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Mrs. L. M. Spencer (white) searching for Mrs. Katie Williams

Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA)

October 18, 1889

Information Wanted.
The Chief of Police received a letter
from Mrs. L. M. Spencer of Kiowa,
Barber county, Kan., yesterday, ask-
ing [asking] for information as to the where-
abouts [whereabouts] of Katie Williams (colored),
who in April, 1888, was in this city.
Mrs. Spencer is very anxious to hear
from Mrs. Williams, as the latter…

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Mrs. Hannah Lathan searching for husband Albert Lathan

The Council Grove Republican (Council Grove, KS)

July 24, 1885

Information Wanted.
Mrs. Hannah Lathan wants inform-
ation [information] of the whereabouts of her hus-
band [husband], Albert Lathan, (colored) who
left home, in feeble health, eight
weeks ago, hunting work, and has
not since been heard of.

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Mrs. G. A. Page searching for her son Wilson Page

The Appeal (Chicago, IL)

October 8, 1892

WILSON PAGE--Knowledge of the whereabouts of Wilson Page is desired by his mother. He was in Chicago about two years ago. Address, Mrs. G. A. Page 117 Pottawatama street Leavenworth, Kan. 9-24-92.

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Mrs. Ella Allison and Mr. Robert Allison searching for family

The Topeka Plaindealer (Topeka, KS)

June 2, 1905

INFORMATION WANTED.
Mrs. Ella Allison, 118 Sycamore
street, Ottawa, Kans., would like to
have any information about her
mother, Mollie Martin, complexion
dark brown, brown eyes, straight
hair; or of her step-father David
Martin, who was born at Smyrna,
Tenn. They were the slaves of
Levi White, and were last heard of
at Kahoka,…

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Mrs. Ann Hampton searching for her mother Nellie Beecham

The Twice-a-Week Independent (Coffeyville, KS)

March 20, 1896

Information Wanted.

A small fortune is in store for Nellie
Beecham, colored, who lived during
the war near Richmond Va., and
whose daughter Augusta Ann was
sold when about 12 years old to Bert
Leatherwood and Robert Golikely
slave speculators of Richmond, on
the death of her master, Sam Beecham,
by his brother Ike, in 62, 63, or…

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Mr. Harrison Reed searching for his mother Mary Wilson/Mary Hogan

Arkansas Weekly Mansion (Little Rock, AR)

February 16, 1884

INQUIRY.
Wanted to know the where-
abouts [whereabouts] of my mother who used to
belong to the one Mr. Wilson who
lived at Fort Scott, Kansas, she
went by the name of Mary Wil-
son [Wilson] or Mary Hogan. Her chil-
drens [childrens] names were Jack, Thomas,
Bob, Susan, Ben, Emma, and
Anna. Inquire for a woman that
has the child by…

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Mollie Davis searching for her mother Matha Wilber

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

August 24, 1882

MR. EDITOR: Information is wanted of my mother, her name is Matha Wilber. She has 8 children 4 boys and 4 girls boys names Frank, and Huyard, and Hamp and Solomon. Girls names Barbara and Millia, and Rachel, and Mary Jane. When I knew of her she lived in S.W. Vicksburg, Miss. Any information as to her whereabouts will be thankfuly received.…

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Matilda Waricks (formerly Matilda Woods) searching for her parents

The Bolivar Bulletin (Bolivar, TN)

January 29, 1870

WANTED TO KNOW.-Matilda Waricks,
formerly Matilda Woods, colored, of Burl
ington, Kansas, desires us to advertise for
her the whereabouts of her parents; she
says her father belonged to a man named
Futrell and her mother to Fennel Woods, of
this county. Call at this office for informa-
tion.

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Matilda Richardson

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

March 12, 1892

I desire information concerning my sister,
whose original name was Emeline Vance. She
was sold from St. Joseph, Mo., a year before
the war, by Henry Maxwell. Think she went
to Texas. She formerly belonged to the Cummin's,
of Louisville, Ky At the time of the
selling she had two sisters, myself, formerly
Matilda Vance, and Mrs.…

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Mason Clark searching for his parents Edmond Clark and Matilda Clark

Baptist Times (Garnett, KS)

March 1892 [published in a monthly newspaper]

Lost.

I wish to find the whereabouts of
my farther, Edmond Clark, and my
mother, Matilda Clark. The last
time I heard of them they were in
Carbondale, Ill. Any information
will be thankfully received by their
son. If neither of them are living
will Willie or Mary Clark, their
grand-children, who were with them
at that time,…

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Mary J. Adams searching for her brother Richard Adams

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

April 6, 1876

INFORMATION WANTED.
Of my Brother, Richard Adams, who be-
longed formerly to Dr. William Gordon, of
Holt county Missouri--about thirty miles
above St. Joseph, Mo. The names of our par-
ents were John Adams, and Matilda Adams,
when last heard from he was in St. Louis, Mo.
Any one knowing of his whereabouts
will please address
…

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Martha Ewing

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 1, 1881

DEAR EDITOR: -- Mrs. Martha
Ewing wishes to find some of her
kindred. Her mother's name
was Betsy, grandmother's, Lucy
Hunt, mother's brother Jin, and
her sister Milly. Her grandmother
belonged to the Hunts in
Pike county, Ala. Her mother
belonged to Mike Carnell, Macon co.,
Ala. Sold in Harri co., Texas,
from me and my…

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Maria Carson (formerly Maria Brown) searching for her mother Mrs. Parthene Chapple

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

March 1, 1883

INFORMATION WANTED OF MRS PAR-
thene Chapple. The last heard of her
she was in Murray county, Tennessee, near
Columbia. She was owned by one Green
Irvin. The above named lady was the
mother of one Mrs. Maria Carson, but now
known as Maria Brown Any information
of the above will be gladly received by her
Address Mrs. Maria Carson, Topeka,…

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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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Mahardy Colbert searching for his son Benjamin Franklin Colbert

Leavenworth Daily Conservative (Leavenworth, KS)

November 4, 1864

Information Wanted!
In relation to the whereabouts of one colored man
named BENJAMIN FRANKLIN COLBERT, son of
Mahardy Colbert, of Chocktaw and Chickasaw
Nation. It appears that Benjamin Franklin Colbert,
was claimed to be a recruit, enlisted by Captain Van
Horn, for the 1st Colored regiment, at Sax and Fox
Agency, Kansas, in April or…

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Mahala Johnson (formerly Mahala Jones) seeking her sister Mary Kirk

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

May 9, 1891

I wish to learn something of my sister, whom
I have not seen since 1863. We parted at a hotel
in Leavenworth, Kansas. Her name at that
time was Mary Kirk. Our mother's name was
Sarah and father's name was Frederick. My
name at that time was Mahala Jones. Any infor-
mation concerning her will be gladly received
by her sister, Mahala Johnson,…

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Mack Thompson searching for comrades of Burrell Harrison

The National Tribune (Washington, DC)

November 5, 1908

The address of any comrade of Bur-
rell Harrison, a colored solider, who
was wounded at Milliken's Bend in
June, 1863, and died in hospital. It is
desired to ascertain whether Harrison
belonged to the 47th or 45th U. S. C.
T. Address Mack Thompson, Co. E,
National Military Home, Kan.

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Lucinda Smiley searching for her brother-in-law Allen Ellis and her sister

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

July 21, 1881

MR. EDITOR: Mrs. Lucinda
Smiley wishes to find her sister and
brother-in-law, Allen and [undecipherable]
Ellis. When last heard from they
were in Kansas City a year ago.
Address, P. H. Smiley, care of Rev.
W. B. Avery, Oswego, Kansas.

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Lucinda Jones searching for her brother Isaac Gaw

The Topeka Plaindealer (Topeka, KS)

May 12, 1905

Isaac Gaw, said to be living in Topeka, is wanted in Jeffersonville, Ind. by his sister Lucinda Jones. Any one knowing him would confer a favor upon his sister by notifying her of his whereabouts.

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Louisa Gibbs searching for her son Nat Adams

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

July 13, 1882

MR. EDITOR – I am inquiring
of for my son, Nat Adams or Nat
Boykin. I don’t know which name
he goes by. His mother belongs
to Col. Adams, Madison county,
West Tennessee. His father was
named Clinton Boyton ; he
belonged to Eli Boykin. His oldest
brothor [brother] was named William Adams,
his oldest sister, Lucy Adams.
He has a scar on…

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King Hopson searching for his brothers Sam, Giles, Allen, and Cross

The Daily Kansas Tribune (Lawrence, KS)

October 4, 1868

Information wanted of the whereabouts
of my brothers, Sam, Giles,
Allen and Cross, sons of Malinda Hopson.
When last heard from, they were
in Hempstead county, Arkansas. Any
information concerning them will be
thankfully received by the undersigned,
at Burlington, Kansas.
…

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Juda Ann Williams (formerly Juda Ann Grear) looking for her father Edmond Alexander

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

February 25, 1886

MR. EDITOR ---- I wish to inquire through your paper for my father. I was about 12 years of age when I last saw him; I was coming through Memphis from Holly Springs, Miss., and have not seen him since. His name was Edmond Alexander; his first wife was named Ann; she was my mother; my name is Juda Ann, and at that time was Juda Ann Grear. Since…

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Joseph Perrin searching for his father Joe Perrin

Elyria Independent Democrat (Elyria, OH)

July 5, 1871

INFORMATION WANTED.-Information is wanted of the whereabouts of a colored man by the name of Joe Perrin, who is supposed to be in Kansas, or adjacent States. Any information of his whereabouts will be thankfully received by his son, Joseph Perrin, at Elyria, Ohio. Western papers please copy.

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John Williams searching for his wife Julia Williams and her son John

Topeka Tribune (Topeka, KS)

August 30, 1862

INFORMATION WANTED.--Of Julia
Williams (colored) and John, her
child about 12 years old, supposed to
be in company with Joe and Amanda
Miles, all of whom came from George-
town [Georgetown], Pettis Co., Mo. Address the
husband.
JOHN WILLIAMS, Topeka.
(Papers please copy.)

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John Bosan looking for his father Abe Bosan

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

January 28, 1886

MR. EDITOR ---- I wise to inquire
for my father; his name was Abe
Bosan; he left me in Shelby county,
Kentucky; he was set free before the
war; he belonged to Thos. Bundon.
He married a lady belonging to
Squire Mitchell, and they sold her
to Nelson Hope, and he moved to
Missouri and my father went with
him; they moved to Lincoln…

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