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Callie Marchial is searching for Uncle Wess McDaniel
Marchial also wants to learn the regiment Bob Marchial belonged to
S.P. Houston is searching for his wife, Elizabeth Houston
S.P. Houston of Chattanooga, Tennessee, is searching for his wife, Elizabeth Houston, last seen in Memphis.
Susan Howard searching for her son, Billy Howard
Billy Howard, age about 19, left Kingston, Georgia, in the spring of 1864.
Leroy Humbler searching for his son, Lee Andrew Humbler
Humbler's sons were carried off by the Rebels in some of their raids in southern Kentucky.
John M. Anderson searching for his father and two sisters
Anderson had been enslaved in Lee County, MS, by Mason Anderson. His father, Richard Anderson, and sisters, Polly and Rachael, were sold.
Howard McDermott searching for his sisters, Ellen Cooke and Eliza Cooke
Ellen and Eliza Cooke left Athens, TN, with General Sherman's army in 1863 [during the Civil War].
Charles Scott searching for his wife, Melinda Scott, and daughter, Nancy Scott
Scott, from Humboldt, TN, is in Memphis. His wife and daughter had come to Memphis two months earlier, in August 1868, and he hopes to meet them there.
Mrs. Ann Rucker searching for her son, Mack Paine
Paine left four years ago [ca. 1870, during Reconstruction] to work on the railroad, below Chattanooga, TN.
Henry Wright searching for his children. (He placed at least three ads over several years).
Wright, of Knoxville, TN, "left" his children at Fairfax Courthouse, Culpeper County, VA. He "belonged to" Judge John C. Greene. His wife, Betsy, "belonged to" John Stone, 12 miles from there.
Henry Wright searching for his children
His children were named Lucinda, Malinda, James, Myner, Charles, Kate, George, Isy, and Hamp. Wright was raised in Culpeper County, VA. His first master was Jack Greene, a judge in Richmond, VA. His second master was John Stone.
Henry Wright and Malinda Wright searching for their children and step-children
They "are somewhere in the South." [They were presumably sold south before the Civil War]. Their names were Charles Thomas, Henry Wright, James Nelson, Minor Franklin, Isaac Williams, Hamp Conway, and Luncinda.
Unnamed person searching for Richard Murray, alias Richard Cloyd
Murray was "formerly with" [enslaved by?] John Cloyd, of Fayette County, TN. Information of his whereabouts is wanted at office of Humes & Poston, [attorneys] in Memphis, TN.
Isaac Rosser family
Peter [surname illegible] searching for the Isaac Rosser family, of LaGrange, Troup County, Georgia.
Lizzie Creamer searching for her mother, Julia Creamer
Julia Creamer was taken from Memphis, TN, by John Creamer.
Rev. Filman Duncan
Unnamed person searching for Rev. Filman Duncan. He resided in Memphis, TN, three of four years ago [ca. 1873 or ca. 1874].
William White searching for his brother, George White/Turner White
George White (known as Turner White before the Civil War) was born in Panola County, MS, and "formerly belonged to" Col. F.M. White. He was in the army. Mustered out in Mobile, AL, in 1867.
Wm. Patton searching for his relatives
Patton was brought from Jackson, TN, to Leon County, FL, about 40 years ago [ca. 1843], as an enslaved young man. His mother's name was Nellie Holmes, and his brothers were Tom and Littleton.
Reunited and remarried after 44-year separation
Jeff Frierson and Mary Burt were reunited and remarried in Shelbyville, TN, in 1903. They had been separated in that county [Bedford County, TN] 44 years earlier, when Mary was sold and taken to Arkansas.
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.
Geo. E. Lemon, attorney, searching for Sam Spoons Blakely
Sam Spoons/Sam Spoons Blakely was son of John Spoons/John Spoons Blakely, private of Co. B., 15th U.S.C.T.[Ad is presumably related to a Civil War pension application].
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.
Jane Bell is searching for five of her children: Polly Bell, Grafton Bell, Jeremiah Bell, Lorenzo Bell, and Fanny Bell
Bell had 27 children but only knows the whereabouts of three. She had been enslaved by Montgomery Bell, at Bell's Iron Works in Dickson County, Tennessee.
E.H. Lampkins searching for his former wife
Lampkins is searching for Mrs. Bennie Lampkins/Mrs. Bennie Jacko. Her mother, Mrs. Charlotte Johnson, lived in San Marcos, Texas. Searcher lives in San Antonio, Texas.
Alexander Oglesby searching for three Civil War veteran comrades
Oglesby is searching for Mr. Mines Goodall, Abraham Pussley, and Robert Allen, of the 14th U.S. Colored Troops, Civil War [possibly to apply for a Civil War veteran's pension?]