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25
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Title
A name given to the resource
Daily State Gazette (Green Bay, WI)
Text
Newspaper advertisements
State
Wisconsin
Tennessee
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Title
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Hiram Jefferson reunited with son Thomas after 30 years
Subject
The topic of the resource
Found Ad
Description
An account of the resource
Hiram Jefferson reunited with son Thomas after 30 years. Hiram Jefferson was separated from his family after the capture of Fort Donelson, during the Civil War. The pair were reunited in Janesville, Wisconsin.
Source
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Daily State Gazette (Green Bay, WI)
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
November 15, 1893
Contributor
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Jesse Nasta
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Newspapers.com
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
Fort Donelson, Dover, Stewart County, TN
Relation
A related resource
Janesville, WI
Scripto
Transcription
A written representation of a document.
After thirty years' separation Hiram
Jefferson and his son Thomas are reunited
in Janesville. The father became separ-
ated [separated] from his family just after the capture
of Fort Donelson, he being a slave on a
plantation near the fort.
Status
Not to transcribe
Weight
dd
child(ren)
Civil War
Civil War battle
found
left with Union Army
parent(s)
reunion
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Scripto
Status
Completed
Transcription
A written representation of a document.
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>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 that she married again. Any information of her whereabouts will be thankfully received, as she will hear of something to her advantage. Kindly communicate with W. H. Gilliam, 37 Robinson street, Toronto, Can.
</p></div>
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Title
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The Cleveland Gazette (Cleveland, OH)
Description
An account of the resource
1884, 1886, 1887, 1888, 1889
Text
Newspaper advertisements
State
Canada
New York
Wisconsin
Iowa
Indiana
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Title
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W. H. Gilliam seeking Mrs. Johnson (formerly Miss Hannah Harmer).
Subject
The topic of the resource
Information Wanted Ad
Description
An account of the resource
W. H. Gilliam seeking Mrs. Johnson (formerly Miss Hannah Harmer). She left Toronto for the Buffalo and then traveled on to Wisconsin, Iowa, or Indiana.
Source
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The Cleveland Gazette (Cleveland, OH)
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
February 12, 1887
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Bonnie Loden
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
Buffalo, NY
WI (Wisconsin)
IA (Iowa)
IN (Indiana)
Relation
A related resource
Toronto, Canada
Scripto
Status
Not to transcribe
Percent Completed
100
Transcription
A written representation of a document.
<div class="mw-parser-output">
<p>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 that she married again. Any information of her whereabouts will be thankfully received, as she will hear of something to her advantage. Kindly communicate with W. H. Gilliam, 37 Robinson street, Toronto, Can.</p>
</div>
Weight
dd
Civil War
emigration
remarried
widow
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Title
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The Western Appeal/The Appeal: A National Afro-American Newspaper (St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN; Chicago, IL)
Description
An account of the resource
1888, 1889, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1895, 1897, 1898, 1903, 1908, 1919
Text
Newspaper advertisements
State
Wisconsin
Virginia
Missouri
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Title
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Ambrose Maxey searching for his father David, mother Malinda, sisters Sophie and Mary, and brother Jack
Subject
The topic of the resource
Information Wanted Ad
Description
An account of the resource
Ambrose Maxey is searching for his father David, formerly enslaved by Thomas Perkins; mother Malinda, formerly enslaved by Ned Maxey; sisters Sophie and Mary, and brother Jack. They lived between Richmond and Appomattox Courthouse, VA. He also searches for his cousins Watt, Francis, Matilda, Wesley, and Sam who were formerly enslaved by Ned Maxey. Ambrose was taken to Missouri when he was 4 by Hiram Maxey.
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
The Appeal (Chicago, IL)
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
March 21, 1891
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Daniel Runyon
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
Richmond, VA
Appomattox Court House, VA
Missouri
Relation
A related resource
Adams County, WI
Scripto
Transcription
A written representation of a document.
Ambrose Maxey wishes to learn the whereabouts
of his father David, who belonged to Thomas Per-
kins[Perkins]; his mother Malinda, who belonged to Ned
Maxey; Sophie and Mary, sisters, and Jack a
brother. They lived between Richmond and Ap-
pomattox [Appomattox] C. H., Va. Also his cousins Watt,
Francis, Matilda, Wesley and Sam, their mother's
name was Eliza, and all belonged to Ned Maxey.
Ambrose was taken to Missouri when four years
of age by Hiram Maxey. Address, Ambrose
Maxey. Point Bluff, Adams Co.,. Wis.
Status
Not to transcribe
Weight
dd
-
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Title
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The Western Appeal/The Appeal: A National Afro-American Newspaper (St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN; Chicago, IL)
Description
An account of the resource
1888, 1889, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1895, 1897, 1898, 1903, 1908, 1919
Text
Newspaper advertisements
State
Wisconsin
Missouri
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Title
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Samuel Rice, Milwaukee, WI, searching for wives of two MO Methodist ministers
Subject
The topic of the resource
Information Wanted Ad
Description
An account of the resource
Samuel Rice searching for Mrs. Mary Taylor, Sedalia, MO, and Mrs. Frances Venable, Franklin, MO
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Appeal: A National Afro-American Newspaper (St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN)
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
June 1, 1895
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Jesse Nasta
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Newspapers.com
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
Sedalia, MO
Franklin, Howard County, MO
Relation
A related resource
Milwaukee, WI
Scripto
Transcription
A written representation of a document.
Information Wanted.
Wanted to know the whereabouts of
Mrs. Mary Taylor wife of a Methodist
minister named Spencer Taylor formerly
of Sedalis, Mo
Also Mrs. Frances Venable wife of
Robert Venable, Methodist minister at
Franklin, Saline Co., Mo. Any information
will be gladly received by Samuel
Rice care J.J Miles, Plankinton House,
Milwaukee, Wis.
Status
Not to transcribe
Weight
dd
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Title
A name given to the resource
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
Description
An account of the resource
1863-1902
Text
Newspaper advertisements
State
Wisconsin
Missouri
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Title
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Lezia Maffins seeking information about her unnamed siblings
Subject
The topic of the resource
Information Wanted Ads
Description
An account of the resource
Lezia Maffins searching for her brothers and sisters who were last seen in St. Louis, MO.
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
July 30, 1896
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
St. Louis, MO
Relation
A related resource
Superior, WI
Scripto
Transcription
A written representation of a document.
INFORMATION WANTED.
Information wanted of my brothers
and sisters. I have not heard
of them since I was a small girl
and was living in St. Louis, Mo.
The family's name is Maffins. Any
information will be gladly received
by Lezia Maffins, 1610 3rd
street, W. Superior, Wis.
Status
Not to transcribe
Weight
dd
migration (north)
sibling(s)
slave trade
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Title
A name given to the resource
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
Description
An account of the resource
1863-1902
Text
Newspaper advertisements
State
Wisconsin
Missouri
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Title
A name given to the resource
Mrs. Eliza Moppins searching for John, Henry, Della, Alfred, and Annie Moppins as well as Charles, Carter, and George Wells
Subject
The topic of the resource
Information Wanted Ads
Description
An account of the resource
Mrs. Eliza Moppins searching for John, Henry, Della, Alfred, and Annie Moppins as well as Charles, Carter, and George who were all thought to be in Missouri.
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
October 15, 1896
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Margaret Strolle
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
MO (Missouri)
Relation
A related resource
Superior, WI
Scripto
Transcription
A written representation of a document.
Of the following named persons:
John Moppins, Henry Moppins, Alfred
Moppins, Della Moppins, Annie
Moppins, Charles Wells, George
Wells and Carter Wells, who are
supposed to be in Missouri. Any
information concerning them will
be thankfully received by Mrs.
Eliza Moppins, 1610 3rd St., West
Superior, Wis.
Status
Not to transcribe
Weight
dd
child(ren)
migration (north)
-
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Title
A name given to the resource
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
Description
An account of the resource
1863-1902
Text
Newspaper advertisements
State
Wisconsin
Missouri
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Title
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Eliza Moppins searching for John and Henry Moppins and several additional family members
Subject
The topic of the resource
Information Wanted Ad
Description
An account of the resource
Eliza Moppins searching for information about her family who are thought to be in Missouri.
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
January 28, 1897
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Chris Byrd
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
MO
Relation
A related resource
Superior, WI
Scripto
Transcription
A written representation of a document.
Of the following named persons:
John Moppins, Henry Moppins; Al-
fred Moppins, Della Moppins, Annie
Moppins, Charles Wells, who are
supposed to be in Missouri. Any
information concerning them will
be thankfully received by Mrs.
Eliza Moppins, 1610 3rd St., West
Superior, Wis.
Status
Not to transcribe
Weight
dd
missing person(s)
-
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Title
A name given to the resource
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
Description
An account of the resource
1863-1902
Text
Newspaper advertisements
State
Wisconsin
Mississippi
Louisiana
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Title
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Mary Long searching for her mother Eliza Long, siblings George and Charlotte Long, and extended family
Subject
The topic of the resource
Information Wanted Ad
Description
An account of the resource
Mary Long searching for her mother Eliza Long, her siblings George and Charlotte Long, her aunts Patience and Rosa, and her uncles Dock and Terma.
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
December 11, 1873
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Margaret Strolle
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
Jackson, MS
LA (Louisiana)
Relation
A related resource
Milwaukee, WI
Scripto
Transcription
A written representation of a document.
Information wanted of my mother
Eliza Long, my brother and sister George
and Charlotte Long, and my uncle Dock,
all of whom were slaves in Jackson, Mis-
sissippi to the same master: my uncle Ter
ma and aunts Patience and Rosa who
were slaves to Mr. Scruggs and Mr.
Thompson.
When I last heard of my mother she
had been sold to Louisiana, the rest of the
family were at Jackson. Any information
of the above persons will be thankfully
received by an anxious daughter and
niece, Mary Long.
Address answers to the above inquiry
to
MARY LONG,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
care Rev. C. S. Jacobs, 327 Cedar Street.
(Ministers will please read the above
care in their congregations.) dec11 3m.
Status
Not to transcribe
Weight
dd
former enslaver
migration (north)
ministers please read
parent(s)
Reconstruction
sibling(s)
sold south
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Title
A name given to the resource
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
Description
An account of the resource
1863-1902
Text
Newspaper advertisements
State
Wisconsin
Kentucky
Tennessee
Louisiana
Mississippi
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Title
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Nellie Harbold looking for her children Lydia, Miley A., and Samuel Tirley
Subject
The topic of the resource
Information Wanted Ad
Description
An account of the resource
Nellie Harbold searching for her children Lydia, Miley A., and Samuel Tirley who were sold from a slave market.
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
June 26, 1873
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Margaret Strolle
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
Lexington, KY
Memphis, TN
LA (Louisiana)
Holly Springs, MS
Relation
A related resource
Milwaukee, WI
Scripto
Transcription
A written representation of a document.
INFORMATION WANTED of my daughter
Lydia Tirley who was taken from Lex-
ington, Ky., and nineteen years ago and
placed in the yard of Forrest the Trader,
who sold her to a man be the name of
Dick Fily, somewhere in Tennessee. Also,
my daughter Miley A. Tirley, sold from
the same yard, known as Forrest's Traders
Yard, in Memphis, Tenn., to a man by the
name of Billy Perkins, in the State of
Louisiana. Also my son Samuel Tirley,
sold from the same place in the same year
to a man be the name of Robert Sanders,
at Holly Springs, Miss.
Since then I have heard nothing of them,
but if this should meet the notice of either
or all of these my children, or any person
who may know anything about them they
will confer a great favor by addressing me,
their aged mother,
NELLIE HARBOLD,
No. 216 Spring Street, Milwaukee, Wis.
Care of Lewis Hughs.
N. B.--I was formerly owned by the
Chambers family in Kentucky.
june26-3m.
Status
Not to transcribe
Weight
dd
changed name
family history
forced migration
former enslaver
migration (north)
migration (post-emancipation)
Reconstruction
slave trade
slave trader
sold south
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Title
A name given to the resource
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
Description
An account of the resource
1863-1902
Text
Newspaper advertisements
State
Wisconsin
Missouri
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Title
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Mary Ann Johnson looking for her daughters Julia Jane and Sallie Ann and her mother Millie
Subject
The topic of the resource
Information Wanted Ad
Description
An account of the resource
Mary Ann Johnson searching for her mother Millie, and her daughters Julia Jane and Sallie Ann who lived in Missouri before the Civil War.
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
May 20, 1871
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Margaret Strolle
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
Grundy County, MO
Relation
A related resource
Milwaukee, WI
Scripto
Transcription
A written representation of a document.
INFORMATION WANTED.
Information wanted of my two daugh-
ters, Julia Jane and Sallie Ann, and my
mother Millie. They all belonged to
Robert Graham and his children. Be-
fore the war they lived in McGrundy
county, Missouri.
Any information should be directed
to their mother.
MARY ANN JOHNSON,
No. 327 Cedar Street,
Milwaukie, Wis.
Status
Not to transcribe
Weight
dd
child(ren)
Civil War
former enslaver
parent(s)
Reconstruction
-
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Title
A name given to the resource
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
Description
An account of the resource
1863-1902
Text
Newspaper advertisements
State
Wisconsin
Kansas
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James K. Brown seeking information on Rev. J. W. Wilson
Subject
The topic of the resource
Information Wanted Ad
Description
An account of the resource
James K. Brown seeking information on Rev. J. W. Wilson who was pastor of A. M. E. Church in Kansas.
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
May 10, 1900
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Chris Byrd
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
Wyandotte, KS
Relation
A related resource
Superior, WI
Scripto
Transcription
A written representation of a document.
Information wanted of Rev. J.
W. Wilson, former pastor of the A.
M. E. Church at Wyandotte, Kan.
Any information will be greatly re
ceived by James K. Brown, Box
308, Superior, Wis.
Status
Not to transcribe
Weight
dd
minister
missing person(s)