T. M. Purnell searching for "Big Will" Howard

The Bourbon News (Paris, Bourbon County, KY)

November 15, 1898

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WANTED TO KNOW--The whereabouts
of "Big Will" Howard, colored, who
was sold during the war, in Harlan
county, to Wm. Onthang. Howard is
now about fifty years old, and has a scar
on one cheek. Write to T. M. Purnell,
Millersburg, Ky.

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T. M. Purnell searching for "Big Will" Howard who was sold during the Civil War in Harlan County, KY, to Wm. Onthang.

Date
November 15, 1898
Searcher Location

Millersburg, KY

Searchee Location

Harlan County, KY

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Jesse Nasta

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"T. M. Purnell searching for "Big Will" Howard," The Bourbon News (Paris, Bourbon County, KY), November 15, 1898, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed April 19, 2024, https://informationwanted.org/items/show/2729

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