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Richard Dickerson looking for his aunt Mrs. Mary Highgate

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

February 10, 1881

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY AUNT,
Mrs. Mary Highgate. I have not seen
her since I left home with the Forty-first U.
S. troops, and am very anxious to hear from
her, as I may be able to learn what became
of my people. Any information will be
gladly received. Address
RICHARD DICKERSON,
Care of W. J. Friar, Esq.,…

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Robert Booker searching for his sister Henrietta Manor

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

August 9, 1883

DEAR EDITOR:––Robert Booker wishes to know of the whereabouts of his sister Henrietta Manor. Last knowledge of her she was at Columbia, Murray county, Tennessee, on the 15th day of February, 1867. At which time he joined the 38th Inantry, U.S.A., to go to New Mexico. Any information from the above named person will be gladly received. Please direct…

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Robert James searching for his friend William Hamilton

Harrisburg Telegraph (Harrisburg, PA)

September 14, 1866

INFORMATION WANTED. -Information is
wanted as to the whereabouts of William
Hamilton, a former member of Co. H, 45th
Penn'a colored troops. Any one knowing
anything concerning the missing man will
confer a favor on his friends by addressing
Robert James, Greencastle, Franklin co.,
Penn'a.

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Roxy Garnet looking for her aunts Mrs. Lucy Byrd and Mrs. Kitty Roberson, as well as Miss Sadie Roberts

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

August 1, 1914

Do You Know Them?
I would like to locate my aunts,
Mrs. Lucy Byrd and Mrs. Kitty Ro-
berson [Roberson], also Miss Sadie Roberts. Mrs.
Byrd lived at one time at 928 West
Leigh St., Richmond, Va. and Mrs.
Roberson at 1114 1-2 W. Moore St.
Miss Sadie Roberts lived near Second
and Byrd Sts. In 1899 she lived in
Newport News, Va. I think…

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Sergeant Olmsted Massy searching for Mrs. Nancy Massy

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

August 5, 1865

INFORMATION WANTED.
Information is wanted of Mrs. Nancy Massy.
She was born and raised in Gochland County,
Va. She was owned, about fifteen years ago, by
John Mickey. Her name before marriage was
Nancy Brown. Any one who can give any in-
formation in regard to her is requested to ad-
dress, Sergeant OLMSTED MASSY,
…

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Stephen Brown searching for his son Samuel Brown

Atchison Daily Free Press (Atchison, KS)

April 6, 1866

Information is wanted of the wherea-
bouts [whereabouts] of Samuel Brown, who was muster-
ed [mustered] out of the 2d Kansas Colored Regiment
last fall at Fort Leavenworth. His father
resides near Topeka, and is anxious to hear
from him. Any person having any infor-
mation [information] in regard to him and writing to
Stephen Brown, Topeka,…

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Thaddeus Scott seeking soldiers of the 44th Regiment Colored Infantry

Huntsville Gazette (Huntsville, AL)

December 11, 1886

Information Wanted.
I desire the address of a few sol-
diers [soldiers] of the 44th Regiment Colored
Infantry in the late war. Will make it
to the interest of such soldiers to ad-
dress [address] me as follows;
Thaddeus Scott,
Danville,
Ala.

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William H. Todd finds his mother, age 100, after 40-year separation

Pittsburgh Dispatch (Pittsburgh, PA)

March 12, 1891

FOUND AT LAST.
A former Slave, Now in Ohio, Hears From
His Long-Lost Mother.
SPRINGFIELD, O., March 11, - After 40 years'
separation William H. Todd, an ex-slave at
Washington Court House, Fayette county, has
discovered the whereabouts of his mother, now
100 years old, living at Macon, GA., through a
letter received last night. …

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William Watson searching for his wife Nancy Watson and their children George and Jane

Louisville Daily Courier (Louisville, KY)

March 21, 1866

WANTED.
WANTED—INFORMATION—My wife, NAN-
CY [NANCY] WATSON, colored woman, and two chil-
dren [children], George, aged 9 or 10, and Jane, aged 4 or 5, ar-
rived [arrived] in Louisville, Ky., last summer. They were
from Avoyelle Parish, La., near Marksville. We
all belonged to Mr. Cornelius Voris. I have not
heard one word from them since…

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Wm. Johnston seeking information about Mary Ann and Nicodemus Johnston

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

July 3, 1869

Information wanted of Mary Ann
and Nicodemus Johnston. When last heard
from they were in Germantown, Philadel-
phia, Pa. Address Wm. Johnston, Corp.
Co. "H" 38th Infantry, Fort McRae, New
Mexico. tf

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