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C. H. Treadwell is searching for the mother of a girl who has died.

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

November 17, 1906

Do You Know Her?

New York. Nov. 14th, 1906.
Mr. John Mitchell, Jr.,
Dear Sir:
In the New York Morgue is the
body of a girl from Richmond, Va.
by the name of Rachel Pryor. Her
mother once lived on William Street
near Leigh Street in Richmond. As
I understand she has a life insur-
ance on the girl and if she is not
heard from…

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John Jones finds his mother, Parthenia Jones, after more than a 30-year separation

The Sun (New York, NY)

February 23, 1894

FOUND HIS SLAVE MOTHER.

John Jones's Search of Many Years Seems to Have Met With Success.

John Jones, the colored man whorecently
sought the aid of the New York police in find-
ing his mother, Parthenia Jones, from whom
he was separated during the early days of the
war, has been notified of the success of the
search.The story he told was…

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Rev. Samuel A. Franklin searching for his Franklin/Boves family

Nashville Globe (Nashville, TN)

March 5, 1909

TO FIND RELATIVES.
There have been separations in
many families, most of this being
brought about by the conditions that
prevailed during the days of recon-
struction or soon after the emancipa-
tion. Father was separated from
wife, mother from daughter, sister
from brother, and so on. A case of this
has come to light now: Rev.…

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W.W. Woodroe

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

June 13, 1891

I would like to know the whereabouts of
William H. Roden, of Albany, N. Y. the last time
I heard from him he was in New York City.
He is about 19 years old. Any information
concerning him will be cheerfully received by W.
W. Woodroe, box 182, Saratoga Springs, N. Y.

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David L. Brown

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

December 10, 1892

Any one knowing the whereabouts of my
father, Thomas Lucas, of Wilmington, N. C.,
lived in New York City in the neighborhood of
McDugal and Sullivan streets about 1885. An
information will be gladly received by David
L. Brown, 1 Tottenham street, Tottenham
Court Road, London, W., England.

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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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Mrs. Clara Bashop searching for her daughter Patience (3rd of 4 ads placed)

The New York World (New York, NY)

October 2, 1892

A THIRTY YEARS' SEARCH.
Mrs. Bashop's Pitiful Quest for Her
Daughter, Patience.
THEY WERE SEPARATED AT AN AUC-
TION [AUCTION] SALE OF SLAVES.
The Aged Mother Sought in Many States
for Clues of Her Missing Child, but
Without Avail—Now She Wants "The
World's" Million Readers to Assist
in Finding the Girl for Whom She
Has Slaved So…

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Clara Goodman Jones searching for family

The Chicago Defender (Chicago, IL)

May 29, 1920

Information Wanted

Any one knowing the whereabouts of the family of Clara Goodman Jones, last heard of in Washington, D. C., communicate with Clara Goodman Jones, 646 Lenox avenue, New York, care Wernham. The children, Nelson, Fanny, Cloe and Clara (twins) and George, were placed in the Freedman asylum during the civil war.—Advt.

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An unidentified party is seeking for information about Stephen Pembroke

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

February 14, 1889

INFORMATION WANTED OF STE-
PHEN [STEPHEN] PEMBROKE.
Stephen Pembroke once resided in
Hagerstown, Md., but later somewhere
near New York City, where he died sev-
eral [several] years ago. We desire to know the
exact date and place of his death. Ad-
dress [Address] CHRISTIAN RECORDER.

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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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O.K. Hutchinson searching for Susan Ann Costa

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, NY)

October 20, 1883

PERSONAL.

COSTA--INFORMATION WANTED OF
SUSAN ANN COSTA, who formerly lived with Mrs.
Julia Snediker, New Lots, Long Island. Reply to O.K.
HUTCHINSON, Colored Orphan Asylum, One Hundred
and Forty-third St, and Tenth av, New York.

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Mrs. Caroline Clemments searching for her daughter Lillie Clemments

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

April 20, 1901

Do You Know Her.
I would like to know the wherea-
bouts [whereabouts] of my daughter, Lillie Clem-
ments [Clemments]. She left Richmond 4 years
ago with Mrs Randolph Norris for
Yonkers, N. Y , after which she moved
to East Orange N J.
The last I heard of her, she was in
New York. Any information will be
thankfully received by her…

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Unnamed person searching for Elsie R. Johnson

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

August 4, 1917

DO YOU KNOW HER?
Five dollars reward for any infor-
mation [information] concerning the whereabouts
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of Elsie R. Johnson, colored, formerly
of Winchester, Mass.
Last heard from, Sept. 11, 1916,
then working for a lady, by the name
of Mrs. A. B. Sloane, 174 W. 79th
Street, New York.
Address Box 73-I-R4,
Washington…

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Joseph Hatcher searching for his wife, Maria Hatcher, and daughter, Emma Hatcher, and the reply (two ads)

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

June 10, 1905 (Information wanted ad)

June 17, 1905 (Mitchell's reply)

Where Are They?

Joseph Hatcher asks the public to
help him locate his wife and child,
the child left at Mrs. Mitchell, 814
St John St. last seen. He would
like to know whether they are dead
or alive and also help support the
child.

Thanking the public for any information
that may lead to their
whereabouts.

Wife, Maria…

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C. M. Burnett searching for Hannah Lathrop

The Evening Post (New York, NY)

April 1, 1834

LOST.--Yesterday, a colored girl, between ten and
eleven years of age, recently from Hampton, Connecticut,
named Hannah Lathrop. Any information respecting
her will be very thankfully received, and the informer
rewarded by the subscriber, at No. 3 Mott street.

C. M. BURNETT.

New York, April 1, 2834.

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Unnamed person searching for Robert Peck

The New York Age (New York, NY)

February 27, 1913

INFORMATION WANTED.
Information is wanted of whereabouts
of Robert Peck (colored), who lived in
New York (City or Brooklyn) in or about
1850. He or his descendants or relatives,
or those having known him will find it to
their advantage to communicate with
The New York Age Office, Box F. D. T.
feb 27-4t

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Lucinda Vanslyke (formerly Lucinda Felterman) searching for her daughter Anna Felterman

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

July 4, 1889

MR. EDITOR: I wish to inquire for my daughter, who left me when she was twelve years old. Her name was Anna Felterman. I had another daughter whose name was Laura. She left Breashear City July 3, 1863, with a Yankee captain, by name M. S. Tyler, captain in a colored regiment. The last time I heard from her she was in New York City, doing well,…

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Charlotte Richardson seeking her daughter Louisa Alexandria Richardson

The Pacific Appeal (San Francisco, CA)

November 28, 1863

INFORMATION WANTED. IF LOUISA ALEXANDRIA RICHARDSON IS in the city of New York, her mother, Charlotte Richardson, would like to hear from her. When last heard from, she lived at No. 40 Wooster st. Any information will be thankfully received by MRS. J. A. SMITH, 1410 Dupont st., San Francisco

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