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Annie Washington Gaines seeking her brothers and sisters, including Henry Washington Gaines
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
July 12, 1888
MR. EDITOR— I am an orphan and haven either mother nor father. I wish to inquire through your valuable paper for my dear brothers and sisters. I do not know whether father is dead or not. My father's name is George Washington Gaines, and my mother's was Polly. She died in Austin, Texas, about thirteen or fourteen years ago. My mother, on her death…
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Wm. G. Wilson searching for Miss Annie Tucker's parents
Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)
October 21, 1899
Do You Know Her?
I desire to know the whereabouts of
Miss Annie Tucker's mother or father
or any of her relatives.
She died here in the Hartford Hospital,
Monday night, October 9th, and
was buried Thursday, 12th inst.
She was insured for $150. She leaves
a baby two weeks old. Her parents
live in Lunenburg Co., Va.
They can…
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The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children of New York searching for James Davis's mother Annie Van Netten and his siblings Fannie and Stephen.
Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)
August 10, 1901
Do You Know Them?
The Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Children of New York has in
its charge a boy who gives his name as
James Davis, claims he lives at No. 66
John street, Richmond, Va., and that
his mother remarried, her present name
being Annie Van Netten. She has two
other children, Fannie and Stephen.
They first lived…
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Moses Mark Braxton searching for his father Frank Braxton's people
Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)
November 14, 1914
DO YOU KNOW THEM.
I would like to know the where-
abouts of some of my relatives. My
mother died when I was 4 years old
and my father, Frank Braxton placed
me in the Colored Orphan Home, in
Washington, D. C. On Jan. 8th,
1872, I was adopted by Emily John-
son.
When I grew up I found that my
father had died. I had an Uncle,
but I have…
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Lucy Ponsley searching for her people
Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)
November 9, 1907
Do You Know Them?
I would like to know the wherea-
bouts of some of my people or to lo-
cate Captain John Ritter. My father
James Somers of Richmond, Va. was
a soldier under Captain John Ritter,
and was killed while in the army.
My mother died when I was three
years old. I had one sister and
when I last saw her I was about sev-
en…
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Neal Harris searching for his two brothers Samuel Bush and Thos. Bush
The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
August 14, 1884
MR. EDITOR― I wish to inquire for my two brothers. Their names are Samuel Bush and Thos. Bush. I left them in Alabama, on old man Floyd Bush's farm, near Alexander, a little village town. My father and mother died when I was very small, and I only remember the name of my father, Heny Bush; my mother I can not remember. My name is Neal Harris.…
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Josephine (formerly Josephine Brown) Thomas searching for her aunt Julia Brown and sister Lucinda Brown
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
August 24th, 1882
DEAR EDITOR: I wish to inquire
for my relatives. I have not heard
from them since the year 1868, in
which year I was taken away from
them and carried to the Orphans'
Home. I have in New Orleans an
aunt and a sister, Julia Brown and
Lucinda Brown. My mother died
on Poydras street, New Orleans,
and she was buried in the Old
Basin…
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Mrs. Mary Pollard looking for her deceased sister's children Ellen and another unnamed child
Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)
March 26, 1898
Do You Know Them?
AVON, N.Y., March 18, '98.
I desire to know the whereabouts of
my relatives. My sister died in Richmond
after the war. Her name was
Ellen Washington. She was a member
of Rev. John Jasper's church. She
left two little children one was name
Ellen.
Any information will be thankfully
received by
Mrs MARY…
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Mary Harris searching for her sister Susan Smith and an unnamed brother
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
January 24, 1884
INFORMATION WANTED OF A BROTHER
and sister. My sister's name was Su-
san [Susan] Smith. I did not know my brother's
name. After the death of our parents we
were separated and I was carried off to Balti-
more, Md , by my aunt, Mary Parker, to
my aunt Clara Dickson, who lived at that
time in Pack[?] Lane, now called Little Mac-
culdre[?]…
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Dora Taylor searching for her brother Charles Taylor
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
December 9, 1875
INFORMATION WANTED
of my brother Charles Taylor, an inmate of
the Colored Orphan Asylum, New York,
during the year 1858, since which date I
have heard nothing of him. Address his on-
ly sister Dora Taylor 1511 Burton St. Phila.
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