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Samuel Pollock searching for his uncles Frank, Sam, and Joe

Souhwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

August 5, 1880

DEAR EDITOR-- I wish to inquire for my uncles, Frank, Sam and Joe, who went from Kemper Co., Miss. Their mother's name is Penny Pollock. Joe ran away from Dr. A. Brown during the war, and the last I heard of him he was in Chicago, Illinois. Frank left to go to Texas with John Warren, and I have heard that he is there. Sam is in Louisiana. Their…

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Amy French seeking her son John H. Hunt

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

January 13, 1887

MR. EDITOR— I wish to find my son John H. Hunt who was born in Winchester, Ky. Joined the army and served under Captain Narhall. He returned to Cincinnati, O., after the war, but left for Pittsburg in 1866, as he said, to join the regular army. Some said he became a jockey and others that he went to Chicago. He is a bright mulatto, low of…

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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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Mary Terry searching for her relatives and friends

The Broad Ax (Chicago, IL)

December 2, 1905

Wanted to Know the Whereabouts of
the Relatives of Mary Terry.

Anyone knowing of the whereabouts
of the relatives and friends of Mary
Terry, who formerly resided in Springfield,
Ill., will confer a great favor upon
her by sending such information to
the working girls home, 4913 Dearborn
street.

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Henry Myers is searching for Elijah Marrs

Appeal: A National Afro-American Newspaper (St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN)

February 14, 1891

ELIJAH MARRS--I would like to know the where-
abouts [whereabouts] of Elijah Marrs formerly window man at
the Grand Pacific. When last heard from he
roomed at 2126 1/2 Armour ave. Address, Henry
Myers, 9431 I.S.P. Joliet, Ill

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Unnamed person searching for Fanny Wintersmith

The Chicago Weekly Tribune (Chicago, IL)

August 16, 1864

WANTED--Information wanted
of the whereabouts of a colored woman named
FANNY WINTERSMITH, who came from New York
to Chicago in October or November last with her two
children, whom she left here, on Jackson street (if the
advertiser remembers right), and returned to New
York. If the persons with whom she left her children
(or any one…

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Winnie Linn searching for her husband Davy Linn

The Chicago Weekly Tribune (Chicago, IL)

August 16, 1864

WANTED---Information of
DAVY LINN (colored), formerly of Chicago,
and who left here about three years since with an Illinois
regiment, number not known. Any information
concerning him will be thankfully received by
his wife WINNIE LINN, 235 Monroe st., Chicago.
ault-o097 2t

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George Harris and Mary J. Brooks reunite and remarry after 45 years

San Francisco Call (San Francisco, CA)

July 23, 1904

FORMER SLAVES
JOIN FORTUNES
After Separation of Forty-
Five Years They Meet by
Chance at Fresno and Wed
BOTH MARRIED BEFORE
Each Had Lost a Loved One
and They Quickly Decide
to Finish Life Together
Special Dispatch to The Call.
FRESNO, July 22.---After a separa-
tion [separation] of forty-five years George Harris
and Mary J.…

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Mr. L. E. Gideon searching for his father Robert Gideon

The Topeka Plaindealer (Topeka, KS)

July 27, 1906

INFORMATION
WANTED
OF THE WHEREABOUTS OF ROBERT
GIDEON. He was born in or near the town of
Harrisonville, Cass County, Mo. He was a slave and
at the out-break of the war enlisted in the First Kansas
Colored Infantry, and served until the close of the war. He
may have went by the name of Rhine or McAfee, having
been owned by both…

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Mary Saunders

The Chicago Defender (Chicago, IL)

January 15, 1916

INFORMATION WANTED

Information is wanted of Butler Hill and Newton Hill, Aberville, S.C., leaving that place in 1858, belonging to Billy Hill, slave owner. When last located they were at Vicksburg, Miss. Newton Hill was last heard from at Jersey City. Father was named Chas. Colbert and mother Sarah Tolbert. Sister living, Mary Colbert, 21 East…

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Mrs. Mary Smith searching for her parents and two brothers Thomas and Rhody Aawkins

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

August 27, 1892

I would like to know the whereabouts of my
father, mother and two brothers. They were
carried from Palmyr, Mo. a good many years
ago. Their names were Thomas and Rhody
Aawkins. Father's name was Wm. Hender-
son [Henderson]. He belonged to a man in Marion county
by the name of Dr. Daniel Johnson. They
were carried to Tennessee by…

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E. N. Leroy seeking Mrs. B. F. Stevens

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

January 5, 1895

I would like to know the address or where-
abouts [whereabouts] of Mrs. B. F. Stevens, formally of Chi-
cago [Chicago], but who left for New York last November.
Her husband was a K. of P. She has a mother
and two young sisters living in Indianapolis
whose christian name is Sims, and also a mar-
ried [married] one name Mrs. Nellie McDonell,…

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Addie Johnson

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

February 28, 1891

LOST RELATIVES.
Information is wanted of Octavius Oldwine,
who was last heard of at Point Pleasant, La.
His sister, Mrs Addie Johnson, would like to
hear from him, or concerning him. Address,
62 Whiting Street, Chicago, Ills.

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S. B. H. searching for the relatives of Roland Griffin

The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

March 25, 1916

Fairbanks, Alaska. Feb. 3, 1916. To the Editor of the Planet. Richmond, Va.: Dear Sir.—I am writing to locate the relatives of the late Roland Griffin. Deceased was born in Paris, Kentucky, in 1857 or 1858. He went to Chicago in the early Eighties, and there worked as teamster for years, and also married in Chicago. He has three brothers, to-wit:…

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Mrs. Lucy Williams searching for mother Lucy Williams and grandmother Louisa Williams.

The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

February 5, 1916

Do You Know These? I would like to locate some of my people, if possible. My mother name was Lucy Williams and her mother was named Louisa Williams. She was owned by Mrs. Hagan Fowerur of Fauquier County, Va. I was sold to Mr. Jesse Ovalr, who was moving to Troy, Mo. I was next sold to a Doctor, who took me to Marshall Town, Ia., where I lived…

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An unnamed party searching for Sallie

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

July 30, 1885

MR. EDITOR--I wish to inquire
of Mr. John Stewart if he could tell
me anything about Sallie that your
father bought from Mr. Cornelius
Vaughn. When she was sold to
your father she was about ten years
old. Any information that you
can give me will be thankfully re
ceived. I and brother Wm. An-
derson are at Lexington, Ky. My…

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Violet Welch searching for her brother Calvin Kelly

Lost Friends Ad

November 8, 1883

MR. EDITOR-I wish to inquire
for my brother, Calvin Kelly. He
left home during the war. The last
time I heard from him, in 1876, he
was in Chicago, Illinois. Our
father's name was George. He be-
longed to Lee Bentley at Law-
renceburg, Lawrence county, Tenn.
Our mother's name was Nancy;
she belonged to Widow Sallie Kel-
ly, on Knob…

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Margaret Young reunited with her son Dowen Young

Appeal: A National Afro-American Newspaper (St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN)

January 1, 1898

FINDS LONG LOST SON
DOWEN YOUNG MEETS HIS MOTHER AFTER 36 YEARS

A Mother Sold and Separated From her Family in 1861, Found and Presented to her Son as a Christmas gift in 1897.

The happiest Christmas in all the great city of Chicago was, at the modest home of Dowen Young, No. 3142 Fifth avenue. It was a reunion of a mother and son torn apart…

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