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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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Peter Bell seeks parents William and Nancy Houston

Huntsville Gazette (Huntsville, AL)

March 25, 1882

Information Wanted.
Peter Bell, now living at Wankee, Iowa, but formerly belonging to Jake Serrat and afterward to C. W. Bell of Mississippi, writes for information of his parents, William and Nancy Houston, formerly owned by Sie Houston, who bought them of Jake Serrat, who also owned a girl named Florence Houston. Peter has not heard or seen of…

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Henry Tolliver finds his father Alfred Tolliver

Iowa State Bystander (Des Moines, IA)

August 7, 1903

EDITORIALS.
REMARKABLE COINCIDENCE
Henry Tolliver, a leading citi-
zen [citizen], living at 1413 Fremont street
is about to start on a trip to
Leavenworth, Kans., to visit his
aged father, whom he has not
seen since he was sold on the
slave block over a half century
ago, at the age of 9 years. The
father is a man of remarkable age…

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Robert Warren and Charity Atwater reunited and remarried after 53 years

Davenport Sunday Democrat (Davenport, IA)

June 6, 1897

Married After Fifty-three Years.
Oskaloosa, June 5. There was sol-
emnized [solemnized] here today a wedding that re-
united [reunited] “Uncle” Robert Warren, of Os-
kaloosa [Oskaloosa], and Charity Atwater, of North
Carolina, after a separation of 53 years.
The two were married according to
slave laws at Chapel Hill, North Caro-
lina…

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W. H. Gilliam seeking Mrs. Johnson (formerly Miss Hannah Harmer).

The Cleveland Gazette (Cleveland, OH)

February 12, 1887

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…

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Lucinda Pillow (formerly Lucinda Hargrave) searching for her siblings George and Fannie Hargrave

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

January 26, 1895

I would like to find my brother and sister,
George Hargrave and Fannie Hargrave. My
name was Lucinda Hardgrave; our mother Allie
Hargrave. Brother, Robert Hargrave, and a
white girl by name of Martha Hargrave were
drowned at Mitchell's Mill and were buried at
Limestone church. My brother and sister be-
longed [belonged] to Bill…

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Henrietta Wallace (formerly Henrietta Turner) searching for her son Thomas Taylor Turner

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

July 21, 1894

LOST RELATIVES.
I have a son; have not seen him since the war.
His name is Thomas Taylor Turner, my home
was in Madison Co., Tennessee, but I left him
in Columbus Kentucky with a man by the
name of John Stevens, who was a Telegraph
Operator. He was between the age of 7 and 8.
His father's name was Sam Turner and my
name was Henrietta…

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Emanuel Randolph Willis searching for William Saunders and John Willis

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

April 11, 1891

I would like to know the whereabouts of my
two brothers, whom I have not seen since the
war. Their names were William Sanders and
John Willis. They lived in Charlottesville, Al-
bemarle [Albemarle] county, Virginia, about the close of the
war. My father's name was Stephen Willis,
and my mother's name was Jennie Willis. They
lived in…

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Mrs. James Wheeler (formerly Julia Boyd) searching for her sister Miss Mandy Boyd

The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

March 25, 1916

DO YOU KNOW THEM? I am very anxious to locate, if possible, Miss Mandy Boyd, my sister. My name was Julia Boyd. Our father was a Minister at the Baptist Church, but he and the family left Richmond, Va. some years ago. I am married now and living in Davenport, Iowa. If anyone can in any way let me know anything about them, please write. MRS. JAMES…

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Mrs. Lucy Williams searching for mother Lucy Williams and grandmother Louisa Williams.

The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

February 5, 1916

Do You Know These? I would like to locate some of my people, if possible. My mother name was Lucy Williams and her mother was named Louisa Williams. She was owned by Mrs. Hagan Fowerur of Fauquier County, Va. I was sold to Mr. Jesse Ovalr, who was moving to Troy, Mo. I was next sold to a Doctor, who took me to Marshall Town, Ia., where I lived…

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John C. Bender and William Bouy looking for fellow servicemen who served with Bouy in Virginia

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

January 3, 1884

I WANT TO FIND A COMRADE WHO SERVED
in the same regiment in the late war,
with William Bouy, he enlisted in Wash-
ington, D. C., in the summer or fall of 1863
Served in Virginia. Addre-s, John C.
Bender. St. Joseph, Mo., or William Bouy,
No. 175 9 h Ave., Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

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Mrs. Celia Jones looking for Henry and Sallie Jones

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

March 22, 1883

INFORMATION WANTED OF HENRY Jones and Sallie Jones, who lived in Virginia, near Southampton. Any one knowing their whereabouts please address Mrs. Celia Jones, Box 153 Mount Pleasant, Iowa.

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W.H.H. Allen (formerly named General William Henry Harrison) searching for his mother

Highland Weekly News (Hillsboro, OH)

October 30, 1873

EXCHANGES PLEASE COPY.--The un-
dersigned [undersigned], formerly a slave, is anxious
to know the whereabouts of his moth-
er [mother], who is probably living yet. "I
and my mother were the common
property of Samuel Allen, near
Union, in Breckenridge county, Ken-
tucky [Kentucky]. When I was about nine years
old our master broke up…

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Worden Scott searching for his father

Memphis Daily Appeal (Memphis, TN)

July 11, 1878

Worden Scott, colored, of Mount Pleasant,
Iowa, desires to learn the whereabouts of his
father, John Scott, who is somewhere in Ar-
kansas, possibly not far from Memphis, Ten-
nessee. He was sold seventeen years ago by
Major Benjamin W. Shacklet, of Etna, Scot-
land county, Missouri, to one Biggs, of Mem-
phis, Tennessee. He is of a…

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Mrs. McDora Dungee looking for her father Allen Bradford

Iowa State Bystander (Des Moines, IA)

October 26, 1894

INFORMATION WANTED
DES MOINES, IOWA, Oct. 22, 1894.--
EDITOR BYSTANDER: I want to enquire
for my father, Allen Bradford. The
last time I heard of him was in 1863.
He was a barber on a boat running
from Montgomery, Ala., to Mobile. He
had four daughters who belonged to a
family named Bibb. The names of his
daughters were: Kate,…

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Sarah Lee searching for her daughter, Martha Steel

The Chicago Weekly Tribune (Chicago, IL)

September 16, 1864

WANTED- Information
Martha Steel, a colored girl, about 25 years
old; when last heard of was at Cairo. Any information
concerning her will be thankfully received by her
mother, SARAH LEE, care of M. Hulbert, El Dora,
Hardin Co., Iowa. se16 s183-1t

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John Broadus searching for brother Eugene Broadus

The Washington Bee (Washington, DC)

September 5, 1896

WHERE IS EUGENE BROADUS?
Information is wanted of the whereabouts
of Eugene Broadus (colored),
30 years old, who was last heard from
in Washington, D.C., in 1895. Write
to his brother, John Broadus, Colfax,
Iowa, Sept. 5-6 t

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Thomas Venable searching for siblings Dennis and Susie Venable

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

October 20, 1881

DEAR EDITOR -- I wish to enquire for Dennis and Susie Venable, natives of Ray county, Missouri. When last heard from they were in Mobile. They are son and daughter of Isaac and Sally Venable, and in Missouri belonged to Dr. Thomas Allen. Their mother is living in Leon, Decatur county, Iowa, and their brother at No. 229 Julia street, New Orleans.…

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Rev. Albert Boulden searching for his ten children

The Nashville Daily Union (Nashville, TN)

March 18, 1865

For the Nashville Union.

Information Wanted.

On a recent visit to Washington City,
I became acquainted with a colored
Baptist minister by the name of Albert
Boulden, and became somewhat interested
in his history. He and his old
wife are there, getting along very pleasantly;
but greatly distressed about
their children, ten in…

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Jas. E. Bryant searching for his siblings Elizabeth Jones, Harriet Bryant, George, Joe, and Tom Bryant

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

October 29, 1896

INFORMATION WANTED--
The undersigned would thank any
person for information concerning
his sisters and brothers, viz: Elizabeth
Jones, Harriet Bryant, George,
Joe and Tom Bryant; our parents
were Edmund and Nellie Bryant. I
left Washington D. C., in January
1862 with General Garfield.
Address: Jas. E. Bryant,
402 South 7th,…

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Emma Ashe Pitts searching for her children Mary Francis and Julius Ashe

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

October 10, 1895

Information wanted of my children,
Mary Francis and Julius
Ashe. When last heard of in 1848,
they were in Montgomery, Ala.
Any information concerning them
will be thankfully received by
their mother, Emma Ashe Pitts,
1015 Scott Street, Davenport, Ia.

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Margaret Hays searching for her son Henry Mays

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

January 17, 1895

INFORMATION WANTED.--Of
my son Henry Mays. He enlisted
in the United States Army in Mis-
souri. Any information concern-
ing him will be gratefully received
by his mother MARGARET HAYS.
Newton, Iowa.

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William Padgett seeking information about his son Harris Padgett

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

March 17, 1887

INFORMATION WANTED OF HARRIS
Padgett. His father's name is Willliam
Padgett; his mother's name, Ellen Padgett.
He had a brother named Pompey and two
sisters named Cornelia and Catharine. His
mother was owned by Joe Dillard in Lynch-
burg, Va. Any information of him will be
gladly received by Wm. Padgett, of Mucha-
kinook, Mahaska…

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Maria Edmondson (formerly Maria Robnet) seeking information about her children William Oliver, Sultena Ann, and Mary Angelina Robnet

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

January 21, 1886

INFOMATION [INFORMATION] WANTED OF MY CHIL-
dren, William Oliver Robnet, Sultena
Ann Robnet and Mary Angelina Robnet.
My name when a slave was Maria Robnet.
I lived in Wright Co., Mo., near Hartsville,
Iowa. Ben Clark sold Sultena Ann to a
man in the South named Miller. Yancy
Robnet took Mary to Iowa. Please direct
any information…

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Louisa Moore (formerly Louisa Graves) seeking information about her mother Jane Graves and brother Dirk Graves

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

July 26, 1883

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY MO-
ther's whereabouts. Her name was Jane
Graves. The last time I heard of her she
was living in St. Joe, Mo. She was then
living with a family by the name of Paint
er, who separated us during the war when
I was quite small. My name is Louisa I
am now married to a man by the name of
Frank Moore, and am living in…

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