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Green Morgan and Prudence Croan reunited and remarried after 30-year separation
The Examiner (San Francisco, CA)
February 6, 1889
OLD, BUT STILL LOVING.
Remated After a Separation of Thirty
Years.
CRUEL SLAVERY DAYS.
Uncle Green and Aunt Prudence Go Down to the
Grave Together After All.
[Special to the EXAMINER.]
VERSAILLES (Ky.), February 5. -- A marriage
ceremony in the colored Methodist Church
here to-day developed in an ante-bellum ro-
mance [romance] of…
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Gustavus Clark searching for his six brothers including Henry Clark and Shadrach Crump
Alexandria Gazette (Alexandria, VA)
March 3, 1871
INFORMATION in regard to the whereabouts of HENRY CLARK, SHADRACH CRUMP, JOHN CRUMP, MAURICE CRUMP, OSCAR CRUMP and WILLIAM CRUMP, colored will be thankfully received by their brother, GUSTAVUS CLARK. mar 2-2t No.18 N. Patrick st.
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Gwynn Carr and Jack Carr searching for sister Louisa and brother Curg
Memphis Daily Appeal (Memphis, TN)
February 24, 1878
INFORMATION--Gwynn Carr and Jack Carr
want to hear from their sister LOUISA and
brother CURG, who belonged to Gip. Powell, liv-
ing [living] about four miles from Buffalo, West Virginia,
before the war. Any information addressed to
GWYNN CARR, care of Panola Oilworks, Memphis,
Tenn. , will be gratefully received.
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H. Kimberly searching for Joseph Nicholson
Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD)
June 25, 1867
PERSONAL.
WANDERED FROM HOME--On last Wednesday,
JOSEPH NICHOLSON, commonly called Big
Joe, a tall Yellow Man, Butcher by trade. Any in-
formation [information] leading to his whereabouts will be thank-
fully [thankfully]
received by H. KIMBERLY, Stalls 17 and 19
Centre Market. je25-2t*++
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H. P. Treat searching for Waddy Smith
Public Ledger (Memphis, TN)
June 15, 1867
INFORMATION WANTED--OF WADDY Smith (colored), who left his family on Tuesday, the 4th inst., and has not been heard from since. Any information of his whereabouts will be thankfully received.
92 H.P. Treat, 161 Madison street.
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H. W. Marshall searching for James Marshall
The Billings Herald (Billings, MT)
March 15, 1884
Information is wanted of one James
Marshall (colored) by H. W. Marshall of
Hannibal, Mo.
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Harriet Carter searching for Violet Shelvy
Memphis Daily Appeal (Memphis, TN)
December 26, 1873
INFORMATION wanted of the whereabouts
of Violet Shelvy; she formerly belonged to
David Bledsoe, DeSoto county, Mississippi
HARRIET CARTER, No. 35 Halsey st., New-
ark [Newark], N.J. de25
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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
MISCELLANEOUS.
I, HARRIET BURTON, colored, am here
at Montgomery and would like to know
of the whereabouts of my father, Mat
Burton; my mother, Milinda Burton; my
sister, Cinthy Burton; my sister, Mitildy
Burton, and Tom Burton, the man that
owned my two sisters in slavery time.
Harriet Felder, daughter and sister of
the Burtons;…
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Harriet Lyons searching for Miller family
Keowee Courier (Pickens, SC)
December 11, 1912
INFORMATION WANTED.
Information is wanted as to the
whereabouts of Zach Miller, Riley
Miller, Yancey Miller, Lewis Mil-
ler, or Levi Miller, colored. When
last heard from Levi Miller lived near
Mr. Marshall Kay, (wihte[white]), in Smith
county, Texas. Relatives very desir-
ous of learning where these parties
now are. Communicate with…
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Harriet Relf searching for her husband Quindy Relf
The Liberator (Boston, MA)
June 8, 1849
INFORMATION WANTED.
Quindy Relf, husband of Harriet Relf, is informed
that his family, consisting of wife and five children,
formerly belonging to Henry Fry, of Moorefield,
Henry Co., Va., are living near Martinsburg, Knox
Co., Ohio.
The family were liberated by their claimant, the
husband liberated himself by running away. He has…
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Harrison Bradley and his wife reunite after 21 years and remarry
The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, OH)
August 17, 1880
AFTER MANY YEARS.
Reunion of a Colored Man and His Wife,
Who Were Separated During the Days
of Slavery.
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE ENQUIRER.
YELLOW SPRINGS, OHIO, August 16.—In the
year 1857, when the baneful curse of slavery
existed in the South, the marrying and intermarriyngof
colored people were not recognized
by the forms…
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Harrison Eaton searching for his brother John Eaton
The Daily Empire (Dayton, OH)
January 30, 1866
INFORMATION WANTED of John Eaton, of
the 1st Mississippi Colored Regiment.
When last heard from, he was at Vicks-
burg, when it surrounded. Any informa-
tion respecting him will be thankfully re-
ceived by his brother, Harrison Eaton,
Dayton, Ohio.
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Harry Terry searching for a boy named Evans
Fayette County Herald (Washington Court House, OH)
April 28, 1870
WANTED. --Information is wanted as to
the whereabouts of a mulatto boy named
Evans, who was borne at Falling Water,
Decalb Co., Tennessee, is now about four-
teen [fourteen] years old, was owned by David
Coger, at Smithsville, Tennessee, until he
was about 3 years of age. Coger sold him
to John F. Moon, who then resided at Al-
exandria…
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Harvey Spalding & Sons looking for Moses Ballard
The Interior Journal (Stanford, KY)
February 9, 1906
WANTED.-Information as to the address of Moses Ballard, or heirs if he is dead. He was a colored man and served in the 123rd U.S. Col. Inf., and address was Lincolntown [Lincoln County], KY., in 1865. Small recovery can probably be made. Address Harvey Spalding & Sons, Washington, D.C.
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Helen M. Daniels searching for her mother Anna Maria Williams and sister Charlotte
New Orleans Republican (New Orleans, LA)
April 19, 1868
By Helen M. Daniels, formerly of
Newbern, North Carolina, of her
mother, Anna Maria Williams. Also
of her sister Charlotte.
Information may be sent her at Mrs.
Fowlkis's, corner of Josephine and
Dryades streets, New Orleans.
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Henny Butler searching for her daughter Frances
The Daily Picayune (New Orleans, LA)
August 12, 1843
INFORMATION WANTED.
HENNY BUTLER, a colored woman, residing
at Cumberland, in Maryland, desires information concerning
the present residence of her daughter FRANCES,
who went with Doctor Lawrence 7 years ago to
Natchez, Mississippi; from which place she was afterwards
removed to New Orleans.
Her letters from New Orleans reach her…
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Henry Brady searching for Frank Brady
Weekly Journal (Mercersburg, PA)
June 30, 1871
INFORMATION WANTED.--The undersigned
desires information concerning
Frank Brady, colored. He left
his home in Woodville, Rappahannock
county, Virginia, about eighteen
years ago. He has been heard of once
since, at which time he was at Charleston,
South Carolina. Any information
concerning him will be thankfully
received by Henry…
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Henry Lucas searching for his wife Louisa Lucas and their three children
Evening Star (Washington, DC)
November 5, 1862
INFORMATION WANTED OF THE WIFE OF
subscriber, Louisa Lucas, (colored,) and three
children When last seen were at Fredericksburg,
and left there with the intention of meeting me in
this city. Please leave a note at this office, ad-
dressed [addressed] to HENRY LUCAS. no 4-3t*
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Henry Marlow searching for the Rev. J. W. Green
The Weekly Star (Wilmington, NC)
June 9, 1899
Information Wanted.
Henry Marlow, colored, a subscriber
to the STAR at Excelsior, writes to
make inquiries about one Rev. J. W.
Green, colored, who claims to be a
preacher and doctor. He married in
the vicinity of Excelsior. Anyone
knowing anything of his where-
abouts [whereabouts] is asked to notify Henry Mar-
low [Marlow],…
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Henry Saffold searching for fellow veterans of his Civil War regiment
The Morning News (Savannah, GA)
August 4, 1888
I WISH to get the name and postoffice ad-
dress of any officer or man of Company E,
135th Regiment colored troops. Any person
who served with that company will confer a
favor on an old fellow soldier who is trying to
get a pension, by sending the information
asked for to HENRY SAFFOLD (colored), Pen-
field, Ga.
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Henry Taylor searching for his son Charley Taylor
The Louisville Daily Journal (Louisville, KY)
January 29, 1867
WANTED--Information of a col-
ored [colored] boy named Charley Taylor, taken from
the place of Squire Vernon, five miles from this
city, it is thought, by Clarke and Magruder's men,
about two years ago. Any information of the said
boy will be thankfully received by his father.
HENRY TAYLOR.
ji6 d12* Indianapolis, Ind.
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Henry Wright and Malinda Wright searching for their children and step-children (3rd of 3 ads placed by Wright)
Knoxville Daily Tribune (Knoxville, TN)
March 8, 1878
Information Wanted.
This is to inquire the whereabouts of
the children or step-children of Henry
Wright, colored, who are somewhere in the
South. Their names are : Charles Thomas,
Henry Wright, James Nelson, Minor Frank-
lin, Isaac Williams, Hamp Conway, and
Lucinda, children or step-children of Henry
Wright and Malinda Wright. Direct…
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Henry Wright searching for his children (1st of 3 ads placed by Wright)
Daily Press and Herald (Knoxville, TN)
April 2, 1873
Lost Children Wanted.
I want to find my children. My name is
Henry Wright. I was raised in Culpepper
county, Virginia, one mile from Fairfax
Court House. First wife's children: Lucinda,
Malinda, James, Myner, Charles. Second
wife's children: Kate, George, Isy and Hamp,
I would be glad for my children or their chil-
dren to come; they…
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Henry Wright searching for his children (2nd of 3 ads placed by Wright)
Daily Press and Herald (Knoxville, TN)
July 21, 1874
Notice—Information Wanted.
Henry Wright, a colored resident of Knox-
ville, desires to hear of some of his chil-
dren or relatives, whom he left at Fairfax
Court House, Culpepper county, Va., sev-
eral years ago. He belonged to Judge
John C, Greene, of that place, while his
wife, Betsy, belonged to Mr. John Stone,
who lived twelve miles…
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Hicks' U. S. A. General Hospital searching for Mrs. Louisa Cook
The Sun (Baltimore, MD)
January 6, 1866
PERSONAL.
NOTICE.—If MRS LOUISA COOK. wife of Ben-
jamin [Benjamin] Cook, Private, Co K. 28th U. S. C. T., will
call at the HICKS' U. S. A. GENERAL HOSPITAL,
Baltimore Md., she will hear of something to her
advantage. j6-3t*(
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