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Betsy Dod searching for her family members including father Summer Thompson and mother Easter

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

August 31, 1882

DEAR EDITOR: I desire to inquire for my kinfolks, whom I left in Maryland many years ago. Father's name was Summer Thompson. He used to belong to a man by the name of Caspers Cain. My mother's name was Easter. She belonged to Roger Robinson. My brothers were Williams, Sam, and Major; sisters Sarah, Ann and Rosa. I was sold and brought to this…

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Francis Randall searching for their brother Wesley Summos

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

August 19, 1886

MR. EDITOR -- I want you to inquire through your paper for my brother, Wesley Summos. Wesley joined the army at Columbia, Ky., and was mustered out of the army at Pine Bluff, Ark. His mother's name was Rachel Summos, his sister's name was Francis, Angeline, Caroline, Martha, Mary and Emma Summos, and his brothers Dick, Andy and Harry. Address…

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T. M. Hubbell searching for Alexander Desembly and Frank McFarland

Daily Public Ledger (Maysville, KY)

February 23, 1912

TWO COLORED MEN.

Information Wanted As to Alex Desembly and Frank Mc-Farland

Springfield, Mo. February 8th, 1912.

Hon. J. F. Barbour, Maysville, Ky.

Dear Sir: I understand that you are ex-tensively acquainted throughout Mason coun-ty, Kentucky, and I am writing to in-quire if you ever knew or heard of two men named Alexander Desembly…

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Mary Kile (formerly Mary Burns) searching for her brothers

The National Tribune (Washington, DC)

April 22, 1909

WANTED ----- To know if any old comrade or anyone knew Isaac, Daniel, John or Robert Henry Burns, of Culpeper Courthouse, Va.: owned by Presley Rixey. I am their sister, Mary Kile, 407 Orange street, Argenta, Ark.

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George Simpson searching for George Simpson, a former slave

The National Tribune (Washington, DC)

April 22, 1909

WANTED ---- Information of George Simpson (colored), who enlisted in 1863 or 1864. He was a slave in Clay County, Mo. Any member of the colored regiments who either saw or heard of him, address George Simpson, Santa Monica, Cal.

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O. B. Armstrong searching for fellow servicemembers

The National Tribune (Washington, DC)

September 29, 1910

O.B. Armstrong, Punta Gorda, Fla., en-
listed [enlisted] at Camp Casey, Va., July 27, 186[?]
in the 2d U.S.C.T., and served as First
Sergeant, Co. D, until mustered out Jan.
16, 1866, at Washington, D.C., and would
like to hear from any of his old comrades.
He will answer their letters.

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Mrs. Sarah G. Carter searching for her sons Thomas C. Allen and Hubbard Franklin Allen (or Tomas C. Perkins and Hubbard Franklin Perkins)

The National Tribune (Washington, DC)

April 9, 1908

WANTED--The addresses of Thomas C. Allen
and Hubbard Franklin Allen, who are sup-
posed [supposed] to have enlisted in the 65th U.S.C.T.
at Benton and Brakes, Mo. The brothers may
have enlisted under the name of Perkins in-
stead [instead] of Allen. Address their mother, Mrs.
Sarah G. Carter, No. 710 Belle St., Alton, Ill.

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S. T. Moore looking for former servicemembers from Co. H. of the 64th U. S. C. T.

The National Tribune (Washington, DC)

October 22, 1908

Addresses Wanted.
S. T. Moore, Box 138, Tallula, Miss.,
Co. H, 64th U.S.C.T., wants address
of former company and regimental
comrades.

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S. Tyler Moore searching for his father, Edward Moore or Edward Hunt

The National Tribune (Washington, DC)

April 1, 1909

In Search of His Father.
S. Taylor Moore, Tallula, Miss., wants
information of his father, who served
in a colored regiment--possibly in Co.
F, 58th U. S. C. T., but of this there is
doubt. He may have served under the
name of Edward Moore or as Edward
Hunt; enlisted at Savanah or some-
where [somewhere] in the Alleghenies; was about…

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John Brunson searching for David Brunson

National Tribune (Washington, DC)

November 8, 1906

WANTED - The address of David
Brunson, Co. K, 54th Mass. (col-
ored), whose former home was Blairs-
ville Indiana Co., Pa. Address John
Brunson, Box 224, Sewickley, Pa.

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H. C. Brock searching for veterans of Co. K, 1st U.S. Colored Troops

National Tribune (Washington, DC)

September 29, 1910

H. C. Brock, Pearl, Ill., would like to hear from any of Co. K, 1st U. S. C. T.

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Kate Johnson searching for her brother James Allensworth

National Tribune (Washington, DC)

May 30, 1907

WANTED ---- Information of James Allensworth, who enlisted in 1863 or 1864 in Co. I, 16th U. S. C. Troops. His sister, Kate Johnson, 618 Upper 9th St., Evansville, Ind., would like to know whether he lost his life in the service, or, if not, his present address.

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Julia Brown searching for veterans who knew Archibald, or Archie, Brown

The National Tribune (Washington, DC)

April 2, 1908

A Colored Veteran.
S. T. Moore, Tallula, Miss., writes us
as to the case of Archibald Brown, of
Co. I, 64th U. S. C. T., who enlisted at
Davis Bend, Miss., in 1863, and was
mustered out at Vicksburg; but the War
Department said he deserted, and did
not serve until May 1, 1865. The facts
are that he came home, sick, with his
papers…

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Julia Carter searching for Carter family

Alexandria Gazette (Alexandria, VA)

June 2, 1911

INFORMATION WANTED.

Do you know anything
about an old colored man
by the name of Isaac Carter?

If not concerning Isaac Car-
ter, do you know anything of
his sister, Martha Carter, or his
brother Aley Carter? They
were living during the Civil
War. Their brother by the
name of Luther Gray was a
soldier, his right name being…

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Harriet Jones searching for Walter Harris, also known as Walter Jones

Baltimore Daily Commercial (Baltimore, MD)

February 14, 1866

PERSONAL.
INFORMATION IS WANTED RESPECT-
ING WALTER HARRIS or WALTER JONES,
a Colored Man who enlisted in the First Colored
Regiment of U.S. Troops. He had friends in Balti-
more. Information may be sent to Mrs. HARRIET
JONES, 67 Pierrepont st., Brooklyn, N.Y. f13-3t*

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Mack Thompson searching for comrades of Burrell Harrison

The National Tribune (Washington, DC)

November 5, 1908

The address of any comrade of Bur-
rell Harrison, a colored solider, who
was wounded at Milliken's Bend in
June, 1863, and died in hospital. It is
desired to ascertain whether Harrison
belonged to the 47th or 45th U. S. C.
T. Address Mack Thompson, Co. E,
National Military Home, Kan.

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Georgiana Berry seeking the name of husband's Civil War company, for her Civil War widow's pension application

The Colored American (Washington, DC)

August 24, 1901

COLORED VETERANS, ATTENTION!
Is there any one who can give me the name of the colored company that was made up in the month of May in Grand Gulf Miss., in 1862? My husband was a member of that company. His name was John Berry. Since his death I have forgotten the name of the company and so cannot send application for pension until I find out the…

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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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Mary Miller looking for her brothers William Gardner and Green Cockrell

The Appeal (Chicago, IL)

August 6, 1892

WILLIAM GARDNER AND GREEN COCKRELL I
wish to find my brothers, as named above. They
went into the army from Clarke County, Kentucky
going to Camp Nelson. Our father's name was
Mongo Cockrell. Mother's name was Maria Cock-
rell [Cockrell]. I was small when they went away. Address
Mary Miller, 736 Austin Ave., Chicago, Ill.

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Martha McDermit searching for her brother Lowery McDermit

The Colored Tennessean (Nashville, TN)

August 12, 1865

INFORMATION WANTED
OF A MAN BY THE NAME OF ELIAS
LOWERY McDERMIT, who used to
belong to Thomas Lyons, of Knoxville, East
Tennessee. He was sold to a man by the
name of Sherman about ten years ago, and
I learned some six years ago that he was
on a steamboat running between Memphis
and New Orleans, and more recently I heard
that he…

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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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Harvey Spalding & Sons searching for Simon Smith or his heirs

Times-Promoter (Hernando, MS)

February 23, 1906

Wanted!
Information as to the address
of Simon Smith or his widow or
heirs if he is dead. He was a colored
man and served in Co "B"
11th U.S. Colored Infantry in
the Civil war and his address was
given us DeSoto county, Miss.
Small recovery can probably be
made. Address Harvey Spalding
& Sons, Washington, D.C.

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Esther Overby searching for General Grant Royster

Richmond Times-Dispatch (Richmond, VA)

September 17, 1905

Where is Grant Royster?
Following is an appeal for the finding
of a certain Grand Royster, whom a sub-
scriber [subscriber] is anxious to locate:
"Will anybody who happens to know
the whereabouts of General Grant Roy-
ster [Royster] (colored), more generally called
"Grant" Royster, please have the kind-
ness [kindness] of heart to inform…

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Catherine Bruester searching for her brother Green Baker (or Bruester)

National Tribune (Washington, DC)

June 20, 1907

WANTED--Information. In 1862 Green
Baker, or Bruester, living near
Moscow, Fayette Co., Tenn. joined one
of the Tennessee colored regiments and
has never been heard from by his family.
Any of his comrades knowing his where-
abouts, either living or dead, or to the
organization he belonged, address his
sister, Catherine Bruester,…

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Rev. Geo. Nichols searching for address of lieutenant, U.S.C.T.

National Tribune (Washington, DC)

December 30, 1909

WANTED----If any comrade knows the pres-
ent address of Lieut. J. C. Haskell, Co. B,
54th U. S. C. T., communicate with Rev. Geo.
Nichols, Box 315, Guthrie, Okla.

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