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Lucy Ponsley searching for her people

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

November 9, 1907

Do You Know Them?

I would like to know the wherea-
bouts of some of my people or to lo-
cate Captain John Ritter. My father
James Somers of Richmond, Va. was
a soldier under Captain John Ritter,
and was killed while in the army.
My mother died when I was three
years old. I had one sister and
when I last saw her I was about sev-
en…

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Martha Hawkins searching for her son Isaac Martin Van Buren Hawkins

The Sun (Baltimore, MD)

December 28, 1867

MARTHA HAWKINS, (COLORED,) OF YORK-
TOWN [YORKTOWN], VA., wishes information of her son,
ISAAC MARTIN VAN BUREN HAWKINS, who
went South with Captain Dunbar of a New York Re-
giment [Regiment]. d27-3t*§

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Catherine Bruester searching for her brother Green Baker (or Bruester)

National Tribune (Washington, DC)

June 20, 1907

WANTED--Information. In 1862 Green
Baker, or Bruester, living near
Moscow, Fayette Co., Tenn. joined one
of the Tennessee colored regiments and
has never been heard from by his family.
Any of his comrades knowing his where-
abouts, either living or dead, or to the
organization he belonged, address his
sister, Catherine Bruester,…

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Ellen Dixon searching for her son John Dixon

National Republican (Washington, DC)

October 26, 1887

A Long Lost Son.
Any one knowing of the whereabouts of
John Dixon, colored, will confer a favor by
communicating with his mother, Ellen
Dixon, care of NATIONAL REPUBLICAN. The
following is from a memorandum made by
Mr. John T. Bloxham during the late war:
On Thursday, Aug. 8, 1861, in the evening,
about 4 o'clock; my negro boy, John…

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H. J. Covell searching for a former U.S.C.I. soldier George Wedge

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

January 9, 1866

INFORMATION WANTED.
Of George Wedge, late of Capt. Herberts Co.
G, 6th Regt. U. S. C. I. Any information of
where he can be addressed will be to his advan-
tage [advantage]. H. J. COVELL,
Late Major 6th U. S. C. I., Jefferson, O.
Jan 9-2w

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Lucindy Millsap searching for her two brothers London and Anderson Bass

The State Capital (Springfield, IL)

July 18, 1891

Lucindy Millsap, a colored wo-
man near Conyers, Ga. wishes in-
formation of her two brothers,
London and Anderson Bass, who
ran away with Gen. Sherman's
army in 1864. London Bass was
totally blind and was led off to At-
lanta, Ga., during the seige of that
place, by his brother Anderson,
making the remarkable trip
through the…

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Martha McDermit searching for her brother Lowery McDermit

The Colored Tennessean (Nashville, TN)

August 12, 1865

INFORMATION WANTED
OF A MAN BY THE NAME OF ELIAS
LOWERY McDERMIT, who used to
belong to Thomas Lyons, of Knoxville, East
Tennessee. He was sold to a man by the
name of Sherman about ten years ago, and
I learned some six years ago that he was
on a steamboat running between Memphis
and New Orleans, and more recently I heard
that he…

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Margaret Young reunited with her son Dowen Young

Appeal: A National Afro-American Newspaper (St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN)

January 1, 1898

FINDS LONG LOST SON
DOWEN YOUNG MEETS HIS MOTHER AFTER 36 YEARS

A Mother Sold and Separated From her Family in 1861, Found and Presented to her Son as a Christmas gift in 1897.

The happiest Christmas in all the great city of Chicago was, at the modest home of Dowen Young, No. 3142 Fifth avenue. It was a reunion of a mother and son torn apart…

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Mary Miller looking for her brothers William Gardner and Green Cockrell

The Appeal (Chicago, IL)

August 6, 1892

WILLIAM GARDNER AND GREEN COCKRELL I
wish to find my brothers, as named above. They
went into the army from Clarke County, Kentucky
going to Camp Nelson. Our father's name was
Mongo Cockrell. Mother's name was Maria Cock-
rell [Cockrell]. I was small when they went away. Address
Mary Miller, 736 Austin Ave., Chicago, Ill.

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James Hill searching for his parents Archer Hill and Julia

Daily Dispatch (Richmond, VA)

October 17, 1870

INFORMATION WANTED OF ARCHER HILL and JULIA, his wife who followed the army from Staunton in 1863. I have since heard they were in Ohio. Any information concerning their whereabouts would be gratefully received by their son. James Hill. (Colored.) Richmond, Va. oc 17.3t* [Ohio papers please copy.]

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Stella Noble searching for her father David McKinney

The Appeal (Chicago, IL)

June 4, 1892

DAVID MCKINNEY--I wish to find out the
whereabouts of my father, David McKinney. He
was a soldier and in the 9th U.S. Cav., Co. D., orderly
sergeant, 9th heavy artillery. Last heard of he
was in Pomeroy, Ohio. Any information concern-
ing his whereabouts will be gladly received by his
daughter, Stella Noble, 60 1/2 Marshall…

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J. A. Simmons searching for Alex Wood

The Appeal (Chicago, IL)

September 3, 1892

ALEX WOOD. - Information is desired of the
whereabouts Alex. Wood, a member of the U.
S. Colored troops which left Philadelphia with the
army in 1864. The last time I heard from him he
was in Chicago, J. A. Simmons, Cane Springs,
Kentucky. 6-25-92

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Harrison Eaton searching for his brother John Eaton

The Daily Empire (Dayton, OH)

January 30, 1866

INFORMATION WANTED of John Eaton, of
the 1st Mississippi Colored Regiment.
When last heard from, he was at Vicks-
burg, when it surrounded. Any informa-
tion respecting him will be thankfully re-
ceived by his brother, Harrison Eaton,
Dayton, Ohio.

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J. E. Johnson searching for friend Thomas J. Steward

The Colored American (Washington, DC)

May 24, 1902

LOST FRIEND.
I would like to know the whereabouts of Mr. Thomas J. Steward an old soldier of the 14th R. I. Heavy Artillery of Providence. When last heard from he was working in the Treasury Department at Washington, D. C. gratefully received by J. E. Johnson, 73 Summer street, Providence, R.I.

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Mack Thompson searching for comrades of Burrell Harrison

The National Tribune (Washington, DC)

November 5, 1908

The address of any comrade of Bur-
rell Harrison, a colored solider, who
was wounded at Milliken's Bend in
June, 1863, and died in hospital. It is
desired to ascertain whether Harrison
belonged to the 47th or 45th U. S. C.
T. Address Mack Thompson, Co. E,
National Military Home, Kan.

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Adline Curriton searching for her son Sampson Herz

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

December 9, 1899

Editor of PLANET:

Dear Sir.-I desire to know the
whereabouts of my son, Sampson Her z
who was born in Jones County, Ga.
He went off with Sherman's Army
and the last time I heard from him
was in 1867 He was then located at
Richmond, Va. Any information that
can be given as 'o his whereabouts
will be appreciated by me. I am
Yours…

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Caroline McAdoy seeking information about her son Munroe McAdoy

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

December 30, 1886

I wish to inquire for my son,
Munroe McAdoy. He was 15 years
old when I saw him last, in 1865,
at Rock Point; he went off with the
soldiers that year. He is some
where in this country, I have no
idea where. My name is Caroline
McAdoy, and I am now living at
Rock Point, Attala county, Miss.
Please address Caroline McAdoy,
West…

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Harriet McArny seeking information about her father Isaac Seanal and brother Getues

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

November 4, 1886

MR. EDITOR--I wish to inquire
for my father and brother, who
were sold in 1840; they belonged to
a man by the name of Leonard
Eagleheart; they were sold to the
South; I do not know who bought
them, as I was too small to remem
ber much. My father's name was
Isaac Seanal and mother Emma
Seanal; they had six children; their…

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Tyler Moore searching for Ed. Moore

The National Tribune (Washington, DC)

September 16, 1909

WANTED--Information as to company and
regiment of Ed. Moore, who enlisted in 1864
or 1865; said to have served in Co. B, 3d
Wis. Vols., for one year. Address Tyler Moore,
Box 138, Tallula, Miss.

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Tyler Moore searching for Edward Moore

The National Tribune (Washington, DC)

May 6, 1909

The addresses of members of the 5th
U. S. C. Cav. who knew Edward Moore.
Said Moore left Rodney, Jefferson
County, Miss., late in 1863 or early in
1864. Address Tyler Moore, Tallula,
Mis.

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James M. Ferguson seeking information about his father Allen Clark

The National Tribune (Washington, DC)

May 6, 1909

Information regarding Allen Clark, a
colored soldier, once a slave of Wm.
Clark, Orange County, Va., who was
killed in the civil war. He ran off from
slavery, and joined the Union army.
His son is anxious to learn his regiment
and all particulars possible. -- James M.
Ferguson, 655 Adams St., Steubenville,
Ohio.

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Julia Carter searching for Carter family

Alexandria Gazette (Alexandria, VA)

June 2, 1911

INFORMATION WANTED.

Do you know anything
about an old colored man
by the name of Isaac Carter?

If not concerning Isaac Car-
ter, do you know anything of
his sister, Martha Carter, or his
brother Aley Carter? They
were living during the Civil
War. Their brother by the
name of Luther Gray was a
soldier, his right name being…

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Julia Brown searching for veterans who knew Archibald, or Archie, Brown

The National Tribune (Washington, DC)

April 2, 1908

A Colored Veteran.
S. T. Moore, Tallula, Miss., writes us
as to the case of Archibald Brown, of
Co. I, 64th U. S. C. T., who enlisted at
Davis Bend, Miss., in 1863, and was
mustered out at Vicksburg; but the War
Department said he deserted, and did
not serve until May 1, 1865. The facts
are that he came home, sick, with his
papers…

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Kate Johnson searching for her brother James Allensworth

National Tribune (Washington, DC)

May 30, 1907

WANTED ---- Information of James Allensworth, who enlisted in 1863 or 1864 in Co. I, 16th U. S. C. Troops. His sister, Kate Johnson, 618 Upper 9th St., Evansville, Ind., would like to know whether he lost his life in the service, or, if not, his present address.

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John Brunson searching for David Brunson

National Tribune (Washington, DC)

November 8, 1906

WANTED - The address of David
Brunson, Co. K, 54th Mass. (col-
ored), whose former home was Blairs-
ville Indiana Co., Pa. Address John
Brunson, Box 224, Sewickley, Pa.

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