Mrs. Hannah Lathan searching for husband Albert Lathan

The Council Grove Republican (Council Grove, KS)

July 24, 1885

Information Wanted.
Mrs. Hannah Lathan wants inform-
ation [information] of the whereabouts of her hus-
band [husband], Albert Lathan, (colored) who
left home, in feeble health, eight
weeks ago, hunting work, and has
not since been heard of.

Mrs. M. J. Brownlee searching for her aunt Mrs. Florence Tally and her grandmother Mrs. Jane Goodloe

The Topeka Plaindealer (Topeka, KS)

January 19, 1906

Mrs. M. J. Brownlee, 230 Jefferson
ave. would be very glad of the
information as to the whereabouts of
her aunt, Mrs. Florence Tally and
her grandmother, Mrs. Jane Goodloe,
who are supposed to be somewhere
in Kansas City, Kansas.

Mrs. Mary A. Riker searching for her son Joseph A. Riker

Fort Scott Weekly Monitor (Fort Scott, KS)

December 3, 1885

Information Wanted.

Joseph A. Riker, colored, son of Peter and Mary A. Riker, of this place, served in Harris Light Infantry in 1862 and 1863, and Co. B, Fifth regiment Massachusetts colored cavalry from January 6, 1864, to October 31, 1865. He served in the army of the Potomac until after the surrender of Lee, when his regiment was ordered to…

Mrs. Mary Francis Ross and Mrs. Tennie Jenkins searching for their sister Mrs. Augusta Ridley

Topeka Plaindealer (Topeka, KS)

June 26, 1908

LOST SISTER.
Mrs Mary Francis Ross and Mrs
Tennie Jenkins would like to know
if anyone knows the whereabouts of
Mrs Augusta Ridley; was last heard
of 30 years ago at Hern, Texas
They parted in Anderson, Texas She
was a faithful member of the A M E
church She had three sisters and
one brother when last heard of,
Tennie Wells,…

Nat Miller reunited with his sister

Lawrence Daily World (Lawrence, KS)

March 28, 1904

After fifty years of separation,
Nat Miller, the colored janitor has
found his sister whom he lost during
slavery times Nat Miller is now
54 years old and his sister about 67.

Richard Jones and Jane Vaughn reunited and married in 1899

The Kansas City Gazette (Kansas City, KS)

January 16, 1899

A Romance of Slavery.

Saturday two ex-slaves, neither of
whom had ever been married before,
were granted a license to wed by probate
Judge Snyder. They were Richard
Jones, aged 55, and Jane Vaughn,
aged 40, both of this city. The two
negroes, when children, were owned
by the same master. When the war
was over and the slaves…

Riley Driver searching for his son Jeff Prior and sister Rosana Driver

Topeka Weekly Times (Topeka, KS)

July 3, 1873

Notice to Jeff Prior.
Riley Driver, a colored man, de-
sires [desires] information of his son who, before
the war, was called Jeff Prior. He
lived in Pike county, Georgia, when
last heard from, about three years ago.
Also would be glad to hear from his
sister. Rosana Driver, who lived in
the same county. Riley Driver lives
in North…

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,…

Stephen Brown searching for his son Samuel Brown

Atchison Daily Free Press (Atchison, KS)

April 6, 1866

Information is wanted of the wherea-
bouts [whereabouts] of Samuel Brown, who was muster-
ed [mustered] out of the 2d Kansas Colored Regiment
last fall at Fort Leavenworth. His father
resides near Topeka, and is anxious to hear
from him. Any person having any infor-
mation [information] in regard to him and writing to
Stephen Brown, Topeka,…

Unidentified woman searching for her son James Blue

Topeka Weekly Leader (Topeka, KS)

June 20, 1867

Information Wanted.

Any one knowing the whereabouts
of James Blue, a colored man, who,
when last heard from, (about 3 years
since) was living with a methodist
minister, in Jackson Co. will confer a
favor on his afflicted mother, by sending
information to S. W. Nichols,
Jacksonville, Illinois, where the mother
resides.

Unnamed searching for his sister, Lula Suber

The Topeka Plaindealer (Topeka, KS)

November 6, 1914

NOTICE.

Looking for Lost Relatives.

Information of the whereabouts of
Lula Suber will be appreciated by
her brother, who now lives in Kansas.
He would like to hear from her.
When last heard of she was living in
Columbia, S. C., in 1878 on Wheelers
Hill. Mail any information concerning
her to the Plaindealer Office, Topeka,…

W. S. Brown searching for his brother Will Doubtly

The Topeka Plaindealer (Topeka, KS)

June 8, 1906

INFORMATION WANTED OF
WILL DOUBTLY.
Any information of Will Doubtly
who was last heard of at Wybark,
I. T., will be thankfully received by
his brother, W. S. BROWN,
2824 State Street,
3t-4-13. Chicago, Ill.

Washington Landis searching for his brother Elijah Hawkins

Afro-American Advocate (Coffeyville, KS)

September 9, 1892

Woman reunited with her first husband after more than 50-year separation

Abilene Weekly Reflector (Abilene, KS)

January 8, 1891

A SLAVE'S ROMANCE. Reunited at Eighty with the Husband of Her Youth. A colored woman, bent nearly double with eighty years and a heavy bundle, was seen to board the Cincinnati Mail line packet yesterday afternoon, says the Louisville (Ky.) Post. Approaching the clerk of the boat she slowly untied a knot in the corner of her red bandana…