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Escaped appears in ads in which the person being sought is described as having runaway (sometimes described by historians as self-emancipated), thereby escaping slavery.
Caroline McAdory seeking her son Monroe Harvey
Southwestern Christian Advocate, (New Orleans, LA)
January 29, 1888
DEAR EDITOR:—I want to find my son; his name was Monroe Harvey; he left Kosciusko, Attala Co., Miss., during the last war. He formerly belonged to John Harvey in Kosciusko. I then belonged to a man by the name of Williamston McAdory. I now live sixteen miles north of Kosciusko with his sister Eliza. Address me at West Station, Miss. CAROLINE…
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Stephen Coleman seeking his uncle Bob Coleman
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
January 19, 1888
MR. EDITOR-- Please allow me to inquire for my uncle. There were three brothers: Watson Coleman, Bob Coleman and Spencer Coleman. Watson got killed just after the war and uncle Bob went to Mexico in time of war or just before. Spencer Coleman is living at Columbus, Texas; he is my father. The last time I heard from uncle Bob he was in Mexico,…
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Susan Wilson searching for her relatives, including Henry Payne and her aunt Judy Payne
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
June 16, 1880
DEAR EDITOR—I wish to inquire for my relatives. My mother was sold from Carthage, Tenn., about the breaking out of the war, to Larkin Payne, of Chattanooga. In the early part of the war I left my aunt Judy Payne and Henry Payne at Carthage, and went to live in Ohio. Address me care of Mr. Cunningham, corner of Rampart and Julia streets, New…
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Lee Dear (formerly Gabriel Dear) searching for his mother Nancy Dear, brothers Jack and Benjamin Dear, and sister Sinthia Dear
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
June 9, 1881
DEAR EDITOR—I wish to inquire for my kin people. My mother is Nancy Dear. My father is dead. His name was Gabriel Dear. My oldest sister, before she married, was Matilda Dear, and after marriage, was Matilda Duffields. Brother Duffields got killed before the war by a grey mule, and my sister is dead and left one girl named Laura Duffields. She was…
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Betsy Doods searching for her son Sam Doods
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
April 15, 1880
DEAR EDITOR-- I wish to inquire for my son, Sam Doods. He belonged to Moses Foster, who lived in Copiah Co., Miss. He left home in June, 1862. When last heard from he was in the 58th U.S. Colored Infantry under Col. Preston. Address me at Brookhaven, Miss., in care of Rev. H. May. BETSY DOODS.
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Isaac Moore searching for his father Abraham and mother Tomer
The Elevator (San Francisco, CA)
December 29,1871
INFORMATION WANTED.
By Isaac Moore of his parents and relatives.
He was born in Clay County, Missouri, about
12 miles north-east of a small town called
Liberty. His father's name was Abraham,
he belonged to a man named Joel Moore. His
mother's name was Tomer, she first belonged
to a man named Mike Wellton,
who sold her to Dave…
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Frank Waters searching for his son John Waters
Anglo-African (New York)
May 27, 1865
INFORMATION WANTED of a young man by the name
of John Waters, who enlisted in the 4th Regt. U.S.
Colored Troops. He was in Co. I. Any information
of his whereabouts will be thankfully received by his
father Frank Waters, 93 Dallas st., Baltimore, Md.
192-5t.
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James Dogan found his first wife and his family
Reading Times and Dispatch (Reading, PA)
July 26, 1871
POTTSTOWN has an Enoch Arden in the
shape of a colored man named James Dogan,
who was a slave prior to the rebellion, and,
escaping into the Union lines, afterwards be-
came [became] a soldier and fought all through the
war. He became separated from his family,
and not hearing from them for several years,
subsequently married again.…
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Charles Owens searching for his brother Harry Bowen
Ottumwa Courier (Ottumwa, IA)
January 14, 1869
Information Wanted.
A colored man commonly called
Harry Bowen, escaped from his mas-
ter [master], Jerry Wayland, near St. Fran-
cisville [St. Francisville] Mo., about New Years night
1859.
It is supposed that he went to
Chicago, and from there to Canada,
but has not been heard from since
his escape, notwithstanding the
three…
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Mrs. Amy Frenchy (formerly Amy Morris and Amy Baxter) found her mother Feraby
The Black Hills Daily Times (Deadwood, Dakota Territory)
May 4, 1884
AFTER MANY DAYS,
A Former Slave Hears from
Her Old Home.
A Separation of Thirty Years
Having Elapsed.
A Scrap of History.
Years before the war of the rebellion,
Wm. Eli Baxter, a lawyer and planter,
lived in Hancock county, Georgia, not
far from the town of Sparta. He own-
ed [owned] 150 slaves, among the number, Fer-
aby [Feraby],…
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Vina Johnson reunited with her husband George Perry after 43 years
The Highland Weekly News (Hillsboro, OH)
August 14, 1873
Wedding After Forty Years of
Separation.
Our town is all agog this morning
over the wedding that is to be cele-
brated [celebrated] in a day or two between Aunt
Vina Johnson, an old colored lady of
our place, and a former husband,
from whom she has been separated
for forty years. Forty-three years
ago Aunt Vina was the slave of a Mr.…
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Unknown Person seeking Isaac and James Bea, Annanias Harcum, Atwell Smith, and Alfred Redman
The Anglo-African (New York, NY)
December 9, 1865
INFORMATION WANTED.-- I should like to be informed
of the whereabouts of Isaac Bea and James Bea, Anna-
nias [Annanias] Harcum, Atwell Smith and Alfred Redman. When
I last heard of them (four years ago) they were in North-
umberland [Northumberland] County, Va., but they have all left there
Any information concerning them will be thankfully…
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George W. Dennis, Cecelia, and their mother seeking Andrew and Richard Dennis
The Anglo-African (New York, NY)
August 12, 1865
INFORMATION WANTED, of Andrew Dennis and Richard
Dennis, generally called Dick. When last heard from,
some six years ago, they resided in Coweeche County,
Georgia.
It is supposed they joined the Union army.
Their mother, brother, George W. Dennis, and sister
Cecilia, are residing in San Francisco, and wish infor-
mation [information]…
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Mr. Harrison Reed searching for his mother Mary Wilson/Mary Hogan
Arkansas Weekly Mansion (Little Rock, AR)
February 16, 1884
INQUIRY.
Wanted to know the where-
abouts [whereabouts] of my mother who used to
belong to the one Mr. Wilson who
lived at Fort Scott, Kansas, she
went by the name of Mary Wil-
son [Wilson] or Mary Hogan. Her chil-
drens [childrens] names were Jack, Thomas,
Bob, Susan, Ben, Emma, and
Anna. Inquire for a woman that
has the child by…
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William Robinson (formerly William Volantine) searching for his brother Daniel Cromwell (formerly Joshua Volantine)
Liberator (Boston, MA)
March 2, 1849
INFORMATION WANTED. William Volantine, now
named William Robinson, who was once a slave in
Baltimore, and now living in New Bedford, wishes to
know where his brother is, who was a slave in the
same place, but came from Baltimore about three
years since to Philadelphia. His name was Joshua
Volantine, but he received the name of Daniel…
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Harriet Relf searching for her husband Quindy Relf
The Liberator (Boston, MA)
June 8, 1849
INFORMATION WANTED.
Quindy Relf, husband of Harriet Relf, is informed
that his family, consisting of wife and five children,
formerly belonging to Henry Fry, of Moorefield,
Henry Co., Va., are living near Martinsburg, Knox
Co., Ohio.
The family were liberated by their claimant, the
husband liberated himself by running away. He has…
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Emanuel Pope searching for his siblings Polly Pope, Milly Kane, Adeline Jane Pope, Joe Pope, and Larkin Pope
The Washington Bee (Washington, DC)
January 4, 1890
LOST.
Emanuel Pope, formerly of Azoo
county, Miss., wants to know the
whereabouts of his sisters, Polly
Pope, two married sisters, Milly
Kane, Adeline Jane Pope, broth-
ers [brothers] Joe and Larkin Pope. He left
them July 4th, '63, after the fall
of Vicksburg Miss. They belong
ed [belonged] to Nanie Denmond. If known
please…
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Henry Tolliver finds his father Alfred Tolliver
Iowa State Bystander (Des Moines, IA)
August 7, 1903
EDITORIALS.
REMARKABLE COINCIDENCE
Henry Tolliver, a leading citi-
zen [citizen], living at 1413 Fremont street
is about to start on a trip to
Leavenworth, Kans., to visit his
aged father, whom he has not
seen since he was sold on the
slave block over a half century
ago, at the age of 9 years. The
father is a man of remarkable age…
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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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Henry Lucas searching for his wife Louisa Lucas and their three children
Evening Star (Washington, DC)
November 5, 1862
INFORMATION WANTED OF THE WIFE OF
subscriber, Louisa Lucas, (colored,) and three
children When last seen were at Fredericksburg,
and left there with the intention of meeting me in
this city. Please leave a note at this office, ad-
dressed [addressed] to HENRY LUCAS. no 4-3t*
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Unnamed woman searching for her sister Caroline Campbell
New National Era (Washington, DC)
July 6, 1871
INFORMATION WANTED.
In 1863 Caroline Campbell, then the slave of
one Dr. Hughes, of Montgomery Co., Maryland,
ran away from her master and came to Wash-
ington [Washington]. Since that time nothing has been heard
from her. If living, she can obtain information
of her sister by calling at 229 New Jersey ave-
nue [avenue], southeast,…
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John Dryden seeking Mary Ross
The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)
January 5, 1895
Wanted.––The address of Agnes Ross, broth-
er [brother] of Mary Ross, a colored woman generally
known as "Lame Mary," who before 1863 was a
slave of David Castleman of Lexington, Ky.
She left Lexington suddenly about 1864 or 1865
and never returned. When last heard of
through her letters to her mother she was in or
near Belmont, Pa.…
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Burrill Mundy searching for his family
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
December 2, 1865
INFORMATION WANTED
Of my father, Richard Mundy, my mother Jennie Lewis, my sisters Lucy and Sallie, and brothers Arthur and Temple Mundy.
My sister Lucy was married to James Nelson, a servant of Dr. Gauffney. My sister Sallie was married to Cupid Washington.
When I last saw them they were living in King Williams Co., Va , at Mundy's…
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Rev. H. J. Young searching for Moses and Lewis Davis on behalf of Jefferson Davis [former enslaved man]
Provincial Freeman and Weekly Advertiser (Windsor/Toronto/Chatham, Canada West)
May 10, 1856
INFORMATION WANTED.
JEFFERSON DAVIS in company with his
brothers Moses and Lewis, left Loudon
County Virginia, about eleven years ago in
search of freedom, but on their way they was
attacked by slave-catchers, at which time a battle
ensued, resulting in the capture of Jefferson,
while the other two Moses and Lewis effected
their…
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J. M. Ross seeking information about his brothers Thomas and Major Ross
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
June 23, 1887
INFORMATION WANTED OF MY BROTH-
ers, Thomas and Major Ross, sons of Rich-
ard and Ann Ross. They were born slaves
in Calvert Co. Md. and ran off from their
mistress, Mrs Eliza Robbins, of Baltimore
City Md , just before the war. Any in-
formation as to their whereabouts will be
thankfully received by their brother, J. M.
Ross, Cadiz, Ohio.
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