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Wm. Garnet is searching for his wife and children
Garnet is searching for his wife, Jane, and his children, Willis, Abraham, and Jeney, formerly "owned by" Daniel Garnett, of Manchester, KY. He has been separated from his wife and children for 14 years [since ca. 1851].
Vina Johnson reunited with her first husband after 43 years
Johnson's first husband, Geo. Perry, escaped from Fleming County, KY, to Canada 43 years earlier [ca 1830]. Johnson and their child were went with him but were caught and taken back to Kentucky, where they remained in slavery until the Civil War.…
Two sons find their father after decades-long separation
A coachman in Columbus, OH, and his brother, a minister, found their elderly father in Washington, DC, in 1883. They had been sold apart from each other before the Civil War. (Their names are not given in the newspaper article. Additional research is…
Robert Scott searching for his brother, Benjamin Scott
Brother also known as Capt. Ben Scott
Sisters, Julia Lyon and Emeline Skipwarth, reunited after 40 years
Emeline Skipwarth escaped from slavery in Kentucky to Michigan. Forty years later, in 1885, she found her sister, Julia Lyon, near Troy, Ohio.
W.G. Robinson searching for Joseph N. Robinson
Joseph N. Robinson, of Pittsburgh, PA, was lately employed at St. James Hotel, Cincinnati, OH.
Millie Scott searching for her son, George Coates
Her son "belonged to" Charles Handsome Coates, in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Was in Clarksville, Tennessee, when last heard of.
Maria Adair searching for her parents, brother, and son
Adair searching for her father, Charles Hazard, her mother, Rachel Ann Hazard, her brother, Wm. Henry Hazard, and her son, Wm. Henry Levi. Adair's father was free. Her mother was "owned by" John Ridgely, of Hampton County, Maryland, and sold to Tom…
Maria Adair searching for her son, Wm. Henry Levi
He left home in Talladega, Alabama, nine years earlier [ca 1871]. His mother was "owned by" Theodore Levi, of that place.
Harriet Relf searching for her husband, Quindy Relf
Quindy Relf escaped from slavery. His wife and their five children were later manumitted in Virginia and went to Ohio. They are searching for him. An antebellum ad.
George W. Dority searching for his mother and sister
Dority searching for his mother, Mary Ann Dority, and his sister, Mary Jane Dority
Mrs. J.W. Willis searching for her brother and sister
Mrs. J.W. Willis, Youngstown, Ohio, searching for sister Malinda Rogers and brother William. Last saw them in 1874 on Asheland plantation, Washington, 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
Mrs. Anna Mollie Wright reunited with her daughter, Mrs. Anna Freeman, after 29 years
Freeman was sold in Dover, Tennessee, in 1863, during the Civil War. Reunited with her mother in 1892.
Two brothers, Joshua Collins and Solomon Collins, meet in Cincinnati after decades-long separation
They ran into each other in 1867. From Fleming County, Kentucky. Joshua bought his freedom in 1849. Solomon escaped to Canada in 1837.
Harrison Bradley and his wife reunite after 21 years and remarry
Bradley and his wife were sold apart from each other in 1859. They found each other and remarried in Yellow Springs, Ohio, in 1880.
Sarah Reed searching for her son, David Reed
He was traveling with the circus. Was in Connecticut when last heard from.
A.C. Diboll, attorney, searching for Mariah's children
Diboll searching for the children of Mariah, formerly a slave of Madame Jouvin
Jerry B. McCall looking for his father Baltimore and other family members
Searching for his relation
Mrs. Ellen Tate
Searching for her son Fred.
Mrs. L.E. Green
Searching for Henry Thornton
Jno. W. Ballard
Searching for two men.
James Harris
Searching for friends
Louisa Williams
Searching for her son.
Mrs. Hattie Pratt and Mrs. Rebecca Reed
They are searching for their brother.