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Fannie Highland searching for sons William and Charles Highland and daughter Eleonore Highland
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
January 15, 1874
Information wanted of my three chil-
dren, William Edward Highland, Eleonore
Highland, and Charles Lafayette High-
land.
These children and myself were the
slaves of John Wylie Farrell, formerly of
Head of Chester, or Millington, Kent Co.,
Md., where he carried on a wholesale dry
goods business.
Mr. Farrell freed all the adult…
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Rachel Narrid (formerly Rachel Janes) looking for her father Eli Janes
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
June 4, 1874
Information Wanted.
Of Eli Janes, who lived near Charles-
town, Va., with a family by the name of
Gunnel. At the death of the widow Gun-
nel, Eli, with seventy-four others, were
set free, and moved to the State of Penn-
sylvania. (Long before the war.)
Eli had a wife whose name was Dina,
and three daughters--Rachel, Lucy, and
Mary…
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Alexander Reynolds looking for information about his father Jacob and several members of his family
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
May 20, 1880
INFORMATION WANTED OF MY FATHER,
mother, brothers and sisters. My father's
name was Jacob; he belonged to a man by
the name of Hayes. I left them in Rock-
ingham county, North Carolina. My moth-
er belonged to the widow Reynolds, same
county; my brother's name was James. I
don't know the man to whom he belonged.
My sister's names are Mickey…
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Hazel Phillip seeking information about her sister Emma Thompson
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
April 7, 1881
INFORMATION WANTED OF MY SIS-
ter, Emma Thompson. She was freed
by John T. Johntson, and went to Cincinnati,
carrying with her two children, Frankie
and Silvia ; also Cornelius Phillips (or John-
ston). Any information will be gratefully
received. HAZEL PHILLIP.
Madison Station, Miss.
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Julia A. Clark seeking information about her brothers Reuben and William Gibbons and her sister America Jane Godsey (2nd of 2 ads)
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
April 10, 1884
INFORMATION WANTED OF MY BROTH
ers and sister, Reuben Gibbons, William
Gibbons and America Jane Godsey. The
last I heard of my brother, Reuben he was
set free and went away before the war
My brother William went over in Illinois,
near Centralia. My sister left Hawkins
county, Tenn., with a man named Steve
Godsey. Any information will be…
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Lula Montgomery looking for her mother Millie, her two sister's Mary and Judie, and her father whose name she does not remember
The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)
August 20, 1898
Do You Know Them ?
ARMORY, MISS., August 2, 1898.
Editor of the PLANET:
I was sold from my parents at Richmond.
Va, before emancipation when
quite a child—a nursing baby—my
name then was Ann. I've been told
that my mother's name was Millie.
I don't remember anything of my father's
name.
My father bought my mother and set
her free…
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S. Young searching for her father Jackson Jennings and sister Victoria Wright
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
February 28, 1884
DEAR EDITOR- I wish to hear
of my friends. Father was Jackson
Jennings, and he was set free
before the war by his owners, and
went to Alabama. Sister was a
girl about ten years old, and left
with her young master, Frank
Sloat. When he died her father
left her with her grandmother,
Fanny Sloat. Her name is now
Victoria Wright. …
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Mrs. Sarah Bell searching for her sister Julia (also known as Judy) (2nd of 2 ads)
Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)
May 14, 1898
DO YOU KNOW THEM?
New Haven, Conn. May 6, '98
I desire information on the
whereabouts of one Julia, nick named Judy,
daughter of Siddy Stevens and John
(or Tim Stevens), born in New Berne,
N.C. She was sold from that place
about one or two years before the Civil
War. Judy had a sister Sally who was
bought from James C. Stevenson by…
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John Shackelford looking for his mother Caroline and seven siblings
The Highland Weekly News (Hillsboro, OH)
November 28, 1867
INFORMATION WANTED.
John Shackelford, a freedman, now
living at Murfreesboro, Tenn. wishes
to learn something of his mother,
brother, and six sisters, who were
formerly slaves of Col. George Shackelford,
of Amherst County, Va., about
3 miles from Lynchburg. He has
heard nothing from them since 1846,
when…
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John Bosan looking for his father Abe Bosan
The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
January 28, 1886
MR. EDITOR ---- I wise to inquire
for my father; his name was Abe
Bosan; he left me in Shelby county,
Kentucky; he was set free before the
war; he belonged to Thos. Bundon.
He married a lady belonging to
Squire Mitchell, and they sold her
to Nelson Hope, and he moved to
Missouri and my father went with
him; they moved to Lincoln…
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Geo. Gardiner searching for his father Jacob Gardiner
The Appeal (Chicago, IL)
February 14, 1891
JACOB GARDINER––Geo. Gardiner desires in-
formation [information] in regard to his father Jacob Gardiner
who was a slave belonging to Thomas G. Gardiner,
Grimwell Co., Ky., was freed in 1846, went to
Hanover, Ind., near Madison, where he worked for
Dr. Hayes. He carried with him his wife and one
daughter named Martha Elizabeth Gardiner.…
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Jane searching for her sister Lydia Calcoat and several female relatives
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
December 6, 1883
MR. EDITOR—My sister belonged
to Willis Calcoat; her name is
Lydia Calcoat; she was sent to
Cincinnati, Ohio, and set free there,
about 30 years ago. Our mother
was Sallie Smith; my oldest sisters
were Celia and Ann Smith; the
next oldest sister was Eveline; my
sister had a playmate named Clara
Ann. Lee Calcoat carried her to…
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Andrew Jackson searching for Anty Jackson's sons
Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)
April 9, 1921
DO YOU KNOW THEM?
I desire to know the whereabouts
of Anty Jackson's sons, who lived in
Richmond or in Virginia somewhere
during slavery times. He was an old
man, who bought his freedom by
working in the gold mines and after
the surrender, he married a Creole.
Any information concerning him on
his relatives will be thankfully…
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Virginia Rice searching for her mother's relatives
Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)
April 12, 1919
DO YOU KNOW THEM?
Was born in Richmond Virginia
Wanted to find a remanant of
fifty years ago, who knows anything
about the relation of Lucy Fisher,
whose mothers name, was Harriet
Fisher, her father's name was Bob
Fisher, grandmother's name was Kate
Winfrey, (white owners were Win-
freys.)
Bob Fisher had two children, Lucy
and William…
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Mr. Goosland [Rev. Matthew Goosland], sold in 1847, finds his sister
New National Era (Washington, DC)
April 11, 1872
Story of a Slave Family.
The following is the story of a Mr. Goos-
land [Goosland], now a resident of Oberlin:
In 1847 he was sold from his wife and chil-
dren [children] in Wytheville, Virginia, and taken to
Mobile Alabama, where, after seven years
of great economy, he purchased his freedom
for the sum of $750. Soon after gaining his…
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Brothers Joshua Collins and Solomon Collins meet in Cincinnati after decades-long separation
The Highland Weekly News (Hillsboro, OH)
October 17, 1867
Two brothers, colored, met in the streets of Cincinnati, last Sunday, after a separation of sixty years. Their names are Joshua and Solomon Collins. They were both formerly slaves in Fleming county, Virginia. Joshua bought his freedom in 1849, and re-moved to Cincinnati, where he has since resided. Solomon ran away from his master, then living in…
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Geo. Gardener searching for his father Jacob Gardener
Appeal: A National Afro-American Newspaper (St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN)
May 23, 1891
JACOB GARDENER—Geo. Gardener desires infor-
mation [information] in regard to his father Jacob Gardener who
was a slave belonging to Thomas G. Gardener,
Trimble Co., Ky., was freed in 1S46, went to Han
over [Hanover], Ind., near Madison, where he worked for Dr.
Hayes, He carried with him his wife and one
daughter named Martha Elizabeth…
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Harriet Relf searching for her husband Quindy Relf
The Liberator (Boston, MA)
June 8, 1849
INFORMATION WANTED.
Quindy Relf, husband of Harriet Relf, is informed
that his family, consisting of wife and five children,
formerly belonging to Henry Fry, of Moorefield,
Henry Co., Va., are living near Martinsburg, Knox
Co., Ohio.
The family were liberated by their claimant, the
husband liberated himself by running away. He has…
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Two sons find their father after decades-long separation
The Southern Standard (Arkadelphia, AR)
November 3, 1883
A Romance of Slavery.
Columbus (Ohio) Journal.
A very pretty story is told of the restoration
to his children of an old colored
man who was a slave before the late war.
He belonged to one master, while his
wife and two children, one of whom is
now a minister and the other a Columbus
coachman, were owned by another
man, who…
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Mrs. Julian Clark (Julia A. Clark) searching for her brothers Reubin and William Gibbins
The St. Louis Republican (St. Louis, MO)
July 14, 1876
MRS. JULIAN CLARK WISHES TO FIND THE
whereabouts of her brothers, Reubin and William
Gibbins: there was four children, Reubin,
Julian, William and America: they were raised in
Hopkins county, Tennessee, by a man named John
Gibbins; the last heard of them John Gibbins had
died and set them free, and Reubin went to Centralia,
Illinois. Any…
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Carroll Robinson searching for their father George Robinson and their siblings
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
July 15, 1880
MR. EDITOR—I desire to inquire for my people. Father's name is George Robinson. Mother is dead. We belonged to Tommy Robinson, of Gum Springs, White county, Tennessee. During the old gentleman's time his will was to set us free, but three years after his death his heirs broke the will and we were put on the block and sold in Sparta, Tenn. I have…
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Harriet Bedford searching for her mother Easter Hall and father Henry Hall
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
October 25, 1888
DEAR EDITOR—I wish to inquire for my people. My mother's name was Easter Hall. Father's was Henry Hall. I had three brothers William, Emanuel and Oliver Hall Bro. William and Sister Charlotte were sold before I-was, but don't know to whom. Mother was set free at the death of her old mistress. She had one daughter after she was free. I left her in…
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