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Parents seeking information about their son Perry Alexandria Wayman
The Sun (Baltimore, MD)
June 25, 1867
ANY INFORMATION will be thankfully received
of PERRY ALEXANDRIA WAYMAN, colored,
who left his home on last Friday morning, about 10
o'clock, by his distressed parents, at No. 247 OR-
LEANS [ORLEANS]
STREET. Nothing has been heard of him
since. He is between 10 and 11 years old, brown
skin, with straight hair, which has been lately cut.…
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Eliza Hammond looking for her daughter Eliza Jane Hammond who wandered off
Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD)
July 30, 1868
LOST.--Wandered from her home, in Anne Arundel
county, near Brooklyn, on the 9th inst., a Colored
Woman named ELIZA JANE HAMMOND. She is
25 years old, a dark mulatto, has her hair cut short
and a scar on the top of her head. She has lost her
mind from an attack of fever, but is entirely harmless.
She is supposed to be somewhere in…
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Rachel Carter searching for her husband Joseph Carter
The Sun (Baltimore, MD)
January 24, 1867
PERSONAL.
INFORMATION WANTED OF JOSEPH CARTER,
(colored,) of Baltimore, who left home about two
years ago. Any information will be thankfully re-
ceived [received] by his wife, RACHEL CARTER, Baltimore,
Maryland. [Papers generally please copy, and as-
sist [asist] thereby a distressed family.] j24-2t*]
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Caroline and Cue Willis seeking their children Charles Henry Willis and Josephine Willis
The Anglo-African (New York, NY)
December 9, 1865
INFORMATION WANTED.-- Any one having fnformation
concerning the whereabouts of Charles Henry Willis
and Josephine Willis, children of Cue and Caroline Wil-
lis [Willis], formerly with Captain Edward Tabb, on North river,
Matthews County, Virginia, will receive the thanks of
the distressed father and mother by addressing Caroline
Willis,…
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John E. Onley seeking his brothers Charles and Henry Onley
The Anglo-African (New York, NY)
August 12, 1865
INFORMATION WANTED of the whereabouts of Charles
and Henry Onley, who left Charles City Co., Va., some
years ago. Any information in regard to them will be
thankfully received by their brother, John E. Onley at
the Anglo-African office. 198-8t.
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John D. Brooks and Barbara seeking their brother Wesley Brooks
The Anglo-African (New York, NY)
August 12, 1865
INFORMATION WANTED of the whereabouts of Wesley
Brooks, youngest son of Isaac and Silvia Brooks. He
was sold 30 years ago to Natchez, or somewhere near
the Mississippi River. His father and mother, brother
Sampson and sister Mary, are dead. His brother John
D., and sister Barbara are alive. Reply to J.D. Brooks
through the columns of…
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Harriet Carrington searching for her son Patrick Finch
The Daily Dispatch (Richmond, VA)
April 19, 1871
PERSONAL.
PERSONAL.—Left Richmond about the
last of October, on an oyster schooner, PAT-
RICK [PATRICK] FINCH, a colored man, about 20 years old.
Any information of him would be thankfully re-
ceived [received] by his mother.
HARRIET CARRINGTON,
ap 19_4t* No. 1225 17th street.
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Susan Summers seeking her husband John Summers
The Anglo-African (New York, NY)
August 12, 1865
INFORMATION WANTED of John Summers, who lived in
Orange District near the Orange Court House, South Caro-
lina [South Carolina]. Any friend knowing of his whereabouts will con-
fer [confer] a favor by dropping a line to his wife, Susan Sum-
mers [Summers], Chattanooga, Tenn., care of S.P. Houston, Box
189. 205-12t
[It is supposed, by one…
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Matilda Wetherall searching for Robert and Alice Tolliver
The Anglo-African (New York, NY)
December 23, 1865
Information Wanted.
INFORMATION WANTED of Robert Tolliver and his wife
Alice. formerly of Mount Jackson, Shenandoah County,
Virginia. Any person knowing the present whereabouts
of said persons will confer a lasting obligation upon their
anxious mother by sending a line to Matilda Wetherall,
No. 84 Agnes Street, Toronto, C.W. 222-6t.
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Burton Isom seeking his siblings James Isom, Ormand Isom, and Emily Murray
The Anglo-African (New York, NY)
December 23, 1865
INFORMATION WANTED of the whereabouts of James
and Ormand Isom, and Emily Murray. When last
heard from in the Spring of 1857, they were in St. Louis,
Missouri. Any information respecting them will be
thankfully received by their brother Burton Isom, New
Westminster, British Columbia. 221-4t
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Mrs. A. Haney and Mrs. M. E. Lynn seeking Henry, Edward, and Jinney Haney
The Anglo-African (New York, NY)
August 12, 1865
INFORMATION WANTED of Henry, Edward, and Jinney
Haney, who, when last heard from, were in Fort Smith,
Arkansas. They can hear from their mother and sis-
ters [sisters] by directing a letter to Mrs. A. Haney, or Mrs. M.
E. Lynn, Frankfort, Ky. 205-1t
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Samuel J. Howard seeking Joseph Clinton (formerly Joseph Post)
The Anglo-African (New York, NY)
August 12, 1865
INFORMATION WANTED of the whereabouts of Joseph
Post, who, in Cincinnati, is known by the name of
Joseph Clinton, who was working in G. Adams's gal-
lery [gallery], in Nashville, Tenn. His mother, it is said, resides
in Brooklyn, New York. Considerable anxiety is felt
concerning him, and any information in regard to him
will be…
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Mrs. Thomas L. Johnson seeking her father Joseph Thompson, grandmother Rachel Marlin, sisters Cecelia and Priscilla, and brother Henson Thompson
The Anglo-African (New York, NY)
August 12, 1865
INFORMATION WANTED.-- Mrs. Thos. L. Johnson, of
Richmond Va., who was sold away from Georgetown,
D. C., when quite a child, and who, at the breaking
out of the war, was taken to Richmond, is very desirous
of finding her father, Joseph Thompson, who for many
years was a gardner in and about Washington, working
a portion of the time for…
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Unknown Person seeking Isaac and James Bea, Annanias Harcum, Atwell Smith, and Alfred Redman
The Anglo-African (New York, NY)
December 9, 1865
INFORMATION WANTED.-- I should like to be informed
of the whereabouts of Isaac Bea and James Bea, Anna-
nias [Annanias] Harcum, Atwell Smith and Alfred Redman. When
I last heard of them (four years ago) they were in North-
umberland [Northumberland] County, Va., but they have all left there
Any information concerning them will be thankfully…
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George W. Dennis, Cecelia, and their mother seeking Andrew and Richard Dennis
The Anglo-African (New York, NY)
August 12, 1865
INFORMATION WANTED, of Andrew Dennis and Richard
Dennis, generally called Dick. When last heard from,
some six years ago, they resided in Coweeche County,
Georgia.
It is supposed they joined the Union army.
Their mother, brother, George W. Dennis, and sister
Cecilia, are residing in San Francisco, and wish infor-
mation [information]…
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W. P. R. searching for Emma Avery
The New York Herald (New York, NY)
January 9, 1869
EMMA AVERY, COLORED, WHO LIVED WITH MR.
Powless, at Norwood, N. J., will please send her address
to W. P. R., box 3,020 New York Post office.
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Jane Bell is searching for her children Polly Bell, Grafton Bell, Jeremiah Bell, Lorenzo Bell, and Fanny Bell
Republican Banner (Nashville, TN)
May 13, 1871
A Mother of Twenty-seven Children
in Search of Her Offspring.
To the Editor of the Banner:
Knowing that you have always been
kind to the poor I desire to put this
notice in your paper:
I desire to know of the whereabouts
of my five children (colored), viz:
Polly Bell, Grafton Bell, Jeremiah Bell,
Lorenzo Bell and Fanny Bell. They…
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Leven Husten searching for Eliza Pollard
New Orleans Republican (New Orleans, LA)
August 22, 1868
INFORMATION WANTED--OF ELIZA
POLLARD, daughter of Rev. Charles Pollard;
was sold when about seventeen years of age from the
town of Salsbury, Woster county, Maryland, about
the year 1859; was last seen on board a steamboat
going up Red river. Any information addressed to
Leven Husten, Care of Republican Office, will be
thankfully…
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Lucy Brown searching for her mother Mrs. Rachel Brown
The Sun (Baltimore, MD)
April 2, 1867
INFORMATION WANTED OF MRS. RACHEL
BROWN, colored, by her distressed daughter,
Lucy Brown. She was last heard from in Campbell
county, Va. Any news from her will be thankfully
received by her distressed daughter, at 126 ST. PAUL ST. 1t*!
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Kesia Able searching for her daughter, Frenes Taylor [Frances Taylor] (3rd of 3 ads placed)
Evening Star (Washington, DC)
May 1, 1867
INFORMATION WANTED OF FRENES
TAYLOR, colored. When last heard from was
in Richmond, Va. Any information will be thankfully
received by her mother. KESIA ABLE.
Richmond and Petersburg papers please copy.
Address 406 12th street, between I and K, Washington
City, D.C.
my 1-3t*
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Joanna Hamilton searching for her sons
The Evening Post (Wilmington, NC)
March 21, 1873
Information is wanted concerning
the colored boys, aged 12 and 8 years,
children of Joanna Hamilton, Charlotte.
They are supposed to be in Catawba
county.
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An unnamed person searching for Henry Dales
Republican Banner (Nashville, TN)
February 18, 1872
WANTED.—Information of Henry Dales,
colored. He will hear something ; to
his advantage by calling at No. 110 Jefferson
St., Memphis, Tenn. 42_’-14⁰
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Geo. L. Mabson searching for George Smith
Evening Post (Wilmington, NC)
December 24, 1873
INFORMATION concerning George
Smith, colored, a discharged soldier, is
wanted. Any one knowing his where-
abouts [whereabouts] will please inform Geo. L. Mab-
son [Mabson]. George Smith will hear something
to his advantage by making himself
known. 2t
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General Butler searching for Rebecca and Patsey
St. Louis Evening Post (St. Louis, MO)
October 15, 1878
TWO WOMEN WANTED.
By a Gentleman Who Asks the Police to
Help Him Find Them.
Information is wanted of the whereabouts of
Rebecca, a mulatto, and Patsey, a black woman,
who were once the servants of Mrs. Caroline
B. Trumbull, of the State of Louisiana,
by Gen. Butler, who is stopping at Major Butler's
residence, No. 1520 Lucas…
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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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