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Colored Troopsuncle(s)Underground Railroadunnamed person searchingveteranwhite fatherwhite newspaperwidow Polly Fields her mother Rose Jackson, and her siblings Peggy Endona, Susan Jackson, Nancy Jackson, and John Miles The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) November 13, 1884 Moultry Johnston seeking information about his father Pinckney Johnson The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) August 14, 1884 Caroline Holloway looking for her mother's family The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) May 22, 1884 Archey M'Cloud searching for his mother Emily Ramsey and siblings Adeney, Frank, Lewis, and Georgiana The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) April 10, 1884 Kisie Ann Brown seeking her father William Brown and brothers George and Henry Clay Brown The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) October 18, 1883 Henrietta Hudgens (formerly Henrietta Jones) looking for her son George Washington Jones The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) April 12, 1883 Charlotte Summers looking for information about her daughter Anna Morrow (or Anna Chiles) The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) January 18, 1883 Stephen White (formerly Stephen Coffin) looking his sister Mary Ball The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) October 19, 1882 Kigy Ann Brown searching for her father William Brown and brothers Geerge and Henry Clay Brown The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) August 25, 1881 Francis Sanders searching for their parents Eliza and Harry Cole and several siblings The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) August 18, 1881 Elvira Claton searching for her parents Peter and Jane Saphran and several siblings The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) June 15, 1893 Mrs. Louise Brown seeking information about her daughter Margaret Brown The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) October 8, 1891 Hannah Frances Jackson looking for her father Jackson Jefferson and mother Franky Jefferson The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) February 19, 1891 Richard Conway searching for his mother Annie Holmes and brothers Lawson and Robert The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) April 28, 1881 Alexander Reynolds looking for information about his father Jacob and several members of his family The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) May 20, 1880 George Slaughter searching for his mother Dina McKinney The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) December 5, 1878 Lucinda Keys looking for her children Albert and Margaret Carpenter The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) May 10, 1877 Adeline Sanders seeking information on her siblings Ambrose Dudley Carrol, Phelix Gurry Carroll and Polina Carroll The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) January 28, 1897 Nellie Harbold looking for her children Lydia, Miley A., and Samuel Tirley The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) June 26, 1873 Ella F. Wolfolk looking for information about her brother George W. Wolfolk The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) December 21, 1872 Adam Sisson (also known as Adam Webb) looking for his mother Fannie Webb (1st of 3 ads) The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) August 31, 1872 Emily Holms seeking information about her daughter Lauriah Smith The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) January 21, 1871 Amanda Allison (formerly Amanda Shaw) looking for her mother Ann Roscoe The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) September 11, 1869 John Walker looking for current wife Peggie and sons William, Samuel, and Miles and previous wife Cornelia The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) February 27, 1869 Ephraim Allen searching for his mother Lucy Smith, brother Peter, aunt Sarah Smith and several cousins The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) November 21, 1868 of 11
