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Martha A. Washington searching for addresses of officers or enlisted men from husband's U.S.C.T. Civil War regiment
National Tribune (Washington, DC)
May 31, 1888
Martha A. Washington (colored), New Albany, Ind., wishes the names and present postoffice addresses of any officers or enlisted men of Co. B, 113th U.S.C.T., who remember her late husband, George Washington, of said company and regiment, and of his contracting rheumatism at or near Memphis, Tenn., in April, 1864.
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Martha Hawkins searching for her son Isaac Martin Van Buren Hawkins
The Sun (Baltimore, MD)
December 28, 1867
MARTHA HAWKINS, (COLORED,) OF YORK-
TOWN [YORKTOWN], VA., wishes information of her son,
ISAAC MARTIN VAN BUREN HAWKINS, who
went South with Captain Dunbar of a New York Re-
giment [Regiment]. d27-3t*§
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Lewis Smith searching for officers of Co. F
National Tribune (Washington, DC)
August 29, 1901
WANTED-Address of Capt. James H. Mathew, Co.
F, 66th Colored Vol. Inf: Lieut. Dallas Duval, Co.
F, 66th Colored Vol. Inf, 1864, '65. By Lewis Smith, col-
ored, formerly drummer boy of Co. F, 66th Colored Vol.
Inf., Weatherford, Tex.
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Anthony Cox searching for several fellow servicemembers
Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)
March 15, 1902
Do You Know Them?
I desire to know the whereabouts of
John Taliaferro, Major Wooldridge, Den-
nis [Dennis] Minor, who was in Co. B, 119 Reg-
iment [Regiment], which was made up at Camp
Nelson, Kentucky, and was discharged
at Louisville, Ky. Also John Clark,
Walker Clark and Lewis Clark, who
were in the same company and regi-
ment…
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Mrs. Maggie Broad searching for officers or enlisted men who knew Julian Broad
National Tribune (Washington, DC)
June 28, 1900
WANTED--ADDRESSES.
Subscribers to THE NATION-
AL TRIBUNE may insert a
three-line advertisement under
this head at the rate of 50c. for
one insertion; three insertions for
$1. The privilege of this column
is strictly confined to our sub-
scribers.
WANTED-The name and postoffice address of any
officer or enlisted man who knew Julian…
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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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Mrs. Winnefred Sanders searching for anyone who served in the U. S. Navy with Joseph Bell
National Tribune (Washington, DC)
July 28, 1904
WANTED--Name and address of any person who
served in U.S. Navy with Joseph Bell, colored,
who enlisted in March of April, 1863, at Camp Birney,
Md. Mrs. Winnefred Sanders, Box 254, Sewickley, Pa.
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Charles W. Grant searching for fellow servicemembers Lieut. F. L. Mittie, Sergeant Bakes, and John Grimes
National Tribune (Washington, DC)
April 11, 1907
WANTED--The addresses of Lieut. F.
L. Mittie and Serg't Bakes, both of
Co. H, 24th U. S. C. T. Address Chas. W.
Grant, Hospital, Farmhurst, Del.
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WANTED--The address of Harry Mc-
Connell, Co. I, 83rd Regiment, Penn-
sylvania Volunteers. L. F. Lane, Mon-
trose,…
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Nelson Lewis searching for David D. Ficket, U. S. C. T.
National Tribune (Washington, DC)
September 22, 1904
WANTED-The Address of David D. Ficket, Cap-
tain, Co. D, 20th U. S. C. T., by Nelson Lewis,
Mendota, Ill.
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Mrs. Victoria Hullum searching for relatives of her father, William Wigg Young
Nashville Globe (Nashville, TN)
September 18, 1908
SEARCHING FOR RELATIVES
The postmaster of Nashville, Maj.
A. W. Wills sent to the Nashville
Globe ahis week a letter from Pass
Christian Miss. The writer of the
letter is Mrs. Victoria Hullum. The
lady in question has reasons to be-
lieve that she has in Nashville some
relatives, or that some one in and
about Nashville can assist…
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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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John C. Bender and William Bouy looking for fellow servicemen who served with Bouy in Virginia
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
January 3, 1884
I WANT TO FIND A COMRADE WHO SERVED
in the same regiment in the late war,
with William Bouy, he enlisted in Wash-
ington, D. C., in the summer or fall of 1863
Served in Virginia. Addre-s, John C.
Bender. St. Joseph, Mo., or William Bouy,
No. 175 9 h Ave., Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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Brown Jones searching for his mother Frankie Hightower and brothers Bruce and Car Hightower
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
April 28, 1887
INFORMATION WANTED OF MY
mother and two brothers. My name is
Brown Jones, I belonged to Hightower. I
came from North Carolina when about six
years of age. Mr. Hightower sold me to
Jones. My mother's name was Frankie
Hightower. She came to Missouri also. I
was taken to Texas during the war. I left
my mother in Webster county,…
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J. C. Boone looking for fellow servicemembers
The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)
September 12, 1891
Do You Know Them?
I would like to know the address of a few of
my comrades. Their names are David G. Smith,
Asbury Benson, L.G. Bragg, Gid Harvey and
Moses Ditcher. The above named men were
with me at Camp Foster in 1864. Any one know-
ing [knowing] any one of them will greatly oblige me by
writing to J. C. Boone, Plattsmouth, Neb.
(tf)
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Edward A. Robinson looking for Mrs. Anna M. Pope
The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)
September 3, 1892
Lost Relatives.
I should be pleased to know the whereabouts
of Mrs. Anna M. Pope She was formerly in
Augusta, Ga. Her name before she was married
was Miss Anna M. Williams. She married James
Pope, of Agusta. Any information concerning
her whereabouts will be thankfully received by
Edward A. Robinson, Co., C., 24th, Infantry,
with…
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Henrietta Wilson looking for fellow servicemen who knew William Fox
The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)
October 1, 1892
Information Wanted.
Any one furnishing information where a
comrade of Co. "E" 26th Regiment of U.S. Col. Vol.
Infantry, and who knew William Fox of Kentucky
can be found will receive reward by
addressing Mrs. Henrietta Wilson, 1215 East
Forest avenue. Maysville, Ky.
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Fannie Edson seeking her son Henry Payne
The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)
December 23, 1893
Lost Relative.
Would like to know the whereabouts of Hen-
ry [Henry] Payne, who joined the 16th cavalry at
Louisville, Ky. and when last heard of was in
Dallas, Tex. His mother's name is Fannie Ed-
son [Edson], Atchison, Kan., 712 W. street.
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C. M. Manning writing to the editor
South Carolina Leader (Charleston, SC)
March 24, 1866
WALTERBORO', S. C., March 14, 1866. MR. EDITOR -- I feel that I am under some obligations to write you a few lines of matters and things of interest to your readers. I have been a soldier in the U. S. service for two years and nine months, and I have always tried to serve my country faithfully. And that now my term of service is about to expire,…
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Emma Cloud looking for George Hutchinson
The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)
June 22, 1895
I want to find George Hutchinson, owned in
slavery days by John C. Moore. He joined the
standing army in Memphis, Tenn He was a
Baptist preacher. Address Emma Cloud,
Frankfort, Marshall Co., Kansas.
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David Turner searching for his brothers John, Charles, James, and Thomas
The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)
July 27, 1895
I want to find my brothers, whose names are
John, Charles, James and Thomas. We used
to belong to the Braziels family, Davis and E.
F. Braziels, and Misses N. and Emily, who
raised us. We were sold in 1857 to a man by
the name of W. H. Hogan. We lived near a
little town called, Satartia, Yazoo Co., Miss.
Our farm lay near the Yazoo…
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Mrs. Catherine Anderson looking for information about her deceased husband John Anderson
Afro-American Ledger (Baltimore, MD)
April 11, 1908
Information Wanted
Any one that was in Company C,
of the Virginia Regiment of the Civil
War, of which John Anderson was a
private soldier, any information will
be thankfully received by his widow
Mrs. Catherine Anderson, 1808 Etting
Street. 1t
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Celia Gamby searching for her son Asbury Bright (formerly Asbury Gamby)
New Orleans Republican (New Orleans, LA)
April 19, 1868
By Celia Gamby, of Baltimore,
Maryland, of her son Asbury Gamby.
Since enlisting, however, in the
seventh United States colored regi-
ment [regiment] he has gone by the name of As-
bury [Asbury] Bright. The last news of him
was that he had started with his regi-
ment [regiment] from Texas to Baltimore via New
Orleans.
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John Milton Anderson searching for his relatives including his father Dick Anderson (formerly Dick Gillam)
The Huntsville Journal (Huntsville, AL)
April 20, 1900
Wanted Information of my Folks.
I want to find my people. We
came from South Carolina to Green
county, Ala., about 5 years before
the war. My mother was Milly Gil-
lam [Gillam], and she died in South Carolina.
My father's name was Dick Gillam,
afterwards Dick Anderson. He
married again and his second wife
was named Fanny. I am the…
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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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Mr. L. E. Gideon searching for his father Robert Gideon
The Topeka Plaindealer (Topeka, KS)
July 27, 1906
INFORMATION
WANTED
OF THE WHEREABOUTS OF ROBERT
GIDEON. He was born in or near the town of
Harrisonville, Cass County, Mo. He was a slave and
at the out-break of the war enlisted in the First Kansas
Colored Infantry, and served until the close of the war. He
may have went by the name of Rhine or McAfee, having
been owned by both…
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