Do You Know Him?
I desire to know the whereabouts of
of William Griffin, better known as
Pepper Griffin, a prize fighter. When last
heard of he was in Philadelphia, Pa.
His mother's name is Amanda Griffin.
Any information will be gladly
received by addressing
MRS. AMANDA GRIFFIN,
1306 E. Leigh street,
Richmond, Va.
Philadelphia…
INFORMATION WANTED. Notices under this heading, not exceeding ten lines, will be published FREE OF CHARGE. OF the whereabouts of MILTON HARBIN. Any information of his present whereabouts will be thankfully received by his wife AMANDA HARBIN Topeka, Kansas, Or Editors of this paper.
INFORMATION WANTED
Can any one inform me of the whereabouts of
Emily Wilson, the mother of Amanda Jane Wil-
son? She belonged to John K. Wilson, who
lived in Montgomery County, Tennessee, four
miles from Clarksville. She was sold and taken
to Mississippi, in 1856 ; or of Eveline Wilson,
who belonged to the same John K. Wilson, who,
after…
MR. EDITOR - I wish to inquire
for my people. I left them on the
road in a city by the name of Bates-
ville, Mo. My mother, brothers and
sisters's names are: Mother,
Charlotte Whiteside; brothers,
Jessie Whiteside, William Henry
Whiteside, George Washington,
Penny Green and Owa Penny;
My sisters; names, Lusinday White-
side, Julia…
DEAR EDITOR-- My mother's name was Martha. When I came from Virginia she lived in Lynchburg, Va., belonging to a Bob Morris who was proprietor of Franklin Hotel. I also left two brothers named George and John, also two sisters named Polly and Martha Ann, also two uncles named George and Radford, both of whom were blacksmiths belonging to a Mr.…
INFORMATION WANTED OF MY SON.
His name is John White. When he
left me I was living in Columbia County,
Arkansas. When he went away he was
about 16 years old. He has been away 14
years. He is the son of Warren Brantley.
I heard since that he changed his name, I
don't know whether he changed to his
father's name or not. Any one knowing
such…
DEAR EDITOR—I wish to inquire for some of my kinfolks. My name is Amanda. My first owner was John Raglin. The next was his son-in-law Kennedy, who also drew my sister Anna. I was sold to A. G. Ellis, and he sold me to one Littlefield who brought me to Texas. My father was James' mother Esther, their children Lucy, July, Mathew, Isaac, Richard,…
MR. EDITOR — I wish to inquire
for my relatives — my mother, sis-
ters [sisters] and brothers. My mother's
name was Annie Straan; she be-
longed [belonged] to Billie Straan. We were
first brought from Butt's county,
Georgia, and from there to Ala-
bama [Alabama]; from there to Mississippi,
and from there to East Texas, Jas-
per [Jasper]…
MR. EDITOR--I wish to inquire
for my people. My father's name
was Robert Crockett; he used to
belong to a Mr. Crockett in Butts
county, Georgia. I heard that
he is dead. Mother's name was
Ann; she used to belong to Billie
Strahan, who also lived in Butts
county, Georgia. Brothers were
Robert Columbus and Dickey
Richard;…
Information wanted, by Amanda Bekley,
of my two sons the oldest named William
Bekley, and the youngest Archibald Bekley.
When I last saw them, William belonged to
Jeff. Thomas of Minerva, Ky., and Archibald
to Langan Tabb, of Dover, Ky.
Any information in regard to them will
be thankfully received.
INFORMATION WANNTED [WANTED] OF ROBERT
Kinseloe.. He was formerly owned by
Alf Wallace in the State of Arkansas, after-
ward brought to Eastern Texas by Geo
Kinseloe. If this man Robert Kineslo can
be found please inform his sister, Amanda
Woods, Austin City, Texas.
216 4t.
Wants to Find Them. I am very anxious to locate Spencer or Decker Burke. His father and five sisters belonged to the family of Agee. in Buckingham county, Va. They were sold from home during slavery. The sisters were named Virginia, Lizzie, Agnes, Charlotte and Jencey. If any one knows of their whereabouts or can furnish any information…
Ambrose Maxey wishes to learn the whereabouts
of his father David, who belonged to Thomas Per-
kins[Perkins]; his mother Malinda, who belonged to Ned
Maxey; Sophie and Mary, sisters, and Jack a
brother. They lived between Richmond and Ap-
pomattox [Appomattox] C. H., Va. Also his cousins Watt,
Francis, Matilda, Wesley and Sam, their…
INFORMATION WANTED--Of my
sister Mary Jane Rice, who belonged to a
man in Hartford Co, Md. whose name was
Preston. After the war she married a
man in Mississippi by the name of Hen-
ry Middleton, who was a member of Mt.
Bethel Church. Address Amelia Brown
care Laura L Haller, Emmettsburg Md.
MR. EDITOR - I am anxious to learn the whereabouts of my mother, her name was Margaret Johnson and was owned by Barney Giltner in Woodford county, Ky., about four miles from Versailles, Ky. She was sold to a trader named McGowan, 30 years ago, who took her South. She had 3 children; the oldest was named Eunice; the second Mary, the next Amelia. Any…
DEAR EDITOR— I wish to inquire for my relatives. My father's name was Isaac Rutledge. He is dead. My mother's name was Elinda Rutledge, and my brother and sisters named John, Virginia, and Elvira Elvira died in Wassaw, Sumpter county, Alabama. I was brought to Texas in 1861 at the age of fifteen years by Dr. John Weston. I formerly belonged Joseph…
MR. EDITOR— I desire information of my daughter, two sisters and one brother. My daughter's name was Ellen Brince; sisters' Harriet and Mariah; brother's, Harrison. They all belonged to Samual Brince. I left my people in Barren Co., Kentucky, near Glasco, and have not heard from them since. I was brought to Mississippi a year before the war by Si…
DEAR EDITOR--I desire information of father, mother, brother and sister. Father was Pat Robinson. mother Mima, and grandmother Sarah Robinson. My sister Amanda and I were twins, and were stolen by an unknown man and brought to Columbus, Miss., and sold to Billy Winston, a bank keeper. We were raised by Winston's driver and wife--Emanuel and…
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.
DEAR SIR: Will you please do an old woman a kindness and she will always bless you for it whether successful or not, by making inquiry through your paper for her son, Morris Mason. He was sold by W J. Mason in Shelby Co., Ky., to Lude Hopkins, who took him South in about the year 1856; his name is or was Morris Mason. When last heard of he was in…
INFORMATION WANTED
Of my daughter Spencer Ann Ringo, about
8 years old, born in Woodford, Ky. She
was taken to Helena, Arkansas, and then to
Covington, Ky. When the war commenced
she was owned by the Widow Prudence
Ringo, Information wanted also of my
mother, Ann Maria Stradford. She be-
longed to Dr. Blackburn, of Covington, Ky.
Any…
DEAR EDITOR—I wish to inquire for a woman named Caroline, who belonged to a man in the Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, named Hawkins, who sold her to John Smith, or "Goggle-eyed" Smith, as he was commonly called. Smith took her from the Nation to Texas, and sold her again. The whole family belonged to Delanos before they were scattered and…
Information wanted of my bro-
ther James Marsh. We are the
children of Amos and Mary Marsh.
We were eight in number four
boys and four girls. Our former
home was in Giles county, Tenn.
About eighteen years ago I heard
that Brother James was living in
New York State. If found please
address his brother, Amos Marsh,
St.…
INFORMATION WANTED OF MY SIS-
ter, Betsy Mitchell, who was sold in
New Orleans to Edward Summers and John
Brannon. She was a little girl when she
left Tennessee in 1860. Her father and
mother were Gabriel and Emeline Mitchell.
Amos Richardson Mitchell, Mineral
Springs, Ark.
INFORMATION WANTED OF MY SIS-
ter, Betty Mitchell. She…
MR. EDITOR. ---- I desire to inquire for my people. I left them in Quincy, Florida in 1861, in Gadson county. My oldest brother went by the name of George Wilder; my younger brother belonged to Foreman and Muse; two sisters, the oldest named Jane, she belonged to William and Jessie Wilder, and she was brought from Florida to New Orleans, La., in…
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