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Ida Biggs (formerly Ida Johnson or "Dutch") searching for her mother Julia Ann Johnson, sisters, and brothers
The Appeal (Chicago, IL)
September 3, 1892
SCOTT JOHNSON-I wish to find my mother, sisters and brothers. My sisters names were Mittie Annie and Emma Scott; brothers Griffin, Charlie and Henry Scott; my mother's Julia Ann Johnson. I left them in Memphis, Tenn. My name was Ida Johnson, but went by the name of Dutch. Any information will be thankfully received by Ida Biggs, 37 14th street, La…
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Issac Jackson searching for his wife Perlina and children Rocksilania and Harry
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
August 18, 1866
INFORMATION WANTED
Of the wife and children of Issac Jackson, for-
merly of Good Hope, Louisiana. My wife's
name is Perlina. My children are named Rock-
silania and Harry.
Also, information is wanted of a minister named
Allen Jones.
Any one who may chance to know any thing
concerning the whereabouts of all or either of the
above…
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J. W. Hunter searching for Lucy Samples
The Appeal (Chicago, IL)
June 4, 1892
LUCY SAMPLES––She was last heard from in La Grange, Tex., in 1876. She had one daughter by the name of Eliza Price. Address, J. W. Hunter, 95 E. Main New Albany, Ind. 3-26-92
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John and Emaline Hall searching for her brother William Buck
Provincial Freeman and Weekly Advertiser (Windsor/Toronto/Chatham, Canada West)
September 23, 1854
Information Wanted.
THE Subscriber, with his wife, Mrs. Emaline
Hall, desires to hear from her brother,
WILLIAM BUCK, from near Clarksville
Tennessee. It is known that he was recently in
the State of Indiana, on this way to Canada
West, and it is presumed that he has reached the
Province. Any information from him will be
thankfully…
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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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John Brunson searching for David Brunson
National Tribune (Washington, DC)
November 8, 1906
WANTED - The address of David
Brunson, Co. K, 54th Mass. (col-
ored), whose former home was Blairs-
ville Indiana Co., Pa. Address John
Brunson, Box 224, Sewickley, Pa.
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John Easton found his mother after decades of searching
The Sun (New York, NY)
July 3, 1892
AFTER YEARS OF SEARCH.
A Former Slave Finds His Mother, and Proves His Identity by a Strange Mark.
From the Indianapolis Sentinel.
John Easton, a colored fireman at the Nordyke-Marmon Works, has been for more than twenty years trying to find his mother, and about two weeks ago got traces of her whereabouts. They were separated when he was 7…
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John Granston and Albert Thurston Robinson searching for their parents, with the help of Susan Trueblood
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
November 2, 1867
INFORMATION WANTED.
Canton, Ind. Oct. 19, 1867
John Granston and Albert Thurston Robin-
son, aged respectively 16
and 13 years, were sent from Missouri to
Kentucky in the year 1863, Andrew Robin-
son, of Clay County, Missouri, was the own-
er of the boy's father, Cayed Robinson,
whose wife, Frances was owned by Whiten
Drew, of the same…
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Josephine Smith is searching for her brother Lerov Smith
The Daily Republican (Monongahela, PA)
June 25, 1888
WANTED.– Information as to the whereabouts
of Lerov Smith, (colored) will
be thankfully received by his sister, Josephine
Smith, of Indiadapolis, Ind. Brother and
sister were separated in the days of slavery,
and these two are the only ones now living.
A man by this name lived, at one time, either
at Wescoe or Roscoe. Anyone who can…
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Kate Johnson searching for her brother James Allensworth
National Tribune (Washington, DC)
May 30, 1907
WANTED ---- Information of James Allensworth, who enlisted in 1863 or 1864 in Co. I, 16th U. S. C. Troops. His sister, Kate Johnson, 618 Upper 9th St., Evansville, Ind., would like to know whether he lost his life in the service, or, if not, his present address.
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Laura Parnell
The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)
October 25, 1890
WANTED To know the where-abouts of
JUNIUS BROWDER. He formerly lived
in Louisville, Ky., and at Madison, Ind. His
sister is anxious to know his address. Any in-
formation concerning him will be cheerfully re-
ceived. LAURA PARNELL, 1422 Curtis Street,
Denver, Col.
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Lewis Lewalen searching for his son Clayton Lewalen
The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
April 29, 1886
MR. EDITOR--I wish to inquire for my son, who I left in the care of a woman at Bolivar, Tenn., by the name of Ferry Thompson, who used to live at Moscow, Tenn. His name was Clayton Lewalen; his at that time was between nine and ten years; if living now he will be about 30 years old this coming June. I have not heard from him since I left him. When…
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Lewis Lewellen searching for his son Clayton Lewellen
The Chicago Weekly Tribune (Chicago, IL)
September 10, 1864
Information Wanted. -Lewis Lewellen,
a colored man, is desirous of finding his son, Clayton
Lewellen. The boy is eleven years of age. He
was left in the care of Lewis Thompson, at Bolivar,
Tennessee. The last time heard from he was
at Cairo, Ill. Any one giving information by which
the boy can be found, will be liberally rewarded.…
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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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Martha A. Washington searching for addresses of officers or enlisted men from husband's U.S.C.T. Civil War regiment
National Tribune (Washington, DC)
May 31, 1888
Martha A. Washington (colored), New Albany, Ind., wishes the names and present postoffice addresses of any officers or enlisted men of Co. B, 113th U.S.C.T., who remember her late husband, George Washington, of said company and regiment, and of his contracting rheumatism at or near Memphis, Tenn., in April, 1864.
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Mary Holsey looking for her sister Mrs. Martha Holeman
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
June 18, 1870
INFORMATION WANTED
Of my sister, Mrs. Martha Holeman, who
lived in Lebanon, Wilson county Tenn. My
mother and I lived in Somelia county, Tenn.
Our mother's name is Sophia Hosley. My
sister's husband's name is Robert Holeman;
they were both sold from Lebanon jail to
Huntsville, Alabama, to a man named
Branum. Any information of their…
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Mary Murdock searching for her mother Charity Blanford
The Appeal (Chicago, IL)
February 7, 1891
CHARITY BLANFORD--I wish to find my mother
Charity Blanford. She used to be the slave of
Richard Long, Hancock, Ky. She was sold and
taken to Louisville, Ky. She took her child named
Ellen, aged 8 years, with her. Any information
will be thankfully received by Mary Murdock,
Rockport, Ind.
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Mary Stowers found her son Willis Green after 28-year separation
The Owensboro Monitor (Owensboro, KY)
May 6, 1874
A Long Lost Mother.
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[Evansville Journal.]
Twenty-eight years ago Mary Stowers,
a slave woman, belonging to Harrison
Stowers, of Owensboro, was sold to parties
living in Shelby county, Kentucky, and
was with her little girl of two years
taken away, leaving her boy, Willis
Green, then four years old, with her
former master,…
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Mrs. Caroline French seeking information about her brother James Smith
The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)
June 3, 1893
Can anyone tell me of my brother, James
Smith? He belongs to Henry and Mary Smith.
When I saw him last my name was Mrs.
Caroline French, and I had one child named Terrie.
Address all letters to Rev. A. W. Jordan, 113 N.
14th street, Lafayette, Ind.
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Mrs. Ella Pickenf searching for her sister Malinda Jane Langford (formerly Malinda Jane Prondfit)
The Appeal (Chicago, IL)
June 4, 1892
MALINDA JANE LANGFORD.––I wish to find my sister. Her name was Malinda Jane Prondfit. I last met her in Evansville, Ind., in December 1885. She was 5 feet in height, weighed 140 pounds. She married a man named Henry Langford. Anyone who can furnish information regarding her whereabout will be liberally rewarded Mrs. Ella Pickenf, 741-65th street,…
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Mrs. Geo. P. Downey looking for her sisters Dollie and Faithy Scott
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
October 5, 1893
INFORMATION WANTED.--
Of Dollie and Faithy Scott, (their
names before their marriage),
daughters of Hubbard Scott, had
sisters Dicia, Mary and Betsy, and
an only brother, who left North
Carolina and came to Indiana be-
fore the war. I am Hardy Scott's
youngest daughter. My mother
was Frances Evans, commonly
called Fannie; my grand…
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Mrs. Jas. Coakley found her uncle (2nd of 2 ads)
The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)
November 13, 1909
FOUND HER UNCLE
The Planet as an Advertising
Medium.
The publication of an enquiry
notice in the columns of the
PLANET recently brought the fol-
lowing results:
214[?] 14th Street.
New Albany, Ind., Dec. 21, 1909.
DEAR EDITOR.—
I write to inform you that I have
found my uncle whom I have been
looking for. I can not express…
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Mrs. Jas. Oakley searching for her paternal grandmother Martha Ann Page Crump Egester
Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)
October 16, 1909
Wants to Find Her Father.
My father, William Egester, was
born in Richmond, Va., 1841 (?)
and was sold to Mr. John Wither-
spoon in Lawrenceburg, Ky., in
1849. His mother's name was Mar-
tha Anne Page Crump Egester. She
afterwards married a Cox. Her
children were named John and Chas-
tine Cox. John Cox married a lady
by the name of…
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Mrs. Lizzie Taylor seeking her cousin Mrs. M. A. Robinson
The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)
August 25, 1894
Notice! I am desirous to find the where-
abouts [wherabouts] of my cousin, Mrs. M. A. Robinson. The
last I heard of her she was keeping a grocery
store in Indianapolis. Her husband's name
is Edward Robinson. I am all alone in the
world, and am anxious to find her. Address
Mrs. Lizzie Taylor, Jamestown, P. O. Rhode
Island.
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Mrs. M. Milton looking for her father John H. Annin and his siblings
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
January 4, 1900
Information wanted of my fath
er and his three brother and four
sisters. Father's name was John
H. Annin; his brothers were Jacob,
Henry and Charles Annin. His
sisters were Ellen, Charlotte,
Sarah and Lydia Annin. My
father's family consisted of two
girls and one boy. When I last
saw my folks they lived on Wash-
ington Street,…
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