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Joshua Oglesby searching for his son James Oglesby
Louisville Daily Journal (Louisville, KY)
October 7, 1862
INFORMATION WANTED.
JAMES OGLESBY, A FREE COLORED BOY,
about 13 years of age, left his father's residence, on
the corner of Thirteenth and Magazine, in this city,
on Thursday, 2d inst. He is supposed to have followed
one of the divisions of the army. Any information
concerning him will be liberally rewarded if commu-
nicated…
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Howard McDermott searching for his sisters Ellen Cooke and Eliza Cooke
Daily Chronicle (Knoxville, TN)
April 4, 1884
Information is wanted of the whereabouts
of Ellen and Eliza Cooke, who left Athens,
Tenn., with Sherman's army in 1863. If
living, they may be going by the name of
McDermott. They will hear of something
to their advantage by writing to their broth-
er, Howard McDermott, Jalapa, Monroe
county, Tenn.
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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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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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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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Britton Richardson seeking their son Isham Richardson
The Tri-Weekly Standard (Raleigh, NC)
November 26, 1867
INFORMATION WANTED!
MY SON, ISHAM RICHARDSON, AN AL-
BINO [ALBINO]—white skinned, but of negro blood, with
one black spot on his under lip—light eyes,
white, soft woolly hair—unable to see in the
glare of the sun—was taken from me when the
Federal army came through, and is no doubt now
in the North some where. On the tenth day of…
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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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Hiram Jefferson reunited with son Thomas after 30 years
Daily State Gazette (Green Bay, WI)
November 15, 1893
After thirty years' separation Hiram
Jefferson and his son Thomas are reunited
in Janesville. The father became separ-
ated [separated] from his family just after the capture
of Fort Donelson, he being a slave on a
plantation near the fort.
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Bill Dudley searching for his father Austin Dudley
Daily Selma Messenger (Selma, AL)
April 14, 1867
Information Wanted!
About the 2nd of April 1865, (the time of the
occupation of Selma by the Federal raiders under
command of Gen. Wilson,) my father, a
colored man, named AUSTIN DUDLEY, upon the
evacuation of the city by the raiders, left with
them. Since that time nothing has been heard
from him by his friends and relatives here.…
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Henry Green, Sr. searching for his son William Green
New National Era (Washington, DC)
September 29, 1870
Henry Green, Sr., of Charleston, S. C., re-
quests information concerning his son, William
Green. who left Beaufort, S. C. for New York,
in 1865. with a United States army officer.
When last heard from, in 1868, was in New
York city with Capt. Young, then chief of De-
tective Police. Any information may be for-
warded to the Cashier of…
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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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Esther Turner searching for her mother, sisters, brothers, aunts, and uncle
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
July 31, 1884
MR. EDITOR--I wish to find the
following named persons: My moth
er Sally, (father Abraham Turner,
died during the war), brothers
Isaiah, George Washington, often
called Lit, and one whose name I
cannot remember; sisters Sally
Eliza, Nancy Franklin, and Matilda;
aunts Eliza, Phillis, and Winnei;
and uncle Mack. I am the oldest…
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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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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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Adam Wright searching for Daniel Wright
The Charleston Daily News (Charleston, SC)
January 7, 1868
ANY INFORMATION OF DANIEL
WRIGHT, colored, who was employed in the 45th
Pennsylvania Regiment, and who left Charleston in
1862, will be thankfully received. Address
ADAM WRIGHT,
Box 293, Charleston P. O.
January 6, 3*
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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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Frank J. Loper searching for his father Daniel Hurd and brother Isaac Loper
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
November 4, 1886
MR. EDITOR--I wish to inquire
for my father, whom I have not
heard from since 1863. He and
several others were carried to Lou-
isiana [Louisiana] to the salt works by his
owners. He went by the name of
Daniel Hurd. My mother heard
once that he was at Monroe, La.,
When he left mother we were at
Decatur, Newton county, Miss. …
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Caroline McAdory searching for her son Monroe Harvey
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
May 31, 1883
DEAR EDITOR:--I wish to in-
quire [inquire] of my son, who left me when
he was 15 years old in 1865, with
the cavalry, from Kosciusko, Miss.
His name was Monroe Harvey.
His father's was Wells McAdory,
and my name is Caroline McAdory.
He went to Vicksburg, and I have
been unable to hear from him.
Address me at West Station, Holmes…
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Aley Pruett (formerly Aley Carr) searching for her son William Frago
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
March 8, 1883
MR. EDITOR: William Frago left this place in time of war. His mother belonged to Sewell Carr, and was then Aley Carr, but is now Aley Pruett. The boy left with Gen. Paine. His mother and sister, still living, would like to know where he is. WM. BRYANT, Gallatin, Tenn.
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Benjamin McClindon searching for his brother James McClindon
The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
June 24, 1886
MR. EDITOR - I desire to inquire for my brother, James McClindon. He left this place the same year the war closed; I heard that he went to Savannah with Sherman's troops in 1865. If any of my friends, or friend to the colored people know of my brother's whereabouts they will do me a great favor by writing to me at Rome, Ga. Nicey McClindon refugeed…
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Dock Thatcher searching for his mother Mary Thatcher and siblings
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
January 4, 1883
MR. EDITOR - I desire to hear
from my people whom I left in war
time. Mother was Mary Thatcher.
She had four boys and four girls;
John was the eldest boy, then
Mark, Richmond and myself, Dock
Thatcher. The girls were Martha,
Eliza, Matilda and Peggy. I left
them in Limestone county,
Alabama. Address, care of Rev. E.
D. Spencer,…
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J. A. Wade searching for brothers Calvin, Joseph, and Gabriel
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
September 7, 1882
DEAR EDITOR: I wish to inquire
for my brothers Calvin, Joseph, and
Gabriel. Our father was Enoch
Wade, and he died in May 1863, at
Levi Wade's, the old home of our
owner. Mother was Rachel Wade,
and she died in 1878. She told me
and sisters Tennessee and Viney
just before she died that she was
going home. Father also passed…
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William Young searching for his aunt Jane Shatels and cousins
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
July 20, 1882
MR. EDITOR : I wish to inquire
for my kin people. My aunt whose
name was Jane Shatels was sold in
Alabama. She had three children
living, two were Fary and Ann.
They were all carried to Fanin
county, Texas. I have a brother
Josh Shatels. I saw him 14 years
ago. There were seven brothers of
us. I left Alabama during the war
I now…
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