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Two sons find their father after decades-long separation

The Southern Standard (Arkadelphia, AR)

November 3, 1883

A Romance of Slavery.

Columbus (Ohio) Journal.

A very pretty story is told of the restoration
to his children of an old colored
man who was a slave before the late war.
He belonged to one master, while his
wife and two children, one of whom is
now a minister and the other a Columbus
coachman, were owned by another
man, who…

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Nellie Shannon

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

February 4, 1893

Any one knowing the whereabouts of Jennie
Sweet, my mother, of Columbus, Franklin
county, Ohio, or Frank Hall. her brother, the
former when last heard of was living at 69 E.
Spring street, Columbus. The latter was living
in Athens, Ohio. Any information of either
persons will be thankfully received by
NELLIE SHANNON, -Era"…

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Fannie Bousman

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

January 2, 1892

Anybody knowing anything concerning Buel
Chapman will be gladly received by Fannie
Bousman, 188 E. Elm street, Columbus, O. I re-
ceived letters from him in '71, and heard later
that he was in the hospital at Caira, Ill., but
since then I have never heard of him. A sister
of his reside at the above address.

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Robert Hill searching for three people

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

February 15, 1902

Do You Know Them?

COLUMBUS, O., Feb. 3, 1902.
I desire to know the whereabouts of
Jacob Turner, Burl Hill or Adeline
Smith. I have not heard from them for
years. Any information concerning
them will be thankfully received.

Address
ROBERT HILL,
644 Stauring St.,
Columbus, O.

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Miss Allie Grace Walsh searching for her father John Walsh and mother Mrs. Nettie Thompson

Western Appeal (St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN; Chicago, IL)

October 6, 1888

Information Wanted.
Miss Allie Grace Walsh 437 State Street,
rear, is in search of information as to the
whereabouts of her father John Walsh,
or her mother, Mrs. Nettie Thompson,
or her sister, Ida Thompson or uncles,
Charles, Fred, and John Anderson. She
was born at Columbus, Ohio, and stolen
from her…

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William Shoals seeking information about his son Thomas Shoals

The Colored Citizen (Cincinnati, OH)

May 19, 1866

WANTED.

Information of my son, Thos. Shoals,
who, when last heard from, was in Cleve-
land, Ohio, he is now, probably in Col-
umbus, Ohio. Wm. Shoals, George-
town, Ky., care of Jas. Harley, Esq.
(May 4, 1 mo.)

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Isom Allston searching for his brothers James, Philip and Osborn Johnson

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

April 28, 1866

INFORMATION WANTED
Of my three brothers, Osborn, Philip and James
Johnson. They were orginally residents of
Edenton, N. C., owned by Jas. C. Johnson, who
sold them to a man named Jas. Allston.
I have learned that James was in Cleveland or
Columbus, Ohio.
Any information addressed to me will be
thankfully received.
…

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