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George Harris and Mary J. Brooks reunite and remarry after 45 years
San Francisco Call (San Francisco, CA)
July 23, 1904
FORMER SLAVES
JOIN FORTUNES
After Separation of Forty-
Five Years They Meet by
Chance at Fresno and Wed
BOTH MARRIED BEFORE
Each Had Lost a Loved One
and They Quickly Decide
to Finish Life Together
Special Dispatch to The Call.
FRESNO, July 22.---After a separa-
tion [separation] of forty-five years George Harris
and Mary J.…
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Henry Anderson searching for mother Peggy, brothers Chas, Horace, and Alex, and sisters Sarah Ann and Malinda
The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)
December 7, 1895
LOST RELATIVES.
I would like to find my relatives. I was born
in Somerset County, Maryland. My name is
Henry Anderson, my Master was John Ander-
son [Anderson] of Eastern Shore M. D., I left about six
years before the war. Mothers name was Peg-gy [Peggy] and my brothers were named Chas, Horace,
Alex, and Sandy I left two sisters in…
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Unidentified parents reunited with their daughter after 20 years
Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD)
July 29, 1875
A TOUCHING SCENE.-The Newtown (Md.)
Gazette says: The steamer Tangier last Satur-
day [Saturday] landed at our wharf a negro woman who
had been sold "way down South" some twenty
years ago. She belonged to the Rush estate,
and her father and mother, whose heads are sil-
vered [silvered] with the frosts of many winters, have re-
mained…
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Gracy Boyd searching for her daughters Mary Boyd and Peggy Boyd
The Daily Picayune (New Orleans, LA)
June 13, 1841
INFORMATION WANTED,
BY a poor distressed mother, who had two daughters
sold, one named Mary and the other Peggy
Boyd; the former is now 38 years old, the latter 27;
they were sold about 20 years ago to Mr. Blount
Robertson, of Louisiana, who sold them to some
French gentleman; they were sold by George Boyd
of Nashville. Their mother of…
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Martha Cobble finds her sons Thurston Cobble and Ned Cobble after a 40-year search
The Daily Picayune (New Orleans, LA)
August 16, 1889
A Mother's Search.
An interesting incident has just been
brought to light in Owensboro, Ky., in
which Martha Cobble, who served a
great portion of her life in slavery in
Virginia, and who forty years ago was
separated from her children, is the he-
roine. The mother and her offspring
were owned by a planter in Richmond,
Va., and at the…
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William Watson searching for his wife Nancy Watson and their children George and Jane
Louisville Daily Courier (Louisville, KY)
March 21, 1866
WANTED.
WANTED—INFORMATION—My wife, NAN-
CY [NANCY] WATSON, colored woman, and two chil-
dren [children], George, aged 9 or 10, and Jane, aged 4 or 5, ar-
rived [arrived] in Louisville, Ky., last summer. They were
from Avoyelle Parish, La., near Marksville. We
all belonged to Mr. Cornelius Voris. I have not
heard one word from them since…
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K. R. [K. Robinson?] searching for Ben Schwartz
The Shreveport Times (Shreveport, LA)
June 17, 1909
INFORMATION WANTED.
WANTED—Information concerning
whereabouts of Ben Schwartz (colored).
Last heard of at Natchitoches.
Address K. R., 515 Belknap Place,
San Antonio, Texas.
6-16 to 6-17
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Pinkey Bailey searching for Aaron Curran
Arkansas Democrat (Little Rock, AR)
July 3, 1903
INFORMATION WANTED
OF ANDREW CURRAN
Pinkey Bailey, of room 10, city hall,
New Orleans, writes to Mayor W. E.
Lenon for information concerning the
whereabouts of Aaron Curran, a col-
ored [colored] man, who is said to be living in
this city. His name is not in the
city directory, and the police have no
knowledge of him.
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Ann Whaley searching for her relatives
Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD)
August 26, 1911
OLD "MAMMY" ASKS AID
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Ex-Slave, 101 Years Old, Wants
Mayor to Find Relatives.
Many quaint letters filled with unusual
requests are received by the Mayors of
cities, and since taking office Mayor Preston
has received his share.
One that came yesterday from New Orleans
from a colored woman, who signed
herself Ann Whaley,…
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C. A. Halley searching for Mrs. Fleming, the wife of Harvey Fleming
The Daily Picayune (New Orleans, LA)
November 25, 1900
INFORMATION wanted of the present address
of the Mrs. Fleming, colored, who, in
war times, was wife of Harvey Fleming; supposed
to be in New Orleans. C. A. Halley,
special examiner, custom-house.
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Joseph Phillips (formerly Valance Scott and Joseph Blancha) searching for his father, aunt, and cousins
The Weekly Louisianan (New Orleans, LA)
April 3, 1880
Information Wanted
A gentleman by the name of
Joseph Phillips, residing in Grants-
ville [Grantsville], Nevada, is very anxious to
learn of the whereabouts of his
relatives. In order that they may
be identified, we are requested to
state that he belonged to a Mr.
Scott, of this city, who owned a
plantation about 25 miles above…
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Nancy Gibson searching for her sons Frederick Gibson and Thomas Barrick
New Orleans Republican (New Orleans, LA)
April 19, 1868
By Nancy Gibson, who left Baltimore
in 1844, of her two sons, Frederick
Gibson and Thomas Barrick, from
whom she has been separated about
twenty-five years.
Address her care of Rev. A. Ross,
pastor of Wesley Chapel, New Orleans.
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Celia Gamby searching for her son Asbury Bright (formerly Asbury Gamby)
New Orleans Republican (New Orleans, LA)
April 19, 1868
By Celia Gamby, of Baltimore,
Maryland, of her son Asbury Gamby.
Since enlisting, however, in the
seventh United States colored regi-
ment [regiment] he has gone by the name of As-
bury [Asbury] Bright. The last news of him
was that he had started with his regi-
ment [regiment] from Texas to Baltimore via New
Orleans.
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Helen M. Daniels searching for her mother Anna Maria Williams and sister Charlotte
New Orleans Republican (New Orleans, LA)
April 19, 1868
By Helen M. Daniels, formerly of
Newbern, North Carolina, of her
mother, Anna Maria Williams. Also
of her sister Charlotte.
Information may be sent her at Mrs.
Fowlkis's, corner of Josephine and
Dryades streets, New Orleans.
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Martha Brandsford searching for her sisters Charlotte Tarry, Mary Ann Tarry, Fanny Brandsford, and Amelia Hudson
New Orleans Republican (New Orleans, LA)
April 19, 1868
Information Wanted.
By Martha Brandsford, of Lynch-
burg [Lynchburg], Virginia, of her sisters, Char-
lotte [Charlotte] Tarry, Mary Ann Tarry, Fanny
Brandsford, and Amelia Hudson.
Address Rev. A. Ross, pastor Wes-
ley [Wesley] Chapel, New Orleans.
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A. C. Dibol searching for Mariah's children
New Orleans Republican (New Orleans, LA)
June 9, 1868
PERSONAL....................PERSONAL.
The children of Mariah, formerly a slave of
Madame Jouvin, will hear something to their
interest by applying to A. C. Diboll, Attorney, at
Wilmington, Ohio. je4 6t*
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Willie Williams
The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)
June 10, 1893
I would like to know the whereabouts of my
twin brother, his name is Willie Williams; we
were born in Marrietta, Ga., he left when I was
at the Union depot, in Atlanta, Ga., and went
to Louisiana, the last I heard of him. Any information
concerning him will be gladly received
by Willie Williams. Lithia Springs, Ga. 6 10
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Lillie Bates searching for her father Louis Dorsey
The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)
April 20, 1893
I should like to know the whereabouts of my
father. His name was Louis Dorsey and his
wife's name was Eliza Dorsey. They used to
belong to Dr. Thomas Mattricks in Rappee
Parish, La., near Alexandria. He parted with
his wife and children near the close of the late
war with Gen. Bank's regiment. My grand-
father's [grandfather's]…
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Kitty Presnell seeking information about her children Davie, Mariah, and Catherine
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
January 31, 1884
Kitty Presnell would like to
know the whereabouts of her chil-
dren [children] whom she was parted from be-
fore [before] the emancipation. They were
separated from her at Flat Lake,
La. We were then living with
Jesse Paxton. I was sold to Erwin
Williams. There I was parted
from my three children, viz: Davie,
Mariah and Catherine. I…
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Mrs. Lou Davis searching for Manda Hester
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
February 7, 1884
MR. EDITOR--I wish to inquire
for an old lady friend of mine,
Manda Hester, When last heard
from she was in New Orleans.
She is the mother of Mary Milton,
Asa Milton's wife. They were na-
tives [natives] of Enterprise, Clark county,
Mississippi. Address me at Ed-
wards [Edwards], Miss. MRS. LOU DAVIS.
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Mariah Abbamier searching for her relatives including her parents Jack and Mary Ephron
The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)
July 2, 1892
I am in search of relatives from whom I was
separated in slavery. I went from the state of
Alabama, Barby county. My owners at that
time were Sharpes, Bammers and Franks. My
father's name was Jack Ephron, my brothers'
and sisters' names were Harriet Ephron, Nick
Ephron, John Green and Carr Green; my moth-
er [mother] s name was Mary…
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Daniel West (formerly Daniel Cooper) looking for his father Jeff Cooper, his mother Susie Cooper, and his siblings
The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)
June 25, 1892
LOST RELATIVES.
I would like to know the whereabouts of my
lost relatives who were separated from me in
slavery. I was taken from Scriven county, Ga.
My father's name was Jeff. Cooper, and moth-
er's [mother's] name was Susie Cooper, my sisters' names
were Anna Cooper, Siler Cooper, Katie Cooper
and Sallie Cooper. My brothers' names…
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Fannie Laster (formerly Francis Fuller) searching for their mother Mahalie Hall
The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)
October 3, 1891
I would like to know the wereabouts of my
mother My original name was Francis Ful-
ler [Fuller], and I lived in Green county, Ga. My
mother was taken from Daid county to the
state of Louisiana Her name was Mahalie
Hall. My uncle, Dave Hall, and an aunt whose
name was was Julia Hall, was taken with her.
Their mother, who was left in Green…
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Murray Thompson
The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)
September 12, 1891
Lost Relative.
I would like to know the whereabouts of
my three brothers named John, Squire, and
Bill. who lived in Rutherford county, Tenn.
My Mother's name was Annica Rucker. I
was sold from her 25 years before the war to
a man by the name of Beard in Wilson coun-
ty, Tenn. My mother and three brothers
were then caried to Louisiana,…
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Addie Johnson
The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)
February 28, 1891
LOST RELATIVES.
Information is wanted of Octavius Oldwine,
who was last heard of at Point Pleasant, La.
His sister, Mrs Addie Johnson, would like to
hear from him, or concerning him. Address,
62 Whiting Street, Chicago, Ills.
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