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Eliza Bailes searching for her mother Betsey Burr

The Appeal (Chicago, IL)

October 8, 1892

BETSEY BURR--Knowledge of the whereabouts
or death of Betsey Burr is wanted by her daughter.
She married Hosey Bell who belonged to Lovett
Bell. They left Newburne, S.S. for Memphis,
Tenn., about 1841. Address, Eliza Bailes, 129
Nassan street Brooklyn, N.Y.

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Eliza Clark (formerly Eliza Brooks) searching for her mother Martha Tiles and siblings Lucy, John Thomas, Lewis Green, and Ann Brooks

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

December 14, 1867

INFORMAION WANED [WANTED]
Information is wanted of my mother, Mar-
tha Tiles, and my sister Lucy ; also of my
two brothers, John Thomas and Lewis
Green, and my daughter, Ann Brooks.
They lived near Tellennetown, Md., and
belonged to the Counrelman family. My
name was Eliza Brooks, and I was sold to
Bichman about fifteen years ago. Any…

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Ella Irene Hill Butler searching for her aunt Mrs. Winnie Johnson, as well as her uncle Thomas Hill and his wife Rena

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

February 26, 1916

Do You Know These?
I would like to know the wherea-
bouts [whereabouts] of my aunt. Her name is Mrs.
Winnie Johnson, wife of the deceased
Wm. Johnson. When last heard of
she resided in Second St., Richmond,
Va. Would also like to know of any
other relative.
I am the daughter of the deceased
Henry Hill, and the grand-daughter of
the…

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Ellen Dixon searching for her son John Dixon

National Republican (Washington, DC)

October 26, 1887

A Long Lost Son.
Any one knowing of the whereabouts of
John Dixon, colored, will confer a favor by
communicating with his mother, Ellen
Dixon, care of NATIONAL REPUBLICAN. The
following is from a memorandum made by
Mr. John T. Bloxham during the late war:
On Thursday, Aug. 8, 1861, in the evening,
about 4 o'clock; my negro boy, John…

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Elsie Carr searching for her parents Isaac Carter and Jannie Barber

The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

August 26, 1899

Do You Know Them ?
I desire to know the whereabouts of
my father, Isaac Carter. My maiden
name was Carter.
The last time I heard from him, he
was at Chatham, Pittsylvania Co., Va.
My mother's name was Jannie[?] Barber
of Campbell Co., Va.
My father was owned by Mr. Carter,
and my mother by a man, called Billy
Cox. My mother and…

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Fanny Jones searching for her mother Ella McIntire and her siblings

Anglo-African (New York, NY)

May 27, 1865

INFORMATION WANTED. --I would like to be informed
of the whereabouts of my mother, Ella McIntire, also
of my sisters, Sarah, Nancy and Mary Jane, and of my
brothers, Simon, Chatam, Joseph, John, James, Hanson
and Augustus McIntire. Please address, Fanny Jones,
Box 1414, Rochester, N. Y. 192-5t.

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Frances Revey

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

November 14, 1891

I desire information concerning Nettie
Davis, my sister, last heard from about two
years ago, she was living in Jersey City
Heights with her father, Thomas Davis. She
is 18 years of age. Any information concerning
her will be cheerfully received by Mrs. Francis
Revey; Fair Haven New York.

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G.H. Wild and W.H. Alexander searching for Diana M'Donald

The New York Herald (New York, NY)

January 5, 1870

INFORMATION WANTED--OF DIANA M'Donald (colored), formerly of San Francisco, Cal. Any information will be thankfully received by G. H. WILD, 491 Broadway or W. H. ALEXANDER, 1,407 Dupont street, San Francisco, Cal.

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Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 10, 1879

MR. EDITOR : A young colored man
named Geo. Washington has
been engaged as a butler in our
family for the last two years.
He, with his parents, sisters and
brothers were formerly slaves and
owned by one Wm. Patterson a
planter and lawyer in the parish of
East Feliciana. In 1867 he came
North, and the other members of
his family…

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H. Turner searching for her sister or her sister's husband

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

June 8, 1907

Information Wanted.

Information wanted of Louisa
Bruce or her husband, Billy Bruce,
by her sister, H. TURNER, 117 E.
84th St., New York City.
West Virginia papers please copy.
3t.

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Hannah Holland searching for her parents Harriet and Sam Holland, and her siblings Charlotte, Sam, Hartwell and Isom

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

March 16, 1867

INFORMATION WANTED

Information wanted of a lady by the
name of Harriet Holland, of Alleywhite Co.,
Va. Her husband's name Sam Holland
My mother was sent to Georgia in 1863, by
Alfred Butler. She formerly belonged to
Mills Henry Dortre, of Virginia. Her children's
names were Charlotte, Sam, Hartwell
and Isom. I will be extremely glad…

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Harriet Deshields looking for information about her son Molton Rogers Deshields

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

November 26, 1870

Information Wanted,

Information wanted of Molton
Rogers Deshields, son of Levi and
Harriet Deshields, (supposed to be in
California), who was taken away from
Jamestown, Summerset county,
Md., about six weeks before the
Emancipation, by Arthur Wolford,
son of Deven Wolford, of Prince
Ann. $10 will be paid for any infor-
mation of his…

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Harriet Jones searching for Walter Harris, also known as Walter Jones

Baltimore Daily Commercial (Baltimore, MD)

February 14, 1866

PERSONAL.
INFORMATION IS WANTED RESPECT-
ING WALTER HARRIS or WALTER JONES,
a Colored Man who enlisted in the First Colored
Regiment of U.S. Troops. He had friends in Balti-
more. Information may be sent to Mrs. HARRIET
JONES, 67 Pierrepont st., Brooklyn, N.Y. f13-3t*

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Hattie Morris seeking the whereabouts of Rev. H. J. Cook

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

May 26, 1881

INFORMATION WANTED OF THE
whereabouts of the Rev. H. J. Cook,
who lived in Rhode Island in 1858. A favor
will be conferred by addressing Mrs. Hattie
Morris, Lockport, N. Y.

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Henry Green, Sr. searching for his son William Green

New National Era (Washington, DC)

September 29, 1870

Henry Green, Sr., of Charleston, S. C., re-
quests information concerning his son, William
Green. who left Beaufort, S. C. for New York,
in 1865. with a United States army officer.
When last heard from, in 1868, was in New
York city with Capt. Young, then chief of De-
tective Police. Any information may be for-
warded to the Cashier of…

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Henry Hawkins looking for his brother George Hawkins

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

September 2, 1880

ANY PERSON KNOWING OF THE
whereabouts of George Hawkins, a son
of Elijah Hawkins, who lived with his
father in Albany, N. Y. up to the year 1860,
will confer a great favor on his brother,
Henry Hawkins, by writing to the Rev. L.
D. W. Smith, minister of the B. M. E.
Church, Chatham, Ontario, Canada
…

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Henry Jackson searching for his niece Evelina Evans

Frederick Douglass' Paper (Rochester, NY)

June 30, 1854

INFORMATION WANTED.—Evelina Evans,
who resided in New York City in the year
1860, left that city and went to Canada the
same year; since that time also has not been
heard from by her relations. Her husband's
name was James Evans. Address her uncle,
Henry Jackson, Evansville, Indiana.
Papers friendly to the cause of Humanity,
please…

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Henry Lucas searching for his brother Allen Kelley

The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

April 20, 1895

Do You Know Him?
I would like to know the
whereabouts of my brother, Allen Kelley. I
last saw him in 1865 when I left
Richmond, Va. The last time I heard of
him he was in Washington working at
the Ebbett House. He is a waiter.
Any information will be gladly
received. Address.
HENRY LUCAS,
30 Cornell Street,
Auburn, N. Y.

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Iantha Melvin searching for her son Jeremiah Brown

New York Age (New York, NY)

January 21, 1880

INFORMATION WANTED.— Of Jeremiah Brown who lived at one time with Edward Tozer, Waverly, [undecipherable]. If you wish to hear from your mother, address Iantha Melvin, Waverly, N. Y.

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Isablla Clark searching for her nephew Francais Walker

New York Herald (New York, NY)

August 22, 1873

INFORMATION WANTED--OF FRANCAIS WALKER, colored, born in Salem, N. J. ; left New York 20 years ago ; when last heard from was in Australia. Any information concerning him will be thankfully received by his aunt, ISABLLA CLARK, No. 8 Seventeenth street.

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Issac Bray seeking his father Carter Bray

The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

January 13, 1900

Do You Know Him ?

I desire to know the whereabouts of
my father, Carter Bray. He was with
McClellan's army in 1862. He had two
sisters and two brothers, but all are
dead.
I am the only one living of three
sons. He was born 25 miles west of
Ashland, Hanover County, Va., and was
owned by a woman, named Betsy Kimbrough.

His…

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Issac Cannon searching for his mother Sarah Jacobs

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

March 23, 1882

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY MOTH-
er, Sarah Jacobs. She was owned by
Stansberry Jacobs about ten miles from the
city of Seaford, Del. I was seven years old
at the time she was sold ; I am now 66
years. Any information will be thankfully
received by Issac Cannon, 853 Clinton St.
Buffalo., N , Y.

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J. M. Fanville looking for his uncles Arnold, Stephen, and John A. Fanville

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

March 4, 1897

Information wanted of my three
uncles: Arnold, Stephen and John
A. Fanville. The last heard of
them was in 1869, when they all
were in New York and I was a
member of the A. M. E. Chuch.
Any information of them will be
thankfully received by their child-
ren I am the son of William
Fanville. Yours in Christ,
…

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James Dellemare searching for William Dellemare

The New York Herald (New York, NY)

March 27, 1866

INFORMATION WANTED - OF WILLIAM DELLE-mare, a colored boy of 15 or 16 years. When last heard of was living in Westport, Conn. but is now somewhere in Brooklyn. Any information of his whereabouts will be thankfully received by James Dellemare, 25 Laurens street, rear building.

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James E. Johnson seeking information about his parents Henry and Susan Johnson and siblings Walker Claybourne, George W. Johnson, and Henriette Johnson

The Chicago Defender (Chicago, IL)

November 3, 1917

INFORMATION WANTED

James E. Johnson, 109 Douglas
street, Jamaica, N.Y., desires to know
the whereabouts of any of his relatives.
His father and mother, Henry and
Susan Johnson; brothers, Walker,
Claybourne, and George W. Johnson;
sister, Henriette Johnson. All were
slaves of the estate of Dr. Lynn Crum,
New Kent County, Va. They…

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