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Toby Olds searching for his son Pinkney Olds
The Daily North-Carolina Standard (Raleigh, NC)
August 14, 1868
INFORMATION WANTED
OF THE WHEREABOUTS OF PINKNEY
OLDS, (colored). When last heard from, he
was at Fort Macon, N.C., and was mustered ou
of the U.S. service at that place in May, 1868
Any information concerning him will be thank
fully [thankfully] received by his father, Toby Olds, at Hook-
erton [Hookerton], N.C.
New York papers please…
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Tyler Moore searching for Edward Moore
The National Tribune (Washington, DC)
April 29, 1909
WANTED--Comrades of Wheeler's Colored
Cavalry who knew Edward Moore, Co. B, 3d
Wis. Vols., First Division, -Second Brigade,
Twentieth Army Corps. He enlisted first
in Wheeler's Cavalry, in Georgia or the
Carolinas, in 1863 or 1864; then, January,
1865, he enlisted in the above regiment, to
write Tyler Moore, Box 138, Tallula, Miss.
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Unnamed searching for their mother, sisters, brothers, uncles, grandmother, Hannah Marshall, Saria King, and Diley King
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
October 8, 1885
MR. EDITOR:--I wish to inquire
for my people. My mother's name
was Fanny Rothvill. My sisters
were named Margaret, Lucy,
Louise and Jane; brothers two--
John Williams and Jacob; two un-
cles [uncles], John Rothvill and Nat Roth-
vill [Rothvill]; grandmother, Caroline Roth-
vill [Rothvill]. James Marshall, Hannah
Marshall and…
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Violet Kinsey searching for Mary Kinsey, Windsor Loften, Esseck Kinsey, and Tena Kinsey
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
January 5, 1899
Information wanted of Mary
Kinsey, Windsor Loften, Esseck
Kinsey, and Tena Kinsey. They
were former slaves of Walter Dunn
of Kingston, N. C. Any one re-
cognizing any of the parties named
will greatly oblige by notifying the
undersigned, Violet Kinsey, 112 S.
20 St. Philadelphia
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Violet Kinsey seeking information on Windsor Loften, Tina and Essex Kinsy
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
April 7, 1898
Information Wanted of the
whereabouts of Windsor Loften,
also Essex and Tina Kinsy, chil-
dren of Mary Kinsy, formerly held
in bondage by Walter Dunn of
Kingston, N. C. Notice is request-
ed to be read in churches of Kin-
ston, New Berne and Jamesville,
N. C. Communicate with Violet
Kinsey, 112 S. 20 St. Philada.
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W. A. Bookram searching for his grandchildren Ransom, George, and Andrew
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
May 5, 1866
Information Wanted
Of oldest daughter Jane's children. One son by
the name of Andrew, another by the name of
Ransom, and another by the name of George,
who were taken from me and sold when they
were very small.
Also two others, (twins) one was called Martha Ann
and the other had no name. The name of the
father of these children is…
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W. J. Jordan searching for his uncle Platt Jordan
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
June 14, 1883
INFORMATION WANTED OF MY UNCLE
Platt Jordan. He belonged to Rev J. P.
Jordan in North Carolina, New Hanover
County. He was sold to a speculator from
a plantation by the name of Stag Park and
carried to Purgan Depot, on the Wilming-
ton and Weldon Railroad. He was heard
from in 1880. We received a letter of in-
quiry at Wilmington, N. C.,…
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Walter F. Staples seeking information about his brother Frank Staples
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
January 11, 1900
Information wanted of my broth-
er, Frank Staples. He was cap-
tured at Staples Quarters in Pat-
rick county, Va., in the last year
of the civil war. When last heard
of he was in Nashville, Tenn.
Any information please inform
Walter F. Staples, or Rev. J. E.
Jackson, Guilford Cottage, N. C.
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William Burnett searching for Cajah Burnett and John Sermons
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
April 26, 1865
NOTICE
Information is wanted of Mr. Cajah Burnett,
formerly of Goldsboro', North Carolina: When
last heard from he was in Brooklyn, New York.
Also, of John Sermons, formerly of Newbern,
North Carolina. Any information of either, or
both of these gentlemen, will be thankfully re-
ceived by WILLIAM BURNETT,
…
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William H. Gilchrist searching for family
The Charlotte Democrat (Charlotte, NC)
January 3, 1879
INFORMATION WANTED.-Wm. H. Gilchrist,
now living at Carthage, Indiana, left
Robeson county, N.C., thirty-three years
ago. He wishes to know the whereabouts
of his kin.
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William T. Carnish looking for Charles Phillips, son of George Phillips
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
April 17, 1902
INFORMATION WANTED.
Information wanted of Charles
Phillips, son of George Phillips,
who left his home near Douglas,
Coffee county, Ga., January, 1894
Any information of him will be
rewarded by William T. Carnish,
Echo, N. C.
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William Taylor looking for his siblings Thomas, James, Julia, Mary Jane, Eliza, and Lucy Ann McKithon
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
April 25, 1895
Information Wanted of my rela-
tives, from whom I was sold in
1857, at Brown Marsh Meeting
House, Bladen county, N. C., of
the estate of Duncan McKithon.
There were left there my brothers
Thomas and James, and sisters Ju-
lia, Mary Jane, Eliza and Lucy
Ann McKithon, our own name. I
go by father's name, William Tay-
lor, address, 17…
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William Tunstel seeking his brother McLeroy
The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)
February 16, 1895
Do You Know Him!
I desire to know the whereabouts of
my brother. His name was McLeroy,
and his first owner was James Dixon.
He was sold at Richmond, Va., to
Larken Lynch, a Negro trader and was
carried to Huntsville, Adkin Co., North
Carolina. Our fathers' name was
William Dixon and mothers name Delia
Dixon. My mother and two…
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Willie Price searching for sons John and Dorse Price
The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)
April 23, 1892
I would like to find my two sons, John and
Dorse Price They were raised in North Carolina,
Rockingham county. Their father's name was
Sims Price, when last heard from Dorse was in
Massachusetts. He left after he was free. Any
information of either will be thankfully
received by Willie Price, 59 South Sycamore
street, Springfield,…
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Woman reunited with her first husband after more than 50-year separation
Abilene Weekly Reflector (Abilene, KS)
January 8, 1891
A SLAVE'S ROMANCE. Reunited at Eighty with the Husband of Her Youth. A colored woman, bent nearly double with eighty years and a heavy bundle, was seen to board the Cincinnati Mail line packet yesterday afternoon, says the Louisville (Ky.) Post. Approaching the clerk of the boat she slowly untied a knot in the corner of her red bandana…
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