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Lizzie Creamer searching for Julia Creamer
The Daily Memphis Avalanche (Memphis, TN)
November 24, 1874
PERSONAL.
PERSONAL—Information wanted of JULIA
CREAMER, by her daughter, Lizzie
Creamer. When last heard of, Julia was taken
from Memphis by John Creamer. Address
HENRY WICKENHOFER,
Wilsonbury, Harrison county, West Virginia.
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Eliza Brown searching for her son, Johnny White
Richmond Daily Dispatch (Richmond, VA)
August 2, 1882
WANTS.
INFORMATION WANTED OF MY
SON JOHNNY WHITE, a colored boy about
eighteen years old; was engaged at the Bon Air
Hotel, Chesterfield, during the summer of 1881;
from there he went to the Greenbrier White Sulphur
Springs. His last letter (7 November,
1881,) stated he was there waiting on a gentleman.
Any information concerning…
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Executors of estate found Robert Busby, "ex-slave," and gave him an inheritance
The Broad Ax (Chicago, IL)
October 9, 1897
AGED EX-SLAVE.
Left a Fortune of $50,000 by His
Former Master.
Benton Harbor, Mich., Sept 29.
--Robert Busby, an old ex-slave,
was today advised by a Charleston
(S. C.) lawyer that his former master,
Bradford North, who died four
years ago, has left him an inheritance
of $50,000. The old planter
left an immense estate, and…
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Gwynn Carr and Jack Carr searching for sister Louisa and brother Curg
Memphis Daily Appeal (Memphis, TN)
February 24, 1878
INFORMATION--Gwynn Carr and Jack Carr
want to hear from their sister LOUISA and
brother CURG, who belonged to Gip. Powell, liv-
ing [living] about four miles from Buffalo, West Virginia,
before the war. Any information addressed to
GWYNN CARR, care of Panola Oilworks, Memphis,
Tenn. , will be gratefully received.
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Nathaniel Dunmore searching for soldiers regarding Edmond Dunmore's death
National Tribune (Washington, DC)
August 29, 1889
—Nathaniel Dunmore,
Oral, W. Va., desires the addresses of any soldiers
who know anything pertaining to the time and
death of Edmond Dunmore (colored), who enlisted
from the State of Pennsylvania. —
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Reuben Thornton searching for his sister Amy Thornton and brother Ransom Thornton
Spirit of Jefferson (Charles Town, WV)
April 27, 1869
INFORMATION WANTED,
CONCERNING the residence or whereabouts of
AMY THORNTON and RANSOM THORN-
TON [THORNTON], by their brother, Reuben Thornton. Amy
went to the neighborhood of Frederick City, Md.,
Ransom to Madison county, Va. Any person know-
ing [knowing] their residence will please communicate with
Jno. M. Coyle, Charlestown, W.…
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Mrs. Anna Mollie Wright reunited with her daughter Mrs. Anna Freeman after 29 years
The Wheeling Daily Intelligencer (Wheeling, WV)
April 11, 1892
AFTER TWENTY-NINE YEARS
A Mother and Daughter are Reunited.
The Daughter a Clarksburg Woman who
Was Sold During Slavery Days.
Special Dispatch to the Intelligencer.
FINDLAY, O., April 10.-A remarkable
reunion of mother and daughter who
had been cruelly torn from each other
at the slave block in 1863 has just taken
place in this city.…
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John Smith searching for his sister Aurila Smith and nephew Jobe Smith
The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)
May 29, 1896
Lost Relatives.
John Smith is desirous of locating Aurila
Smith, his sister, and Jobe Smith, his nephew,
who formerly belonged to George Long, of
West Virginia, fourteen miles above Point
Pleasant, on the great Hanawha river. Aurila
Smith was the daughter of Billy and Sallie
Smith, and when I last heard, they were in
Calhoun, Mo. Any…
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T.T. Brown
The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)
March 28, 1891
T. T. Brown, who is the son of Clara Bruce,
who used to belong to Thos. T. Bolden, of Char-
lotte county, Virginia, wishes to learn of his
sisters, brothers and relatives. Any informa-
tion can be sent to T. T. Brown, Berkley
Springs, W. Va.
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Lewis L. Garrison
The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)
February 8, 1909
Wants to Find Her. I would like to locate my sister, Harriet Ann Carter. Her husband's name is Jesse Carter. When I last heard of her she was living in Richmond, Va. I will be very glad to receive any information of her. LEWIS L. GARRISON, Lewisburg, W. Va.
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Alexander Wood searching for former fellow servicemembers
Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)
July 26, 1902
Do You Know Them?
MARTINSBURG, W. VA., July 8, 1902.
I am an old soldier and belonged to
Co. E, 2nd U. S. Cavalry commanded
by Col. George W. Cole and Capt. John
Tucker. I am desirous of locating
some of my old comrades that I might
be able to be identified and thus secure
my pension. Here appended are a few
names: Joseph Morris,…
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Mrs. Mary Ann Coleman searching for her sister Birdie Thomas
The Nashville Globe (Nashville, TN)
January 12, 1917
WHO KNOWS BIRDIE THOMAS?
A letter has just been reeceived in
Nashville in which the writer, Mrs.
Mary Ann Coleman of Switchback, W.
Va., in making a careful inquiery, try-
ing to locate her sister Birdie. She
says she is willing to pay a liberal re-
ward to any one who will succeed in
locating her. Those who know of her
last…
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Emmanuel Jacobs and Caroline Jacobs searching for their son Solomon Jacobs
National Republican (Washington, DC)
May 20, 1875
WANTS.
WANTED-INFORMATION IS WANTED
of the whereabouts of Solomon Jacobs, who,
prior to the war, was a slave of Daniel R. Mc-
Neal [McNeal], of Hardy county, Virginia, and sold to
Southern traders. Any person having informa-
tion [information] on the subject will favor his parents by ad-
dressing [addressing] EMMANUEL and CAROLINE…
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Braxton Mitchell searching for his relatives including his mother Easter Mitchell
Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)
March 15, 1902
Do You Know them?
I desire to find my relatives. I left
my mother in Sewal, Va. I was sold
from her in slavery. Her name was Eas
ter [Easter] Mitchell, my father belonged to an-
other [another] white man by the name of Barley
Brockston, which was his name.
I have some brothers but cannot re-
member [remember] but two, Peter Mitchell,…
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Mrs. Anne Matthews searching for her husband, Benjamin Curry
Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)
March 29, 1902
Do You Know Him?
I would like to know the where-
abouts of Benjamin Curry to whom I
was married long before John Brown's
Insurrection. We had two children.
He being a slave was sold away from
me to Richmond, Va., and I have not
heard from him since. His master's
name was Isaac Foulk of Harpers' Fer-
ry, Va.
Any information will be…
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H. Turner searching for her sister or her sister's husband
Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)
June 8, 1907
Information Wanted.
Information wanted of Louisa
Bruce or her husband, Billy Bruce,
by her sister, H. TURNER, 117 E.
84th St., New York City.
West Virginia papers please copy.
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Andrew Jackson searching for Anty Jackson's sons
Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)
April 9, 1921
DO YOU KNOW THEM?
I desire to know the whereabouts
of Anty Jackson's sons, who lived in
Richmond or in Virginia somewhere
during slavery times. He was an old
man, who bought his freedom by
working in the gold mines and after
the surrender, he married a Creole.
Any information concerning him on
his relatives will be thankfully…
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Rev. L. M. Hagood searching for Martha Batts
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
June 19, 1884
MR. EDITOR--I desire to find the
whereabouts of one Martha Batts.
Some time since (about 4 or 5
years) she lived 8 miles east of
Athens, Ala., but told her sister
she was going to move on Elk
River. Her husband was named
Dave Batts; her sister Caroline left
her 11 years ago in Giles county,
Tennessee. When children they…
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Sperrial Peyton Brooks searching for his mother and fifteen brothers and sisters
Omaha Daily Bee (Omaha, NE)
December 8, 1911
Colored Man Seeks Relatives—Sper-
rial [Sperrial] Peyton Brooks, an aged colored man
is seeking information as to the where-
abouts [whereabouts] of his mother and relatives, who
he last heard from in Poppleton, W. Va.
He says that when a lad his mother gave
him away to a neighbor to raise, and
then she moved away. He says that he
has…
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Response given to Betsy Chatman searching for brother George Chatman or George Chapman
Clinch Valley News (Tazewell Courthouse, VA)
August 26, 1892
INFORMATION WANTED.
The Charlotte Gazette, published
at Smithfield, Va., publishes the
following:
"Betsy Chatman wishes to obtain
some intelligence of her brother,
George Chatman, colored, who lived
at Tazewell C. H. at the time of the
surrender. The last intelligence
heard of him, still at that place, was
about 14 years ago.…
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F. H. Porterfield searching for heirs of Samuel Burton
Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)
March 24, 1900
Do You Know Them?
Information is desired concerning
the relatives of Samuel Burton, who
died at Saginaw, Mich., leaving some
money. He worked at Montgomery,
W. Va., and was said to have a sister,
Angeline Fisher, who lived at Ford's
Mill, Roanoke County, Va.
He is said to have an aunt at Edge-
water [Edgewater], Fayette County, W.…
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Emma Moore (formerly Emma Washington) searching for her family
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
May 10, 1883
DEAR DEAR:--I want information
as to my people whom I left in Vir-
ginia [Virginia] some years ago. My owner
was Robert G. Hudgans; I left him
at Greensboro, White Sulphur
Springs. My mother was Lucinda
Johnson, and lived at the same
place. My father was named John
Washington and lived in Essex
county, Va. Sisters were Louisa
and…
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Jane Ferguson searching for her son Squire Ferguson
Highland Weekly News (Hillsboro, OH)
June 17, 1869
WANTED.—Information of Squire Ferguson, (colored,) son of Squire and Jane Ferguson, formerly of Maiden, W. Va., but who has not been heard from since Lightburn's retreat, Address Jane Ferguson, Rutland, O. Exchanges, disposed to aid a mother in finding her son, will please give the above publicity.
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Smith Blackwell searching on behalf of his wife, Rhoda Blackwell, for her parents Molly and Peter Roe and several siblings
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
February 16, 1882
DEAR EDITOR - I wish to know
something of my wife's relations
she was born in Virginia and left
there when a child. She left there
with her brother Harry who was
the next child to her. Harry was
sold to a man in Charlestown. I do
not know who he was. My wife's
name is Rhoda. Mother's was
Molly, Father's Peter Roe, eldest
sister Sucia,…
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Hamilton Furlong searching for his mother Ersely Furlong and brother Singleton Furlong
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
February 9, 1882
To the Methodist churches of
New Orleans: I would like to find
my mother Ersely Furlong, and
my brother Singleton Furlong.
We were sold from Martinsburg,
Berkely county, Virginia, Mother
was a member of the Methodist
Church. Children were Eldridge,
John, Charles and Wesley Furlong.
Address Hamilton Furlong, care
Rev. Geo. Dobson,…
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