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John Shackelford looking for his mother Caroline and seven siblings

The Highland Weekly News (Hillsboro, OH)

November 28, 1867

INFORMATION WANTED.
John Shackelford, a freedman, now
living at Murfreesboro, Tenn. wishes
to learn something of his mother,
brother, and six sisters, who were
formerly slaves of Col. George Shackelford,
of Amherst County, Va., about
3 miles from Lynchburg. He has
heard nothing from them since 1846,
when…

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Edmund Farmer searching for his children Booker, William, Catharine, and Elizabeth Farmer

Gallipolis Journal (Gallipolis, OH)

December 14, 1865

Information Wanted.

OF the whereabouts of Booker Farmer, Wm.
Farmer, Catharine Farmer, and Elizabeth
Farmer, children of Edmund Farmer,
a colored man who is now at Gallipolis, when
last heard from they were in the State of
Louisiana, near Alexandria.

Any information by which they can be
found will be gratefully received by their…

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Washington Waller searching for his father Washington Waller Sr.

The Highland Weekly News (Hillsboro, OH)

May 5, 1864

Information Wanted,
Of Washington Waller, senior, by
his son, Washington Waller, who was
formerly a slave, belonging to Dr.
Wins, of Orange county, Va. He is
now with the Army of the Potomac,
and wishes his father, who was somewhere
in Ohio when last heard from, to write
to him, in care of Major J. C. Duane,
of the Engineer…

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William Shoals seeking information about his son Thomas Shoals

The Colored Citizen (Cincinnati, OH)

May 19, 1866

WANTED.

Information of my son, Thos. Shoals,
who, when last heard from, was in Cleve-
land, Ohio, he is now, probably in Col-
umbus, Ohio. Wm. Shoals, George-
town, Ky., care of Jas. Harley, Esq.
(May 4, 1 mo.)

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Jane Givens searching for her father Phil Givens

The Colored Citizen (Cincinnati, OH)

May 19, 1866

INFORMATION WANTED.
My father, Phil Givens, left Owensboro,
Ky., ten years ago for Missouri; also my
sister, Biddy Givens. It is said that she
lived in Jackson, Mo. Any information
about them will be gladly received by
writing to me at Owensboro, Ky.
JANE GIVENS,

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Benjamin Branch seeking information about his wife Maria Branch

The Colored Citizen (Cincinnati, OH)

May 19, 1866

INFORMATION WANTED
Of Maria Branch, who left Lexington,
Ky., in company with Emma Tyler,
Her husband, Benjamin Branch., will be
glad to learn where she is. He will be
found at Harry Brown's Factory street,
Springfield, O. apll 15. 2t

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