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Ed Williams searching for his brothers Andrew and Washington Dabbs

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

August 15, 1889

Mr. Editor: "I wish to inquire through your valuable paper for the whereabouts of my two brothers, Washington and Andrew Dabbs. They and I are natives of Washington, Tenn. Is ante bellum days brother Washington was sold to one Jos. Dabbs, whose name he thereafter bore (having borne the name Stephen prior thereto), and brother Andrew went with the…

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Eliza Cooke looking for her son Greenwood Cooke

The Daily Standard (Raleigh, NC)

June 25, 1867

INFORMATION WANTED
OF GREENWOOD COOKE, (COLORED,)
who left his home in Wake county, five
miles west of Raleigh, on the second day after
the surrender of Johnston's army. The last time
heard from was in the State of New York.
Any information concerning him will be thankfully
received by his mother.
ELIZA COOKE, Raleigh, N.C. …

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Elizabeth James (formerly Elizabeth Torry) searching for her sister Esther Allen

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

August 19, 1880

DEAR EDITOR—I wish to inquire for my sister, Esther Allen. When I left home she had two sons, Nelson and Ned Allen, and a daughter, Mary Ann Allen. My owner was E. C. F. Jeffers, of Claiborne Co., Miss. I had one brother, Ned Adams, who left home during the battle of Port Gibson. Father's name is Moses Hawthorn. My name was Elizabeth Torry, but…

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Ellen Dixon searching for her son John Dixon

National Republican (Washington, DC)

October 26, 1887

A Long Lost Son.
Any one knowing of the whereabouts of
John Dixon, colored, will confer a favor by
communicating with his mother, Ellen
Dixon, care of NATIONAL REPUBLICAN. The
following is from a memorandum made by
Mr. John T. Bloxham during the late war:
On Thursday, Aug. 8, 1861, in the evening,
about 4 o'clock; my negro boy, John…

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Emanuel Pope searching for his siblings Polly Pope, Milly Kane, Adeline Jane Pope, Joe Pope, and Larkin Pope

The Washington Bee (Washington, DC)

January 4, 1890

LOST.
Emanuel Pope, formerly of Azoo
county, Miss., wants to know the
whereabouts of his sisters, Polly
Pope, two married sisters, Milly
Kane, Adeline Jane Pope, broth-
ers [brothers] Joe and Larkin Pope. He left
them July 4th, '63, after the fall
of Vicksburg Miss. They belong
ed [belonged] to Nanie Denmond. If known
please…

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Emeline Jones looking for her son John Jones

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

September 16, 1875

INFORMATION WANTED.

Of my Son, John Jones, he was owned by Robt.
Pollard at King and Queen Court House Va. The
morning I came away his mistress locked him up
from me, and he got out of the window, [italics] and went
away with a Major of the Union Army, in
June 1864.
Any information of him will be thankfully re-
ceived by his…

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Esther Turner searching for her mother, sisters, brothers, aunts, and uncle

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

July 31, 1884

MR. EDITOR--I wish to find the
following named persons: My moth
er Sally, (father Abraham Turner,
died during the war), brothers
Isaiah, George Washington, often
called Lit, and one whose name I
cannot remember; sisters Sally
Eliza, Nancy Franklin, and Matilda;
aunts Eliza, Phillis, and Winnei;
and uncle Mack. I am the oldest…

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Frank J. Loper searching for his father Daniel Hurd and brother Isaac Loper

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

November 4, 1886

MR. EDITOR--I wish to inquire
for my father, whom I have not
heard from since 1863. He and
several others were carried to Lou-
isiana [Louisiana] to the salt works by his
owners. He went by the name of
Daniel Hurd. My mother heard
once that he was at Monroe, La.,
When he left mother we were at
Decatur, Newton county, Miss. …

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Frank Waters searching for his son John Waters

Anglo-African (New York)

May 27, 1865

INFORMATION WANTED of a young man by the name
of John Waters, who enlisted in the 4th Regt. U.S.
Colored Troops. He was in Co. I. Any information
of his whereabouts will be thankfully received by his
father Frank Waters, 93 Dallas st., Baltimore, Md.
192-5t.

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George Johnson looking for brother-in-law Houston McLemore

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 17, 1879

Dear Editor - I would like to see
if my wife's brother can be found,
through your paper. His name is
Houston McLemore, and he went
from Meridian, Miss., during the
war with Sherman's raid; left a
father Jim McLemore, mother
Adline McLemore and three sisters
Grace, Caroline and Ellen McLemore.
Will all preachers please
read this…

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George W. Dennis and relatives searching for brothers Andrew and Richard Dennis

The Elevator (San Francisco, CA)

May 30, 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, Cecelia, are residing in San Francisco, and
wish information respecting…

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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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H. L. Kennedy seeking information about their brother Sam Kennedy

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

May 17, 1877

I desire information of my brother,
Sam Kennedy. We belonged with
our mother, who was named Eliza,
to Wm. Kennedy, in Jasper Co.,
Miss. My brother left us one Sunday
night in Feb. 1863. Address
H.L. Kennedy, Paulding Miss.

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H. P. Riley searching for their brothers Charles, Bob, and Irvin

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

December 2, 1865

INFORMATION WANTED
Of my brother Charles ; last heard from ten years
ago, and was then at New Orleans very sick. --
Also, my brother Bob, who went to the army four
years ago ; since heard from at Winchester, Va.
Also, my brother-in-law, Peter Pryor, who was
sold five years ago to Florida. Also, my brother
Irvin ; was sold twenty years since…

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Harriet Mayo searching for family Joseph, Richard, Aaron, and Lucy Mayo

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

February 18, 1865

INFORMATION WANTED
Mrs. Harriet Mayo, of Detroit, Michigan,
wishes to make inquiry of Joseph Mayo, Rich-
ard Mayo, Aaron Mayo, and Luey Mayo. The
last she hear of them they were in Petersburg,
Virginia. She now thinks they are some where
within the lines of the Union army. Any one
knowing of their whereabouts, will please ad-
dress-- …

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Henry Green, Sr. searching for his son William Green

New National Era (Washington, DC)

September 29, 1870

Henry Green, Sr., of Charleston, S. C., re-
quests information concerning his son, William
Green. who left Beaufort, S. C. for New York,
in 1865. with a United States army officer.
When last heard from, in 1868, was in New
York city with Capt. Young, then chief of De-
tective Police. Any information may be for-
warded to the Cashier of…

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Hiram Jefferson reunited with son Thomas after 30 years

Daily State Gazette (Green Bay, WI)

November 15, 1893

After thirty years' separation Hiram
Jefferson and his son Thomas are reunited
in Janesville. The father became separ-
ated [separated] from his family just after the capture
of Fort Donelson, he being a slave on a
plantation near the fort.

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Howard McDermott searching for his sisters Ellen Cooke and Eliza Cooke

Daily Chronicle (Knoxville, TN)

April 4, 1884

Information is wanted of the whereabouts
of Ellen and Eliza Cooke, who left Athens,
Tenn., with Sherman's army in 1863. If
living, they may be going by the name of
McDermott. They will hear of something
to their advantage by writing to their broth-
er, Howard McDermott, Jalapa, Monroe
county, Tenn.

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Isaac Allen searching for his brothers Rufus and James Allen

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

November 24, 1881

DEAR EDITOR: I desire to inquire for my brothers James and Rufus. Rufus I left on the Franklin pike, about seven miles from Louisville, Ky., with Sherman's army. He was in the 30th Indiana regiment, third division, 14th army corps, and waiting on Capt. Jordan. I think the Captain lives in Indianapolis. Rufus belonged to Jack Mound, in Jonesboro,…

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Isaac Hughes Jr. searching for his father Isaac Hughes

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

June 21, 1888

DEAR EDITOR— I wish to inquire for my father. His name is Isaac Hughes. He left Starkville, Miss., in May, 1863; he left with the Federal army and I have not seen him since. The last time I heard from him he was in Memphis, Tenn. I have one brother named Peter Hughes, and my mother is named Jennie Hughes. Any information as to his whereabouts will…

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Ishmael Fikes searching for Matt and John Allen

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

December 20, 1888

MR. EDITOR:—I want to inquire for my brother-in-law, his name is Matt Allen; and John Allen, left with Gen. Sherman's army in February, 1863; the last I heard of them they were in Jackson, Miss. Any information of their whereabouts will be thankfully received. They belonged to Bird Allen before the war. I ask all ministers to read this from their…

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Issac Bray seeking his father Carter Bray

The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

January 13, 1900

Do You Know Him ?

I desire to know the whereabouts of
my father, Carter Bray. He was with
McClellan's army in 1862. He had two
sisters and two brothers, but all are
dead.
I am the only one living of three
sons. He was born 25 miles west of
Ashland, Hanover County, Va., and was
owned by a woman, named Betsy Kimbrough.

His…

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J. A. Wade searching for brothers Calvin, Joseph, and Gabriel

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 7, 1882

DEAR EDITOR: I wish to inquire
for my brothers Calvin, Joseph, and
Gabriel. Our father was Enoch
Wade, and he died in May 1863, at
Levi Wade's, the old home of our
owner. Mother was Rachel Wade,
and she died in 1878. She told me
and sisters Tennessee and Viney
just before she died that she was
going home. Father also passed…

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James Dogan found his first wife and his family

Reading Times and Dispatch (Reading, PA)

July 26, 1871

POTTSTOWN has an Enoch Arden in the
shape of a colored man named James Dogan,
who was a slave prior to the rebellion, and,
escaping into the Union lines, afterwards be-
came [became] a soldier and fought all through the
war. He became separated from his family,
and not hearing from them for several years,
subsequently married again.…

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James Franklin searching for Harris and Yatt Rainey

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

March 30, 1882

MR. EDITOR ----- I wish to find Harris and Yatt Rainey who were in Galveston, about the close of the war. John Rainey left them for the army and went to San Antonio. They had a half sister Siney, and a brother Martin; mother, Ellen, at the close of the war was at Danville, Ky. Address me at Floresville, Texas.

JAMES FRANKLIN.

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