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Preston Pagitt is searching for his wife and three children
His wife was Ann Pagitt. Their children were John Alexander Calhoun, Casandra Jane McDaniels, and Mary Lydia Frances. They were taken from near Liberty, Virginia, to Alabama, ten years ago [ca. 1857]
Mrs. Diana Johnson (nee Diana Hellard) is searching for information about her parents and siblings
Johnson wrote this information wanted letter to the county clerk in Buffalo, NY. Johnson, daughter of Jack and Hannah Hellard, was born in Rowan County, NC. She was sold away from her mother in 1840 and brought to Alabama, and from there to Texas, in…
John M. Anderson searching for his father and two sisters
Anderson had been enslaved in Lee County, MS, by Mason Anderson. His father, Richard Anderson, and sisters, Polly and Rachael, were sold.
Mrs. Ann Rucker searching for her son, Mack Paine
Paine left four years ago [ca. 1870, during Reconstruction] to work on the railroad, below Chattanooga, TN.
William White searching for his brother, George White/Turner White
George White (known as Turner White before the Civil War) was born in Panola County, MS, and "formerly belonged to" Col. F.M. White. He was in the army. Mustered out in Mobile, AL, in 1867.
Percival Delmer
Delmer's mother is searching for him. He was formerly "owned" by Edgar McKenney, of Virginia, and is supposed to be in north Alabama. Ad placed in 1871, during Reconstruction. Delmer was then about 20 years old.
Amy Morris, nee Amy Baxter, found her mother, Feraby, after 30-year separation
Amy Morris, aka "Mrs. Frenchy," grew up enslaved in Hancock County, GA, near Sparta, GA. Beginning at age 14, she was sold several times, in Georgia, Mississippi, and Arkansas, before she escaped during the Civil War. Previously, she and her first…
Mrs. Eliza Stewart searching for her brother, Richard Peeke/Richard Peeker
Mrs. Eliza Stewart, nee Eliza Robinson, believes her brother is in Alabama or Georgia. He was sold in Hagerstown, MD, long before the Civil War.
James Lewis searching for his wife, Sarah Lewis
She "formerly lived with" Dr. P.H. Cabell [Patrick Henry Cabell] in Selma, AL. [Race is not indicated, but he likely meant that she lived with him as an enslaved person. Further research needed to confirm].
Mary Stowers found her son, Willis Green, after 28-year separation
Stowers was separated from her son 28 years earlier [ca 1846], when she was sold from Owensboro, KY, to Shelby County, KY, and then again from Shelby County to Alabama. In 1874, several years after the Civil War, she went to Evansville, IN, in search…
Mr. John G. Lewis, Grand Master of Masons for Louisiana, searching for Mrs. Amy Fuller
Mrs. Amy Fuller lived near Post Oak, Alabama. Her son, John Fuller, died. "Will be to her interest" to contact Lewis.
F.M.J. Mashaw searching for Rev. J.H. Braby
Rev. J.H. Braby left Elrod, Alabama, last year [ca. 1904]. Last heard of in Georgia.
Peter Bell seeks parents
Peter Bell, former slave, is looking for information about his parents that were owned by someone else.
Thaddeus Scott seeks addresses of soldiers
Thaddeus Scott seeks the address of soldiers from the 44th Regiment Colored Infantry.
G.W. Kinebrew is searching for his wife
Her maiden name was Angie Downaldson. They were married in 1898 in Madison County, Alabama.
H.C. Binford is searching for Mr. John H. Branford
Branford left Birmingham, Alabama, in 1886. He was last heard from in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1887.
Geo. W. Donagan searching for Geo. Robertson
Edward W. Robertson went to Springfield, Illinois, in 1899. He was killed by a train on his way to Peoria, Illinois. Donagan is searching for his father, near Huntsville, Alabama, so he can inform him.
I.Z. Moore searching for Mrs. Della Moore
Her husband was Jack Moore. She was at Pensacola, Florida, when last heard from.
Mr. Alexander Buford is searching for his folks
Buford was born in the Big Cove at the foot of Big Mountain [Big Cove, Madison County, AL]. He "left" there before or during the Civil War.
Mr. George Noels is searching for his sister, Martha Noels
They parted over forty years ago [ca 1868, during the Civil War or Reconstruction], at Pine Bluff, Arkansas.
Mrs. Sarah Daniels is searching for her three brothers and sister
Searching for Hezekiah, William Capers, Robert, and Laura. A white Methodist preacher named Ledbetter carried them from South Carolina to Alabama at the time of the Civil War.
Alvin Steele searching for his mother, Sarah Steele, and his sister, Harriet Steele
Alvin Steele was carried from Huntsville, Alabama, to Canton, Mississippi, during the Civil War. He returned to Huntsville in 1895 in search of his mother and sister.
Milton Anderson searching for his folks
Anderson left Lee County, Mississippi, during the Civil War, to join the Federal Army.
Mrs. Alice Young searching for her mother and sisters
Young, of Washington, DC, is searching for her mother, Mrs. Candace Quinn, and sisters, Mrs. Ella Barby and Mrs. Missouri Walker.
Mrs. Jane Drake/Jane Shanklin searching for her son, John Gardner
Mrs. Drake last saw her son in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1864 [during the Civil War]. She formerly belonged to Mr. Shanklin.