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TN)The Vicksburg Daily Herald (Vicksburg, MS)The Weekly Clarion (Jackson, MS)The Weekly Louisianian (New Orleans, LA)Topeka Weekly Times (Topeka, KS)True Southerner (Hampton, VA)Union Springs Herald (Union Springs, AL)Vermont Phoenix (Brattleboro, VT) [Ad copied from the Zion Church Advocate, published in Washington, DC, with commentary by the editor of the Vermont Phoenix]Weekly Standard (Raleigh, NC) Item Type AdObituary Tags ReconstructionAfrican Methodist Episcopal ChurchArmy Hospitalarmy substituteattorneyaunt(s)capturedchanged namechild(ren)Civil WarCivil War battleConfederate CongressConfederate RaidsConfederate States Armycontrabandscustodydeceaseddesertion (spousal)dying wishemancipationemigrationEnoch Ardenescapedescaped from jailestateestate divisionfamily historyfemale enslaverforced migrationformer enslaverfree people of colorfreedgrandparent(s)heir(s)hired outinheritancekidnappingleft with Union Armyliteracylocation knownmanumittedmaritime workmaster diedmigration 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Navyuncle(s)Underground Railroadunnamed person searchingveteranwhite fatherwhite newspaperwidow Amanda Allison (formerly Amanda Shaw) looking for her mother Ann Roscoe The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) September 11, 1869 Hannah Murray looking for her children Robert, George, Anthony, Winnie, and Lucy Murray The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) September 11, 1869 Emma Monroe and Millie Johnson looking for their mother Minnie Mayes The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) August 28, 1869 Edie Wicher searching for her daughter Maria Francis Wicher and also Amy Wicher The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) August 28, 1869 Mary Ranson seeking information about her daughter Rose Jackson The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) August 14, 1869 Mary King seeking information about her sister Mary and brothers Martin, Green, and Harry and their families The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) August 7, 1869 Edward Smith seeking information about his mother Sarah Hunter, his brother Charles, and his wife Sarah Wamton The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) July 24, 1869 Martha Tittle seeking information about her sisters Margaret Norris and Ann Bausley and friend Mary Hall The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) July 3, 1869 Wm. Johnston seeking information about Mary Ann and Nicodemus Johnston The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) July 3, 1869 Henry Fuller searching for Thomas Fuller, Eliza Fuller, and his aunt Clarissa Jefferson The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) July 3, 1869 Araminta Turner looking for her husband Alexander Turner (also known as Alexander Thorpe) The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) June 12, 1869 Sarah Elizabeth Brooks seeking information about her mother Deborah Brown The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) June 12, 1869 Lewis Blackwell searching for his son Charles Blackwell The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) May 8, 1869 Mingo Chism looking for his mother Parthenia Chism and siblings Jackson, Green, Willis, Smith, Mary, and Phillis Chism The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) May 8, 1869 Richard Green looking for his father and mother Richard and Malinda Green The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) April 17, 1868 Henry Bryant looking for information about his father King Payne and several siblings The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) March 27, 1869 Alexander Gaines looking for his mother Betsy Gaines and siblings Mary, Fanny, and William Gaines The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) March 13, 1869 Rev. 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Young seeking information about Henry Stevenson on behalf of Stevenson's unnamed mother The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) March 6, 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 Tilman Handy looking for his son James Charles Handy The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) February 6, 1869 Andrew Slade seeking his father Reuben Manning, his mother Harriet, and siblings The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) January 16, 1869 Charlie Moore seeking information about his mother Elizabeth Moore The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) January 16, 1869 Susan Berry searching for her brother Solomon Manluff The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) January 16, 1869 Elias Lewis searching for his daughter Spencer Ann Ringo (2nd of 2 ads placed) The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) December 26, 1868 Alice Mitchell looking for her father Joshua Clarke and mother Polly Clarke and siblings Joshua and Kate The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) November 28, 1868 of 25
