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John Williams searching for his wife, Julia Williams, and her son
Julia and her son, John, came from Georgetown, Pettis County, Missouri. Julia's husband is in Topeka, Kansas.
Bennie A. Smith is looking for his in-laws
Bennie A. Smith, who married Hattie Smith (nee Whitfield) is searching for Charlie, Granderson, and Isaac Whitfield, his in-laws.
Cynthia Scruggs searching for her three daughters
Scruggs, of Lawrence, KS, was formerly enslaved in Jackson, County, MO, by Nathaniel Scruggs. Her three daughters were sold before the Civil War.
George W. Johnson searching for his brothers, James Curtis and John A. Curtis
They were bound to Robert Earl, proprietor of a livery stable in Washington, DC, as minors. Ad placed in 1876, during Reconstruction.
Hannah Lathan searching for husband, Albert Lathan
Lathan left home in Kansas in 1885, looking for work, and not seen since.
Caroline Jackson is searching for Polly Anne Green
Green came to Kansas City "during the slavery days" and "belonged to the Holiday family in Virginia."
Hyson Duncan searching for his mother, brothers, and sisters
They belonged to James Duncan, near Russellville, Logan County, Kentucky, and were separated 46 years ago [ca 1846].
Mason Clark is searching for his parents, Edmond Clark and Matilda Clark
They were in Carbondale, Illinois, when last heard of.
Mrs. Mary Kimbrow is searching for her uncle, Johnnie Blakley/Johnnie Frierson
Kimbrow lived in Bonner Springs, Kansas.
Mrs. Ann Hampton searching for her mother, Nellie Beecham
Hampton was sold away from her mother, in Richmond, Virginia, during the Civil War.
Nat Miller reunited with his sister
Nat Miller/Nate Miller/Nathan Miller, of Lawrence, Kansas, lost his sister "during slavery times." He found her in 1904.
Wm. P. Grant
Unnamed, searching for Wm. P. Grant. Last heard from in North Topeka, Kansas.
Richard Jones and Jane Vaughn reunited and married in 1899
Jones and Vaughn, of Kansas City, Kansas, were separated after emancipation. Reunited and married in 1899.
George G. Jameson
Jameson, Aetna, Kansas, searching for members of the 9th Kansas [presumably to gather testimony for a Civil War veteran's pension].
L.A. Jackson searching for Mary Wilson/Mary Hogan
Mary "left" Henry County, Missouri, in 1862, during the Civil War. [Sold away from Missouri?] She also belonged to Mr. Wilson, Fort Scott, Kansas.
Mahardy Colbert searching for his son, Benjamin Franklin Colbert
Benjamin, of Choctaw and Chickasaw Nation, enlisted in the 1st Colored regiment [1st Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry Regiment] during the Civil War. Last heard from in Kansas City, Missouri, charged with desertion.
Unnamed woman searching for her son, James Blue
She lives in Jacksonville, Illinois. Her son, James Blue, lived in Jackson County, Kansas, when last heard from [in ca 1864, during the Civil War].
Riley Driver searching for his son and sister
Driver searching for his son, Jeff Prior, and his sister, Rosana Driver. They lived in Pike County, Georgia. Riley Driver lived in North Topeka, Kansas.
Mrs. Mary A. Riker searching for her son, Joseph A. Riker
Her son served in Company B, 5th Massachusetts Colored Cavalry, Civil War. He settled in Kansas in 1866. Riker needs information to prove her claim for a dependent mother's Civil War pension.
A.W. Lanagan searching for John Lanagan and family
He was last heard of at Helena, Arkansas, in 1884. A cook on a steamboat.
A.W. Lanagan searching for his sister, Lizzie Lanagan
Lizzie was at Fort Smith, Arkansas, about to start for Los Angeles, California, when last heard from in 1885.
Henry Tolliver finds his father, Alfred Tolliver, after 55 years
Tolliver, of Des Moines, Iowa, was sold away from Daviess County, Missouri, at age 9 [in ca 1848]. In 1903, he learned that his father lives in Leavenworth, Kansas, and visited him.
J.H.T. Smith searching for Mr. J.B. Finley
Smith, insurance and real estate agent, searching for Finley, a citizen of the Cherokee Nation
Austin Marshall searching for his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Marshall, and her two children, Granson and Jeannette
They are "mulatto" and from the Creek Nation. They escaped, presumably to the North, from Maysville about ten days after the Civil War battle there.
Unnamed searching for his sister, Lula Suber
Last heard of her in 1878, when she lived in Columbia, South Carolina, on Wheelers Hill.