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Title
A name given to the resource
The Liberator (Boston, MA)
Description
An account of the resource
1832, 1836, 1849, 1853
Text
Newspaper advertisements
State
Kentucky
Tennessee
Georgia
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Leroy Humbler searching for his son Lee Andrew Humbler
Subject
The topic of the resource
Information Wanted Ad
Description
An account of the resource
Leroy Humbler searching for his son Lee Andrew Humbler. Lee Andrew was taken by the Confederate Army during a raid of Southern Kentucky along with his brother Sam Henry. Sam and Lee Andrew were separated in Knoxville, Tennessee. Sam returned home, but it is thought that Lee Andrew was taken toward Savannah, Georgia.
Source
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Louisville Daily Journal (Louisville, KY)
Date
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August 8, 1865
Contributor
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Jesse Nasta
Coverage
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Savannah, GA
Knoxville, TN
Relation
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Butlerville, Allen County, KY
Scripto
Transcription
A written representation of a document.
Information Wanted
Of LEE ANDREW HUMBLER, A COLORED BOY,
my son, who was carried off together with his
brother, Sam Henry, by the rebels in some of their
raids into Southern Kentucky. The boys were parted
at Knoxville, Tenn, and Lee Andrew was taken to-
ward [toward] Savannah. Sam Henry has got home. I will pay
a liberal reward for the return of my son or give my
warmest thanks for information that will lead to his re-
covery [recovery]. LEROY HUMBLER,
a8 d9&wl* Butlerville, Allen co., Ky.
Status
Not to transcribe
Weight
dd
child(ren)
Civil War
Confederate Raids
Confederate States Army
forced migration
kidnapping
Reconstruction
reward
stolen
white newspaper
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Title
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The Liberator (Boston, MA)
Description
An account of the resource
1832, 1836, 1849, 1853
Text
Newspaper advertisements
State
Ohio
Kentucky
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Wm. Garnet searching for his wife Jane and children Willis, Abraham, and Jeney
Subject
The topic of the resource
Information Wanted Ad
Description
An account of the resource
Wm. Garnet searching for his wife, Jane, and his children, Willis, Abraham, and Jeney, formerly enslaved by Daniel Garnett, of Manchester, KY. He has been separated from his wife and children for 14 years [since ca. 1851].
Source
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Louisville Daily Journal (Louisville, KY)
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
July 19, 1865
Contributor
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Jesse Nasta
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
Manchester, KY
Relation
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Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, OH
Scripto
Transcription
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Information Wanted.
WM. GARNET (COLORED), NO. 112 BOLIVAR
street, east of Erie, Cleveland, Ohio, wishes information
of his wife, Jane, and his children, Willis,
Abraham, and Jeney, formerly owned by Daniel Garrett,
of Manchester, Ky. Wm. Garnet has been separated
from his wife and children for fourteen years, and
will pay liberally for any information concerning them.
jy18 d3&w1
Status
Not to transcribe
Weight
dd
emancipation
Reconstruction
reward
spouse
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Title
A name given to the resource
The Liberator (Boston, MA)
Description
An account of the resource
1832, 1836, 1849, 1853
Text
Newspaper advertisements
State
Kentucky
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Gibson McMurtry searching for Len Perrian
Subject
The topic of the resource
Information Wanted Ad
Description
An account of the resource
Perrian, a brick mason, is the father of Lydia Cook. Lydia is enslaved by James McCurtry, of Bryantsville, Kentucky. Len formerly lived in Shelbyville, Kentucky.
Source
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Louisville Daily Journal (Louisville, KY)
Date
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February 20, 1865
Contributor
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Jesse Nasta
Coverage
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Shelbyville, KY
Relation
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Bryantsville, KY
Scripto
Transcription
A written representation of a document.
WANTED.
Information Wanted
OF LEN PERRIAN, A NEGRO MAN, BRICK MA-
SON [MASON]. He is the father of Lydia Cook, who belongs
to James McMurtry, of Bryantsville, Ky. He formerly
lived in Shelbyville, Ky. I wish Len to come or write
to me as soon as possible. GIBSON McMURTRY,
f20 dl* Bryantsville, Ky.
Status
Not to transcribe
Weight
dd
Civil War
former enslaver
missing person(s)
skilled trade
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The Liberator (Boston, MA)
Description
An account of the resource
1832, 1836, 1849, 1853
Text
Newspaper advertisements
State
Kentucky
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Title
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Joshua Oglesby searching for his son James Oglesby
Subject
The topic of the resource
Information Wanted Ad
Description
An account of the resource
Joshua Oglesby searching for his son James Oglesby. James is a free person of color. He left his father's house in Louisville, Kentucky in 1862 during the Civil War. He is supposed to have followed one of the divisions of the U.S. army.
Source
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Louisville Daily Journal (Louisville, KY)
Date
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October 7, 1862
Contributor
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Jesse Nasta
Relation
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Louisville, KY
Scripto
Transcription
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INFORMATION WANTED.
JAMES OGLESBY, A FREE COLORED BOY,
about 13 years of age, left his father's residence, on
the corner of Thirteenth and Magazine, in this city,
on Thursday, 2d inst. He is supposed to have followed
one of the divisions of the army. Any information
concerning him will be liberally rewarded if commu-
nicated [communicated] to his father in this city,
o7 d6* JOSHUA OGLESBY.
Status
Not to transcribe
Weight
dd
child(ren)
Civil War
free people of color
left with Union Army
missing person(s)
reward
U. S. Army
U. S. Colored Troops
white newspaper
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The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)
Text
Newspaper advertisements
State
Kentucky
Louisiana
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Ellen Johnson reunited with her mother after 50 years
Subject
The topic of the resource
Other (Newspaper Article)
Description
An account of the resource
Johnson, age 60, reunited with her mother, reported to be 112 years old. Johnson lived in Louisville, KY. Her mother had been sold, by Ben Johnson of Frankfort, KY, and sent to New Orleans 50 years earlier [ca 1835].
Shorter versions of this article appeared in numerous newspapers nationwide. See newspapers.com.
Source
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The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
September 12, 1885
Contributor
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Jesse Nasta
Relation
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Louisville, KY
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
New Orleans, LA
Frankfort, KY
Scripto
Transcription
A written representation of a document.
A NOTABLE GATHERING.
Five Generations Meet in This City--
A Family's Strange History.
Yesterday morning a reporter was directed
to visit No.246 Linden square, where a
colored family by the name of Johnson resided,
and assured that he would there find
an interesting item. Ellen Johnson, the
mistress of the house, told a very peculiar
story. She said that fifty years ago she and
her mother were slaves, owned by Mr. Ben
Johnson, of Frankfort, Ky. She was about
ten years old when her mother was sold and
taken away from her. When she was twenty-five
years of age she came to Louisville,
and has since lived here, having married in
the meantime.
She had not seen or heard of her mother
since they parted, fifty years ago, until last
February, when she received a letter from
her parent, dated New Orleans. The old
woman heard in some way that her daughter
was living in Louisville and at once made up
her mind to come and live with her. Shortly
after this she was taken sick and was not
able to travel.
Thursday night about 8 o'clock neighbors
were surprised to hear a joyous uproar coming
from No. 246. Everybody in the house
seemed to be shouting and yelling at the top
of their voices. The din sounded like a regular
camp-meeting jubilee, and was prolonged
until about 11 o'clock.
Yesterday inquiries were made, and it
was learned that the old woman, the mother
of Ellen Johnson, who had been parted from
her daughter for fifty years, had arrived.
Mother and daughter of course did not
recognize each other, but were overjoyed,
nevertheless. The mother is 112 years old
and her daughter 60. Living in the house
with Mrs. Ellen are her great grand-children.
This makes them the great great
grandchildren of Mrs. Johnson's mother.
Strange as it may seem, the reporter saw the
great great grandmother, the great grand-mother,
the grandmother, mother and children
all assembled in the same room.
Status
Not to transcribe
Weight
dd
forced migration
found
literacy
parent(s)
reunion
slave trade
white newspaper
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Title
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The Examiner (San Francisco, CA)
Text
Newspaper advertisements
State
Texas
Kentucky
Louisiana
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Green Morgan and Prudence Croan reunited and remarried after 30-year separation
Subject
The topic of the resource
Found Ad
Description
An account of the resource
Green Morgan and Prudence Croan remarried in Versailles, Kentucky in 1889. They had been separated there in 1858, when Prudence was sold and taken to a Louisiana plantation by her former enslaver. Both Green and Prudence had remarried after their separation, but were widowed.
Source
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The Examiner (San Francisco, CA)
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
February 6, 1889
Contributor
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Jesse Nasta
Coverage
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TX (Texas)
Versailles, KY
LA (Louisiana)
Scripto
Transcription
A written representation of a document.
OLD, BUT STILL LOVING.
Remated After a Separation of Thirty
Years.
CRUEL SLAVERY DAYS.
Uncle Green and Aunt Prudence Go Down to the
Grave Together After All.
[Special to the EXAMINER.]
VERSAILLES (Ky.), February 5. -- A marriage
ceremony in the colored Methodist Church
here to-day developed in an ante-bellum ro-
mance [romance] of more than the usual Enoch Arden
tendencies.
The contracting parties were Uncle Green
Morgan, seventy years old, and Aunt Prudence
Croan, sixty-eight. It was the second marriage
between the two. In 1858, during slavery days,
Prudence Morgan, the slave wife of Green
Mor-
gan [Morgan] of this place, was sold to a Louisiana plan-
ter [planter], separated from her husband and taken
south.
YEARS ROLLED ON.
The war came and ended. Slavery became a
thing of the past, but Morgan never heard of
his wife. Finally he gave her up for dead and
married again. By this wife he had several
children, all now grown up, two of them mar-
ried [married] and with families of their own.
Last year the second Mrs. Morgan died.
Uncle Green began to primp and look out for a
third matrimonial partner, when one day he re-
ceived [received] a letter with a Texas postmark.
HEARD FROM AT LAST.
It proved to be from the first wife, sold thirty
years ago as a slave- She was alone and well,
and wanted to join Green. She casually men-
tioned [mentioned] that she had married a man named Brown
after the war and had emigrated to Texas and
raised a family. Brown had died a few months
ago and the children had married.
Morgan at once sent for Prudence, and she ar-
rived [arrived] here last week. It was necessary, of course,
to have another marriage ceremony performed,
and this was done yesterday.
Status
Not to transcribe
Weight
dd
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Civil War
emancipation
forced migration
found
migration (post-emancipation)
remarried
reunion
slave trade
white newspaper
widow
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Title
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The Highland Weekly News (Hillsboro, OH)
Description
An account of the resource
1864, 1867, 1869, 1873
Text
Newspaper advertisements
State
Ohio
Canada
Louisiana
Kentucky
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Vina Johnson reunited with her husband George Perry after 43 years
Subject
The topic of the resource
Found Ad
Description
An account of the resource
Johnson's first husband, Geo. Perry, escaped from Fleming County, Kentucky, to Canada 43 years earlier. Johnson and their child were went with him but were caught and taken back to Kentucky, where they remained enslaved until the Civil War. Johnson then moved to Ripley, Ohio, where her first husband found her in 1873 and they re-married.
Reprinted from the Bee (Ripley, OH)
Source
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The Highland Weekly News (Hillsboro, OH)
Bee (Ripley, OH)
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
August 14, 1873
Contributor
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Jesse Nasta
Coverage
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Ripley, OH
Canada
LA (Louisiana)
Fleming County, KY
Mason County, KY
Scripto
Transcription
A written representation of a document.
Wedding After Forty Years of
Separation.
Our town is all agog this morning
over the wedding that is to be cele-
brated [celebrated] in a day or two between Aunt
Vina Johnson, an old colored lady of
our place, and a former husband,
from whom she has been separated
for forty years. Forty-three years
ago Aunt Vina was the slave of a Mr.
Johnson, in Fleming County, Ky.,
and was the wife of a Geo. Perry, also
a slave, whose master lived in Mason
County. He ran off and went to Can-
ada [Canada], but returned and got his wife
and child, and succeeded in reaching
Chillicothe with them, where they
were overtaken by Johnson, and the
wife and child taken back. She re-
mained [remained] a slave until 1864. Not hear-
ing [hearing] from her husband, and supposing
him dead, she married a man by the
name of Jerry Johnson, some four or
five years after being taken back, but
she was left a widow in a few years.
She moved to Ripley soon after being
set free. Perry, who had been living
in Canada until after the war, and
since that time has been engaged in
teaching school in Louisiana, wrote a
letter to the son of Aunt Vina's master
in Kentucky last March, inquiring
whether she was alive or dead. John-
son [Johnson] wrote to Harry Armstrong of our
place, Aunt Vina's son-in-law, and he
answered that she was living here.
Perry was at once advised, and he
commenced a correspondence. Eve-
rything [Everything] was satisfactory, and he wrote
that he would be here on Monday
night last. That Aunt Vina was all
anxiety and in a fever of excitement
no one need be told. True to his
promise, Perry arrived on Monday
evening, and the meeting was a joy-
ous [joyous] one. They have determined to
be remarried, and are making every
preparation for that event.--[Ripley
(O.) Bee.
Status
Not to transcribe
Weight
dd
captured
Civil War
emigration
escaped
family history
former enslaver
found
literacy
migration (north)
remarried
resistance
reunion
runaway
searching for former enslaver
self-emancipation
spouse
Underground Railroad
white newspaper
widow
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Scripto
Status
Completed
Transcription
A written representation of a document.
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>A SLAVE'S ROMANCE.
Reunited at Eighty with the Husband of Her Youth.
A colored woman, bent nearly double with eighty years and a heavy bundle, was seen to board the Cincinnati Mail line packet yesterday afternoon, says the Louisville (Ky.) Post. Approaching the clerk of the boat she slowly untied a knot in the corner of her red bandana handkerchief and produced enough cash to purchase a deck ticket for Cincinnati. The wrinkled and feeble old negress is the heroine of a romance. In antebellum days she was a slave and was owned by a planter near Asheville, N. C. At an early age she was married to a slave of the same master. By him she had several children. Over half a century ago her husband was torn from her and her children and was sold to another planter. The woman continued to work on the North Carolina plantation, and in a short time was again married. Her whole family was then put on the block and sold to a Virginia man. When the emancipation proclamation was promulgated the family took advantage of their freedom and journeyed northward, finally taking up their home in Louisville. The husband died after the close of the war, and the children one by one left their mother to seek their fortunes elsewhere. The mother toiled and labored to make a livelihood. She heard nothing of her first husband until about a month ago, when one of her sons found that the old man was living in Newport, Ky. The old negress journeyed thither and found the husband of her youth. He had also been married the second time and had several children by the second wife. The latter was dead, however, and the reunited couple decided to again live together. The woman returned to Louisville, disposed of her effects, and yesterday afternoon completed the romance of fifty years by returning to her husband.
</p></div>
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Title
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Abilene Weekly Reflector (Abilene, KS)
Text
Newspaper advertisements
State
Kentucky
Kentucky
North Carolina
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Woman reunited with her first husband after more than 50-year separation
Subject
The topic of the resource
Other (Newspaper Article)
Description
An account of the resource
She was enslaved on a plantation near Asheville, North Carolina. Her husband was sold away from her more than 50 years earlier [ca. 1840]. In 1890 she found him living in Newport, Kentucky. (Their names are not given in the article. Additional research needed).
Originally published in the Louisville, KY Post, versions of this article appeared in newspapers nationwide and in London. See newspapers.com.
Source
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Abilene Weekly Reflector (Abilene, KS)
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
January 8, 1891
Contributor
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Jesse Nasta
Relation
A related resource
Louisville, KY
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
Newport, KY
Asheville, NC
Scripto
Status
Not to transcribe
Percent Completed
100
Transcription
A written representation of a document.
<div class="mw-parser-output">
<p>A SLAVE'S ROMANCE. Reunited at Eighty with the Husband of Her Youth. A colored woman, bent nearly double with eighty years and a heavy bundle, was seen to board the Cincinnati Mail line packet yesterday afternoon, says the Louisville (Ky.) Post. Approaching the clerk of the boat she slowly untied a knot in the corner of her red bandana handkerchief and produced enough cash to purchase a deck ticket for Cincinnati. The wrinkled and feeble old negress is the heroine of a romance. In antebellum days she was a slave and was owned by a planter near Asheville, N. C. At an early age she was married to a slave of the same master. By him she had several children. Over half a century ago her husband was torn from her and her children and was sold to another planter. The woman continued to work on the North Carolina plantation, and in a short time was again married. Her whole family was then put on the block and sold to a Virginia man. When the emancipation proclamation was promulgated the family took advantage of their freedom and journeyed northward, finally taking up their home in Louisville. The husband died after the close of the war, and the children one by one left their mother to seek their fortunes elsewhere. The mother toiled and labored to make a livelihood. She heard nothing of her first husband until about a month ago, when one of her sons found that the old man was living in Newport, Ky. The old negress journeyed thither and found the husband of her youth. He had also been married the second time and had several children by the second wife. The latter was dead, however, and the reunited couple decided to again live together. The woman returned to Louisville, disposed of her effects, and yesterday afternoon completed the romance of fifty years by returning to her husband.</p>
</div>
Weight
dd
found
reunion
slave trade
white newspaper
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Title
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The Owensboro Monitor (Owensboro, KY)
Text
Newspaper advertisements
State
Indiana
Kentucky
Alabama
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Mary Stowers found her son Willis Green after 28-year separation
Subject
The topic of the resource
Other (Newspaper Article)
Description
An account of the resource
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.
Reprinted from the Evansville Journal
Source
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The Owensboro Monitor (Owensboro, KY)
The Evansville Journal (Evansville, IN)
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
May 6, 1874
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Jesse Nasta
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
Evansville, IN
Owensboro, Kentucky
Shelby County, KY
AL (Alabama)
Relation
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Evansville, IN
Scripto
Transcription
A written representation of a document.
A Long Lost Mother.
----
[Evansville Journal.]
Twenty-eight years ago Mary Stowers,
a slave woman, belonging to Harrison
Stowers, of Owensboro, was sold to parties
living in Shelby county, Kentucky, and
was with her little girl of two years
taken away, leaving her boy, Willis
Green, then four years old, with her
former master, John Stowers, who had
sold her to his brother. For some time
after her sale she managed to send word
to her boy occasionally, but after a
couple years she was sold to the dreaded
negro-traders, and was taken south, after
which all trace of her was lost. The
boy Willis grew to manhood, and by the
events of the war became free and came
to Evansville. During all these years,
not having heard of his mother, he supposed
her dead, but her memory was still
bright, and he often thought of her as
she must have suffered in the cotton-field
under the lash of the cruel taskmaster.
On Monday he was almost electrified
at being told that an old woman, claiming
to be his mother, was in the city in search
of him, but the lapse of time had been
so great that he was incredulous, but
faint as the hope was, he determined to
follow it, and see if it should prove delusive.
He went, as directed, to the
house of his uncle Ed. Davis, and there
met an old woman who clasped him in
her arms, and wept over him as her son.
To test the genuineness of her claim,
Willis asked, "How do you know I am
your son?" And the old woman gave
her reasons, detailing facts that were
known to him as having occurred. He
then showed her his right hand, and
asked, "Can you tell how I lost that little
finger?"
"Yes," replied she, "your young master
cut it off while chopping a trough,"
and Willis accepted the evidence as much
stronger than that of the traditional
strawberry mark.
The aged woman, after being sold to
Alabama, was placed on a cotton farm,
and worked as a field hand until the
close of the war extinguished slavery.
As soon as free, she determined to return,
and worked to that end, but ill
health several times interfered to prevent,
and it was not until two weeks ago that
she found her way to Lewisport, and
subsequently to Owensboro, where she
heard that her daughter was dead and
her son, and brother, (Ed. Davis), were
in Evansville, and now, after a separation
of twenty-eight years, the old and broken
down woman has found her son, who rejoices
at the reunion, and welcomes her
to his humble home.
Status
Not to transcribe
Weight
dd
Civil War
found
Reconstruction
slave trade
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Title
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St. Louis Palladium (St. Louis, MO)
Description
An account of the resource
1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907
Text
Newspaper advertisements
State
Missouri
Kentucky
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Title
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V. J. Lancaster searching for his brother Frank Lancaster
Subject
The topic of the resource
Information Wanted Ad
Description
An account of the resource
V. J. Lancaster searching for his brother, Frank Lancaster, who formerly lived in Louisville, Kentucky.
Source
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St. Louis Palladium (St. Louis, MO)
Date
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November 26, 1904
Contributor
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Jesse Nasta
Coverage
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Louisville, Kentucky
Relation
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St. Louis, MO
Scripto
Transcription
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V. J. Lancaster, of 2206 Walnut
street, wishes to find the whereabouts
of his brother, Frank Lancaster. They
formerly lived in Louisville, Ky. Call
at Palladium office.
Status
Not to transcribe
Weight
dd
-
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Title
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Baptist Times (Garnett, KS)
Description
An account of the resource
1892
Text
Newspaper advertisements
State
Kansas
Kentucky
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Title
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Hyson Duncan searching for his mother, brothers, and sisters
Subject
The topic of the resource
Information Wanted Ad
Description
An account of the resource
They were enslaved by James Duncan, near Russellville, Logan County, Kentucky, and were separated 46 years ago.
Several people enslaved by this Duncan family, of Logan County, Kentucky, sued the Duncans for freedom in the St. Louis, Missouri Circuit Court. See scholarship by Anne Twitty, Kelly Kennington, Lea VanderVelde, Robert J. Moore, Jesse Nasta, etc., on the antebellum St. Louis freedom suits.
Source
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Baptist Times (Garnett, KS)
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
March 1892
Contributor
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Jesse Nasta
Relation
A related resource
Garnett, KS
Coverage
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Garnett, KS
Russellville, Logan County, KY
Scripto
Transcription
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Lost 46 Years Ago.
I wish to find my mother, Lucinda
Duncan, and my brothers and sisters,
Washington Kelly, and Mary Duncan,
Monroe Duncan and Easter Duncan.
They belonged to James Duncan, used
live in Logan couty near Russelville,
Kentucky. Any information of either
of them will be thankfull recived.
HYSON DUNCAN,
Garnett, Kansas.
Status
Not to transcribe
Weight
dd
freedom suits
parent(s)
sibling(s)
slave trade
-
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Title
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The Arkansas Gazette (Little Rock, AR)
Text
Newspaper advertisements
State
Kentucky
Mississippi
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Title
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David Phelps searching for his parents, Moses Phelps and Susan Phelps
Subject
The topic of the resource
Information Wanted Ad
Description
An account of the resource
His parents were in Beatville, Mississippi [Batesville?], when last heard from.
Source
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The Arkansas Gazette (Little Rock, AR)
Date
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January 22, 1890
Contributor
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Jesse Nasta
Coverage
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Beattyville, Lee County, Kentucky
Beatville, Mississippi [really Batesville, Mississippi?]
Scripto
Transcription
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PERSONAL.
WANTED--To know the whereabouts of
Moses and Susan Phelps, of Collar,
when last heard from were in Beatville, Miss.
Any information of the above parties will be
thankfully received by their son, David
Phelps, at Beattyville, Lee County, Ky. 8133
Status
Not to transcribe
Weight
dd
-
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0ee495240351168829fd3da11c36c33a
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Lawrence Daily World (Lawrence, KS)
Text
Newspaper advertisements
State
Kansas
Kentucky
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Title
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Nat Miller reunited with his sister
Subject
The topic of the resource
Newspaper Article
Description
An account of the resource
Nat Miller of Lawrence, Kansas, lost his sister "during slavery times." He found her in 1904.
Source
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Lawrence Daily World (Lawrence, KS)
Date
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March 28, 1904
Contributor
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Jesse Nasta
Coverage
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Lawrence, KS
Madison County, Kentucky
Scripto
Transcription
A written representation of a document.
After fifty years of separation,
Nat Miller, the colored janitor has
found his sister whom he lost during
slavery times Nat Miller is now
54 years old and his sister about 67.
Status
Not to transcribe
Weight
dd
found
reunion
sibling(s)
white newspaper
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4ab425d0eb1a72ab2a0126f9c2a70357
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Title
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The Daily Inter Ocean (Chicago, IL)
Text
Newspaper advertisements
State
Michigan
Ohio
Kentucky
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Title
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Sisters, Julia Lyon and Emeline Skipwarth, reunited after 40 years
Subject
The topic of the resource
Other (Newspaper Article)
Description
An account of the resource
Emeline Skipwarth escaped from slavery in Kentucky to Michigan. Forty years later, in 1885, she found her sister, Julia Lyon, near Troy, Ohio.
Source
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The Daily Inter Ocean (Chicago, IL)
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
November 20, 1885
Contributor
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Jesse Nasta
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
Battle Creek, Michigan
Troy, OH
KY (Kentucky)
Scripto
Transcription
A written representation of a document.
AFTER MANY YEARS.
AFFECTING MEETING OF TWO SISTERS.
Special Telegram to the Inter Ocean.
BATTLE CREEK, Mich., Nov. 19.--Forty
years ago Julia and Emeline, two sisters,
were slaves upon the plantation of a master
by the name of Hall, in Kentucky. Emeline
left her sister one night, and with a party of
fugitives crossed the Ohio River at Cincinnati,
and by means of the underground railroad
made her escape to Michigan and
thence to Battle Creek, where she has since
resided, the wife of Joseph Skipwarth, now
dead. In all these years she has never heard
of her sister until recently, when by accident
she learned that she was now Mrs. Julia
Lyon, living on a farm near Troy, Ohio, in
good circumstance. Yesterday Mrs. Lyon
arrived in this city, and the meeting
of the two sisters after forty
years separation was very affecting. Mrs.
Skipmarth is one of our most respected
colored ladies, and the two happy sisters
have received a number of calls to-day from
our leading citizens. The reminiscenses of
slavery days and their escape by the underground
railway, out of the changes which
have since taken place, are of the most interesting
nature.
Status
Not to transcribe
Weight
dd
changed name
found
migration (north)
resistance
reunion
runaway
self-emancipation
sibling(s)
white newspaper
-
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Title
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The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)
Text
Newspaper advertisements
State
Kentucky
Tennessee
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Title
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John Thompson and Kitty Owens reunited and married after 25 years
Subject
The topic of the resource
Other (Newspaper Article)
Description
An account of the resource
Thompson and Owens were enslaved on the same plantation in Morgan County, Tennessee. They were separated during the Civil War but reunited in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1894 and married.
Source
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The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
January 17, 1894
Contributor
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Jesse Nasta
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
Louisville, KY
Morgan County, TN
Relation
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Louisville, KY
Scripto
Transcription
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EX-SLAVES MARRIED.
Two Old Darkies United After a
Separation of Twenty-Five
Years.
The Groom Had But Ninety Cents To
Pay Magistrate Camp For
His Services.
Two ex-slaves who had not seen each
other for twenty-five years, were married
yesterday by Magistrate B. F. Camp at
his office in Court place. The principals
were John Thompson, aged eighty-five
years, and Kitty Owens, aged seventy.
Before the late war both were slaves in
the family of Mr. George Girding, who
owned a large plantation in Morgan
county, Tennessee. At that time Thompson
was looked upon as an old man,
while the woman was called ‘mammy’
by the children in the family.
After the two slaves were made free
by the war they went out in different
directions to make a livelihood. The
man decided to follow the river, and he
secured a place in the dining-room of a
steamboat. He continued at this until
several months ago, when he retired.
Thompson had saved enough money to
keep him in comfort the rest of his days.
He looked up some of his children, now
living in Louisville, but found that they
did not appear to take any interest in
their old father, not seeming to care
whether he was alive or dead. It was
while visiting his children that the old
man met Kitty Owens. They did not
know each other at first, and it was only
after they had compared notes that the
two recognized each other. A marriage
was shortly arranged between the two.
Yesterday they went to the County Clerk’s
office together, where a license was secured.
The two old people were accompanied
to Magistrate Camp’s office by
a curious crowd. Here the ceremony
was performed.
Thompson had been married three
times, and his companion only one time
less. As the old couple was leaving the
office Magistrate Camp remembered then
that his fee had been overlooked.
“Lor! Yo’ Honah, I hasn’t got any
mo’ money,” said the old man. The
facial expression of the old darky underwent
a complete change as he fumbled
in his pockets. Finally, Thompson got a
small amount of change out of his many
pockets. This was given over to the Magistrate,
who found it amounted to a
total of ninety cents. The old man explained
that he had divided his savings
so they would last until he was
one hundred years old. He took only
one of these piles weekly, never touching
the rest until the next week. The bridegroom
said that he hoped to save enough
out of the next few weeks’ allotment to
pay the balance of $1.10 to the Magistrate.
The old man and his bride were
then allowed to depart happily for their
home.
Status
Not to transcribe
Weight
dd
Civil War
emancipation
found
remarried
white newspaper
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Title
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The Owensboro Monitor (Owensboro, KY)
Text
Newspaper advertisements
State
Kentucky
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Ed. Claybrook searching for Samuel Pearl
Subject
The topic of the resource
Information Wanted Ad
Description
An account of the resource
Claybrook and Pearl were both of Owensboro, Kentucky.
Source
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The Owensboro Monitor (Owensboro, KY)
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
August 1, 1866
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Jesse Nasta
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
Owensboro, KY
Relation
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Owensboro, KY
Scripto
Transcription
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WANTED!
INFORMATION of the whereabouts of Samuel
Pearl (colored) late of Owensboro, Ky.
Any information concerning him will be thankfully
received.
ED. CLAYBROOK,
Owensboro, Ky. nB0-1t*
Status
Not to transcribe
Weight
dd
missing person(s)
white newspaper
-
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caffc0f58fe35e9829210fe939a5c318
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Title
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The Elevator (San Francisco, CA)
Description
An account of the resource
1870
Text
Newspaper advertisements
State
California
Kentucky
Louisiana
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Title
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Mrs. Charlotte Powell looking for her father Sam Mosely, mother Elizabeth, three brothers Harvey, Amos, and Isaac, and two sisters Rebecca and Lucretia
Subject
The topic of the resource
Information Wanted Ad
Description
An account of the resource
Mrs. Charlotte Powell looking for her father Sam Mosely, mother Elizabeth, three brothers Harvey, Amos, and Isaac, and two sisters Rebecca and Lucretia. Charlotte and her father Sam were formerly enslaved by Joe Powell of Kentucky. Charlotte now lives in Sacramento, California.
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San Francisco Elevator (San Francisco, CA)
Date
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June 3, 1870
Contributor
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Moyra Schauffler
Coverage
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Kentucky
Louisiana
Relation
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Sacramento, CA
Scripto
Transcription
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INFORMATION WANTED.
Mrs. Charlotte Powell of Sacramento
wishes information of her relatives
consisting of her father, mother, three
brothers and two sisters. Her father's
name was Sam Mosely; he was owned
by a man named Joe Powell, who
lived in Kentucky at a place called
Amandy Furnace, about ten miles
from Ohio River. Charlotte belonged
to the same man and was sold to spe-
culator [speculator] Ellis of Louisiana. Her moth
er's [mother's] name was Elizabeth; her brothers
Harvey Amos and Isaac, and her sisters,
Rebecca and Lucretia. Any information
of the above parties will be thankfully
received. Address Charlotte Powell,
care of P.A. Bell, editor ELEVATOR,
San Francisco.
{Republican Maryville, Tenn., copy
one month, and charge to ELEVATOR.}
Status
Not to transcribe
Weight
dd
former enslaver
migration (west)
parent(s)
Reconstruction
sibling(s)
slave trade
slave trader
sold south
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Title
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The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, OH)
Text
Newspaper advertisements
State
Ohio
Tennessee
Kentucky
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Title
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Millie Scott searching for her son George Coates
Subject
The topic of the resource
Information Wanted Ad
Description
An account of the resource
Millie Scott seeking information about her son George Coates who "belonged to" Charles Handsome Coates, in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Last seen in Clarksville, Tennessee.
Source
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The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, OH)
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
February 11, 1883
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Jesse Nasta
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
Cincinnati, OH
Clarksville, TN
Bowling Green, KY
Scripto
Transcription
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INFORMATION wanted of the whereabouts of
George Coates, who belonged to Charles Handsome
Coates, in Bowling Green, Ky.; when last
heard of he was in Clarksville, Tenn. Any information
of his whereabouts will be gladly received
by his mother, MILLIE SCOTT, 141 Longworth
st.
Status
Not to transcribe
Weight
dd
child(ren)
white newspaper
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3c1f57f82eab6615d1fa71894a225233
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Title
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The Evening Bulletin (Maysville, KY)
Text
Newspaper advertisements
State
Mississippi
Kentucky
Virginia
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Alexander Foley and his wife reunited and remarried after forty years
Subject
The topic of the resource
Other (Newspaper Article)
Description
An account of the resource
Foley, of Natchez, Mississippi, found his wife in 1891 in Carrollton, Kentucky. They had been separated by sale [in Virginia?]
Source
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The Evening Bulletin (Maysville, KY)
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
November 27, 1891
Contributor
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Jesse Nasta
Publisher
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Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Library of Congress
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
Carrollton, KY
VA (Virginia)
Relation
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Natchez, MS
Scripto
Transcription
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REUNITED.
Slaves of Over Forty Years Ago Meet and
Will Be Remarried.
CARROLLTON, Ky., Nov. 27.—Alexander
Foley, of Natchez, Miss., a former
slave, arrived here a few days ago to
visit Dr. Goslie, who used to be his old
master. His surprise could be imagined
when he was told by Dr. Goslie that his
wife who was sold from him forty years
ago, was living in Carrollton.
Mr. Foley told the following story:
He had not been married long when his
wife was sold and taken south, while he
was sold to parties who took him further
north. Neither could read or
write, and as years rolled by he naturally
thought that his wife died. Both, it
developes, remarried, he settling in Virginia,
while the wife settled in this city.
Foley's second wife died a few years
ago, as did his first wife's husband.
Foley says divine providence brought
them together, and he made himself
known. His wife recognized him at
once, and he took his Thanksgiving
dinner with his spouse of ante-bellum
times. The couple will be reunited in a
few days.
Status
Not to transcribe
Weight
dd
forced migration
found
reunion
slave trade
sold south
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Title
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The Sun (New York, NY)
Text
Newspaper advertisements
State
Indiana
Kentucky
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John Easton found his mother after decades of searching
Subject
The topic of the resource
Other (Newspaper Article)
Description
An account of the resource
Easton, of Indianapolis, Indiana, found his mother, Clara Clounch, of Paducah, Kentucky. They were separated by sale when he was seven years old.
Reprinted from the Indianapolis Sentinel (Indianapolis, IN)
Source
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The Sun (New York, NY)
Indianapolis Sentinel (Indianapolis, IN)
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
July 3, 1892
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Jesse Nasta
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Library of Congress
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
Indianapolis, IN
Rushville, IN
Paducah, KY
Lovelaceville, KY
Scripto
Transcription
A written representation of a document.
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 years old, he having been sold by their master, William Hobbston, in Kentucky, to Dr. Henderson of Osceola, Ark. When the war came on Easton ran away and fell into the care of soldiers. After the war he came to Indiana and worked for years at Rushville. He then removed to Indianapolis, working for three years at the stockyards.
This was the story Easton told C. G. Kumler, foreman at the Nordyke-Marmon Works. As to the name of the town in Kentucky where Hobbston lived, all Easton could say was that it was something like Lovelace. Kumler became interested in the man’s search and learned that there was a Lovelaceville in Kentucky. He also got information that V. S. Lovelace lived there. Writing to him, he soon received a reply, in which Lovelace said he had been a resident there for fifty years, and knew many persons whom Easton had mentioned. Among those was Duke Robertson, who still remained on his old plantation on the south side of Mayfield Creek. Kumler asked Easton if he remembered the creek.
“Yes.” replied Easton. “I can remember that. My mother used to wash the clothes in a creek and dry them on the bank, and I used to go swimming in it.”
“What was the named of it?”
“I can’t remember.”
“If I told you could you remember it?”
“Yes, I think I could; but am not sure.”
“Well, was it Mayfield Creek?”
“Yes, sir; that was it, and it had a bend in it called Walnut Bend, where I used to fish.
Kumler then wrote again to Lovelace, inquiring about Clara Hobbston, as John called his mother. The answer of Mr. Lovelace was: “The woman you seek was Clara Clounch. Clara’s husband was and is William Hobbs, not Hobbston. She and Bill are both alive yet and live in Paducah, Ky. They had hard times during the war. They were living a mile from this place, peaceable, law-abiding citizens, but were awakened in the dead of night by bushwhackers. Bill was shot in his cabin and made a cripple for the balance of his life.”
These letters from his old home aroused great hope in Easton’s breast. He could hardly wait for a letter to his mother to reach Paducah, and wanted to go immediately to her. Kumler, however, advised patience, and asked Easton if he had any particular mark by which he could be identified. “Yes, sir,” he said, “I was born with two thumbs, and one was cut away when I was about six weeks old. You can see the scar on my hand where it was.” It was by this scar the mother identified her son, who is with her in Paducah.
Status
Not to transcribe
Weight
dd
changed name
Civil War
found
parent(s)
physical description
slave trade
sold south
white newspaper
-
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Title
A name given to the resource
The Western Appeal/The Appeal: A National Afro-American Newspaper (St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN; Chicago, IL)
Description
An account of the resource
1888, 1889, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1895, 1897, 1898, 1903, 1908, 1919
Text
Newspaper advertisements
State
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
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Title
A name given to the resource
Geo. Gardener searching for his father Jacob Gardener
Subject
The topic of the resource
Information Wanted Ad
Description
An account of the resource
Geo. Gardener searching for his father Jacob Gardener. His father was emancipated in 1846, in Trimble County, Kentucky. He then went to Hanover, Indiana with his wife and daughter Martha Elizabeth Gardener.
Source
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Appeal: A National Afro-American Newspaper (St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN)
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
May 23, 1891
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Jesse Nasta
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Library of Congress
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
Hanover, IN
Madison, IN
Trimble County, KY
Relation
A related resource
Chicago, IL
Scripto
Transcription
A written representation of a document.
JACOB GARDENER—Geo. Gardener desires infor-
mation [information] in regard to his father Jacob Gardener who
was a slave belonging to Thomas G. Gardener,
Trimble Co., Ky., was freed in 1S46, went to Han
over [Hanover], Ind., near Madison, where he worked for Dr.
Hayes, He carried with him his wife and one
daughter named Martha Elizabeth Gardener. Ad-
dress [Address], Geo. Gardener, 2531 Dearborn street, Chi-
cago [Chicago], Ill.
Status
Not to transcribe
Weight
dd
former enslaver
free people of color
freed
manumitted
migration (north)
parent(s)
sibling(s)
-
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Scripto
Transcription
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INFORMATION WANTED CONCERNING my father, Joseph Mias He used to live in Gainesborough, Tenn., and then he left there for Nashville, Tenn., where we left him; but since then heard that he moved to Birksille, Ky. He is an old experienced blacksmith. He had four of us children: Rosette, Amanda, Hannah and Joseph. We were brought from him by Mahala and Robert Anderson when we were all small, to Texas. Any information of him will be very highly appreciated by Amanda Fields, Bastrop, Texas.
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The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
Description
An account of the resource
1863-1902
Text
Newspaper advertisements
State
Tennessee
Kentucky
Texas
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Title
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Amanda Fields search for her father Jordan Mias
Subject
The topic of the resource
Information Wanted Ad
Description
An account of the resource
Amanda Fields looking for her father Jordan Mias. They were separated in Nashville, Tennessee, but Mias is now thought to be living in Burkesville, Kentucky.
Source
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The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
March 14, 1889
Contributor
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Erik Mickiewicz
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
Gainesboro, TN
Nashville, TN
Burkesville, KY
Nashville, TN
Relation
A related resource
Bastrop, Texas
Scripto
Transcription
A written representation of a document.
INFORMATION WANTED CONCERNING
my father, Joseph Mias He used to live in
Gainesborough, Tenn., and then he left
there for Nashville, Tenn., where we left
him; but since then heard that he moved to
Birksville, Ky. He is an old experienced
blacksmith. He had four of us children:
Rosetta, Amanda, Hannah and Joseph.
We were brought from him by Mahala and
Robert Anderson when we were all small,
to Texas. Any information of him will be
very highly appreciated by Amanda Fields,
Bastrop, Texas.
Status
Not to transcribe
Weight
dd
-
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c024c23d638bc6e0d24db1f9ea0356a5
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Title
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The Highland Weekly News (Hillsboro, OH)
Description
An account of the resource
1864, 1867, 1869, 1873
Text
Newspaper advertisements
State
Ohio
Canada
Kentucky
Virginia
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Brothers Joshua Collins and Solomon Collins meet in Cincinnati after decades-long separation
Subject
The topic of the resource
Other (Newspaper Article)
Description
An account of the resource
They ran into each other in 1867. From Fleming County, Kentucky. Joshua bought his freedom in 1849. Solomon escaped to Canada in 1837.
The Cincinnati Commercial, October 10, 1867, published a much longer account of these brothers' reunion. For an online reprinted version of this longer article, see the Wilmington Daily Post (Wilmington, NC), October 15, 1867, pg. 1, newspapers.com.
Source
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The Highland Weekly News (Hillsboro, OH)
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
October 17, 1867
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Jesse Nasta
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Library of Congress
Relation
A related resource
Cincinnati, OH
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
Canada
Fleming County, KY
Scripto
Transcription
A written representation of a document.
Two brothers, colored, met in the streets of Cincinnati, last Sunday, after a separation of sixty years. Their names are Joshua and Solomon Collins. They were both formerly slaves in Fleming county, Virginia. Joshua bought his freedom in 1849, and re-moved to Cincinnati, where he has since resided. Solomon ran away from his master, then living in Ken-tucky, in 1837, and made his way safe-ly to Canada. The meeting was pure-ly accidental, and, of course, was en-joyed by the two old men. Joshua is eighty-two years old, and Solomon over sixty.
Status
Not to transcribe
Weight
dd
found
manumitted
migration (north)
migration (west)
resistance
reunion
self-purchase
Underground Railroad
white newspaper
-
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Title
A name given to the resource
The Cincinnati Daily Star (Cincinnati, OH)
Text
Newspaper advertisements
State
Kentucky
Louisiana
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Jack Corkley finds his mother after 40 years
Subject
The topic of the resource
Other (Newspaper Article)
Description
An account of the resource
Corkley, a Louisville, Kentucky, railroad porter, found his mother in Louisiana. She was sold away from him when he was a year old.
Source
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The Cincinnati Daily Star (Cincinnati, OH)
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
January 23, 1879
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Jesse Nasta
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Newspapers.com
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
Louisville, KY
LA (Louisiana)
Scripto
Transcription
A written representation of a document.
Special to the Star.
LOUISVILLE, Jan. 23.---Jack Corkley, col-ored porter of the Short-line, has returned from Louisiana, where, after an separa-tion of forty years, he found his mother. She was sold as a slave when Corkley was a year old.
Status
Not to transcribe
Weight
dd
found
parent(s)
railroad
slave trade
white newspaper
-
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Richmond Democrat (Richmond, MO)
Text
Newspaper advertisements
State
Kentucky
Missouri
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Albert Harris and Mariah Harris reunite after 37 years and remarry
Subject
The topic of the resource
Other (Newspaper Article)
Description
An account of the resource
Albert Harris and Mariah Harris were separated, in Kentucky, by sale 37 years earlier [ca 1849]. Albert Harris found his wife after searching since the Civil War.
Source
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Richmond Democrat (Richmond, MO)
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
February 25, 1886
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Jesse Nasta
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Newspapers.com
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
Marshall, Saline County, MO
Relation
A related resource
KY (Kentucky)
Scripto
Transcription
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Albert and Mariah Harris, colored, aged 71 and 66, who lived as man and wife in their early days in Kentucky, were sold by their master thirty-seven years ago and separated. After their freedom they expected to find one another and have continued to search ever since and are just now success-ful. He has lived in Kentucky while she has for years lived in Saline county, Mo. Upon convincing himself that he had found his former wife, he started for Marshall, where he procured a license and will be married at once.
Status
Not to transcribe
Weight
dd
found
slave trade