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Ella F. Wolfolk looking for information about her brother George W. Wolfolk
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
December 21, 1872
Information Wanted.
INFORMATION WANTED of my brother
GEORGE W. WOLFOLK, he was sold by old
BILLY WOODFOLK, at Frankfort, Ky., be-
fore the war of the rebellion.
He belonged to DR. LANE of Paducah
Ky.,
Our mother's name is MALINDA WOOD-
FOLK. Mother and I are living in Mem-
phis, Tenn., Any information addressed
to me to care of Avery…
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James L. Ferguson searching for information about his parents Winston and Charity Ferguson and several siblings
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
March 23, 1882
INFORMATION WANTED OF MY BROTH-
ers, Washington and Dick Ferguson.
They were in the Government service at
Paducah, Ky., in the year 1863, and were
from Ballard county, Ky. They did belong
to a man by the name of John D. Ferguson,
a preacher, and left paducah and joined the
army of the United States somewhere not
known to us. They went with…
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John Easton found his mother after decades of searching
The Sun (New York, NY)
July 3, 1892
AFTER YEARS OF SEARCH.
A Former Slave Finds His Mother, and Proves His Identity by a Strange Mark.
From the Indianapolis Sentinel.
John Easton, a colored fireman at the Nordyke-Marmon Works, has been for more than twenty years trying to find his mother, and about two weeks ago got traces of her whereabouts. They were separated when he was 7…
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Sarah Jane Curtley searching for relatives
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
February 12, 1880
MR. EDITOR— I was taken away from my mother, brothers and sisters when 14 years of age. My mother was named Matilda Curtley, brothers were named Lewis, Daniel, Amons and Curtley. My sisters were called Francis Curtley. I was sold at Paducah, Ky., to Madison Plant, who brought me to Mississippi in 1851. I have not heard from my mother, brothers or…
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William Slaughter searching for his sister Liza Johnson
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
February 21, 1889
MR. EDITOR:— I wish to inquire for my sister. Her name is Liza Johnson, her father's name was John Johnson, and her mother Maria Johnson; her oldest brother was Abron Cohe; her oldest sister was Luvenia Waters. Her brothers were Daniel Webster and John Johnson the youngest child. Her oldest sister, Lucinda Waters- Pricilla Shepherd, Maria Frances…
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