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- Newspaper: Kansas
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,…
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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…
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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,…
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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.
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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
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Charlotte Holt searching for her two sons Levi and Archie Holt
Afro-American Advocate (Coffeyville, KS)
July 29, 1892
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Washington Landis searching for his brother Elijah Hawkins
Afro-American Advocate (Coffeyville, KS)
September 9, 1892
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