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Colored Troopsuncle(s)Underground Railroadunnamed person searchingveteranwhite fatherwhite newspaperwidow Mahala Wilkes (Willis) searching for her relatives The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN) February 11, 1893 Mrs. Patsey Smith (formerly Crockett) searching for her children Frank, Henry, Jane, and Ben The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN) January 21, 1893 Minnie Williams searching for her brothers and sisters The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN) January 14, 1893 Kitty Presnell seeking information about her children Davie, Mariah, and Catherine Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) January 31, 1884 Ann Washington (formerly Ann Stubb) seeking her relatives including her mother Lucy Stubb Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) January 10, 1884 Charles Washington Norman Fairleigh searching for his brother, Alexander Ferguson The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN) December 10, 1892 Charlotte Stuart searching for her relatives including her parents Peter and Melvina Brummer The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN) October 15, 1892 Lucy A. Johnson responding to Eliza Husher (formerly Eliza Clark) The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN) July 16, 1892 Mariah Abbamier searching for her relatives including her parents Jack and Mary Ephron The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN) July 2, 1892 Daniel West (formerly Daniel Cooper) looking for his father Jeff Cooper, his mother Susie Cooper, and his siblings The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN) June 25, 1892 Ann Waddell (formerly Ann Bell) seeking her mother Lydia Bell and sisters Rosetta and Helen Bell The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN) June 11, 1892 Matilda Richardson (formerly Matilda Vance) searching for sister, Emeline Vance The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN) March 12, 1892 Priscilla Wilson searching for her brothers and sisters The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN) March 5, 1892 Robert Hughes seeking the whereabouts of his brother Charley Calison and sister Millie Calison The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN) November 21, 1891 Murray Thompson searching for brothers, John, Squire, and Bill The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN) September 12, 1891 Diannah White looking for her sons The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) March 17th, 1887 Mrs. Lucy Williams searching for mother Lucy Williams and grandmother Louisa Williams. The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) February 5, 1916 Harriet Shepard looking for her son Stanton Shepard The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) January 1, 1885 Richard Thompson seeking his father Ryland Jones, mother Mary Carter, sister Janie Stokes, and brothers Richard and Henry Jones The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) November 13, 1915 Mrs. Ellen Lee searching for relatives The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) January 30, 1915 Dr. J. Mitchell Smith seeking father's brothers and sister The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) January 30, 1915 Alex Myers seeking information about his grandmother and her children Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) May 30, 1914 Setes searching for their mother Lucy Setes, and sisters Martha, Mary Jane, and Julia Setes Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) March 27, 1884 Tally Miller seeking information about his daughters Caroline and Sarah Williams Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) February 7, 1884 Sneed Bewley searching for relatives Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) January 3, 1884 of 49
