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Alexander Wood searching for former fellow servicemembers
Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)
July 26, 1902
Do You Know Them?
MARTINSBURG, W. VA., July 8, 1902.
I am an old soldier and belonged to
Co. E, 2nd U. S. Cavalry commanded
by Col. George W. Cole and Capt. John
Tucker. I am desirous of locating
some of my old comrades that I might
be able to be identified and thus secure
my pension. Here appended are a few
names: Joseph Morris,…
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Andrew Jackson searching for Anty Jackson's sons
Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)
April 9, 1921
DO YOU KNOW THEM?
I desire to know the whereabouts
of Anty Jackson's sons, who lived in
Richmond or in Virginia somewhere
during slavery times. He was an old
man, who bought his freedom by
working in the gold mines and after
the surrender, he married a Creole.
Any information concerning him on
his relatives will be thankfully…
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Ann Wright (formerly Ann Carter) seeking information about her father Thomas Carter
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
September 7, 1893
INFORMATION WANTED OF
my father, Thomas Carter, who
left Louisburg, W. Va., about the
fourth year of the war, 1864. He
belonged to Ben Thompson at
Kanawha, W. Va. I am his daught-
er, Ann Wright. My name was
Ann Carter. Address
Rev. John T. Schofield,
Box 105 Bedford, Va.
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Braxton Mitchell searching for his relatives including his mother Easter Mitchell
Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)
March 15, 1902
Do You Know them?
I desire to find my relatives. I left
my mother in Sewal, Va. I was sold
from her in slavery. Her name was Eas
ter [Easter] Mitchell, my father belonged to an-
other [another] white man by the name of Barley
Brockston, which was his name.
I have some brothers but cannot re-
member [remember] but two, Peter Mitchell,…
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Eliza Brown searching for her son, Johnny White
Richmond Daily Dispatch (Richmond, VA)
August 2, 1882
WANTS.
INFORMATION WANTED OF MY
SON JOHNNY WHITE, a colored boy about
eighteen years old; was engaged at the Bon Air
Hotel, Chesterfield, during the summer of 1881;
from there he went to the Greenbrier White Sulphur
Springs. His last letter (7 November,
1881,) stated he was there waiting on a gentleman.
Any information concerning…
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Emma Moore (formerly Emma Washington) searching for her family
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
May 10, 1883
DEAR DEAR:--I want information
as to my people whom I left in Vir-
ginia [Virginia] some years ago. My owner
was Robert G. Hudgans; I left him
at Greensboro, White Sulphur
Springs. My mother was Lucinda
Johnson, and lived at the same
place. My father was named John
Washington and lived in Essex
county, Va. Sisters were Louisa
and…
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Emmanuel Jacobs and Caroline Jacobs searching for their son Solomon Jacobs
National Republican (Washington, DC)
May 20, 1875
WANTS.
WANTED-INFORMATION IS WANTED
of the whereabouts of Solomon Jacobs, who,
prior to the war, was a slave of Daniel R. Mc-
Neal [McNeal], of Hardy county, Virginia, and sold to
Southern traders. Any person having informa-
tion [information] on the subject will favor his parents by ad-
dressing [addressing] EMMANUEL and CAROLINE…
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Executors of estate found Robert Busby, "ex-slave," and gave him an inheritance
The Broad Ax (Chicago, IL)
October 9, 1897
AGED EX-SLAVE.
Left a Fortune of $50,000 by His
Former Master.
Benton Harbor, Mich., Sept 29.
--Robert Busby, an old ex-slave,
was today advised by a Charleston
(S. C.) lawyer that his former master,
Bradford North, who died four
years ago, has left him an inheritance
of $50,000. The old planter
left an immense estate, and…
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F. H. Porterfield searching for heirs of Samuel Burton
Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)
March 24, 1900
Do You Know Them?
Information is desired concerning
the relatives of Samuel Burton, who
died at Saginaw, Mich., leaving some
money. He worked at Montgomery,
W. Va., and was said to have a sister,
Angeline Fisher, who lived at Ford's
Mill, Roanoke County, Va.
He is said to have an aunt at Edge-
water [Edgewater], Fayette County, W.…
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Fannie O. P. Robinson searching for Martin, Frank, Lidley, and Dealey Strother
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
April 12, 1883
INFORMATION WANTED OF THE FOL
lowing named persons Martin, Frank,
Lidey and Dealey Strother, who belonged to
Andrew Aldridge, Jefferson Co , W. Va.
Address Mrs. Fannie O P. Robinson, Smith-
field, Jefferson Co., W. Va.
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Gwynn Carr and Jack Carr searching for sister Louisa and brother Curg
Memphis Daily Appeal (Memphis, TN)
February 24, 1878
INFORMATION--Gwynn Carr and Jack Carr
want to hear from their sister LOUISA and
brother CURG, who belonged to Gip. Powell, liv-
ing [living] about four miles from Buffalo, West Virginia,
before the war. Any information addressed to
GWYNN CARR, care of Panola Oilworks, Memphis,
Tenn. , will be gratefully received.
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H. Turner searching for her sister or her sister's husband
Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)
June 8, 1907
Information Wanted.
Information wanted of Louisa
Bruce or her husband, Billy Bruce,
by her sister, H. TURNER, 117 E.
84th St., New York City.
West Virginia papers please copy.
3t.
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H. Y. Allen looking for brother John B. Lee
Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)
June 3, 1893
Information Wanted.
Information is wanted of John B. Lee.
He was born in Buckingham county, Va.
in 1869. He is 24 years of age, about
six feet in height, light complexion.
When last heard of he was in Washington
county, Pa., digging in the coal
mine. Any information will be thankfully
received by his brother.
H. Y.…
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Hamilton Furlong searching for his mother Ersely Furlong and brother Singleton Furlong
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
February 9, 1882
To the Methodist churches of
New Orleans: I would like to find
my mother Ersely Furlong, and
my brother Singleton Furlong.
We were sold from Martinsburg,
Berkely county, Virginia, Mother
was a member of the Methodist
Church. Children were Eldridge,
John, Charles and Wesley Furlong.
Address Hamilton Furlong, care
Rev. Geo. Dobson,…
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Harriet Jackson seeking information about Caroline Jackson, Jack Davis, and Hannibal Davis
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
August 13, 1885
INFORMATION WANTED OF CARO-
line Jackson, who once belonged to
James Washington Hill, London county,
Va., but was sold to Geo. Hunter. Also
Jack Davis and Hannibal Davis. Harriet
Jackson, Parkersburg, West Virginia.
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Jacob Gilmore looking for his son Birome Gilmore
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
January 5, 1899
Information wanted of my son,
Birome Glimore, who was born in
Copiah co., Miss., on Harris Gil-
more's plantation. His mother is
dead; her name was Easter Gil-
more. The last time I heard from
him, he was at Omega, West Vir-
ginia. I have bought a very nice
little plantation, and being 80 years
old, am unable to take care of it.
I…
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Jane Ferguson searching for her son Squire Ferguson
Highland Weekly News (Hillsboro, OH)
June 17, 1869
WANTED.—Information of Squire Ferguson, (colored,) son of Squire and Jane Ferguson, formerly of Maiden, W. Va., but who has not been heard from since Lightburn's retreat, Address Jane Ferguson, Rutland, O. Exchanges, disposed to aid a mother in finding her son, will please give the above publicity.
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Jemima Howard looking for her brother Jacob and sister Drusilla
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
April 1, 1880
DEAR EDITOR ---- Please allow me
space in your valuable paper to inquire
for my brothers and sisters.
We belonged to Mr. John R. Goff.
of Tucker county, West Virginia.
I was sold to Wm. Elliott, of same
State. My sister Louisia was sold
to Bob Kid, and was sent here to
Louisiana. My brothers' names
are Jerome, Thomas, Jacob,…
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John Hicks searching for John and Kano Burkly
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
March 17, 1887
INFORMATION WANTED OF JOHN
and Kano Burkly. John was sold to
Mississippi from Charleston, West Virginia,
about 10 years before the war. Was owned
by a man named John Corlin Kano. When
last heard of was a Baptist minister in
Rockbridge Co., Va. Any information con-
cerning them will be gladly received by
John Hicks, Woodstock,…
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John Simus seeking information about his son James
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
January 12, 1882
INFORMATION WANTED BY JOHN SI
mus of his son James, who was taken to
Texas by a man named William Wethers.
Simus lived in Charleston, West Virginia,
until taken to Missouri, He would be glad
to receive word from his son. Address
John Simus, Hannibal, Mo.
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John Smith searching for his sister Aurila Smith and nephew Jobe Smith
The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)
May 29, 1896
Lost Relatives.
John Smith is desirous of locating Aurila
Smith, his sister, and Jobe Smith, his nephew,
who formerly belonged to George Long, of
West Virginia, fourteen miles above Point
Pleasant, on the great Hanawha river. Aurila
Smith was the daughter of Billy and Sallie
Smith, and when I last heard, they were in
Calhoun, Mo. Any…
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Julia Williams looking for brothers Alfred, Pete, and Bill Cawood
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
March 17, 1887
INFORMATION WANTED OF MY
brothers, Alfred, Pete and Bill Cawood,
who were sold South before the war by Ben
and Thomas Hicks, sons of the widow Emma
Hicks, to whose estate we belonged in Lou-
den county, Va, on the road between the
towns of Paris and Upperville. Our father's
name was Hays Cawood, and mother's
name was Sarah Cawood …
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Lewis L. Garrison
The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)
February 8, 1909
Wants to Find Her. I would like to locate my sister, Harriet Ann Carter. Her husband's name is Jesse Carter. When I last heard of her she was living in Richmond, Va. I will be very glad to receive any information of her. LEWIS L. GARRISON, Lewisburg, W. Va.
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Lizzie Creamer searching for Julia Creamer
The Daily Memphis Avalanche (Memphis, TN)
November 24, 1874
PERSONAL.
PERSONAL—Information wanted of JULIA
CREAMER, by her daughter, Lizzie
Creamer. When last heard of, Julia was taken
from Memphis by John Creamer. Address
HENRY WICKENHOFER,
Wilsonbury, Harrison county, West Virginia.
no22 6t
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Martha Williams seeking information about her siblings Perry, Henry, Henson, Horace, and Fanny Waters
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
April 1, 1880
INFORMATION WANTED OF MY BRO-
ther Perry Waters. He be-
longed to Geo Brent, Mancook, Maryland.
We were children of Richard Waters. It
is said they were sold down South. Perry
Waters is about 56 or 60 years of age. The
children were all sold together. Their
names are Perry, Henry, Horace, Henson
and Fanny Waters. My name is now Mar-
tha…
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