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Armistead Buckley is searching for his wife, Melinda Elzea
Armistead Buckley who resided in Victoria, Vancouver was searching for his wife, Melinda Elzea, who was last seen in Columbia, Missouri.
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.
Charles Owens searching for his brother Harry Bowen
Bowen escaped from slavery, near St. Francisville, MO, in 1859. He presumably went to Chicago and, from there, to Canada.
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.
Mrs. Susie McGurth searching for her sister, Mrs. Ann Payne
Both had lived in St. Louis, MO.
V.J. Lancaster searching for his brother, Frank Lancaster
Searcher lives in St. Louis, MO. He and his brother formerly lived in Louisville, Kentucky.
Robert Johnson searching for his son, George Henry Johnson
George Henry Johnson left Concordia Parish, Louisiana, in 1872. Moved to East Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Stanley P. Mitchell searching for James H. Rogers/James Washington
Mitchell is searching for Rogers to settle an estate. Rogers is to inherit two thousand dollars. James Rogers is sometimes known as James Washington "because of slave parents."
Caroline Halloway searching for her sister Frances Austin
They belonged to Andy Austin, at or near Chillicothe, MO. Frances was sold to a speculator 27 or 28 years ago [ca. 1856 or 1857].
Miles P. Wood seeking name of his brother's Civil War regiment and company
Wood's brother, Gabriel Wood, enlisted in 1861 and died in 1863 or 1864. Was stationed on President's Island, near Memphis, TN. [Ad is possibly related to a Civil War pension application].
Martha Hunt searching for her son, William Talbert
Hunt lives in St. Louis, MO. Her son is supposed to be in Memphis. He was sold by Henry Patterson in 1852.
Absalom Fouts/Absolom Faust (two items: ad and reply)
Postmaster in Washington, DC, searching for Fouts/Faust, of St. Joseph, MO, "regarding some slaves her formerly owned." His son-in-law "Doc" Daniels's reply, stating that Fouts/Faust died in 1875, was also published.
Eliza Montgomery searching for her brother, Dick Bush
Dick "was the slave of Edward Bush, a negro trader, who was our father." Montgomery was sold in or near Nashville, Tennessee, when a child, and taken to Missouri. Her brother was sold to someone in Texas.
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.
Mrs. Lydia Gee searching for her sons, Stephen Gee and Albert Gee
The last heard of them they were in St. Louis, Missouri.
General Butler is searching for Rebecca and Patsey
They were "once the servants of" Mrs. Caroline B. Trumbull, of Louisiana. Butler thinks they are in St. Louis, Missouri.
Anthony Edwards and Lucinda Gibson reunited and remarried after 35-year separation
Edwards and Gibson had been enslaved in Pike County, Missouri. Edwards was sold South 35 years earlier [ca 1853]. They reunited in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1888, and remarried then.
Copied from St. Louis Globe-Democrat (St. Louis, MO)
Copied from St. Louis Globe-Democrat (St. Louis, MO)
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.
Mrs. Sue Jones
Jones is searching for anyone, "white person or ex-slave," who lived on the plantation of David Roach, on Wolf Lake, Yazoo County, Mississippi, during the Civil War. [Possibly to gather testimony for a Civil War widow's pension?]
Dollie Ingram is searching for her mother, Margaret Ingram
Dollie Ingram was taken from DeValls Bluff, Arkansas, to Missouri, when small. Her mother formerly belonged to Henry Ingram.
Mr. Robert Moore searching for his children
Unnamed, of St. Louis, Missouri, searching for their father, Robert Moore, [of Helena, Montana?]
Anna Barnett searching for her son Jesse Henry Johnson
Son born in Vicksburg, Mississippi. He left her two years ago [ca 1889] in Washington County, Mississippi.
C. D. White Searching for His Sister Mary Lilly
C. D. White looking for his sister Mary Lilly, who he lost contact with in 1864
Dulcina Hall Searching for Her Father Isaac Tolson
Dulcina Hall looking for information on her father Isaac Tolson who had left for Canada