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Mrs. Diana Johnson (nee Diana Hellard) searching for information about her parents and siblings
Buffalo Commercial Advertiser (Buffalo, NY)
January 16, 1900
SLAVERY DAYS.
Texas Woman Tells a Story of the
Breaking Up of Her Family--Letter
to County Clerk Wende.
County Clerk Otto H. Wende this morning
received the following letter, which vividly
recalls the days of slavery:
January 13, 1900.
I desire to find my people. I was born in
North Carolina, Roman County, five miles
from…
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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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Martha Hicks searching for her husband Braham Hicks
The Tri-Weekly Standard (Raleigh, NC)
June 22, 1867
NOTICE TO BRAHAM HICKS!
I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM MY HUSBAND,
Braham Hicks, since October, 1866. He
left Wake county in August, 1866. I would be
glad to hear from him, if alive. He was in Harnett
county when I last heard from him. Address
Standard office.
MARTHA HICKS.
Raleigh, June 1. 30--tf.
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Daniel Rouse searching for his son General Rouse (two ads)
Newbern Journal of Commerce (New Bern, NC)
July 25, 1869
BOY STOLEN.--A colored boy about ten
years old, named General Rouse, was stolen
from the market wharf, on Friday night, and
is supposed to have been carried in the direction
of Hyde county. Any information
pointing to his whereabouts will be thankfully
received by his father, Daniel Rouse,
on South Front Street.
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John J. Dwyer, an attorney, searching for Robert Bowen or his heirs
Tar Heel (Elizabeth City, NC)
January 28, 1910
DO YOU KNOW
ROBERT BOWEN?
The Tar Heel Prints the
Following Letter From a
Conneticutt Attorney
Upon Request to Assist
in Locating Robert
Bowen or His Hiers.
Hartford, Conn. Jan. 21, 1910
The Tar Heel, Elizabeth City, N. C.
Robert Bowen (colored) was born
in North Carolina (locality unknown)
in 1842. He came to Hartford Conn
and…
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A. Brinkley searching for Harry T. Alston
The Western Appeal/The Appeal: A National Afro-American Newspaper (St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN)
April 25, 1891
SEEKING FOR THE LOST.
HARRY T. ALSTON--When last heard from in
July, 1890, he was in Patterson, N. J. He is 50
years old, a bricklayer by trade, Address, A.
Brinkley, Aurelian Springs, N. C.
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Levi Morrison searching for his brother Archie B. Morrison
The Pinehurst Outlook (Pinehurst, NC)
October 29, 1897
Information is wanted concerning
Archie B. Morrison (colored). He was
born in Moore county, N. C., and was
last heard from at Magnolia Hotel, St.
Augustine, Florida in 1885. Any infor-
mation [information] will be gratefully received by his
brother, Levi Morrison, Pinehurst, N. C.
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Joanna Hamilton searching for her sons
The Evening Post (Wilmington, NC)
March 21, 1873
Information is wanted concerning
the colored boys, aged 12 and 8 years,
children of Joanna Hamilton, Charlotte.
They are supposed to be in Catawba
county.
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David Eason searching for his brother Dorsey Eason
Times-Dispatch (Richmond, VA)
February 18, 1904
Seeks Information.
David Eason, colored, of Roxobel, N.
C., writes the Mayor for information of
his brother, Dorsey Eason, who was sold
here several years before the war. Any
information will be gladly received by
the brother.
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Miss Mattie Gooseby searching for her mother Mollie Gravely
Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)
March 16, 1901
Do You Know Her?
I desire to find my mother. The last
time I saw her was five years ago. She
was then in Greensboro. N. C. Her
first husband's name was Ned Goosby,
last husband's name, Green Gravelly.
She goes by the name of Mo[undecipherable]lie
Gravely. She had four children, viz.
Mattie, Johnnie, Mary and Rosa Goos-
by [Goosby],…
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Miss Lillie Ragland searching for Mrs. Pattie Rogers
Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)
February 27, 1904
Do You Know Her.
I desire to know the whereabouts of
Mrs. Pattie Rogers. Any one having any
information concerning said party will
please notify the undersigned and they
will be rewarded for their trouble.
Miss LILLIE RAGLAND,
422 Matthew St.,
Durham, N. C.
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Benj. Motte searching for unnamed child on behalf of the child's mother
The Herald of the Union (Wilmington, NC)
March 23, 1865
STRAYED.
A SMALL Colored Boy, about 4 years of age.—
Any information of his whereabouts will be
thankfully received by the subscriber, or the moth-
er [mother] of the boy. [21 1t] BENJ. MOTTE.
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Geo. L. Mabson searching for George Smith
Evening Post (Wilmington, NC)
December 24, 1873
INFORMATION concerning George
Smith, colored, a discharged soldier, is
wanted. Any one knowing his where-
abouts [whereabouts] will please inform Geo. L. Mab-
son [Mabson]. George Smith will hear something
to his advantage by making himself
known. 2t
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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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Mary Williams searching for her daughter Harriet Hayes, grandson Mansa, and granddaughter Helen
Raleigh Daily News (Raleigh, NC)
February 25, 1874
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
INFORMATION WANTED
Of one Harriet Hayes, col'd, my daughter,
now aged 31 years, who lived with Mr. Joe
Hayes, 6 miles from Raleigh, on the Chapel
Hill Road, and was taken to Richmond,
Va., sold in 1863, and who then had a son
and daughter, Mansa and Helen. Any in-
formation [information] of their whereabouts will be…
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Nazery Hinton searching for his wife Tecy Rand
The Raleigh Register (Raleigh, NC)
September 24, 1867
INFORMATION WANTED.
Any information of the whereabouts of my
wife, TECY RAND, will be very thankfully receiv-
ed [received], she formerly belonged to Dr. Banks, of Wake
county, N.C., and was sold to Fabius Rand, in
Clefton, Wilcox county, Alabama, about eleven
or twelve years ago.
NAZERY HINTON.
Address Editor Weekly Republican,…
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Britton Richardson seeking their son Isham Richardson
The Tri-Weekly Standard (Raleigh, NC)
November 26, 1867
INFORMATION WANTED!
MY SON, ISHAM RICHARDSON, AN AL-
BINO [ALBINO]—white skinned, but of negro blood, with
one black spot on his under lip—light eyes,
white, soft woolly hair—unable to see in the
glare of the sun—was taken from me when the
Federal army came through, and is no doubt now
in the North some where. On the tenth day of…
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James Henry Johnson searching for his mother Betsy and sisters Mary, Ellen, Harriet, and Rose
Richmond Daily Dispatch (Richmond, VA)
April 4, 1872
WANTS.
INFORMATION WANTED.— James
Henry Johnson, who formerly belonged to Mrs.
Catharine Berkeley, widow of Robert Berkeley,
wishes to know the place of residence of his former
mistress, so as to learn where to find his mother
Betsy and his sisters Mary, Ellen, Harriet, and Rose.
Address JAMES HENRY JOHNSON,
ap 4-1t* Williamstown,…
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Geo Baum searching for his children Matilda Meekins and Willis Meekins
The Era (Raleigh, NC)
January 21, 1875
INFORMATION WANTED.— Geo
Baum, of Manteo P. O., Dare Co.,
N. C., desires information of his
two children, MATILDA MEEKINS
and WILLIS MEEKINS. They be
longed [belonged] to the estate of Esther Meek-
ins [Meekins], and were carried from Roanoke
Island into the Confederate lines in
1861. When last heard from, his
daughter was at…
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Alfred Harrison searching for his mother Mrs. Cloe Jarvis
The North Carolinian (Elizabeth City, NC)
September 30, 1874
INFORMATION WANTED-of the where-
abouts [whereabouts] of Mrs. CLOE JARVIS (colored).
She was formerly the slave of the Rev. Ban-
nister [Bannister] Jarvis, of Powell's Point, Currituck;
County, N. C. Any insormation addressed to
her son will be thankfully recteved.
ALFRED HARRISON, World office
New York City. 14-2t.
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Julia Harrison searching for Julius Harrison
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
March 21, 1889
INFORMATION WANTED. INFO MAT ON WANTED OF JUL US HARR. so, formerly of Tar oro, N.C. He is suppos d to ba[Indecipherable]e go e to Baltimore la t Apr l to learn the baker s t[Indecipherable]ade. He is nephew of Rev. M.b. Matthewson of Tarboro, N.C. Any information as o his whereab uts will b gladly received by Julia Harris n, No, 5 Fruit St.…
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Martha Jennings-Lucas searching for her mother, sister, brothers, daughter, and husband
Harrisburg Telegraph (Harrisburg, PA)
July 23, 1900
A Former Slave's Appeal.
The following pathetic appeal is print-
ed [printed] in the Star of Zion, Chariotte, N.C.,
and is from a former slave who wants to
find his relatives, 37 years after they were
set free:
"Information wanted of my mother, sis-
ter [sister] and brother. My mother's name was
Lucy Jennings, and was a servant of Dr.…
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Robert Warren and Charity Atwater reunited and remarried after 53 years
Davenport Sunday Democrat (Davenport, IA)
June 6, 1897
Married After Fifty-three Years.
Oskaloosa, June 5. There was sol-
emnized [solemnized] here today a wedding that re-
united [reunited] “Uncle” Robert Warren, of Os-
kaloosa [Oskaloosa], and Charity Atwater, of North
Carolina, after a separation of 53 years.
The two were married according to
slave laws at Chapel Hill, North Caro-
lina…
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Henry Marlow searching for the Rev. J. W. Green
The Weekly Star (Wilmington, NC)
June 9, 1899
Information Wanted.
Henry Marlow, colored, a subscriber
to the STAR at Excelsior, writes to
make inquiries about one Rev. J. W.
Green, colored, who claims to be a
preacher and doctor. He married in
the vicinity of Excelsior. Anyone
knowing anything of his where-
abouts [whereabouts] is asked to notify Henry Mar-
low [Marlow],…
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John Williams reunited with his mother Harriet Blackwell after 32 years
Asheville Daily Citizen (Asheville, NC)
December 31, 1892
FOUND HIS MOTHER
John Williams Visits His Mother
After an Absence of 32 Years.
The Knoxville Tribune of yesterday
contains a long account (which was
printed as original in the Gazette this
morning) of the re-union of a mother
and son, who had not seen each other
for thirty-two years. The people were
colored, the mother's name being…
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