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William Rawlin searching for William Turner

Buffalo Commercial Advertiser (Buffalo, NY)

July 15, 1862

INFORMATION WANTED
OF WILLIAM TURNER, (colored.) He came from
Toronto, C. W., to this city, about four months ago,
since which time his family have not heard from him. He
is supposed to be on some boat plying between this city
and one of the upper lake ports Any information ad-
dressed [addressed] to "WILLIAM RAWLIN, Toronto, C. W.,…

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Samuel Toogood searching for family

The Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD)

December 29, 1873

INFORMATION WANTED OF PRISCILLA,
ELIZABETH, SARAH, ELLEN, HENRY and
ALFRED TOOGOOD. These persons formerly belonged
to Mr. Moses Lawrence, of Anne Arundel
county, Md. Information concerning them will be
thankfully received by SAMUEL TOOGOOD, care
of Philip Spencer, Yonkers, N. Y. 1t;

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W. H. Gilliam seeking Mrs. Johnson (formerly Miss Hannah Harmer).

The Cleveland Gazette (Cleveland, OH)

February 12, 1887

Information Wanted Of Miss Hannah Harmer or Mrs. Johnson, widow, daughter of Elizabeth and John Harmer, who formerly resided east of Toronto, Can., near Sharkhill and Brooksbush. Left Toronto in 1864, in company with her mother and brother, Thomas Harmer, en route for Buffalo and left the latter place for Wisconsin, Iowa or Indiana. Was reported…

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Clara Goodman Jones searching for family

The Chicago Defender (Chicago, IL)

May 29, 1920

Information Wanted

Any one knowing the whereabouts of the family of Clara Goodman Jones, last heard of in Washington, D. C., communicate with Clara Goodman Jones, 646 Lenox avenue, New York, care Wernham. The children, Nelson, Fanny, Cloe and Clara (twins) and George, were placed in the Freedman asylum during the civil war.—Advt.

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Mrs. Clara Bashop seeking information about her daughter Patience (2nd of 4 ads)

St. Louis Post Dispatch (St. Louis, MO)

October 2, 1892

HUNTING HER CHILD.
A Former Slave Still in Search of Her
Lost Daughter.
New York, Oct. 1. - For thirty three years
Mrs. Clara Bashop of Morristown, N. J., has
been searching for her lost daughter, and she
is searching still. Tears have often flowed
over the woes of Uncle Tom, but her story is
sadder and more pathetic than the one…

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James E. Johnson seeking information about his parents Henry and Susan Johnson and siblings Walker Claybourne, George W. Johnson, and Henriette Johnson

The Chicago Defender (Chicago, IL)

November 3, 1917

INFORMATION WANTED

James E. Johnson, 109 Douglas
street, Jamaica, N.Y., desires to know
the whereabouts of any of his relatives.
His father and mother, Henry and
Susan Johnson; brothers, Walker,
Claybourne, and George W. Johnson;
sister, Henriette Johnson. All were
slaves of the estate of Dr. Lynn Crum,
New Kent County, Va. They…

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E. N. Leroy seeking Mrs. B. F. Stevens

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

January 5, 1895

I would like to know the address or where-
abouts [whereabouts] of Mrs. B. F. Stevens, formally of Chi-
cago [Chicago], but who left for New York last November.
Her husband was a K. of P. She has a mother
and two young sisters living in Indianapolis
whose christian name is Sims, and also a mar-
ried [married] one name Mrs. Nellie McDonell,…

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Sarah C. Howard

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

February 25, 1893

The undersigned will be under obligations
for any information of Ennich J. Howard who
left Buffalo, N. Y. for California between 1849
and 1854, last heard of in Stockton, Cal. His
father's name was Abraham Howard and his
home was in Fredericksburg, Va. A brother
lives in Detroit, Mich., whose name is Alexan-
der [Alexander] J. Howard;…

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David L. Brown

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

December 10, 1892

Any one knowing the whereabouts of my
father, Thomas Lucas, of Wilmington, N. C.,
lived in New York City in the neighborhood of
McDugal and Sullivan streets about 1885. An
information will be gladly received by David
L. Brown, 1 Tottenham street, Tottenham
Court Road, London, W., England.

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Frances Revey

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

November 14, 1891

I desire information concerning Nettie
Davis, my sister, last heard from about two
years ago, she was living in Jersey City
Heights with her father, Thomas Davis. She
is 18 years of age. Any information concerning
her will be cheerfully received by Mrs. Francis
Revey; Fair Haven New York.

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W.W. Woodroe

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

June 13, 1891

I would like to know the whereabouts of
William H. Roden, of Albany, N. Y. the last time
I heard from him he was in New York City.
He is about 19 years old. Any information
concerning him will be cheerfully received by W.
W. Woodroe, box 182, Saratoga Springs, N. Y.

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Robert Mason searching for mother Maria Hall and sisters Margaret and Lucy Mason

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

February 28, 1878

INFORMATION WANTED Of my mother Maria Hall whose first husband, my father, was James Mason; and of my sisters Margaret and Lucy Mason. When last heard from they were living in or near Front Royal, Va. but my late owner, John B. Gardener, wrote me that they had removed to Ohio. Any information of them will be thankfully received by Robert Mason…

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Daniel Williams (formerly Charles Divan) searching for his parents Lloyd and Millie Divan

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

January 24, 1878

INFORMATION WANTED. Charles Divan, now goes by the name of Daniel Williams, wishes to learn the whereabouts of his parents. My father's name was Lloyd Divan; mother's name Millie Divan. They were owned by Henry Cast in the days of slavery, in Frederick City, M. D. any information addressed to Daniel Williams, Onega N. Y., will be thankfully…

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Ella Irene Hill Butler searching for her aunt Mrs. Winnie Johnson, as well as her uncle Thomas Hill and his wife Rena

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

February 26, 1916

Do You Know These?
I would like to know the wherea-
bouts [whereabouts] of my aunt. Her name is Mrs.
Winnie Johnson, wife of the deceased
Wm. Johnson. When last heard of
she resided in Second St., Richmond,
Va. Would also like to know of any
other relative.
I am the daughter of the deceased
Henry Hill, and the grand-daughter of
the…

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Mrs. C. Goodlette seeking Harrison Hurbert

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

November 27, 1915

DO YOU KNOW HIM? I, would like to know the whereabouts of Harrison Hurbert, who was discharged from the Petersburg Insane Asylum in the year of 1913 as cured. MRS. C. GOODLETTE, 131 Main Street, New Rochelle, N. Y.

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John H. Woodson

The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

February 11, 1911

Wants to Find Them,

Editor of The Planet:

Dear Sir, - Kindly advertise in
your paper if there is any one in the
city of Richmond that is a sister to
Nancy Robinson of 146 Rockaway
Road, Jamaica, L. I., N. Y.
Nancy Robinson has a daughter
by the name of Octava, and the
(both) mother and daughter are
dead, and the sister is wanted…

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Joseph F. and Sallie Bebbs looking for their son

The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

January 30, 1909

DO YOU KNOW HIM? Manchester, Va., Jan. 20, '09. We would like to know the whereabouts of our son, Jesse Bebbs. When last heard from he was in Hudson, N. Y. He is in his 33rd year of age, about 5 feet, 8 inches tall, of dark brown complexion. He has been from home about nine months and nothing has been heard from him. Any information will be…

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John Adams

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

November 22, 1913

Do You Know Them?

I am very anxious to get in touch
with some of my people. I left my
home, Asheville, N. C., in 1896 and
for three years kept up a regular
correspondence. Since then, I have
heard nothing of my people. My
mother, Martha Ross and step-father
Brooks Ross were living at No. 10
Ann St., Asheville, N. C.
My mother had two…

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William Young

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

February 7, 1914

Do You Know Him?

I would like to know the where-
abouts of my father, Issac Young,
about 55 years old. He was born in
Oxford, N. C. or Wilmington, N. C.
His father's name was Grandson
Young. Any information will be
greatfully received by his son, Wil-
liam Young, Box B, Dannemora, N. Y.

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Rev. Samuel A. Franklin searching for his Franklin/Boves family

Nashville Globe (Nashville, TN)

March 5, 1909

TO FIND RELATIVES.
There have been separations in
many families, most of this being
brought about by the conditions that
prevailed during the days of recon-
struction or soon after the emancipa-
tion. Father was separated from
wife, mother from daughter, sister
from brother, and so on. A case of this
has come to light now: Rev.…

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John Jones finds his mother, Parthenia Jones, after more than a 30-year separation

The Sun (New York, NY)

February 23, 1894

FOUND HIS SLAVE MOTHER.

John Jones's Search of Many Years Seems to Have Met With Success.

John Jones, the colored man whorecently
sought the aid of the New York police in find-
ing his mother, Parthenia Jones, from whom
he was separated during the early days of the
war, has been notified of the success of the
search.The story he told was…

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Abraham Blackburn finds his mother after writing 236 letters of inquiry

The Chicago Weekly Tribune (Chicago, IL)

December 8, 1886

REUNITED AT LAST

A Newburg Colored Man's Long Search for
His Mother -- Both Sold in 1862

An incident has just come to light in this
city which is a strong reminder of old slavery
days in the South, and which illustrates sever-
al phases of human character. Mr. Abraham
Blackburn, a colored man 35 years old, had
been in the employ of the…

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Annie Henry is searching for family members she left behind in 1871.

The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

December 15, 1906

Do You Know Them?

I would like to know the wherea-
bouts of Emma Wilson, Miles Wil-
son, Enoch Wilson, and Edward Wil-
son of Portsmouth, Va. The sister
Emma Wilson left Portsmouth, Va.
and went to Deep Creek, Va. Moth
er's name was Margaret Wilson also
of Portsmouth, Va.

I, the sister Annie Wilson left
Portsmouth, Va. in the year…

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C. H. Treadwell is searching for the mother of a girl who has died.

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

November 17, 1906

Do You Know Her?

New York. Nov. 14th, 1906.
Mr. John Mitchell, Jr.,
Dear Sir:
In the New York Morgue is the
body of a girl from Richmond, Va.
by the name of Rachel Pryor. Her
mother once lived on William Street
near Leigh Street in Richmond. As
I understand she has a life insur-
ance on the girl and if she is not
heard from…

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Nannie Depew is searching for her son Johnny Brown

The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

October 27, 2017

Information Wanted.

I would like to find my son, Johnny
Brown who some times lives in
Danville, Va. then again in Richmond.
Age 16. I ask that the
ministers will please ask the people
to assist me in finding him.

MRS. NANNIE DEPEW,
517 Waverly St.
Brooklyn, N. Y.

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