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Maria Applewhite (formerly Maria Anderson) searching for her mother Phillis, father Haskin, and siblings

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

March 25, 1880

DEAR EDITOR--I wish to inquire for my mother, father, two sisters and two brothers. Father belonged to Claiborne Anderson. Mother, one sister, one brother and myself were sold by John Brooks in Mason Co., Ky., and I was brought to Mississippi by Chas. Diwit about 35 years ago. I don't know where the sister is tha was sold with me. My mother's…

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Vina Johnson reunited with her husband George Perry after 43 years

The Highland Weekly News (Hillsboro, OH)

August 14, 1873

Wedding After Forty Years of
Separation.
Our town is all agog this morning
over the wedding that is to be cele-
brated [celebrated] in a day or two between Aunt
Vina Johnson, an old colored lady of
our place, and a former husband,
from whom she has been separated
for forty years. Forty-three years
ago Aunt Vina was the slave of a Mr.…

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Mrs. E. Wilson searching for her children Buchanan and Martha Childs

The Appeal (Chicago, IL)

January 4, 1891

BUCHANAN AND MARTHA CHILDS--These two
children have not been seen by their mother since
1861. They were sold to some man in North Caro-
lina or South Carolina. They were born in Mason
County, Ky. Their mother belonged to Boss
Shruf. The girl has a little piece chipped out of
her right ear. The children had straight black hair.
Any…

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T. M. Hubbell searching for Alexander Desembly and Frank McFarland

Daily Public Ledger (Maysville, KY)

February 23, 1912

TWO COLORED MEN.

Information Wanted As to Alex Desembly and Frank Mc-Farland

Springfield, Mo. February 8th, 1912.

Hon. J. F. Barbour, Maysville, Ky.

Dear Sir: I understand that you are ex-tensively acquainted throughout Mason coun-ty, Kentucky, and I am writing to in-quire if you ever knew or heard of two men named Alexander Desembly…

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