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Sarah Reed searching for her son David Reed

The Cincinnati Daily Star (Cincinnati, OH)

November 9, 1875

PERSONAL.
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PERSONAL---WANTED---Information of
David Reed, colored, who has been traveling
with the circus. When last heard from he
was in Connecticut. Any information will be
most thankfully received by his widowed
mother, SARAH REED, 225 George st. no8-2t

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Harrison Bradley and his wife reunite after 21 years and remarry

The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, OH)

August 17, 1880

AFTER MANY YEARS.

Reunion of a Colored Man and His Wife,

Who Were Separated During the Days
of Slavery.

SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE ENQUIRER.

YELLOW SPRINGS, OHIO, August 16.—In the
year 1857, when the baneful curse of slavery
existed in the South, the marrying and intermarriyngof
colored people were not recognized
by the forms…

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Jack Corkley finds his mother after 40 years

The Cincinnati Daily Star (Cincinnati, OH)

January 23, 1879

Special to the Star.
LOUISVILLE, Jan. 23.---Jack Corkley, col-ored porter of the Short-line, has returned from Louisiana, where, after an separa-tion of forty years, he found his mother. She was sold as a slave when Corkley was a year old.

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Brothers Joshua Collins and Solomon Collins meet in Cincinnati after decades-long separation

The Highland Weekly News (Hillsboro, OH)

October 17, 1867

Two brothers, colored, met in the streets of Cincinnati, last Sunday, after a separation of sixty years. Their names are Joshua and Solomon Collins. They were both formerly slaves in Fleming county, Virginia. Joshua bought his freedom in 1849, and re-moved to Cincinnati, where he has since resided. Solomon ran away from his master, then living in…

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Maria Adair searching for her son Wm. Henry Levi

The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, OH)

August 20, 1880

INFORMATION wanted of the whereabouts of my son,
Wm. Henry Levi (colored), who left his home
in Talladega, Ala., some nine years ago. His
mother was owned by Theodore Levi, of the above
place. Any information addressed to MARIA
ADAIR, No. 1 Plum st., Cincinnati, Ohio, will
be received with thanks. Alabama papers please
copy. 20*2

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Maria Adair searching for her parents, brother, and son

The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, OH)

August 21, 1880

INFORMATION wanted of the whereabouts of
Chas. Hazard (colored), his wife, Rachel Ann
Hazard, and his son, Wm. Henry Hazard; Charles
Hazard was a free man; his wife was owned by John
Ridgely, of Hampton County, Maryland, and some
thirty years ago was sold to Tom Cockey; also of
my son, Wm. Henry Levi. Please address any information
to…

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Millie Scott searching for her son George Coates

The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, OH)

February 11, 1883

INFORMATION wanted of the whereabouts of
George Coates, who belonged to Charles Handsome
Coates, in Bowling Green, Ky.; when last
heard of he was in Clarksville, Tenn. Any information
of his whereabouts will be gladly received
by his mother, MILLIE SCOTT, 141 Longworth
st.

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Mrs. Mary Grace Lockland seeking her husband James Hudelston and son Jake Hudelston

The Cleveland Gazette (Cleveland, Ohio)

August 25, 1888

Do You Know?
Any information of James, or Jake
Hudelston, formerly of Overton County,
Tenn., will be thankfully received by
Mrs. Mary Grace, Lockland, Hamilton
County, O., wife of James and mother
of Jake.

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Mrs. Hattie Pratt and Mrs. Rebecca Reed seeking their brother Daniel W. Jackson

The Cleveland Gazette (Cleveland, OH)

February 5, 1887

Any information concerning the
whereabouts of Daniel W. Jackson will
be thankfully received by his sisters,
Mrs. Hattie Pratt, Meadville, Pa., and
Mrs. Rebecca Reed, 473 Sterling avenue.
Cleveland, O.

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Charles Leekins seeking the children of his sister Jamia and Maria Wagner

The Cleveland Gazette (Cleveland, OH)

August 21, 1886

Can You Help Him?
Chas. Leekins, of New Alexandria,
Jefferson County, O., desires inform-
ation [information] of his sister’ children, who, he
thinks are now living in Point Pleas-
ant [Point Pleasant], W. Va. His sisters’ names were
Jamia and Maria Wagner. They be-
longed [belonged] to Andrew Wagner. Any in-
formation [information] will…

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Rosetta Shotwell seeking her son Auctavious Audwine

The Cleveland Gazette (Cleveland, OH)

May 24, 1884

--Exchanges will please copy: Mrs.
Rosetta Shotwell, of No. 8 Meridan
street, Chicago, would like to learn of
the whereabout of her son, Auctavious
Audwine, who was born in Macon, Ga.
Last account of him he was in New
Orleans, La., in the year of 1872. Any
information as to his whereabouts will
be thankfully received at the above…

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J. William Bailey seeking his mother Nancy Bailey, brothers Edward, James, and Rufus Bailey, and uncles John and Henry Ash

The Cleveland Gazette (Cleveland, OH)

February 2, 1884

Exchanges Please Copy.
J. William Bailey, born in Greens-
borough [Greensborough], Gilford County, N.C., would
like to hear from some of his relatives,
whom he has not seen for many years.
His mother's name was Nancy Bailey;
brothers, Edward, James and Rufus
Bailey; uncles, John and Henry Ash.
Any information of the above will be…

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Richard Tillman Gooden searching for his brothers Louis Wylie, James, Neal, and Ned Gooden

The Cleveland Gazette (Cleveland, OH)

June 15, 1889

Hunting For His Brother.
FRANKLIN, O.-- Rev. L. Gray and
wife are in Dayton.--Miss Elizabeth
Scott of Xenia, is here.-- Miss Lena
Ferguson is in Springsboro.--Mrs.
Thomas is ill.--Mrs. Anna Curry is
convalescent.--Rev. Seymour preached Sunday.--Miss Ollie Thomas is visit-
ing [visiting] in Lockland.--Richard Tillman
Gooden, of this…

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Mrs. Kate Smith (formerly Kate Washington) seeking her mother Ann Washington

The Cleveland Gazette (Cleveland, OH)

July 26, 1884

Exchanges Please Copy.
To the Editor of GAZETTE:
Mrs. Kate Smith (nee) Washington,
of Akron, desires to find the where-
abouts [whereabouts] of her mother, who, she thinks,
resides in Zanesville (or was there
when last heard of). The name of
her mother is Ann Washington, who
gave her daughter to white people to
raise when one year…

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Horace Richards seeking his mother Senior Richards, father Warner Richards, brothers Louis and Arthur, and sister Martha Ann Richards

The Cleveland Gazette (Cleveland, OH)

December 15, 1883

Exchanges Please Copy.
I, Horace Richards, born in King and
Queen County, Virginia, am anxious to
hear something of some of my relatives,
whom I have not seen for forty years.
My mother’s name is Senior Richards;
father’s, Warner Richards; brothers’,
Louis and Arthur; my sister’s name is
Martha Ann Richards. Any infor-
mation…

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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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Anderson Banks found his brother Madison Banks

The Cleveland Gazette (Cleveland, OH)

November 30, 1889

AFTER THIRTY-TWO YEARS.
JACKSONVILLE, Ill. Anderson Banks
has returned from Lincoln, Neb., where
he was just finished an eight weeks’
visit with his newly found brother In
1857, four years before the opening of
the civil war, the father and mother of
Mr. Banks, with their twelve children,
were the property of Mr. Charles Yancy,
a…

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Ross A. Harris searching for his mother Mahaley Harris and sister Celia Harris

The Cleveland Gazette (Cleveland, OH)

February 22, 1890

Where are Mother and Brother?
Any information leading to the where-
abouts [whereabouts] of Mrs. Mahaley Harris and
daughter, Celia Harris, or Burr Harris,
will be gratefully received by Ross A.
Harris, of Rixford, Pa., McKean County.
Mr. Harris thinks they were separated
at Wilmington, N. C., during the war.
He thinks he was born in…

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Sandy McRay searching for James Burnett

The Cleveland Gazette (Cleveland, OH)

March 8, 1890

Where is James Burnett?
HUBON, S. D.––EDITOR GAZETTE: I
hold the discharge of James Burnett, a
sergeant of Company "K," 102d U. S.
Colored Troops, who was mustered out
at Charleston, S. C., September 30, 1865.
He gave his discharge to me to keep in
Cincinnati in 1856, when we separated.
I have not heard from him since and
would…

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Tom Wade searching for his sisters Anna and Laura

The Cleveland Gazette (Cleveland, OH)

March 1, 1890

Where Are His Sisters?
Mrs. Jane Wade and two daughters,
Anna and Laura were separated from
husband and son in Fort Valley, Ga.,
about eighteen years ago. Father and
I were moved to Rome, Ga., and two
years later heard from my sisters and
mother, still in Fort Valley. My brother,
Frank died when quite small. I am the
oldest…

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G. W. Samuels searching for his brother Harvey Samuels

The Cleveland Gazette (Cleveland, OH)

March 12, 1890

Where is His Brother?
PARIS, Ky.––I had a brother named
Harvey. We called him "Tandy Bangs"
I was small when he was sold by a man
named Jim Hall, at Lexington, Ky., in
1863. His mother's name is Mahale; a
sister. Sallie Williams and a brother, G.
W. Samuels. We would like to find out
where he is, if alive. We were all born
about one…

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Mary Johnson searching for her son Charles Jackson (1 of 2 ads)

The Cleveland Gazette (Cleveland, OH)

February 21, 1891

Where is Charles Jackson?
BELLAIRE, O. – Mrs. Mary Johnson,
formerly Mrs. Jackson, would be glad
to receive any information relative to
her son, Charles Jackson. When last
heard of was in Canton, O. He left there
about a year ago. Born in New Lisbon.
Any thing as to his whereabouts will
be gladly received.
MARY JOHNSON.

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Mary Johnson found her son Charles Jackson

The Cleveland Gazette (Cleveland, OH)

March 14, 1891

MRS. MARY JOHNSON writes the editor
of THE GAZETTE that she has found her
son Charles, whom she has not seen for
ten years, by advertising in this journal,
and adds: “THE GAZETTE is a great race
newspaper.” The general verdict.

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Mrs. Jackson searching for her sisters and brothers

The Cleveland Gazette (Cleveland, OH)

April 19, 1890

Hunting for Relatives.
Mrs. Jackson desires to know the
whereabouts of her sisters and brothers;
Margaret, Barbery and Rebecca Gilbert.
Messrs. Thomas and William Gilbert,
Miss Anna Gilbert, married a Lewis
Jackson Address 72 Parkman street,
Cleveland, O.

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A. Goodwin searching W. M. Birley's daughter Nettie Birley

The Cleveland Gazette (Cleveland, OH)

September 16, 1890

Desires Information.
Any one having knowledge of Miss
Nettie Birley, daughter of Wm. Birley,
who moved from Detroit, Mich., about
1867 and is now supposed to be living
somewhere in Pennsylvania, will confer
a favor upon A. Goodwin, Missoula,
Montana, by informing him

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