Austin Marshall searching for his wife Mrs. Elizabeth Marshall and her two children Granson and Jeannette

Leavenworth Daily Conservative (Leavenworth, KS)

March 5, 1863

INFORMATION WANTED.
OF MRS. ELIZABETH MARSHALL (mulatto) from the
Creek Nation. She is about eighteen years old;
has two children--the oldest, a boy named Granson, wil
be three years old next June; the youngest a girl nurs-
ing [nursing] babe, named Jeannette. They made their escape
from Maysville, it is understood, about ten days after…

Bud McGee finds wife remarried

Topeka State Journal (Topeka, KS)

February 26, 1904

Caroline Jackson is searching for Polly Anne Green

Kansas City Globe (Kansas City, KS)

February 19, 1908

Information Wanted.

Postmaster Childs received a letter
this morning from Caroline Jackson
of Philadelphia asking for information
concerning the whereabouts
of a negro woman named Polly Anne
Green. The letter stated that she
came to this city during the slavery
days and belonged to the Holiday
family in Virginia.

Charlotte Holt searching for her two sons Levi and Archie Holt

Afro-American Advocate (Coffeyville, KS)

July 29, 1892

Cynthia Scruggs searching for her three daughters

The Daily Kansas Tribune (Lawrence, KS)

August 13, 1878

Looking for the Children. Aunt Cynthia Scruggs, formerly a slave of Nathaniel Scruggs, of Jackson county, Mo., now lives in this city. She had three daughters, named respectively, the oldest, Francis Ann, a slave of Henry Chick; and Virgin Mary and Tamantha Jane, slaves of Rev. Thomas Johnson, now deceased. These children were all sold before the…

Eliza Montgomery searching for her brother Dick Bush

Baptist Times (Garnett, KS)

March 1892 [published in a monthly newspaper]

Lost.

I wish to find my brother, Dick
Bush. who was born in Tennessee,
and wae the slave of Edward Bush, a
negro trader, who was our father.
My mother, Fannie Bush, was sold to
Thompson, a negro trader, who sold
her and left us two very small children
alone. I was then sold, in or near
Nashville, Tenn. to a Mr. Holiway
who…

Elizabeth Griffin (formerly Elizabeth Hines) searching for her mother Suckey Hines and two brothers Lewis and Will Hines

Afro-American Advocate (Coffeyville, KS)

March 18, 1892

Emanuel Brooks finds wife remarried

The Kansas City Globe (Kansas City, KS)

April 11, 1907

Frances Whipple searching for George Saddler

The Topeka Plaindealer (Topeka, KS)

March 31, 1922

LOST RELATIVE
Want to hear from George Saddler.
Last seen in Waco, Texas, in 1866
by his sister-in-law, Phyliss Petti-
grew. Please write Frances Whip-
ple, R. R. No. 4. Mt Vernon, Mo.

George Henry Forbes searching for his father George Henry, mother Henrietta Forbes, and siblings James, Margaret, and Area

Atchison Weekly Champion (Atchison, KS)

September 5, 1885

GEORGE HENRY FORBES, of Wamego,
Pottawatomie county, Kansas, wants to
find his people. His father and mother,
GEORGE HENRY and HENRIETTA FORBES,
were slaves and belonged to JACK BERRY,
and by marriage they fell to JAMES
MONTGOMERY. They had four children.
The oldest a son, JAMES; the second a
daughter, MARGARET; the third a…

H. C. Searching for Mr. Foster

Herald of Kansas (Topeka, KS)

March 5, 1880

OF the whereabouts of a Mr.---- FOSTER. who came to Kansas about two years ago. He formerly resided at Pulaski, Tenn. Information concerning his whereabouts will be thankfully received by H.C. RUTHERFORD. Topeka, Kan.

Hyson Duncan searching for his mother, brothers, and sisters

Baptist Times (Garnett, KS)

March 1892

Lost 46 Years Ago.

I wish to find my mother, Lucinda
Duncan, and my brothers and sisters,
Washington Kelly, and Mary Duncan,
Monroe Duncan and Easter Duncan.
They belonged to James Duncan, used
live in Logan couty near Russelville,
Kentucky. Any information of either
of them will be thankfull recived.

HYSON DUNCAN,

Garnett,…

Information wanted of the whereabouts of Wm. P. Grant

The Commonwealth (Topeka, KS)

August 20, 1879

Information is wanted of the whereabouts
of Wm. P. Grant, a colored boy, 21
years of age. When last heard from he
was working for Mr. Hanney, near the
Junction in North Topeka. Address this
office. Other papers please copy.

Isam Turner searching for several persons

The Oswego Independent (Oswego, KS)

September 4, 1880

Information Wanted.
Of the whereabouts of the following
named colored persons.-Henry Phillips,
used to belong to Joe White, Aunt Mary
White, Amanda White, Jane White,
Matilda White, Tom. White, Jim. White and
Augusta White. They all formerly lived
in Sumpster [Sumter] county Georgia, when last…

J. H. T. Smith searching for Mr. J. B. Finley

The Topeka Plaindealer (Topeka, KS)

September 7, 1917

WANTED---To know the whereabouts
of Mr. J. B. Finley, a citizen
of the Cherokee Nation and formerly
a resident of Coffeyville, Kan.; is a
man about 45 years of age. Anyone
knowing his whereabouts will please
communicate with J. H. T. Smith,
Insurance and Real Estate Agent,
Coffeyville, Kan.---Adv.

King Hopson searching for his brothers Sam, Giles, Allen, and Cross

The Daily Kansas Tribune (Lawrence, KS)

October 4, 1868

Information wanted of the whereabouts
of my brothers, Sam, Giles,
Allen and Cross, sons of Malinda Hopson.
When last heard from, they were
in Hempstead county, Arkansas. Any
information concerning them will be
thankfully received by the undersigned,
at Burlington, Kansas.
…

Lucinda Jones searching for her brother Isaac Gaw

The Topeka Plaindealer (Topeka, KS)

May 12, 1905

Isaac Gaw, said to be living in Topeka, is wanted in Jeffersonville, Ind. by his sister Lucinda Jones. Any one knowing him would confer a favor upon his sister by notifying her of his whereabouts.

Mahardy Colbert searching for his son Benjamin Franklin Colbert

Leavenworth Daily Conservative (Leavenworth, KS)

November 4, 1864

Information Wanted!
In relation to the whereabouts of one colored man
named BENJAMIN FRANKLIN COLBERT, son of
Mahardy Colbert, of Chocktaw and Chickasaw
Nation. It appears that Benjamin Franklin Colbert,
was claimed to be a recruit, enlisted by Captain Van
Horn, for the 1st Colored regiment, at Sax and Fox
Agency, Kansas, in April or…

Mary Carr looking for her son William Poston

The Commercial Gazette (Wyandotte/Kansas City, KS)

August 17, 1867

INFORMATION WANTED. --Of a colored boy,
supposed name Wm. Poston--21 years of
age--former property of Richard Poston, St.
Genevieve County, Mo. His mother, Mary
Carr, lives in Wyandotte county Kansas. St.
Louis papers please copy.

Mason Clark searching for his parents Edmond Clark and Matilda Clark

Baptist Times (Garnett, KS)

March 1892 [published in a monthly newspaper]

Lost.

I wish to find the whereabouts of
my farther, Edmond Clark, and my
mother, Matilda Clark. The last
time I heard of them they were in
Carbondale, Ill. Any information
will be thankfully received by their
son. If neither of them are living
will Willie or Mary Clark, their
grand-children, who were with them
at that time,…

Mr. L. E. Gideon searching for his father Robert Gideon

The Topeka Plaindealer (Topeka, KS)

July 27, 1906

INFORMATION
WANTED
OF THE WHEREABOUTS OF ROBERT
GIDEON. He was born in or near the town of
Harrisonville, Cass County, Mo. He was a slave and
at the out-break of the war enlisted in the First Kansas
Colored Infantry, and served until the close of the war. He
may have went by the name of Rhine or McAfee, having
been owned by both…

Mrs. Ann Hampton searching for her mother Nellie Beecham

The Twice-a-Week Independent (Coffeyville, KS)

March 20, 1896

Information Wanted.

A small fortune is in store for Nellie
Beecham, colored, who lived during
the war near Richmond Va., and
whose daughter Augusta Ann was
sold when about 12 years old to Bert
Leatherwood and Robert Golikely
slave speculators of Richmond, on
the death of her master, Sam Beecham,
by his brother Ike, in 62, 63, or…

Mrs. Caroline Perkin searching for her mother Hannah Penn and siblings Coleman and Margaret Penn

Osawatomie Graphic (Osawatomie, KS)

July 17, 1891

Information Wanted.
I want to know the whereabouts of my
mother, Hannah Penn. The last time I
saw her she was living about 10 miles
from Frankfort, Ky., and belonged to
Chelly Penn. When I was about 10
years old Chelly Penn gave me to his
daughter, Mrs. Betsy Ann Haskins, and
she sold me in…

Mrs. Ella Allison and Mr. Robert Allison searching for family

The Topeka Plaindealer (Topeka, KS)

June 2, 1905

INFORMATION WANTED.
Mrs. Ella Allison, 118 Sycamore
street, Ottawa, Kans., would like to
have any information about her
mother, Mollie Martin, complexion
dark brown, brown eyes, straight
hair; or of her step-father David
Martin, who was born at Smyrna,
Tenn. They were the slaves of
Levi White, and were last heard of
at Kahoka,…

Mrs. Emma Thompson searching for John Bryant

The Weekly Call (Topeka, KS)

August 5, 1893

INFORMATION WANTED. A. to the whereabouts of John Bry ant [Byrant] who when last heard of was work- ing [working] in a barber shop in Montgomery, Alabama. Baptist Leader please copy and for- ward [forward] all information to Mrs. Emma Thompson, his aged mother. Direct to Dutton House, Topeka, Kansas