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Virginia Foster searching for George W. Davis
The New York Age (New York, NY)
July 20, 1905
INFORMATION WANTED.
Information is wanted relative to the
present address of George W. Davis, in Lit-
tle [Little] Rock, Ark. Address Virginia Foster, 220
East 70th street, New York city.
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William White searching for his brother George White (formerly Turner White)
Memphis Daily Appeal (Memphis, TN)
October 20, 1882
—William White, colored, of Lagrange,
Lee county, Ark., writes the APPEAL for
information concerning his brother, George
White, known before the war as Turner
White. He was born in Panola county,
Miss., and formerly belonged to Col. F. M.
White. His mother was living in Memphis
in 1867, when George White went to Mobile
to be…
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Mrs. Amy Frenchy (formerly Amy Morris and Amy Baxter) found her mother Feraby
The Black Hills Daily Times (Deadwood, Dakota Territory)
May 4, 1884
AFTER MANY DAYS,
A Former Slave Hears from
Her Old Home.
A Separation of Thirty Years
Having Elapsed.
A Scrap of History.
Years before the war of the rebellion,
Wm. Eli Baxter, a lawyer and planter,
lived in Hancock county, Georgia, not
far from the town of Sparta. He own-
ed [owned] 150 slaves, among the number, Fer-
aby [Feraby],…
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Jeff Frierson and Mary Burt reunited and remarried after 44-year separation
The Nashville American (Nashville, TN)
September 25, 1903
AFTER FORTY-FOUR YEARS
Jeff Frierson and Mary Burt Are Reunited
in Marriage.
Special Dispatch to The American.
SHELBYVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 24. --
A somewhat romantic marriage occurred
in colored circles last night. The
facts about it are these: Before the
Civil War, and in slave times, Jeff
Frierson, a slave belonging to the…
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Easter Bradford searching for Alcinda Bradford
Public Opinion (Chambersburg, PA)
August 23, 1870
Information is wanted of the whereabouts of Alcinda Bradford, daughter of Jacob and Susan Bradford. She was sold as a slave some years before the war, at New Orleans, to a man by the name of Lindsay, and was afterwards taken to Arkansas. Any information of the above person addressed to Easter Bradford, Chambersburg, Pa., will be thankfully…
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Manuel Rose searching for Victoria Chambers
The Houston Daily Post (Houston, TX)
November 9, 1899
ANYONE knowing anything relative to or
the whereabouts of Victoria Chambers (col-
ored) will oblige by writing Manuel Rose,
Willard, Texas. She was last heard of in
Little Rock, Ark. 10
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Eli Newsom searching for Jim Smith
The National Tribune (Washington, DC)
October 26, 1905
ADDRESSES WANTED.
WANTED—Address of Jim Smith, body servant
of Andrew Smith, Second Lieutenant, Co. H, 3d
Ark.; afterwards 56th U. S. C. T. "Important." Ad-
dress Eli Newsom, Soldiers' Home, Los Angeles, Cal.
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Lucy Smith is searching for her father William Smith
Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)
July 30, 1898
Do You Know Him?
I would like to know the whereabouts
of my father, William Smith. He was
at Fort Smith, Ark., up to last April.
When last heard from, April 18, 1898.
he was at Seward Station, Oklahoma,
employed by Mr. David Scronce.
Any information will be gladly received
by his daughter, Lucy Smith,
316 N. 16th St., Richmond,…
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G.W. Kinebrew searching for his wife Angie Downaldson
Huntsville Journal (Huntsville, AL)
December 14, 1905
WANTED--Information concerning
my wife whom I married March 3, 1898
Her maiden name was Angie Downaldson
and her mothers name Eliza and
her sister Jennie. I married her in
Madison county Any information will
be appreciated by her husband G. W.
Kinebrew, Rawlison, Ark., or W. H.
Kinebrew, Scottsboro, Alabama.
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Mr. George Noels searching for his sister Martha Noels
Huntsville Journal (Huntsville, AL)
January 7, 1908
WANTS TO FIND SISTER.
Mr. George Noels wants to find his
sister, Martha Noels. They parted
over forty years ago at Pine Bluff,
Ark. She went to Tuscumbia, Ala.,
He lives at Fithugh, Ark.
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George G. Jameson looking for fellow service members
National Tribune (Washington, DC)
August 29, 1889
—George G. Jameson, Ætna, Kan.,
would like to know the whereabouts of any mem-
ber [member] of the 9th Kan. (colored) who was detailed to
carry the mail from Fort Smith to Fayetteville,
Ark., in June, 1864.—
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Mr. Harrison Reed searching for his mother Mary Wilson/Mary Hogan
Arkansas Weekly Mansion (Little Rock, AR)
February 16, 1884
INQUIRY.
Wanted to know the where-
abouts [whereabouts] of my mother who used to
belong to the one Mr. Wilson who
lived at Fort Scott, Kansas, she
went by the name of Mary Wil-
son [Wilson] or Mary Hogan. Her chil-
drens [childrens] names were Jack, Thomas,
Bob, Susan, Ben, Emma, and
Anna. Inquire for a woman that
has the child by…
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Dollie Ingram searching for her mother Margaret Ingram
Daily Arkansas Gazette (Little Rock, AR)
November 11, 1871
The Des Arc Citizen, of the 7th, con-
tains [contains] the following items:
Dollie Ingram, colored, who was taken
from Devalls Bluff to Missouri when
quite small, desires to know the where-
abouts [whereabouts] of Margaret Ingram, her mother,
who formerly belonged to Henry Ingram.
Any information in regard to her,
whether dead or…
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Mary Jane Blair searching for her mother Susan Blair
Daily Arkansas Gazette (Little Rock, AR)
October 3, 1871
INFORMATION WANTED.
Mary Jane Blair (colored) who was
taken from Arkansas to Tennessee, when
quite young, desires to know the where-
abouts [whereabouts] of Susan Blair, her mother, who
formerly belonged to Dr. Blair. Any in-
formation [information] in regard to her—whether dead
or alive—will be thankfully received by
her daughter.…
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A. W. Lanagan searching for John Lanagan and family
The Appeal: A National Afro-American Newspaper (St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN)
May 23, 1891
JOHN LANAGAN-Iuformation is wanted of John Lanagan and family. He is of light complexion and had three children when last heard of at Helena. Ark., in 1884. He was cook on a steamboat. Address, A.W. Lanagan, Box 116 Burlington, Kan.
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A. W. Lanagan searching for his sister Lizzie Lanagan
The Appeal: A National Afro-American Newspaper (St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN)
May 23, 1891
SEEKING FOR THE LOST.
LIZZIE LANAGAN-My sister Lizzie Lanagan was at Fort Smith. Ark., when iast heard from in. 1885. She was about to start for Los Angles, Cal. Address, A.W. Lanagan, Box 116 Burlington, Kan.
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Tom Carnahan, the only black police officer in Lincoln, NE, finds his brother after two decades
The McCook Tribune (McCook, NE)
November 4, 1886
TOM CARNAHAN, the colored member of the Lincoln police force, has been treated to a genuine surprise by the arrival of his brother from Texas, whom he has not heard from in twenty years. Before the war Tom and his brother were slave chil-dren in Arkansas and were separated by the war. Tom drifted to the north and his brother to Texas. A short…
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S. S. Green searching for his brother Edward Riley
The Topeka Plaindealer (Topeka, KS)
July 2, 1915
LOST RELATIVE.
I am desirous of locating my bro-
ther [brother], last heard of was in Pine Bluff,
Ark. His name is Edward Riley,
55 years old and born in Barnsville,
S. C. I understand he has a large
family and any information furnished
of his whereabouts will be gladly re-
ceived [received] by S. S. Green, his brother,
Room 318,…
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Willie Walker searching for his sister Lula Green
The Arkansas Gazette (Little Rock, AR)
February 17, 1910
WANTED--INFORMATION.
WANTED--To know the whereabouts of
Lula Green, as her brother, Willie
Walker, colored, is very low at 916 State
street. Any information concerning her
will be received by calling POE'S
STORE, Tenth and State. 78490
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Pinkey Bailey searching for Aaron Curran
Arkansas Democrat (Little Rock, AR)
July 3, 1903
INFORMATION WANTED
OF ANDREW CURRAN
Pinkey Bailey, of room 10, city hall,
New Orleans, writes to Mayor W. E.
Lenon for information concerning the
whereabouts of Aaron Curran, a col-
ored [colored] man, who is said to be living in
this city. His name is not in the
city directory, and the police have no
knowledge of him.
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Ben Jones searching for his brother Anderson Jones
Arkansas Democrat (Little Rock, AR)
May 11, 1892
INFORMATION WANTED.
A brother of Anderson Jones, born and
raised in Marshall county, Miss., last
heard of at St. Charles on White river. He
was a brother of five sisters and had one
brother, Ben. Any information addressed
to Ben Jones (col.), Little Rock, Ark.,
will be appreciated.
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Robert Hubbard searching for his parents Camilla and Robert and his siblings
New National Era (Washington, DC)
July 6, 1871
Robert Hubbard is anxious to hear from his
relatives, whom he left at Washington city six-
teen [sixteen] years ago, living between Sixth and Seventh
streets, and belonging to William and Townsend
Jackson. Camilla and Robert were the names
of his parents; Charlotte, Mary, Frank, and
Charles, were the names of his sisters and
brothers.…
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Sam Russell searching for his mother Goodly and siblings
The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)
August 8, 1896
LOST RELATIVES.
I wish to inquire for my lost relatives whom
I have not seen since I was ten years old. I
was born in Paris, Henry county Tennessee.
My father's name was Stephe Wright, and be-
longed [belonged] to Bill Wright.--my father died. My
mother's name was Goodly, sisters Evaline and
Emma, brother Nelson, nicknamed Tobe
and…
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James Camp seeking Robert White
The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)
February 10, 1896
LOST RELATIVES.
Robert White belonged to Joe Camp, and
was raised at Jonesboro, Clay county, Ga. He
had three daughters, Mary, Lizzie and Hattie
two sons, Wash and James. Any one know-
ing [knowing] of such persons will please inform
JAMES CAMP
Clarendon, Ark.
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Mrs. Kate Moore (formerly Mrs. Katie Saddler) searching for her brother Tony Murphy
The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)
December 23, 1893
Lost Relative.
I would like to know the whereabouts of my
brother, Tony Murphy. The last I heard of him
he was living at Surrounded Hill, Ark. I was
Mrs. Katie Saddler the last time I remember
seeing him. Any information in regard to his
discovery, will be thankfully received by
Your very truly,
Mrs. Katie Moore,
Fayettsville, Ark.
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