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Elizabeth Jones searching for her people

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

March 20, 1897

Do You Know Them? I would like to find the where abouts of my people whom I left in the state of Virginia some 40 or 50 years ago and send me your price. My son put a notice in your paper sometime ago about his father's people and has found them, Mr. Mark Messer. I belonged to a man named Jack Thrift I don't know how far it was from Petersburg, but…

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Ella Briggs is searching for her missing nephew, Willie Freeman

The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

August 11, 1906

Left Home.

On July 11, 1906, Willie Free-
man, left his home, 908 N. 1st St.,
and has not yet returned. He is a
boy 13 years of age, mulatto in
color and wears a full head of san-
dy colored hair. He is very neat
in appearance, quick of speech and
geneally very pleasing in manner.

Any information as to his where-
abouts, dead or…

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Ella Coleman searching for her brother, Orange Coleman

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

February 25, 1899

Do You Know Him?

I desire to know the whereabouts of
my brother, Orange Coleman. My
name is Mrs. Ella Coleman.

Any information will be thankfully
received at No. 9 Orange St., Newark,
N. J.

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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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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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Emma Williams searching for her sister Rachel Dodge

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

September 3, 1898

An Inquiry [or Incuiry] Notice.

Do you know my sister? Her name
when last heard from was Rachel
Dodge. Our mother's name is Eliza
White, father's name Joshua White.
My name when we parted was Emma
Williams. We have a brother, Henry
White. We were owned by Dr. Baxter,
and lived in Princess Anne.

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Estella Williams searching for her mother Caroline Clatom

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

August 1, 1896

Do You Know Them?

I desire to know the whereabouts of
my mother, Caroline Clatom. The
last place I remember at which she
lived at 806 N. Second Street. Any
information will be thankfully received,
by ESTELLA WILLIAMS,
16 Montgomery Street
Patterson, N. J.

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Eugene T. Broaddus seeking information about brother John Broadus (Broaddus)

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

July 20, 1895

Do You Know Him?
WASHINGTON, D.C., July 8, 1895.
I want to find out the whereabouts
of my brother, John Henry Broaddus
His mother's name is Maria Churchwell,
nee Broaddus. He was born in
Caroline Co. He went away and left
me a small boy. He was about 38
years old. I am now 31. His father's
name is John Broaddus now living in…

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Ezekiel Crenshaw seeking his relatives

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

April 29, 1893

Do You Know Them?Knob Lick, Metcalf Co., Ky.Dear Sir:-- I was brought to this country by Austin Allen, and was sold to Addi-son [Addison] Crenshaw about 50 or 60 years ago. My brother was brought with me. My fathers name was Robert Camel. He was a bright man. My sister's name was Ellen. My mother was of a dark com-plexion [complexion]. Any…

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F. F. McComas looking for William Braxton's children Menizer, William, Agnes, and Angeline

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

October 7, 1893

Do You Know Mr. Braxton.
HAGERSTOWN, MD, Sept. 9., '93.
Editor Jno. Mitchell, Jr.
Dear Sir: - A colored man named
William Braxton died here some two
years ago leaving a lost will, bequeathing
some money to his children by his
first wife, Susan, who are somewhere in
Virginia, I had heard in Louisa county,
then near Fredericksburg, then…

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F. H. Porterfield searching for heirs of Samuel Burton

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

March 24, 1900

Do You Know Them?
Information is desired concerning
the relatives of Samuel Burton, who
died at Saginaw, Mich., leaving some
money. He worked at Montgomery,
W. Va., and was said to have a sister,
Angeline Fisher, who lived at Ford's
Mill, Roanoke County, Va.
He is said to have an aunt at Edge-
water [Edgewater], Fayette County, W.…

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Fannie Kennedy is searching for her mother, grandfather, uncles, and sisters.

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

January 13, 1906

Do You Know Them?
I desire to know the whereabouts
of some of my people. My moth-
er's mother was named Jane Shack-
elford and her father, William Ross.
She had three brothers named An-
drew, Sam and Phil. They were
sold by Shackelford, but I don't
know to whom. My sisters' names
were Millie and Nellie. Millie
was younger than…

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Frank Robinson/Frank Johnson searching for his brothers and sisters

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

October 18, 1902

Want to Find Them.

I would like to know the whereabouts
of my brothers William and Anderson
Robinson. When last heard of they
were working in Richmond. Also my
sisters Sallie, Jane and Louisa Robinson,
Sallie married and went to Washington
to live. My father's name was Walker
Robinson, he was absent at the time of
the war and has not…

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Frederick S. Taggart searching for Rev. John A. Harris

The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

July 17, 1909

Do You Know Him? Wanted, the present address of Rev. John A. Harris, who at one time resided at Westfield, N.J. He has also lived at Williamsburg, Va. and other places. Any information concerning him will be gladly received by FREDERICK S. TAGGART, Westfield, N.J.

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Frederick Smith looking for veterans of the U. S. C. T. 36th Regiment, Company G

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

August 27, 1892

He Wants to Find Them.I am desirous of finding some mem-bers [members] of the 36th Regiment, Co. G. U. S. Colored Troops The following are re-membered [remembered] by me; Anthony Pool, Order-ly [Orderly] Sergeant, Merrith Pool 2nd Orderly Sergeant; Wm. Walker, Elijah Brown and Anderson Wilson.Any one belonging to this Regiment will please address…

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Gabriel Holmes searching for his brother James Monroe Holmes

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

October 3, 1896

Do You Know Then?

I desire to find my brother, James
Monroe Holmes My mother's name
was Eliza Holmes, and brother,
Henry Holmes. I had a sister whose
name was Dorthea. My father's name
was Frank Holmes and belonged to a
man whose name was James Stocks.
Any information will be thankfully
received by
GABRIEL HOLMES,
Flatana,…

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George Crawford searching for his sisters Merenda and Margaret (Maggie)

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

September 27, 1913

Do You Know Them?

I had a mother and two sisters, In
Richmond. My mother's name was
Mahala. She is dead. The oldest
sister's name is Merenda, the other's
name is Margaret or Maggie. We
used to belong to Lecob Woodson.
When I saw them last it was in
1862, fifty years ago. If they are
not living they may have children and
if I find them…

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George Jones searching for his family Edmonia, Albert, and Sarah Jones

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

June 19, 1897

Do You Know Them?

I desire to know the whereabouts of
my relatives.
They at one time resided at Hanover
County, Virginia, and were born and
reared on White Plain Farm and were
owned by Mary W Elliott
Their names are Edmonia, Albert
and Sarah Jones, also Judah Carter
Any information will be gladly
received by George Jones, Rear 27,…

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George Tibbs searching for his brother Lias Tibbs

The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

January 1, 1916

Do You Know These?

I would like ot know the wherea-
bouts of my brother (Lias Tibbs),
who belonged to Mrs. Moore Carter.
He left Warrenton, Tarquier County,
85 years ago, and was sold. His
father's name was Adam Tibbs;
mother's name, Lucy Tibbs. Had a
brother by the name of George Tibbs,
who has another by the name of Bev-
erly Tibbs,…

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George Williams looking for his mother Lucy, sisters Agnes and Lucinda, and brothers William, Aaron, James, and Peter

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

February 3, 1900

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To the Richmond Planet:

I am hunting my relations. My
mother was named Lucy and her two
daughters were Agnes and Lucinda,
and my brothers were named William,
Aaron, James and Peter. All were
sold in 1844. Their master's name was
Gen. Wm. F. Gordon from Edgeworth,
Albemarle County, Va.…

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George Williams seeking the whereabouts of his sister Rachel Williams

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

October 17, 1896

Do You Know Her?

I desire to know the whereabouts of
my sister Her name was Rachel
Williams and she belonged to Tom
Williams of Jacksonville.
She married A. Jackson. Any
information will be thankfully received
by her brother,
GEORGE WILLIAMS,
Jacksonville,
Calhoun Co , Ala.

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Georgie Bass seeking Georgie Robinson

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

September 30, 1893

Do You Know Her?PORTSMOUTH, VA. Sept. 18, '93.--I de-sire [desire] to know the whereabouts of Georgie Robinson. When last heard from she worked in a cigarette factory in Rich-mond [Richmond]. Any information concerning her will be thankfully received byGeorgie Bess,210 Fifth St. - Portsmouth, Va.

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Gustus Ann Hamilton searching for her mother Nelly Beacheum, uncles Louis Beachem and Pompey Beachem, and sister Jane Beaches (2nd of 2 ads)

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

July 25, 1896

Do You Know Them?

I desire to know the whereabouts of
my relatives. I was sold from them
during the war.
I belonged to Sam Beachem, who lived
at than time Richmond, Va. I was
sold to Jimerson, at an age between 11
and 12 years Then I was to Robert
Golikly and Bird Leatherwood, two
Negro traders. They carried me to
Mississippi.…

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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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H. Y. Allen looking for brother John B. Lee

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

June 3, 1893

Information Wanted.

Information is wanted of John B. Lee.
He was born in Buckingham county, Va.
in 1869. He is 24 years of age, about
six feet in height, light complexion.
When last heard of he was in Washington
county, Pa., digging in the coal
mine. Any information will be thankfully
received by his brother.
H. Y.…

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