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James H. Berry seeking officers or seamen from the iron-clad Essex

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 7, 1887

Jas. H. Berry, who served as an ensign and executive officer on the famous iron-clad, "Essex," during the late war, has made application for a pension. He has furnished the Commissioner in Washington with satisfactory evidence, that he was a well man when he entered the service and an injured one when honorably discharged, but the evidence is…

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Mrs Byard seeking information about Robert Byard, believed to be her husband (two ads)

St. Albans Daily Messenger (St. Albans, VT)

November 26, 1898

Information Wanted.

Information is wanted of Robert Byard,
a colored man who enlisted in Company
C, Fourth Massachusetts colored
troops, March 25th, 1865, and was mustered
out August 20, 1865.

At the time of his enlistment Byard
gave his residence as St. Albans, Vt.

An aged colored woman residing at
New Rochelle N. Y.,…

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Charles Ross searching for soldiers he knew at Andersonville Prison during the Civil War

National Tribune (Washington, DC)

December 8, 1892

Charles Ross, Co. H, 35th U. S. C. T., Bren-
ham, Texas, wants the name of the Surgeon or
Steward who assisted Dr. Warren to amputate
the arm of a rebel soldier of Co. G. 4th Ga. Re-
serve Guards, at Andersonville, Ga., in the
latter part of the Summer of 1864. Also the
addresses of the two paroled Union prison-
ers who attended in the…

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Adam Thomas searching for Mickey Bashlot, Judy Bashlot, and Katy Ginlack

New York Herald (New York, NY)

November 11, 1864

INFORMATION WANTED--OF MICKEY BASHLOT,
Judy Bashlot and Katy Ginlack, mulatto children, aged
respectively 18, 15 and 17 years, who came from Denegal,
off Harris Neck, Georgia; last heard from were in New Jer-
sey [New Jersey]. Any information concerning them will be thankfully
received by their uncle, Adam Thomas, United States iron-
clad…

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Mrs. Victoria Hullum searching for relatives of her father, William Wigg Young

Nashville Globe (Nashville, TN)

September 18, 1908

SEARCHING FOR RELATIVES
The postmaster of Nashville, Maj.
A. W. Wills sent to the Nashville
Globe ahis week a letter from Pass
Christian Miss. The writer of the
letter is Mrs. Victoria Hullum. The
lady in question has reasons to be-
lieve that she has in Nashville some
relatives, or that some one in and
about Nashville can assist…

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A. A. Martin searching for Moselle Warner on behalf of her mother Mrs. Mattie Lee Warner.

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

January 6, 1906

Do You Know Her?
I desire to know the whereabouts
of Moselle Warner, a little girl a-
bout [about] eight years of age. When last
heard of, she was living in Rich-
mond [Richmond]. Her mother's name is Mrs.
Mattie Lee Warner. Address,
A.A. MARTIN,
U.S.S. Monongahela
Naval Station
Guantanamo Bay,
Cuba.

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William Woods searching for his mother

Evening Star (Washington, DC)

September 4, 1899

Searching for His Mother.
Inspector Boardman received today a let-
ter from William Woods, colored, of Gal-
veston, Texas, asking for information as to
the whereabouts of his mother, Mrs. Flora
Woods. The writer states that he served
in the navy from 1872 to 1878. The letter
was addressed: "Chief of Police, Capitol
Hill, Navy Yard,…

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Jesse Robertson searching for his parents George and Amanda Cash and any of his siblings

The New York Herald (New York, NY)

May 1, 1869

INFORMATION WANTED--OF GEORGE AND AMANDA
Cash (colored), or of any of their children; when last
heard from lived near Yorktown, Va., with Roger Gregory,
in 1862. Any tidings will be thankfully received by their son,
Jesse Robertson, on board the U.S. receiving ship Vermont,
Brooklyn, N.Y. Richmond (Va.) papers please copy.

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Peter Jordan looking for several members of his wife's, Cornelia Boykin, family and his own

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

May 3, 1882

INFORMATION WANTED OF DELI-
lah Boykin, Charlotte Boykin and
Plutarch Boykin, the children of Eady
and Watson Boykin, sisters and brother of
Cornelia, Dolly and Dianaro Boykin. Cor-
nelia Boykin married Peter Jordan. Also
of Miles Jordan, the brother of Peter Jor-
dan, belonging to Peter Bain. Any infor-
mation leading to their…

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Rev. B. M. Williams searching for brothers Thomas H. and Wm. Williams

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

March 5, 1891

INFORMATION WANTED.--My
brothers Thomas H. and Wm. Williams.
In 1864, Thomas was in the United States
Navy, and William was at Washington,
D C. I am now a minister in the North
Louisiana Conference. Address Rev. B
M. Williams, Denny, La.

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