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Leroy Humbler searching for his son Lee Andrew Humbler
Louisville Daily Journal (Louisville, KY)
August 8, 1865
Information Wanted
Of LEE ANDREW HUMBLER, A COLORED BOY,
my son, who was carried off together with his
brother, Sam Henry, by the rebels in some of their
raids into Southern Kentucky. The boys were parted
at Knoxville, Tenn, and Lee Andrew was taken to-
ward [toward] Savannah. Sam Henry has got home. I will pay
a liberal reward for…
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Mrs. Ann Rucker searching for her son Mack Paine
Knoxville Press and Messenger (Knoxville, TN)
August 12, 1874
Information Wanted.
Mrs. Ann Rucker, colored, would be glad
to receive any information concerning the
fate or whereabouts of Mack Paine, her son,
who left her for years ago to work on the
Wills Valley Railroad, below Chattanooga.
About twelve months ago, he worked on the
Railroad at Tuscaloosa. Address,
MRS ANN RUCKER, colored,…
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James Lawrence searching for his wife Margaret Lawrence
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig (Knoxville, TN)
August 21, 1867
WANTED.
INFORMATION OF THE WHEREA-
BOUTS [WHEREABOUTS] of my wife, Margaret Lawrence, (colored) who
left Knoxville in June last to go to Georgia in search of her
father, who goes by the name of James Warden and James
Marshall. Nothing has been heard of said Margaret since
she left this place. It is supposed she has gone to Middle…
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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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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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Mrs. Logan searching for her sister Rebecca Miner
The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
May 20, 1886
Mrs. Logan, of 42 Fleet street, Brooklyn, New York, wishes information of her sister, Mrs. Rebecca Miner, daughter of Jerry Logan. She was carried to Knoxville, Tenn., by Stephen Blackwell, a saddler; while a child she lived in Paris, Virginia. Mrs. Shepherd Blackwell was a Miss Maria Edmonds. Rebecca Miner was bought from Josiah Murray, of Paris,…
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Mason Reddick searching for his parents
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
October 12, 1882
MR. EDITOR: I desire to obtain
some emformation [information] of my parents
who lived in Coffeeville, Miss. My
mother's name was Jennie Reddick,
father's name Mason Sanborne,
belonged to Henry Reddick. Mother
was sold to a Mr. Dodson. I was
sold to John Sanborne My mother
after being sold, married Jim
Williams. My father when last…
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Frank Earheart searching for Frank Pelum or any of his heirs
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
February 27, 1879
Editor SOUTHWESTERN.-I
desire information concerning Frank
Pelum, or any of his heirs. He
lived at New Orleans before the
war and I heard he moved to Knoxville,
Tenn. If you can learn any
thing of him, please publish it in
the SOUTHWESTERN.
Yours truly,
FRANK EARHART.
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Indian Hodges searching for his son Willie Hodges
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
March 7, 1901
I am trying to find the where
abouts of my son, Willie Hodges
who left Spence, N. C., Augus
23, and when last heard of was in
Knoxville, Tenn. He is a very
small man, walks erect, and is a
railroad fireman ; when last seen
he was wearing a brown check suit,
had a K. of P. button on lapel of
coat, carried black suit and tan
shoes; his…
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