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Lizzie Creamer searching for her mother, Julia Creamer
Julia Creamer was taken from Memphis, TN, by John Creamer.
Eliza Brown searching for her son, Johnny White
He was last heard from in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, where he was "waiting on a gentleman," in 1881. Age about 18.
Executors of estate find Robert Busby, "ex-slave," and give him inheritance
Bradford North, Busby's former master, left him fifty thousand dollars. North's executors found Busby through newspaper ads.
Gwynn Carr and Jack Carr searching for sister and brother
Searching for sister Louisa and brother Curg. They belonged to Gip. Powell, near Buffalo, West Virginia, before the Civil War. Searcher works at Panola Oilworks, Memphis, Tennessee.
Nathaniel Dunmore
Nathaniel Dunmore is searching for soldiers who know details of Edmond Dunmore's death. Enlisted from Pennsylvania during the Civil War. [Presumably related to a Civil War pension application].
Reuben Thornton searching for his brother and sister
Thornton, of Charles Town, West Virginia, searching for his sister, Amy Thornton, and his brother, Ransom Thornton
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.
John Smith
Searching for his sister and nephew.
T.T. Brown
T.T. Brown is searching for his sisters, brothers, and relatives.
Lewis L. Garrison
Lewis L. Garrison is searching for his sister Harriet Ann Carter.
Alexander Wood searching for former fellow servicemembers
Alexander Wood is a veteran looking for his old comrades.
Mrs. Mary Ann Coleman searching for her sister
Coleman is searching for her sister, Birdie Thomas. Reward offered.
Emmanuel Jacobs and Caroline Jacobs searching for their son, Solomon Jacobs
Emmanuel and Caroline Jacobs searching for their son. He was "a slave of Daniel R. McNeal," Hardy County, VA. "Sold to Southern traders" before the Civil War.
Braxton Mitchell searching for his relatives
Braxton Mitchell, Spring Hill, KS, searching for his brothers and sisters.
Mrs. Anne Matthews searching for her husband, Benjamin Curry
Married "long before John Brown's Insurrection." Husband, of Harpers' Ferry, VA [now Harpers Ferry, WV], sold to Richmond, VA. Has not heard from him since.
H. Turner searching for her sister or her sister's husband
H. Turner, New York City, searching for her sister, Louisa Bruce, or her sister's husband, Billy Bruce
Andrew Jackson searching for Anty Jackson's sons
Andrew Jackson, Baxter, WV, searching for Anty Jackson's sons. Anty Jackson bought his freedom by working in the gold mines.
Rev. L. M. Hagood searching for Martha Batts
Rev. L. M. Hagood is searching for Martha Batts. Four or five years ago she lived 8 miles east of Athens, AL but told her sister she was going to move on to the Elk River. Her husband was named David Batts. Her sister Caroline left her 11 years ago…
Sperrial Peyton Brooks searching for his mother and fifteen brothers and sisters
Sperrial Peyton Brooks, Omaha, NE, searching for his mother and fifteen siblings. His mother "gave him away to a neighbor to raise." Unclear if his mother was enslaved or free at the time.
Betsy Chatman (or Chapman) searching for brother George Chatman (Chapman)
The Clinch Valley News is informing Betsy Chatman/Betsy Chapman of Smithfield, VA, that her brother, George Chatman/George Chapman, who she'd searched for through the Charlotte Gazette, is dead
F. H. Porterfield searching for heirs of Samuel Burton
F.H. Porterfield, Saginaw Coal Company, searching for sister and aunt of Samuel Burton, died in Saginaw, MI
Emma (Washington) Moore searching for her family
Emma (Washington) Moore searching for her parents. Lucinda Johnson and John Washington; sisters Louisa and Bettie; and brothers Ed and Jerry Johnson.
Jane Ferguson searching for her son
Jane Ferguson, Rutland, OH, searching for her son, Squire Ferguson
Smith Blackwell searching for his in-laws
Smith Blackwell searching for his brother-in-laws Harry and Robert, sisters-in-law S-cia and Louisa, and parents-in-law Molly and Peter Roe.
Hamilton Furlong searching for his mother and brother.
Hamilton Furlong searching for his mother Ersely Furlong and brother Singleton Furlong.