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NavyU.S. Armyuncle(s)Underground Railroadunnamed person searchingveteranwhite fatherwhite newspaperwidow Dock Terrell searching for his son Sandford Terrell The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) May 21, 1885 Charlotte Ware searching for her son Frank Beres The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) May 1, 1884 Augusta Nation searching for her children Henry and Caroline Nation Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) July 8, 1885 Anthony Flewellen searching for his daughter Mary Elizabeth Catherine The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) May 21, 1885 Abraham 'Abe' Williams and his wife Hannah searching for their son Wesley Williams Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) December 3, 1885 Ceillia Sours searching for her six children Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) November 29, 1883 Jane (Oats) Friarson searching for her son Anthony Oats Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) November 8, 1883 Caroline Hall searching for her daughter Josephine Hall Evening Star (Washington, DC) April 17, 1865 Kesiah Abell searching for her daughter, Margaret Abell [aka Margaret Abel] (1st of 3 ads placed by Kesiah Abell) Evening Star (Washington, DC) July 23, 1863 Kesiah Abell searching for her daughters, Frances Taylor and Margaret Abel [aka Margaret Abell] (2nd of 3 ads placed) Evening Star (Washington, DC) March 9, 1865 Judy Merrill searching for her son Wilson Merrill The Colored Tennessean (Nashville, TN) March 24, 1866 Susan Howard searching for her son William Howard The Colored Tennessean (Nashville, TN) March 24, 1866 Sydney Elliot and Eliza Cannon are searching for Sidney and Harrison The Colored Tennessean (Nashville, TN) March 24, 1866 Eliza Moore searching for her daughter Sarah Moore and son Wm. 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