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Charles Owens searching for his brother Harry Bowen
Ottumwa Courier (Ottumwa, IA)
January 14, 1869
Information Wanted.
A colored man commonly called
Harry Bowen, escaped from his mas-
ter [master], Jerry Wayland, near St. Fran-
cisville [St. Francisville] Mo., about New Years night
1859.
It is supposed that he went to
Chicago, and from there to Canada,
but has not been heard from since
his escape, notwithstanding the
three…
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Mason Clark searching for his parents Edmond Clark and Matilda Clark
Baptist Times (Garnett, KS)
March 1892 [published in a monthly newspaper]
Lost.
I wish to find the whereabouts of
my farther, Edmond Clark, and my
mother, Matilda Clark. The last
time I heard of them they were in
Carbondale, Ill. Any information
will be thankfully received by their
son. If neither of them are living
will Willie or Mary Clark, their
grand-children, who were with them
at that time,…
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Geo. W. Donagan searching for Geo. Robertson
The Huntsville Journal (Huntsville, AL)
September 1, 1899
INFORMATION WANTED
The Following Letter Which Has
Been Received by President W.
H. Councill is Self-Explanatory.
Springfield, Ill., Aug. 27, 1899.
Prof. Councill,
Dear S r:—I desire to find a man near
Huntsville by the name of Geo. Robert-
son [Robertson]. He is a farmer and has two daugh-
ters [daughters]. His son Edward W. Robertson…
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Robert Anthony searching for Greenbury Baldwin
The Moline Review-Dispatch (Moline, IL)
February 24, 1882
INFORMATION is wanted of Greenbury
Baldwin, a colored citizen of Rapids City,
who has been missing since February 10th.
He was chopping wood on that day near
Cordova, and quit work about 10 o'clock,
complaining that he was sick, and has not
since been heard of. Any news of him
should be sent to Robert Anthony, at Rapids
City.
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Mary Terry searching for her relatives and friends
The Broad Ax (Chicago, IL)
December 2, 1905
Wanted to Know the Whereabouts of
the Relatives of Mary Terry.
Anyone knowing of the whereabouts
of the relatives and friends of Mary
Terry, who formerly resided in Springfield,
Ill., will confer a great favor upon
her by sending such information to
the working girls home, 4913 Dearborn
street.
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Henry Myers is searching for Elijah Marrs
Appeal: A National Afro-American Newspaper (St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN)
February 14, 1891
ELIJAH MARRS--I would like to know the where-
abouts [whereabouts] of Elijah Marrs formerly window man at
the Grand Pacific. When last heard from he
roomed at 2126 1/2 Armour ave. Address, Henry
Myers, 9431 I.S.P. Joliet, Ill
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Anthony Edwards and Lucinda Gibson reunited and remarried after 35-year separation
Mexico Weekly Ledger (Mexico, MO)
November 29, 1888
An Old Slave Marriage.
The Parties to It United After
Thirty-Five Years' Separation.
From the Globe Democrat.
An instance almost strange as
fiction itself occurred in the marriage
license department at the Recorder's
office yesterday. It appears
that about fifteen years previous
to the late civil war a colored
man, who now gives…
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Unidentified woman searching for her son James Blue
Topeka Weekly Leader (Topeka, KS)
June 20, 1867
Information Wanted.
Any one knowing the whereabouts
of James Blue, a colored man, who,
when last heard from, (about 3 years
since) was living with a methodist
minister, in Jackson Co. will confer a
favor on his afflicted mother, by sending
information to S. W. Nichols,
Jacksonville, Illinois, where the mother
resides.
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Unnamed person searching for Fanny Wintersmith
The Chicago Weekly Tribune (Chicago, IL)
August 16, 1864
WANTED--Information wanted
of the whereabouts of a colored woman named
FANNY WINTERSMITH, who came from New York
to Chicago in October or November last with her two
children, whom she left here, on Jackson street (if the
advertiser remembers right), and returned to New
York. If the persons with whom she left her children
(or any one…
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Winnie Linn searching for her husband Davy Linn
The Chicago Weekly Tribune (Chicago, IL)
August 16, 1864
WANTED---Information of
DAVY LINN (colored), formerly of Chicago,
and who left here about three years since with an Illinois
regiment, number not known. Any information
concerning him will be thankfully received by
his wife WINNIE LINN, 235 Monroe st., Chicago.
ault-o097 2t
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George W. Dority searching for his mother Mary Ann Dority and sister Mary Jane Dority
Appeal: A National Afro-American Newspaper (St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN)
May 23, 1891
MARY ANN DORITY.—I wish to know the where-
abouts [whereabouts] of my mother Mary Ann Dority and also
my sister Mary Jane Dority. When last heard
from she was working for Mrs. Price in Oxford,
O. My brother, Dan Dority was last heard from
Westerville, Ohio. I was separated from them at
Oxford, Ohio. in 1872. Address, George W.
Dority,…
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Geo. Gardener searching for his father Jacob Gardener
Appeal: A National Afro-American Newspaper (St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN)
May 23, 1891
JACOB GARDENER—Geo. Gardener desires infor-
mation [information] in regard to his father Jacob Gardener who
was a slave belonging to Thomas G. Gardener,
Trimble Co., Ky., was freed in 1S46, went to Han
over [Hanover], Ind., near Madison, where he worked for Dr.
Hayes, He carried with him his wife and one
daughter named Martha Elizabeth…
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Mrs. L. C. Carter searching for her son Fred F. Carter
Appeal: A National Afro-American Newspaper (St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN)
May 23, 1891
FRED. F. CARTER—I wish to finp my son Fred
F. Carter of Chicago, Ill. He was last seen at the
Palace Hotel. San Francisco, Cal. You will do a
great favor if you can tell of his whereabouts.
Address, Mrs. L. C. Carter, 3736 Armour ave.,
Chicago, Ill.
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George Harris and Mary J. Brooks reunite and remarry after 45 years
San Francisco Call (San Francisco, CA)
July 23, 1904
FORMER SLAVES
JOIN FORTUNES
After Separation of Forty-
Five Years They Meet by
Chance at Fresno and Wed
BOTH MARRIED BEFORE
Each Had Lost a Loved One
and They Quickly Decide
to Finish Life Together
Special Dispatch to The Call.
FRESNO, July 22.---After a separa-
tion [separation] of forty-five years George Harris
and Mary J.…
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Henry Wilson reunited with his sister after 39 years
The Jacksonville Daily Journal (Jacksonville, IL)
November 4, 1903
FINDS SISTER AFTER YEARS.
To meet a sister after a separation of thirty-nine years is the recent experience of Henry Wilson, the colored butler who has been at the executive mansion through the administrations of Governors Ogles-by, Altgeld, Tanner and Yates. Wilson was born a slave in Missouri in 1855 and was held with his mother for more than…
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Brothers Nathan Branch and Lee Branch reunited after 66 years
The Chicago Weekly Tribune (Chicago, IL)
July 14, 1899
FORMER SLAVE BROTHERS MEET
Nathan Branch of Evanston Finds by
Chance Lee, from Whom He Was
Parted 66 Years Ago.
After a separation of sixty-six years Nathan
Branch, the oldest colored man in
Evanston, will meet his brother Lee of
Macon, Ga. The last sight they had of each
other was in an auctioneer’s room on a
plantation in…
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Mrs. Mary Myers searching for her two sons Charles Franklin Taylor and Edward Sanderson
The St. Louis Republic (St. Louis, MO)
March 11, 1904
INFORMATION WANTED.
INFORMATION WANTED---Mrs. Mary My-
ers [Myers], Litchfield, Ill., formerly of Champaign,
wants to know where her two sons are. They
are Charles Franklin Taylor, aged about 40
years, and Edward Sanderson, aged 20. Both
are colored men. Taylor left Champaign 20
years ago and Sanderson left 9 years ago for
Europe.
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W. S. Brown searching for his brother Will Doubtly
The Topeka Plaindealer (Topeka, KS)
June 8, 1906
INFORMATION WANTED OF
WILL DOUBTLY.
Any information of Will Doubtly
who was last heard of at Wybark,
I. T., will be thankfully received by
his brother, W. S. BROWN,
2824 State Street,
3t-4-13. Chicago, Ill.
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Mr. L. E. Gideon searching for his father Robert Gideon
The Topeka Plaindealer (Topeka, KS)
July 27, 1906
INFORMATION
WANTED
OF THE WHEREABOUTS OF ROBERT
GIDEON. He was born in or near the town of
Harrisonville, Cass County, Mo. He was a slave and
at the out-break of the war enlisted in the First Kansas
Colored Infantry, and served until the close of the war. He
may have went by the name of Rhine or McAfee, having
been owned by both…
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Mrs. Ella Allison and Mr. Robert Allison searching for family
The Topeka Plaindealer (Topeka, KS)
June 2, 1905
INFORMATION WANTED.
Mrs. Ella Allison, 118 Sycamore
street, Ottawa, Kans., would like to
have any information about her
mother, Mollie Martin, complexion
dark brown, brown eyes, straight
hair; or of her step-father David
Martin, who was born at Smyrna,
Tenn. They were the slaves of
Levi White, and were last heard of
at Kahoka,…
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Mary Saunders
The Chicago Defender (Chicago, IL)
January 15, 1916
INFORMATION WANTED
Information is wanted of Butler Hill and Newton Hill, Aberville, S.C., leaving that place in 1858, belonging to Billy Hill, slave owner. When last located they were at Vicksburg, Miss. Newton Hill was last heard from at Jersey City. Father was named Chas. Colbert and mother Sarah Tolbert. Sister living, Mary Colbert, 21 East…
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Mrs. Mary Smith searching for her parents and two brothers Thomas and Rhody Aawkins
The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)
August 27, 1892
I would like to know the whereabouts of my
father, mother and two brothers. They were
carried from Palmyr, Mo. a good many years
ago. Their names were Thomas and Rhody
Aawkins. Father's name was Wm. Hender-
son [Henderson]. He belonged to a man in Marion county
by the name of Dr. Daniel Johnson. They
were carried to Tennessee by…
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Sallie Johnson seeking her sisters Lucretia, Eliza, and Polly Sadler
The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)
August 25, 1894
I would like to know the whereabouts of my
three sisters, Lucretia, Eliza and Polly Sadler.
Our mother's name was Pricilla Sadler. She
belonged to Fannie Sadler, an old maid. Our
father's name was Ranel Spilman; he belonged
to Jim Spilman. Our home was Lael, Garrett
county, Ky., eight miles from Langston and
eleven miles from…
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Mrs. Maria Dawson (formerly Little Maria Clark) seeking her daughter Mary Ella Clark and her sister Charity Clark
The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)
October 14, 1893
Lost Relative.
I would like to know the whereabouts of my
daughter, Mary Ella Clark. I was sold from
her to a man by the name of 'Squire Killer
Bruce, near Paris, Tenn.; my name then was
Little Maria Clark. I have also a sister
Charity Clark. Any information of the above
will be thankfully received by Mrs. Maria
Dawson, Mound City, Ill.
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Arthur White
The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)
September 23, 1893
I would like to know the whereabouts of my
mother and brothers. I was born in Tennessee
and left my mother and one brother there in
'68. I then went to St. Louis, Cincinnati,
Lewisville, and to Lexington in '72 I ran on
steamer from Nashville to Cairo, Ill. I belonged
to a man by the name of Davis Seals;
youngest brother's name was…
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