C. K. Petty searching for Mary and Louisa Charles.
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C. K. Petty searching for Mary and Louisa Charles, perhaps on behalf of their sister Angelina Charles.
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January 12, 1882
Margaret Strolle
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Caroline Holloway looking for her mother's family
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Caroline Holloway searching for her aunts Celia and Violet, uncle Peter Austin (also known as Harry Austin), grandmother Fannie, and her siblings Florence and Amos. Her family was last known to live near Sparta, TN.
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May 22, 1884
Margaret Strolle
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Charlie Williams is searching for his mother Sylvia Garrens
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Charlie Williams is searching for his mother Sylvia Garrens. He left her in Franklin County, VA. She was formerly enslaved by Warfield Price.
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February 21, 1891
Daniel Runyon
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Eda Lowe (formerly Eda Ratlaft) seeking information about her mother Phoebe Ratlaft
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Eda Lowe (formerly Eda Ratlaft), seeking information about her mother, Phoebe Ratlaft, who was enslaved by a member of the Cherokee nation.
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September 28, 1893
Chris Byrd
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Hannah Neals looking for her mother Sarah Nichols and siblings (2nd of 2 ads)
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Hannah Neals seeking information on her mother, brother, and sister who were enslaved by a man named Bob Fairley. Neals was sold to a man in North Carolina named McFailes.
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January 5, 1899
Chris Byrd
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Hannah Neals searching for her mother Sarah Nichols, brother Neal Nichols, and sister Conenles Nichols (1st of 2 ads)
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Hannah Neals seeking information of her mother, brother, and sister.
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May 19, 1898
Chris Byrd
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Henry "Bud" Carroll seeking information of his mother Lizzie Carroll.
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Bud Carroll seeking information of his mother, Lizzie Carroll, who was last known to be living in Hot Springs, AR.
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January 28, 1897
Chris Byrd
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Isiam W. Thomas searching for his father Henry Phillips and unnamed uncles
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Isiam W. Thomas searching for his father Henry Phillips and unnamed uncles, potentially one named Russell. He last saw his father in Sumter County, Georgia.
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October 12, 1882
Margaret Strolle
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Mary Williams (formerly Florida Simms) seeking information about her mother Mrs. Martha Locket
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Mary Williams (formerly Florida Simms), searching for her mother, Martha Locket, who was formerly enslaved by Silas Fenmore.
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September 18, 1884
Margaret Strolle
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Melviny Goodall searching for her mother Letitia Dickson and her sister Mary Trimelese
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Melviny Goodall searching for her mother Letitia Dickson and her sister Mary Trimelese. Her mother was last known to be in Clarksville, Texas.
It is probable that the place she refers to in Texas is Bonham in Fannin County.
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March 8, 1883
Margaret Strolle
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Mrs. Amy Frenchy (formerly Amy Morris and Amy Baxter) found her mother Feraby
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Mrs. Amy Frenchy (formerly Amy Morris and Amy Baxter) 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 husband had fought off their enslavers with axes. She and her second husband, Hannibal Morris, moved to Deadwood, Dakota Territory (now South Dakota), in 1876, and this newspaper article was published there in 1884.
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May 4, 1884
Jesse Nasta
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Phillis Whitmire looking for several siblings including her sisters Lucinda Wright and Nicy Albirdy and brother Eli Wright
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Phillis Whitmire seeking information on several siblings including sisters Lucinda Wright, Nicy Albirdy, Nancy Cline, Dinah Cline, Julia Daniels, Martha Foreman, and Jane Wright and her brother Eli Wright. She has not seen them since before the Civil War.
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February 15, 1894
Chris Byrd
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