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Sandy Sprattly seeking information of her mother Canddis Sprattly and sister Manervie Sprattly

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

June 22, 1895

NOTICE.
I am writing to find my mother and
sister. My mother's name was Canddis
Spattly, and my sister's name was
Manervie Sprattly. I have been away
every since the war closed. I got one
letter from them long ago when I
entered Pennsylvania. I was born at
Surrey Court-house, Va Aunty Spratty.
I left my mother and sister in…

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William Branch seeking information of John Branch

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

First Ad: June 22, 1895
Second Ad: April 6, 1895

Do You Know Him?
SAN ANTONIO, TEX , June 7, 1895.
Mr. Editor:
Dear Sir:—I saw in your issue of
April 6th a letter enquiring for John
Branch. I would like to find John
Branch myself. I am William Branch
and have received several business
letters addressed to William Branch or
John Branch in regards to real estate
These letters were…

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Eugene T. Broaddus seeking information about brother John Broadus (Broaddus)

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

July 20, 1895

Do You Know Him?
WASHINGTON, D.C., July 8, 1895.
I want to find out the whereabouts
of my brother, John Henry Broaddus
His mother's name is Maria Churchwell,
nee Broaddus. He was born in
Caroline Co. He went away and left
me a small boy. He was about 38
years old. I am now 31. His father's
name is John Broaddus now living in…

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Robert Bassey seeking information about his mother Louisa Bassey and siblings Julia, Susan, Dinah, and Solomon

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

February 15, 1896

Do You Know Them.

I wish to know the where abouts of
my mother, Louisa Bassey, or Bassett
and my sisters, Julia, Susan and Dinah
and my brother Solomon. Address:
ROBERT BASSEY,
1102 Kater St
Philadelphia, Pa.

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Robert Johnson seeking information about unnamed friends

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

March 21, 1896

Do You Know Them

CLEVELAND, O., March 15, 96.
MR EDITOR:
I desire to know the whereabouts
of my friends. I left John Steward's
farm on Brooke Turn-pike near Brook
Hill for Detroit, Mich., but am now
living in Cleveland, O.,
My mother's name was Caroline
Johnson. My father's name was Lindsey
Johnson, and my brother's name
is…

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Josephine Draper Griffy searching for her father John Draper

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

October 24, 1898

Notice.

Dear Friends:

I wish to know the where
bouts of my father, John Draper, the
husband of Roda Draper, who is dead.
I formerly belonged to Sam'l Hardgrove
and was sold to Bill Wallace,
who brought me to Tennessee.
Any information will be highly appreciated
and well rewarded.
Address,
JOSEPHINE DRAPER GRIFFY,
Knoxville,…

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Emma Williams searching for her sister Rachel Dodge

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

September 3, 1898

An Inquiry [or Incuiry] Notice.

Do you know my sister? Her name
when last heard from was Rachel
Dodge. Our mother's name is Eliza
White, father's name Joshua White.
My name when we parted was Emma
Williams. We have a brother, Henry
White. We were owned by Dr. Baxter,
and lived in Princess Anne.

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Bettie Woodson searching for her father Hudson Harris (also known as Hudson Hargrove), her mother Henriette, and several siblings

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

February 17, 1900

Do You Know Him ?
ARVONIA, BUCKINGHAM CO., VA.,
February 9th, 1900.
I desire to know the whereabouts of
my father whose name was Hudson
Harris. Some called him Hudson
Hargrove, his master's name. My
mother's name was Henrietta. She
had six children when I was sold from
her. We were sold at Nelson Courthouse
about 1845 as near as I…

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Rachel Rogers seeking brothers Nick and Nussau Sanders and sister Sookie Toles

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

July 7, 1900

Do You Know Them ?

I have somewhere in Virginia two
brothers and one sister. Their names
are Nick Sanders, Nussau Sanders and
Sookie Toles. My brother Uriah and I
were sold from Lancaster County
about 45 years ago at the sale of old
Mrs. Polly Cavern. My father, Abraham
Sanders belonged to Joseph C
Cavern, and after his death his…

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George Williams looking for his mother Lucy, sisters Agnes and Lucinda, and brothers William, Aaron, James, and Peter

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

February 3, 1900

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To the Richmond Planet:

I am hunting my relations. My
mother was named Lucy and her two
daughters were Agnes and Lucinda,
and my brothers were named William,
Aaron, James and Peter. All were
sold in 1844. Their master's name was
Gen. Wm. F. Gordon from Edgeworth,
Albemarle County, Va.…

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Charles and Sarah Richard seeking information about their son Fred Richard

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

December 10, 1892

INQUIRY.
BIG SPRING MONT. CO., VA.
Nov. 30 1892.
Twelve years ago Fred Richard left
home for Rendville, Ohio to work and he
has not returned since. If any person
know of the above named individual you
will do the mother and father of the
young man a favor, informing them by
card addressed to Elliston, Mont. Co. Va.
Yours truly in…

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Oscar Jackson seeking information about his mother Charlotte Blackville

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

September 12, 1891

Information Wanted.
Of my mother, Charlotte Blackville,
Stafford Co., Va., near Fredricksburg.
Sold by James B. Mason
of Stafford.
I have not seen them since the late
war. Address
OSCAR JACKSON,
1022 New Jersey Ave., N. W.
9–12 3t.

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Wm. Oliver Holmes looking for his sister Mary Holmes

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

September 13, 1890

Do You Know Her.

I desire to know the wherebouts
of my sister. Her maiden name was
Mary Holmes. Her first marriage
name was Mary Brown. I learn she
has marrried the second time. She is
the daughter of Claiborne and Jennie
(or Jane) Holmes, who lived in King
William County, Va. Her father was
owned by Mr. Park Davis.…

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Edward Johnson searching for his parents Isaac and Prudence and siblings Drucilla, Victoria, Ike, and Charles

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

October 18, 1890

Do You Know Them?
My two sisters and two brothers
were sold at Mrs. Sallie Powell's
sale in Frankfort Co. Va., about
12 miles from Rocky Mount, about
the year of 1851. Ike and Charles
were the boys' names and Drucilla
and Victoria were the girls' names.
I am their younger brother, Edward
Johnson.
My father's name was Isaac and…

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Abner Johnson looking for brother Jordan Johnson

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

January 28, 1893

IMPORTANT NOTICE

A liberal reward will be given to
any one giving information concerning
my brother, Jordan Johnson,
who, with myself, was sold in this
city in 1863, to one Jno. Thomas,
and carried to Sullivan County,
Tenn., from which place in 1873, he
started for Richmond, Va., in
search of his people and nothing
has been…

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H. Y. Allen looking for brother John B. Lee

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

June 3, 1893

Information Wanted.

Information is wanted of John B. Lee.
He was born in Buckingham county, Va.
in 1869. He is 24 years of age, about
six feet in height, light complexion.
When last heard of he was in Washington
county, Pa., digging in the coal
mine. Any information will be thankfully
received by his brother.
H. Y.…

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Mathie King searching for their father Jessie Simms, mother Nancy Shelton, and several siblings

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

June 3, 1893

I want to now the whereabouts of
my mother and father. My father's
name was Jessie Simms, my mother's
name was Nancy Shelton. She belonged
to a man named Walter Shelton and
lived in Hanover county, Va. She was
carried from Louisa county, Va. and
lived close to Richmond with Edward
Shelton. Soon after that she was sold
in…

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Robert T. Lewis looking for his mother Seely Mullins and several siblings

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

March 18, 1893

Seeking His Relatives.

Bradford, Pa., March 5, 1893.

Editor of the Planet,--
Dear Sir:--I would like to take advantage
of the offer you make in your paper
of finding out if some of my relatives are
living and what their address is.
I with my mother and four brothers
were living on the Archie Mullin farm in
Goochland county in…

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Peyton Abernathy searching for her mother Ara Abernathy, brothers Ben and Henry Abernathy, and sister Fanny Abernathy

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

September 16, 1893

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INFORMATION WANTED
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I would like to find my people. I
last saw my mother before the war.
Her name was Ara Abernathy. She
lived with Mrs. Susan Abernathy
who lived near Brunswick Co., C. H.,
Va. I had a brother Ben Abernathy,
who belonged to Henry Abernathy
and lived in…

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Edward C. Hackett looking for his sisters Sarah Jane and Ellen Hackett

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

August 19, 1893

Information Wanted.
___________________

Information wanted of the whereabouts
of Sarah Jane and Ellen Hackett
whose father's and mother's names were
James and Rachael Hackett. The above
named were sold from their parents before the war.
They lived on the blackstone
farm, two miles from Sassafrasent
county, Maryland. Any…

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F. F. McComas looking for William Braxton's children Menizer, William, Agnes, and Angeline

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

October 7, 1893

Do You Know Mr. Braxton.
HAGERSTOWN, MD, Sept. 9., '93.
Editor Jno. Mitchell, Jr.
Dear Sir: - A colored man named
William Braxton died here some two
years ago leaving a lost will, bequeathing
some money to his children by his
first wife, Susan, who are somewhere in
Virginia, I had heard in Louisa county,
then near Fredericksburg, then…

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Rosa Johnson (also known as Celia Ann Johnson) seeking the whereabouts of her parents Peggie and Jessie Johnson and George Turner

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

October 21, 1893

WANTED
Wanted to learn the whereabouts
of my parents Peggy and Jessie
Johnson. who about three years ago
were taken to Philadelphia to Dr.
Hughes, but since that time I learn
that they have returned to Richmond
and are at present in the city. And
also the whereabouts of George Turner
a man who accompanied them
at the time of…

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Mrs. Annie Powe seeking her father Gilbert, mother Leah Miles, sisters Mary Ann and Levy, and an unnamed brother

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

April 7, 1894

Do You Know Them ?
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LAKE SCOTT CO., MISS.
To whom this may concern:
I am inquiring for my long lost people
whom I left in Richmond, Va., before
the war. My father was named Gilbert.
My mother was named Leah Miles, one
sister was named Mary Ann Miles, one
was named Levy Miles. The name of
my brother I have…

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Unnamed person searching for Henry Hughes or other relatives of Miss Sally Hughes

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

February 17, 1894

Do You Know Them?
Information is wanted of Henry
Hughes, who is said to live near Richmond.
His sister, Miss Sally Hughes, died recently
and important news awaits
the relatives. Some of her people are said
to live in Powhatan County. Address,
THE PLANET, Richmond, Va.

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Mrs. J. F. Johnson seeking information about her parents Edward and Lucy Childs

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

February 10, 1894

Do You Know Them?
I desire to know the whereabouts of
my father, Edward Childs. My mother's
name is Lucy Childs. She was sold by
Franklin Guy. She was the daughter of
old man Carter Page.
My father belonged to Dr. Wortham
My mother belonged to Franklin Guy
and Archie Page and William Page.
Carter Page is the father of Lucy Page
who…

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