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Mary Greenwood (formerly Mary Perjew) searching for her mother Charlotte Houseman, brothers Sam and Elijah, and son

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

May 3, 1882

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY
relatives. My mother's name was Char-
lotte Houseman ; was sold to Griffen before
I left Franklin, Virginia. I left two bro-
thers there--Sam and Elijah. Sam belonged
to Perjew. Don't know who Elijah was
sold to. He was sold and carried to Lynch-
burg. He was sold to a man named John
Heaper and brought to…

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Eloise T. Hill looking for her mother Fannie Scott and brother Edward Scott (1st of 2 ads)

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

January 5, 1893

INFORMATION WANTED--Of my
mother Fannie Scott; and my brother Ed-
ward Scott. All of these belonged to old
Sam Scott who lived near Lynchburg, Va.,
close to Maze's Grocery. My name was
Eloise Scott; my name now is E. T. Hill.
Any information concerning them will be
thankfully received by
…

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Charlotte Johnson searching for her parents Henry and Pindee Johnson and several siblings

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

February 24, 1881

INFORMATION WANTED OF THE
whereabouts of the following relatives:
Henry Johnson and Pindee Johnson, my
mother and father. Malinda Johnson,
Mary Ann Johnson, Jane Johnson, Court-
nay Johnson, Myra Johnson, and a brother
named Charles Johnson; also Alfred John-
son and Daniel Johnson. We belonged to
a man named John M. Williams. Our
home was…

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Seluda Calaway searching for her sons Henry and George Calaway (1st of 2 ads placed)

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

July 1, 1897

Information wanted, of my sons;
Henry and George Calaway. They
were sold by Charles Oliver,
near Lynchburg Virginia, about two
years before the war. Any infor-
mation concerning their wherea-
bouts will be gladly received by
their mother, Seluda Calaway.
Their father's name is George Cal-
away. Address Rev, A. H. Hill,
Claredon, Ark.,…

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Benjamin Pulpress looking for Phoebe Davis on behalf of her daughter Caroline

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

March 24, 1866

INFORMATION WANTED
Of the whereabouts of one Phoebe Davis. She
formerly belonged to Charles Faulkner, of Mar-
tinsburg, Virginia. At the outbreak of the war
she was sent to Lynchburg, Va., or vicinity, to
live with Thomas Bocock, ex-member of the
rebel Congress. Since the surrender of Rich-
mond, she has been heard, indefinitely, as be-
ing…

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