1iSitG WIS HldJe some Ntehi
ago to The case of Mrs. Olive Douglas
Of Ruckmanyille, Pa, who was in sclrcA
Of her mother A Chicago paper pub.
lished the story with a picture of the
Woman's daughter, as possible
means of identification and The Bul.
I lctin reproduced the account together
with the statement Of Capt. Sam Orr,
Of this city, who remembered the cir
cum8tance, stating that the little girl
was brought here ana placed ID, the
children's home, and taken from here
70 Caseyyille by Il Mrs. Casey But
nothing was learned Of the child's
mother Now grown to womanhood.
the child of that time seeks her
mother in the hope that She may
be of some use to her in her Old
age
In reply to letter Of inquiry from
The Bulletin Mrs Douglas says she
was taken from Cairo in 1867 or 8:
her father was dead whom she was
brought to Cairo; his name was
Holmes; she had brother named Jul
ious and sister named Isabella.
The only person she remembers in
Cairo was Mrs, Ashmoro: went from
Cairo to Caseyyille by steamer with
Mrs. Casey; her full name il Lydia
Olive Holmes; aged SO or 40, height
80, weight 1888, dark brown hair, birth
day November 2S. Her mother had
dark hair. She tells her story more
fully in the following letter in which
a photograph Of herself was enclosed
which can be seen at this office.
Buchmanyille, Pa. May p. 1901.
The Bulletin company: Received your
kind reply, thanking you for the same
as | am very grateful to you for your
very kind offer, and will thy to an
swer the questions the best | can, hut
there are some | cannot answer al
was very young, | remember hcilg
at my grandmothers home. was taken
from there in, a big wagon To- Cairo
and left with my sister ana brother
| think their age was about IA and
or s, as near as | can tell My sisters
name was Isabella my brothers name
was Julious. We were left in care of
a lady named Mrs. Ashmorp. ! can
not say If 1t was a home or not, but
there were other children there also.
My mother came to see us and she |
was so sad that her careworn face |
has haunted me ever since Her |
name was Emandia Matilda Holmes. I
She would have me say her name
over and over and also my sisters
md brothers name, and she taught
ne to say Mound City" think that
Mound City must be my native home.
This is all that can remember bofa re
eavirg Cairo. There my mohory |
ails me. The next | rememhog Is
in the night aboard
team boat with a strange woman.
Ter name was Mrs. Samuel Casey.
,he lived in Caseyvlle, KY until
vas about 10 years old. Then | was
aiken north and remained with this
anne woman until ! was II years
Id. Then | left her as she was very
nkind to me. | was not allowed to
ssociate with anyone and she refused
, tell me anything about my pe0-
lie, and gave me no education.
an away from her. Supported my {
elf from that time mp until II, when {
was married, | got my education by
tending night school after left
Irs. Casey lived in West Chester
a., with my husband until three
aars ago, when | lost my husband.
ave lived at Buckmanyille since
len as house keeper for Mr. Clark.
have a little girl seven years old.
am in moderate circumstances but
am glad can say am blessed with
,od health and many friends. and | q
y to live a Christian, moral life. I'm. Il