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Unnamed, searching for Elsie R. Johnson
Johnson, formerly of Winchester, MA, last heard from in 1916, working for a lady in New York, New York. Photo included and five dollar reward offered.
Robert Byard (two ads)
Mrs. Byard seeking information on her husband, Robert Byard, who enlisted in Company C, 4th Massachusetts U.S. Colored Troops, 1865. She needs the information to obtain a Civil War widow's pension. The reply to her ad is also attached.
Anderson Lewis is searching for his sisters
Lewis, of Springfield, Massachusetts, is searching for Mrs. Sarah Scott, Mrs. Jane Harris, and his nephew, son of Polly Fox. Reward for information.
Madison Harris searching for Susan Cozzins, Henry Cozzins, and Lizzie Watson
The Cozzinses lived in Richmond, Virginia, in 1865 [at the end of the Civil War]. Lizzie Watson, sister of Martha Ragscale, was at Burkeville, Virginia, in 1870.
John Dipper searching for his brother, Daniel Merr
Merr left Williamsburg, Virginia, about 40 years earlier [ca 1792]. Last heard of in Boston, Massachusetts. Dipper is searching for him or Cesar Lafayette, who knew his brother Daniel Merr well. An antebellum ad.
Benjamin Rullen searching for John Moore
Information wanted of Moore, a "colored man" of Swedesboro, New Jersey, by his friends. He was sick in Boston when last heard from. An antebellum ad.
William Volantine/William Robinson searching for his brother, Joshua Volantine/Daniel Cromwell
William Volantine (now named William Robinson) was once a slave in Baltimore, now living in New Bedford, MA. He is searching for his brother, Joshua, who was also a slave in Baltimore and went to Philadelphia three years earlier [ca 1846]. An…
Mrs. Milla Dawsey (nee Milla Bond) searching for her son and her brothers
Newspaper article about Milla Dawsey's search for her family. Includes transcription of Dawsey's two Christian Recorder ads. Dawsey, from Calvert County, Maryland, had not seen her brothers or son since they were sold away from her.
Reverand M. D. Matthewson Searching for His Nephew Julius Harrison
Rev. M. D. Matthewson looking for his nephew Julius Harrison who went missing after leaving to become a baker.
Mr. L.E. Gideon searching for his father, Robert Gideon
Gideon, owner and originator of Gideon's Refined Negro Minstrels, is searching for his father, who enlisted in the First Kansas Colored Infantry during the Civil War
Charlotte M. (Price) Cook searching for Thomas Price
Cook searching for Thomas Price, son of Richard (Dick) Price, who was a slave, "owned" by Samuel Bowles
Sarah C. Howard
Sarah seeks information of her brother.
Willie Price
Willie Price is searching for his two sons, John and Dorse.
Margaret Miller
Margaret Miller is searching for her brother, Morris Jackson
Richard Hill
Richard Hill, a pension veteran, is searching for his family
Corah Payne Reed is searching for her uncle and two sisters
Corah Payne Reed is searching for her uncle, Henry Payne, and two sisters Alice and Henrietta
Seeking heirs of Dolly Mack
Seeking Charlotte Dabney, wife of George Dabney, heir of Dolly Mack. Mack died in Springfield, MA. Formerly resided in Chesterfield County, VA.
Mrs. Alice Granville searching for her sister and aunt
Mrs. Alice Granville searching for her sister, Miss Mary E. Tomlison, adopted at Portsmouth, VA, and her aunt, Ellen Smith, a stewardess on a boat between Norfolk via Baltimore.
C.G. Morgan searching for the relatives of Alexander Robinson
Alexander Robinson died in Boston and left an estate. C.G. Morgan is searching for the relatives of Robinson to claim this estate.
William Walker searching for David Walker
William Walker searching for David Walker, a sailor and a colored Mason, Blue Lodge No. 4 or 5, Boston, MA
J.H. Jenkins searching for his aunt Ann Eliza Gaskins
J.H. Jenkins is searching for his aunt whose maiden name was Ann Eliza Gaskins. She has now married a man whose name he doesn't know and lived in New Bedford, Massachusetts some years, but now lives somewhere else in Massachusetts. Her oldest…
J.H. Jenkins searching for his aunt, Ann Elizabeth Gaskins
J.H. Jenkins is searching for his aunt, whose maiden name is Ann Elizabeth Gaskins. She lived in New Bedford, Massachusetts and he believes she still lives in that state. She's originally from Fayettville, NC
Ella Harris/Mrs. Charles Smith searching for relatives and friends
Mrs. Charles Smith (formerly Mrs. Ella Smith), Woburn, MA, searching for family and friends
P. Stephen Burton
P. Stephen Burton seeking information of George Sparrow.