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Fannie Robinson searching for her husband Cayrel Robinson

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

July 1, 1865

INFORMATION WANTED.
Information is wanted of Cayrel Robinson,
who left Liberty, Clay county, Missouri, about
four years ago to join the Union army at Wyan-
dotte, Kansas; and he has not been heard from
since. Any information of his whereabouts will
be thankfully received by his wife.
Mrs. FANNIE ROBINSON,
…

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Lucinda Reynolds looking for her mother and father Matilda and William Reynolds

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

March 31, 1866

INFORMATION WANTED
Of my mother and father, Matilda and William
Reynolds, well known in Essex Co., Va, from
which place they were sold some eight or nine
years ago, being at that time the "property" of
Dr. John Taylor. I hope that the ministers of
our respective churches will make public an-
nouncement of the same. Any information…

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Andrew Ford looking for Rev. John West Ford

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

May 31, 1900

Information wanted of John
West Ford, who is a Baptist preach
er, and was last heard of from
Philadelphia, Pa. and had charge
of a Baptist mission. Any infor-
mation of him will be gladly re-
ceived by Andrew Ford, Washing
Ia.

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Benjamin Harris searching for his parents Stephen and Patsie Harris and several siblings

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

May 26, 1866

INFORMATION WANTED
Concerning my father and mother, Stephen and
Patsie Harris,--my two brothers, Dennis and
Manuel Harris,--and my three sisters, Maria,
Rosetta, and Aggie Harris, and also of Benjamin,
Manuel, and Austin Darrel. When I left my
father, mother, brothers and sisters, they were
living near Paris, Henry county, West…

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Titus and Ellen Shropshire searching for their children Josephine and Thomas B. Shropshire

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

August 25, 1866

INFORMATION WANTED
Of our two children. Titus and Ellen Shrop-
shire wish to be informed of the whereabouts of
Josephine and Thomas B. Shropshire, their two
children, who were stolen from them by Brown
and Rodgers, in 1860, from Schuyler County,
Missouri.
Any person or persons knowing any thing of
importance concerning the missing…

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Mingo Chism looking for his mother Parthenia Chism and siblings Jackson, Green, Willis, Smith, Mary, and Phillis Chism

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

May 8, 1869

INFORMATION WANTED
Of my mother, Parthenia Chism, of my
brothers Jackson, Green, Willis, and Smith
Chism. Also of my sisters Mary and Phillis
Chism ; all living when last heard from
with John Chism, near Versailles, Morgan
county, Missouri.
I heard from them about twelve years
ago. Any person knowing their where-
abouts will confer a…

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Martha M. Bass looking for the whereabouts of George M. Graham

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

June 28 1877

WANTED.
Martha M. Bass of Fayette Iowa, is desirous
of knowing the whereabouts of one George
M. Graham. His father was Rev. Allen E.
Graham, who died in Chillicothe Ohio, about
24 years ago.
He will find something of interest to him to
make himself known--if still alive.

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Ellen Webster searching for her father Henry Webster, her sister Sarah Francis Rull, and cousin Josephine Wardsworth Miller

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

January 1, 1880

INFORMATION WANTED OF FATHER,
sister or cousin. My father's name was
Henry Webster, my sister's name was
Sarah Francis Rull, my cousin's name was
Josephine Wardsworth Miller. My mother
died. I left father and my sister in Ant
werp, Ohio. My name is Ellen Webster.
Any person knowing anything of these
parties will please direct a letter to…

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Mrs. Celia Poole (formerly Celia Jones) searching for her parents Cyrus Hill and Judie Jones, and her brothers Henry and Isum

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

March 11, 1880

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY REL
atives I was born and raised about
thirty miles from Petersburgh, Virginia, in
what was then called the Owens and Free-
man settlement. When quite young, I was
was sold with my mother and brother Aaron to
traders. Mother was sold again soon after
leaving home. Since then I have never
heard of her. My father,…

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Mrs. M. Davis seeking information about her sisters Laura Patrick and Mason Louisa Patrick

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

January 19, 1893

INFORMATION WANTED.--
Of my two sisters, Laura Patrick
and Mason Louisa Patrick. I last
saw them at the time of the proc-
lamation of the emancipation of slaves.
We were then living five miles
from Jackson, Miss. Our fathers
name was Willis Patrick, he usual-
ly went by the name of Bob. My
sisters were sent South to Georgia
by their…

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John Whitsett seeking information about his sister Mae Etta and three half-brothers James, William, and Frank Garvin

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

August 21, 1890

INFORMATION WANTED.--Of my sis-
ter Mae Etta, daughter of Caleb Wat
kins and Luvenia Whitsett. My father
was owned by a Mr. Watkins and my
mother by a Dr. Wm. Whitsett. We
children went by our mother's name. The
last I saw my sister she was in Glasgow,
Barren county, Ky., and had become the
property of a Dr. Mills My brother
George and…

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Clara Carriger looking for her daughter Minerva Cavanaugh

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

May 8, 1890

INFORMATION WANTED--Of my
daughter Minerva Cavanaugh. Her fa
ther's name was Thomas Cavanaugh, her
mother's name was Clara Cavanaugh. We
were all the property of Old Doctor Cava-
naugh, at Carrollton, Mo. He sold Miner-
va to a Mr. Cassner, who owned a wood
yard up the Missouri river above Carroll-
ton. Several years before the war,…

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Susan Ann Tillman (formerly Susan Ann Rebecca Umphray) searching for her mother Seley Umphray and brother George Washington Umphray

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

June 30, 1881

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY
mother and brother, Seley Umphray
and George Washington Umphray, both
formerly living in Huntsville, Ala. Any
information will be thankfully received by
addressing Susan Ann Tillman, (formally
Susan Ann Rebecca Umphray) Avoca,
Iowa.

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Cyrus M. Prior seeking information about Samuel Prior

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

December 22, 1881

INFORMATION WANTED.--ANY ONE
knowing anything of Samuel Prior who
left his home, Staunton Va., about the 1st
of Nov. 1881, for Iowa, will do me a great
kindness by dropping me a postal.
CYRUS M. PRIOR, Bellaire, Ohio.

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Andrew Jackson Cook looking for his father Robert Cook

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

March 23, 1882

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY FATH-
er. He was a free man some time be
fore the war. He lived in Little Rock, Ark
About the year 1858, he left Little Rock and
went to Ohio. His wife Harriet was owned
by a man by the name of Henderson who
lived on Big Creek, Lawrence county, Ark
The names of her children by him, were
Emaline, who belonged to Wm.…

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Louisa Moore (formerly Louisa Graves) seeking information about her mother Jane Graves and brother Dirk Graves

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

July 26, 1883

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY MO-
ther's whereabouts. Her name was Jane
Graves. The last time I heard of her she
was living in St. Joe, Mo. She was then
living with a family by the name of Paint
er, who separated us during the war when
I was quite small. My name is Louisa I
am now married to a man by the name of
Frank Moore, and am living in…

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Maria Edmondson (formerly Maria Robnet) seeking information about her children William Oliver, Sultena Ann, and Mary Angelina Robnet

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

January 21, 1886

INFOMATION [INFORMATION] WANTED OF MY CHIL-
dren, William Oliver Robnet, Sultena
Ann Robnet and Mary Angelina Robnet.
My name when a slave was Maria Robnet.
I lived in Wright Co., Mo., near Hartsville,
Iowa. Ben Clark sold Sultena Ann to a
man in the South named Miller. Yancy
Robnet took Mary to Iowa. Please direct
any information…

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William Padgett seeking information about his son Harris Padgett

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

March 17, 1887

INFORMATION WANTED OF HARRIS
Padgett. His father's name is Willliam
Padgett; his mother's name, Ellen Padgett.
He had a brother named Pompey and two
sisters named Cornelia and Catharine. His
mother was owned by Joe Dillard in Lynch-
burg, Va. Any information of him will be
gladly received by Wm. Padgett, of Mucha-
kinook, Mahaska…

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Margaret Hays searching for her son Henry Mays

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

January 17, 1895

INFORMATION WANTED.--Of
my son Henry Mays. He enlisted
in the United States Army in Mis-
souri. Any information concern-
ing him will be gratefully received
by his mother MARGARET HAYS.
Newton, Iowa.

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Emma Ashe Pitts searching for her children Mary Francis and Julius Ashe

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

October 10, 1895

Information wanted of my children,
Mary Francis and Julius
Ashe. When last heard of in 1848,
they were in Montgomery, Ala.
Any information concerning them
will be thankfully received by
their mother, Emma Ashe Pitts,
1015 Scott Street, Davenport, Ia.

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Jas. E. Bryant searching for his siblings Elizabeth Jones, Harriet Bryant, George, Joe, and Tom Bryant

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

October 29, 1896

INFORMATION WANTED--
The undersigned would thank any
person for information concerning
his sisters and brothers, viz: Elizabeth
Jones, Harriet Bryant, George,
Joe and Tom Bryant; our parents
were Edmund and Nellie Bryant. I
left Washington D. C., in January
1862 with General Garfield.
Address: Jas. E. Bryant,
402 South 7th,…

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Rev. Albert Boulden searching for his ten children

The Nashville Daily Union (Nashville, TN)

March 18, 1865

For the Nashville Union.

Information Wanted.

On a recent visit to Washington City,
I became acquainted with a colored
Baptist minister by the name of Albert
Boulden, and became somewhat interested
in his history. He and his old
wife are there, getting along very pleasantly;
but greatly distressed about
their children, ten in…

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Thomas Venable searching for siblings Dennis and Susie Venable

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

October 20, 1881

DEAR EDITOR -- I wish to enquire for Dennis and Susie Venable, natives of Ray county, Missouri. When last heard from they were in Mobile. They are son and daughter of Isaac and Sally Venable, and in Missouri belonged to Dr. Thomas Allen. Their mother is living in Leon, Decatur county, Iowa, and their brother at No. 229 Julia street, New Orleans.…

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John Broadus searching for brother Eugene Broadus

The Washington Bee (Washington, DC)

September 5, 1896

WHERE IS EUGENE BROADUS?
Information is wanted of the whereabouts
of Eugene Broadus (colored),
30 years old, who was last heard from
in Washington, D.C., in 1895. Write
to his brother, John Broadus, Colfax,
Iowa, Sept. 5-6 t

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Sarah Lee searching for her daughter, Martha Steel

The Chicago Weekly Tribune (Chicago, IL)

September 16, 1864

WANTED- Information
Martha Steel, a colored girl, about 25 years
old; when last heard of was at Cairo. Any information
concerning her will be thankfully received by her
mother, SARAH LEE, care of M. Hulbert, El Dora,
Hardin Co., Iowa. se16 s183-1t

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