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Mrs. Mary Dowden searching for Miss Rebecca Dowden

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

December 26, 1863

INFORMATION WANTED
Can any person inform me of the whereabouts
of Miss Rebecca Dowden, of Philadelphia, for-
merly of Baltimore, Md.? She has been residing
in Philadelphia. Her sister-in-law, Mrs. Eliza-
beth Field, died in Woodstown, N. J., about
three years ago. Her daughter, Harriet Dow-
den, is deceased. The estate of the parties is…

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J. Woodlin searching for Cornelia Johnson, the wife of William Johnson

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

October 22, 1870

Information wanted of the where-
abouts of Cornelia Johnson, wife of
William Johnson. He died in Tren-
ton, N.J., September 29th, 1870.
She will hear something for her
benefit by calling immediately at
Christenia Riters, Trenton, N.J.
Supposed to be in Washington, D.C.
Ministers please publish.

J. WOODLIN.

2ts - Oct. 22.

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James Turner searching for Franklin and Sarah Farra

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

May 27, 1871

NOTICE.
About twenty years ago Franklin
Farra and Sarah Farra, children of
Henry Farra, who lived in Fayette
county, Kentucky, were taken to Mis-
souri, by a family named McDaniel or
McDowell, and have not been heard
from since. Their father is dead, leav-
ing them or their children some pro-
perty ; and I desire, as Executor of…

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A. Cockfield seeking information on John Cole or Alfred Simmons

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

April 22, 1897

John Cole and Alfred Simmons,
will hear something to their advan-
tage if either or both of them will
write the undersigned. When last-
heard of Mr. Cole kept a boarding-
house near Brooklyn Bridge, N. Y.
A.. Cockfield, North Bruxton,
Ontario, Canada.

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Martha M. Bass looking for the whereabouts of George M. Graham

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

June 28 1877

WANTED.
Martha M. Bass of Fayette Iowa, is desirous
of knowing the whereabouts of one George
M. Graham. His father was Rev. Allen E.
Graham, who died in Chillicothe Ohio, about
24 years ago.
He will find something of interest to him to
make himself known--if still alive.

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Rev. John C. Brook searching for Henry and Sally Carey

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

January 1, 1880

INFORMATION WANTED OF HENRY
and Sally Carey, children of Burrel
Carey. They formerly belonged to a man
by the name of Wm. Robinson who lived
near Woodville, Rappahannock Co., Va.
Wm. Robinson sold them to a man by the
name of James A. Menafee of the same lo-
cality. It is said that they were sent to the
South during the war. Sally Carey is…

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Henry Hawkins looking for his brother George Hawkins

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

September 2, 1880

ANY PERSON KNOWING OF THE
whereabouts of George Hawkins, a son
of Elijah Hawkins, who lived with his
father in Albany, N. Y. up to the year 1860,
will confer a great favor on his brother,
Henry Hawkins, by writing to the Rev. L.
D. W. Smith, minister of the B. M. E.
Church, Chatham, Ontario, Canada
…

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A. B. Townsend seeking information on an unidentified sister

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

January 5, 1893

INFORMATION WANTED--of his
sister by A. B. Townsend of St. Louis
Mo.. She was reported as married to a
man by the name of Thomas Bush.
There was a small legacy left her. Any
information will be thankfully received.

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Charles Milton looking for his mother Leah Turner and father William Turner

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

November 26, 1891

INFORMATION WANTED--Of father
and mother, my father's name is William
Turner, and my mother's name is Leah (?)
Turner. They belonged to William Tur-
ner. He was their master, and he died in
Mississippi ; and his children fell in the
hands Hamton Turner, and he went to
Louisiana. My name is Charles Milton.
address Van Duyer, Ark.

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Cicero Augustus Wilkerson searching for Daniel Wilkerson, Daniel McCullough, and Sarah Jane Walker

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

August 30, 1883

INFORMATION WANTED OF DANIEL WILK-
erson, or Daniel McCollough, and Sarah Jane
Walker, of Newberne, North Carolina, who went
to Philadelphia in the year 1867 to live. If living
I want them to write to me at once, and they will
hear something to their advantage. Address,
Cicero Augustus Wilkerson,
…

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Jacob French-Stewart seeking information about his mother Matilda French and several siblings

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

July 1, 1886

INFORMATION WANTED OF ANY OR
all of the following persons by their
brother, Jacob French-Stewart, namely :
Moses French, Fanny French, Nancy French
and Sally French. Those are my whole
sisters and brother. My mother, viz., Ma-
tilda French, had her second husband be-
fore I came away, which was about the
year 1839. Her name was then…

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R. D. Jones searching for Henrietta Broadwater's children and/or grandchildren

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

February 9, 1888

INFORMATION WANTED OF HENRIETTA
Broadwaters children or grandchildren.
The said Henrietta was a sister to Mollie Blake,
late of Worcester county, Md., deceased, who has
left her entire estate by will to her sister's (Hen-
rietta Broadwaters) children. Henrietta lived in
Philadelphia about forty years ago. Address, R
D. Jones, Atty at Law,…

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William Branch seeking information of John Branch

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

First Ad: June 22, 1895
Second Ad: April 6, 1895

Do You Know Him?
SAN ANTONIO, TEX , June 7, 1895.
Mr. Editor:
Dear Sir:—I saw in your issue of
April 6th a letter enquiring for John
Branch. I would like to find John
Branch myself. I am William Branch
and have received several business
letters addressed to William Branch or
John Branch in regards to real estate
These letters were…

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F. F. McComas looking for William Braxton's children Menizer, William, Agnes, and Angeline

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

October 7, 1893

Do You Know Mr. Braxton.
HAGERSTOWN, MD, Sept. 9., '93.
Editor Jno. Mitchell, Jr.
Dear Sir: - A colored man named
William Braxton died here some two
years ago leaving a lost will, bequeathing
some money to his children by his
first wife, Susan, who are somewhere in
Virginia, I had heard in Louisa county,
then near Fredericksburg, then…

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Unnamed person searching for Henry Hughes or other relatives of Miss Sally Hughes

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

February 17, 1894

Do You Know Them?
Information is wanted of Henry
Hughes, who is said to live near Richmond.
His sister, Miss Sally Hughes, died recently
and important news awaits
the relatives. Some of her people are said
to live in Powhatan County. Address,
THE PLANET, Richmond, Va.

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Thomas Lee Edmonds looking for his brother Albert Edmonds

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

April 21, 1894

NOTICE!!
Any information as to the whereabouts
of my brother Albert Edmonds
will be gladly received by me Thomas
Lee Edmond, 515 W. Franklin St., Richmond,
Va., his father, Warner Edmonds
having died it is important that I should
hear from him in time.
4.21.2t. THOS. EDMONDS.

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Mrs. William Martin looking for relatives of John S. Capron

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

January 22, 1898

DO YOU KNOW THEM

A Fortune for the Relatives

SAN FRANCISCO, Cali., Dec 30 '97,
EDITOR The Planet:

Will you insert a
notice in your paper and assist in trying
to find the relatives of John S
Capron, who left Virginia during the
Mexican war with Major [undecipherable].
They came west and were for years
in Eureka Nevada where he…

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Caroline Williams searching for her daughter

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

August 3, 1882
Correction: September 7, 1882

DEAR EDITOR - I desire to
enquire for my daughter that I left in
Tipton county, Tenn,. in 1856. She
belonged to Mealey Carothers. We
came to Texas in 1856. I belonged
to McCarey. My daughter's name
was Mary Ann. We have got a
few thousand dollars worth of
property for some one and I prefer
my child should have it all. My…

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George Villars seeking information about his sister Mary Carethers

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

August 19, 1886

Mr. Editor - My sister, Mary
Carethers, I have not seen since
the war. She formerly belonged
to Samuel Carethers, at his death
she became the property of their
children, Mary and Smith Carethers.
In the time of the war they
all went to Texas, where they
stopped with their uncle, Lev-Cooper;
I do not know the town or
county. My…

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Thomas Hickison searching for heirs of Charlie Wilson

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

October 16, 1897

Do You Know Them?

Charlie Wilson, colored, was killed. He was from either Albemarle or Fluvana Counties.

I think his mother's name is Martha and he has a brother whose name is Henry.

Money can be secured by them as a result of his death. Address,

Thomas Hickison, 672 Cortez Street, Chicago, Ill.

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F. H. Porterfield searching for heirs of Samuel Burton

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

March 24, 1900

Do You Know Them?
Information is desired concerning
the relatives of Samuel Burton, who
died at Saginaw, Mich., leaving some
money. He worked at Montgomery,
W. Va., and was said to have a sister,
Angeline Fisher, who lived at Ford's
Mill, Roanoke County, Va.
He is said to have an aunt at Edge-
water [Edgewater], Fayette County, W.…

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Washington, D. C. attorneys searching for Wm. Beeks in regards to an inheritance

Las Vegas Weekly Optic and Stock Grower (East Las Vegas, NM)

September 30, 1899

J. Soule & Co., attorneys and solici-
tors [solicitors] of Washington, D. C., have writ-
ten [written] to parties in this city inquiring
as to the whereabouts of Wm. Beeks,
colored, for the purpose of turning
over to him a small sum of money
left him by his mother. Beeks' mo-
ther [mother] was a servant in the family of
Carlos…

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J. C. Roberston, attorney, searching for heirs of Henry Washington

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

October 5, 1907

$8,000 Will be Paid to Colored Heirs.

$8,000 awaits relatives who can
prove they are the next kin and
heirs-at-law of Henry Washington,
colored, a body guard in 1860-5 of
Ex-Governor Richard Yates of Illi-
nois.
For information, address J. C.
ROBERTSON, Attorney-at-Law, True
Reformers Building, 604-608 N. 2nd
Street, Richmond,…

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Wm. H. Howard, attorney, searching for York Johnson

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

April 13, 1907

Do You Know Him?
Information wanted of the where-
abouts [whereabouts] of one York Johnson, who at
one time lived at Cape Charles, Va.
He is reputed to be a Baptist Minis-
ter [Minister]. Information from the Post-
master [Postmaster] at Cape Charles City states
that he thinks York Johnson is lo-
cated [located] somewhere along the…

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C. G. Morgan searching for the relatives of Alexander Robinson

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

February 25, 1899

Do You Know Them?

I desire to know the whereabouts of
the relatives of Alexander Robinson,
formerly of Richmond. He died in
Boston, leaving an estate. Write to
C. G. Morgan,
39 Curt St., Boston, Mass.

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