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Desertion (spousal) identifies ads in which the person placing the ad is seeking information about a spouse who has disappeared without warning or (identified) cause. During the Civil War and its aftermath, some men took advantage of the disruption and chaos of war to leave their wives/families and start new lives elsewhere. Many of these ads, however, concern spousal desertions that took place long after the war's end.
America Low seeking her husband Stephen Low
The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)
October 13, 1894
I would like to know the whereabouts of my
husband, Stephen Low. When last heard from
he was at Marion, Ind. Any information will
be gladly received. America Low, Gallatin,
Tenn.
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Andrew Baylis searching for his wife Betsy Robinson
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
August 20, 1864
NOTICE
MR. EDITOR: -- Dear Sir: You will do me a
very great favor if you will publish this state-
ment in your paper:
Andrew Baylis, a freedman, who left, in Do-
ver, Tenn., a wife by the name of Betsy Robin-
son, is now in West Jefferson, Madison County,
Ohio.
Any information as to her whereabouts will
be thankfully received.
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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…
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Bell Oldham searching for her husband Carey Oldham
Clarksville Weekly Chronicle (Clarksville, TN)
May 5, 1877
Information Wanted. Carey Oldham, a copper-colored man of about thirty years of age, left his home near Morris, Grundy county, Illinois, in August 1876, in company with Dock Hill and Eugene Helm, leaving his wife and three children. Any information in regard to said Carey Oldham will be most thankfully received by his wife, Bell Oldham, at New…
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C. G. Dunham searching for his mother Ann Elizabeth Garrison (formerly Eliza Wells)
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
May 9, 1889
MR. EDITOR: In glancing over the columns of your paper I find that you are very successful in finding lost relatives, so I thought I would get you to inquire for my mother's relations. Her name is Ann Elizabeth Garrison. She came from Winchester, Va., and belonged to a man by the name of Stewart Grant. He got broke and we were sold at auction. My…
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C. M. Moore seeking their brother-in-law Hart
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
April 26, 1888
MR. EDITOR-- I would like to inquire for my brother-in-law, who left home in 1865 with the Yankees. His name was Hart; his mother's name was Tempy Hart, he had four sisters, Margaret, Mary, Virty and Millie, and three brothers, Riley, Washington and John. Any information will be thankfully received. Address C. M. Moore, Orange, Grove Co., Tex.
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Catherine Johnson searching for her husband John Johnson
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
December 30, 1865
Information Wanted
Of John Johnson, Co. D., 45th Regt, U.S.C.
Troops.
He was discharged in Texas on August last, [Continued in Next Image]
and reached Cincinnati, O., on the first of Sep-
tember since which time he has not been heard
from.
Any information concerning him, and addressed
to the Office of the…
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Diney Boaz seeking information about her husband Frank Boaz
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
October 28, 1886
MR. EDITOR--Mrs. Boaz of Fort-
son [Fortson], La., wishes information of her
husband, Frank Boaz, who went
away from her, here at B. S. Dick-
son's [Dickson's] plantation, two days after
Christmas 7 years ago. He left
here in 1879, and went to New Or-
leans [New Orleans], where he staid awhile and I
got some letters from him and sent…
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E. H. Lampkins searching for his former wife Mrs. Bennie Jacko (formerly Mrs. Bennie Lampkins)
The Nashville Globe (Nashville, TN)
June 27, 1913
LETTER OF INQUIRY.
22 Nevada street, San Antonio, Tex.,
June 9, 1913.
Nashville Globe, Nashville, Tenn.:
I am sending this inquiring letter
to you in quest of Mrs. Bennie Jacko
or Mrs. Bennie Lampkins. She was
once married to me, but the last
time she married a man by the name
of Jacko; her mother's name was Mrs.
Charlotte Johnson, who…
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Elizabeth Allen searching for husband Alexander Allen
The Nashville Daily Union (Nashville, TN)
November 26, 1864
Information Wanted
OF ALEXANDER ALLEN, colored man, about
5 feet, 5 inches high, who left Nashville about
two years since, and is supposed to be in Louisville
at this time. Any information concerning him will
be thankfully received by his wife
ELIZABETH ALLEN,
Nashville, Tenn.
nov24---3t
Louisville Journal copy, send bill to…
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F. J. Hunter searching for his mother Nanby Whittecar and several siblings
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
July 21, 1881
INFORMATION WANTED OF MY MOTH
er, Nanby Whittecar. Her husband's
name is Bill Whittecar. She left Columbia
Tennessee, about ten years ago and went to
Arkansas; one brother by the name of An-
thony David Hunter; two sisters, Rose and
Arzuler Whittecar. My brother has but
one eye. Mother's former husband was
Adam Hunter. Any information of…
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Fannie Robinson searching for her husband Cayrel Robinson
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
July 1, 1865
INFORMATION WANTED.
Information is wanted of Cayrel Robinson,
who left Liberty, Clay county, Missouri, about
four years ago to join the Union army at Wyan-
dotte, Kansas; and he has not been heard from
since. Any information of his whereabouts will
be thankfully received by his wife.
Mrs. FANNIE ROBINSON,
…
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G.W. Kinebrew searching for his wife Angie Downaldson
Huntsville Journal (Huntsville, AL)
December 14, 1905
WANTED--Information concerning
my wife whom I married March 3, 1898
Her maiden name was Angie Downaldson
and her mothers name Eliza and
her sister Jennie. I married her in
Madison county Any information will
be appreciated by her husband G. W.
Kinebrew, Rawlison, Ark., or W. H.
Kinebrew, Scottsboro, Alabama.
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H. P. Treat searching for Waddy Smith
Public Ledger (Memphis, TN)
June 15, 1867
INFORMATION WANTED--OF WADDY Smith (colored), who left his family on Tuesday, the 4th inst., and has not been heard from since. Any information of his whereabouts will be thankfully received.
92 H.P. Treat, 161 Madison street.
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J. C. Walker searching for their brother John Carter
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
October 30, 1879
MR. EDITOR—I wish to inquire about my brother, John Carter, who is a local preacher t St. Paul Church. He left here on the 15th of December, 1878, leaving a wife and four children, who are very much in need, and the last time I heard from him was in Assumption parish, La., at Georgia Plantation, when he was very sick. For further information…
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J. U. Bishop searching for his wife Rebecca Bishop
The Newberry Weekly Herald (Newberry, SC)
July 12, 1865
Information Wanted.
MY wife, Rebecca Bishop, deserted me and
our three children, last Monday night, the
3d instant. She was accompanied by a mulatto
boy named Jerry (formerly slave of one Bishop.)
Said boy is about 25 years of age, slightly crossed
in one eye. My wife is 36 years old, but looks
much younger. She…
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James H. Cooper searching for his son William Alonzo Cooper
The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
May 20, 1886
MR. EDITOR - I wish to inquire for my son, William Alonzo Cooper. My wife left me in 1866 and went to her people in Chickasaw county, Miss. Her first name was Inge. In 1868 she left with her father, Wm. Inge, and went to Arkansas. Any information of where he is will be gladly received by me. Please address James H Cooper.
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John Organ Corby searching for his mother
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
May 29, 1879
MR. EDITOR: I have a lost mother in some part of the world. She was once the wife of the Americus Corby, of Hartsville. She left here in 1865, leaving two little boys for their father to care for. I am one of them—the only one living. God took the other at the age of six years. JOHN ORGAN CORBY. Hartsville, Tenn., May 5, 187[undecipherable]
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Joseph Hatcher searching for his wife, Maria Hatcher, and daughter, Emma Hatcher, and the reply (two ads)
Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)
June 10, 1905 (Information wanted ad)
June 17, 1905 (Mitchell's reply)
Where Are They?
Joseph Hatcher asks the public to
help him locate his wife and child,
the child left at Mrs. Mitchell, 814
St John St. last seen. He would
like to know whether they are dead
or alive and also help support the
child.
Thanking the public for any information
that may lead to their
whereabouts.
Wife, Maria…
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Lizzie Inloes searching for her husband William Inloes
The Sun (Baltimore, MD)
June 29, 1870
PERSONAL.
LEFT HIS HOME, about two months ago, WIL-
LIAM [WILLIAM] INLOES, colored. Any information will
be thankfully received by his wife, LIZZIE INLOES.
No. 9 Neighbor street. 1t'*
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Maria Green (formerly Maria Moore) searching for relatives Mike, Calliope, Susan, and Jane
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
August 12, 1880
DEAR EDITOR—I wish to inquire my people, Mike, Calliope, Susan and Jane. The last I saw of them was near Grand Gulf, Mississippi, about 1840. They went to New Orleans to their owner, Richard Harris. I left my youngest sister and eight aunts, Susan Bryant, Mary, Charlotte, Margaret, Betty, Lizzie, Peggia and Agnes Humphrey, with Capt. Geo.…
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Maria Pope searching for her husband Andrew
Daily Missouri Republican (St. Louis, MO)
September 19, 1866
PERSONAL.
HUSBAND COME TO ME -- Andrew, who
formerly belonged to Dr. Pope, near Augusta,
Woodruff county, on White river, Ark., will find his wife
true and devoted to him at Jacksonport, Jackson coun-
ty [county], Ark. MARIA POPE
Andy is supposed to be in St. Louis, Mo., or Louis-
ville [Louisville], Ky.
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Mary Crump searching for her husband George Reuben Crump
The Daily State Journal (Richmond, VA)
February 16, 1871
INFORMATION WANTED.
GEORGE REUBEN CRUMP, colored, left his residence
in this city, on the first of the present month,
and has not been heard from by his family. Any
one learning his whereabouts will please inform his
wife. MARY CRUMP,
1714 Marshall street, between Seventeenth and
Eighteenth. fe 16—2t*
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Mary J. Richmond searching for her son Peter Moore Jr
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
August 9, 1888
DEAR EDITOR—I wish to find my son who left me the third year after surrender. He went from Tehula, Miss., to Alabama; to what part I cannot say. I used to belong to Jeff Poole. My son had, when he left, five sisters, viz: Louisiana, Masourria, Sophronia, Mary and Laura, and four brothers, viz: Tom Fletcher, Sam Moore and Hamilton Wright. His…
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