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Navyuncle(s)Underground Railroadunnamed person searchingveteranwhite fatherwhite newspaperwidow Mr. Harrison Reed searching for his mother Mary Wilson/Mary Hogan Arkansas Weekly Mansion (Little Rock, AR) February 16, 1884 Dollie Ingram searching for her mother Margaret Ingram Daily Arkansas Gazette (Little Rock, AR) November 11, 1871 Mary Jane Blair searching for her mother Susan Blair Daily Arkansas Gazette (Little Rock, AR) October 3, 1871 Mrs. Charlotte Powell looking for her father Sam Mosely, mother Elizabeth, three brothers Harvey, Amos, and Isaac, and two sisters Rebecca and Lucretia San Francisco Elevator (San Francisco, CA) June 3, 1870 Harriet Felder (formerly Harriet Burton) searching for her parents Mat and Milinda Burton and sisters Cinthy and Mitildy Burton The Montgomery Advertiser (Montgomery, AL) December 27, 1900 James Henry Johnson searching for his mother Betsy and sisters Mary, Ellen, Harriet, and Rose Richmond Daily Dispatch (Richmond, VA) April 4, 1872 Mary Rakes searching for her mother and her mother's grandchildren Sammy, George, and Betsy Richmond Daily Dispatch (Richmond, VA) July 20, 1871 Alfred Harrison searching for his mother Mrs. Cloe Jarvis The North Carolinian (Elizabeth City, NC) September 30, 1874 John Easton found his mother after decades of searching The Sun (New York, NY) July 3, 1892 John Caesar Barber searching for his mother Mrs. John Jackson Appeal: A National Afro-American Newspaper (St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN) May 23, 1891 George W. Dority searching for his mother Mary Ann Dority and sister Mary Jane Dority Appeal: A National Afro-American Newspaper (St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN) May 23, 1891 James Smith searching for his mother Eveline Wade, stepfather Mike Wade, and siblings with the surname Heair Appeal: A National Afro-American Newspaper (St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN) May 23, 1891 Geo. Gardener searching for his father Jacob Gardener Appeal: A National Afro-American Newspaper (St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN) May 23, 1891 Dulcina Hall searching for her father Isaac Tolson The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) February 14, 1889 Mrs. Anna Mollie Wright reunited with her daughter Mrs. Anna Freeman after 29 years The Wheeling Daily Intelligencer (Wheeling, WV) April 11, 1892 Martha Jennings-Lucas searching for her mother, sister, brothers, daughter, and husband Harrisburg Telegraph (Harrisburg, PA) July 23, 1900 Hiram Jefferson reunited with son Thomas after 30 years Daily State Gazette (Green Bay, WI) November 15, 1893 Frank E. Lawrence finds his father after 36 years Juniata Sentinel and Republican (Mifflintown, PA) November 11, 1891 Jack Corkley finds his mother after 40 years The Cincinnati Daily Star (Cincinnati, OH) January 23, 1879 Henry Tolliver finds his father Alfred Tolliver Iowa State Bystander (Des Moines, IA) August 7, 1903 Henry Anderson searching for mother Peggy, brothers Chas, Horace, and Alex, and sisters Sarah Ann and Malinda The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN) December 7, 1895 Rev. Mack Henson finds his father The Austin Weekly Statesman (Austin, TX) March 26, 1891 Unidentified parents reunited with their daughter after 20 years Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD) July 29, 1875 John Williams reunited with his mother Harriet Blackwell after 32 years Asheville Daily Citizen (Asheville, NC) December 31, 1892 Katie Hubbard searching for her father Ben Berket (formerly Berket Doncler) The Montgomery Advertiser (Montgomery, AL) February 23, 1900 of 57
