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Mahala Smith searching for her daughter Martha Clemens
Daily Missouri Republican (St. Louis, MO)
May 22, 1866
PERSONAL -- Information wanted of MARTHA
CLEMENS. (colored girl.) 18 years old, who
lived with Dr. Clemens, near Keatstown, Barry connty,
Mo., and left there during the war. Any information of
her will be liberally rewarded by her mother. MAHALA
SMITH, No. 95 North Third street, St. Louis, Mo.
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Mrs. Lucy Burk searching for Mary Burk
Gold Hill Daily News (Gold Hills, NV) (reprinted, with editorial commentary, from the Indianapolis Evening News)
April 24, 1873
A GENTLE reminder of the old, happy
days in the South is found in the following,
clipped from the Indianapolis
Evening News, under the head of
"Information Wanted:"
Mrs. Lucy Burk, of Richmond, Virginia,
a colored woman, wants information
concerning Mary Burk, who
was sold from Captain Samuel Freeman's
Virginia estate during slave…
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Unnamed person searching for Leah Richards
Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD)
December 28, 1867
WANTED--To see LEAH RICHARDS, colored.
Any one knowing of her whereabouts will
please direct her to JAMES ROYCE'S office, 44 Second
street.
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Susan Howard searching for her son Billy Howard
Louisville Daily Journal (Louisville, KY)
October 10, 1865
Information Wanted
Of Billy Howard, A COLORED BOY, ABOUT
19 years old, who left Kingston, Ga., in the spring
of 1864. Address his mother, at Chattnooga, Tenn.,
010d3* SUSAN HOWARD.
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Leroy Humbler searching for his son Lee Andrew Humbler
Louisville Daily Journal (Louisville, KY)
August 8, 1865
Information Wanted
Of LEE ANDREW HUMBLER, A COLORED BOY,
my son, who was carried off together with his
brother, Sam Henry, by the rebels in some of their
raids into Southern Kentucky. The boys were parted
at Knoxville, Tenn, and Lee Andrew was taken toward
Savannah. Sam Henry has got home. I will pay
a liberal reward for the…
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Robert Balem searching for his wife Jane C. Balem
Louisville Daily Journal (Louisville, KY)
July 10, 1865
Information Wanted
OF JANE C. BALEM (COLORED WOMAN, MY
wife), formerly owned by Tamond Hooper, of Cobb
county, Ga. Address ROBERT BALEM,
Humphrey, Cattaraugus co., N.Y.
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Joshua Oglesby searching for his son James Oglesby
Louisville Daily Journal (Louisville, KY)
October 7, 1862
INFORMATION WANTED.
JAMES OGLESBY, A FREE COLORED BOY,
about 13 years of age, left his father's residence, on
the corner of Thirteenth and Magazine, in this city,
on Thursday, 2d inst. He is supposed to have followed
one of the divisions of the army. Any information
concerning him will be liberally rewarded if communicated
to his…
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F. K. Steele searching for Adeline and Mary Wheeler
The Richmond Times (Richmond, VA)
August 10, 1866
Information is wanted of Adeline and Mary
Wheeler, colored, who were sent to Virginia
the first year of the war. Address F. K. Steele,
box 1140 Baltimore, Md.
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John Williams searching for his wife Julia Williams and her son John
Topeka Tribune (Topeka, KS)
August 30, 1862
INFORMATION WANTED.--Of Julia
Williams (colored) and John, her
child about 12 years old, supposed to
be in company with Joe and Amanda
Miles, all of whom came from Georgetown,
Pettis Co., Mo. Address the
husband.
JOHN WILLIAMS, Topeka.
(Papers please copy.)
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Bennie A. Smith is looking for his in-laws Charlie, Grandson, and Isaac Whitfield
Dallas Express (Dallas, TX)
January 13, 1900
THREE MEN WANTED.
Want to know the whereabouts of
Charlie, Granderson and Issac Whitfield.
Their father's name was Granderson.
He moved from home,
Marshall, Texas, to Guthrie or Langston,
Oklahoma, about ten years ago.
Charlie and Granderson were heard
of in Ashton, Kas., when their sister,
Hattie Smith (nee Whitfield) died.…
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John M. Anderson searching for his father and two sisters
Chattanooga Daily Times (Chattanooga, TN)
June 5, 1893
Information Wanted.
A negro named John M. Anderson, who
before the war was the property of
Mason Anderson, of Lee county, Miss.,
is anxious to learn something of the
whereabouts of his father, Richard Anderson,
and his two sisters, Polly and
Rachael, who, he thinks, were sold and
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Charles Scott searching for his wife Melinda Scott and daughter Nancy Scott
Memphis Evening Post (Memphis, TN)
October 5, 1868
Information Wanted.
Charles Scott (colored), from Humboldt, who
reached the city Saturday, wishes information of
his wife, Melinda Scott, and his daughter, Nancy
Scott, who came to the city on the 7th of August
last. He can be found at this office, No. 14
Union street, this evening, from five to six
o’clock, or from eight to ten…
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Mrs. Ann Rucker searching for her son Mack Paine
Knoxville Press and Messenger (Knoxville, TN)
August 12, 1874
Information Wanted.
Mrs. Ann Rucker, colored, would be glad
to receive any information concerning the
fate or whereabouts of Mack Paine, her son,
who left her for years ago to work on the
Wills Valley Railroad, below Chattanooga.
About twelve months ago, he worked on the
Railroad at Tuscaloosa. Address,
MRS ANN RUCKER, colored,…
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Henry Wright searching for his children (2nd of 3 ads placed by Wright)
Daily Press and Herald (Knoxville, TN)
July 21, 1874
Notice—Information Wanted.
Henry Wright, a colored resident of Knox-
ville, desires to hear of some of his chil-
dren or relatives, whom he left at Fairfax
Court House, Culpepper county, Va., sev-
eral years ago. He belonged to Judge
John C, Greene, of that place, while his
wife, Betsy, belonged to Mr. John Stone,
who lived twelve miles…
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Henry Wright searching for his children (1st of 3 ads placed by Wright)
Daily Press and Herald (Knoxville, TN)
April 2, 1873
Lost Children Wanted.
I want to find my children. My name is
Henry Wright. I was raised in Culpepper
county, Virginia, one mile from Fairfax
Court House. First wife's children: Lucinda,
Malinda, James, Myner, Charles. Second
wife's children: Kate, George, Isy and Hamp,
I would be glad for my children or their chil-
dren to come; they…
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Henry Wright and Malinda Wright searching for their children and step-children (3rd of 3 ads placed by Wright)
Knoxville Daily Tribune (Knoxville, TN)
March 8, 1878
Information Wanted.
This is to inquire the whereabouts of
the children or step-children of Henry
Wright, colored, who are somewhere in the
South. Their names are : Charles Thomas,
Henry Wright, James Nelson, Minor Frank-
lin, Isaac Williams, Hamp Conway, and
Lucinda, children or step-children of Henry
Wright and Malinda Wright. Direct…
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Unnamed person searching for Richard Murray who also goes by Richard Cloyd
Memphis Daily Post (Memphis, TN)
September 26, 1867
INFORMATION WANTED OF RICHARD MURRAY
ALIAS RICHARD CLOYD (COLORED).—The where-
bouts of Richard Murray alias Cloyd, formerly
with John Cloyd, of Fayette county, Tenn., is
earnestly desired at our office on South Court
street, or Simpson, Hadden & Co., No. 202 Front
street. HUMES & POSTON.
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Isaac Rosser family
The Weekly American Union (Chattanooga, TN)
December 26, 1866
Information Wanted,
ANY information respecting Isaac Rosser (colored)
family; of LaGrange, Troup county, Ga., will be gla
eceived Peter [undecipherable].
Address American Union, Chattanooga, Tenn.
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James Dogan found his first wife
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 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. Recently he learned of the…
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Lizzie Creamer searching for Julia Creamer
The Daily Memphis Avalanche (Memphis, TN)
November 24, 1874
PERSONAL.
PERSONAL—Information wanted of JULIA
CREAMER, by her daughter, Lizzie
Creamer. When last heard of, Julia was taken
from Memphis by John Creamer. Address
HENRY WICKENHOFER,
Wilsonbury, Harrison county, West Virginia.
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Rev. Filman Duncan
The Daily Memphis Avalanche (Memphis, TN)
July 31, 1877
PERSONAL--Information wanted of Rev.
Filman Duncan, colored, who resided in
Memphis three or four years ago.
Address or call upon the Postmaster, Memphis, Tenn.
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William White searching for his brother George White/Turner White
Memphis Daily Appeal (Memphis, TN)
October 20, 1882
—William White, colored, of Lagrange, Lee county, Ark., writes the APPEAL for information concerning his brother, George White, known before the war as Turner White. He was born in Panola county, Miss., and formerly belonged to Col. F. M. White. His mother was living in Memphis in 1867, when George White went to Mobile to be mustered out of the…
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Wm. Patton searching for his mother Nellie Holmes and brothers Tom and Littleton
The Weekly Floridian (Tallahassee, FL)
June 5, 1883
Information Wanted.
Wm. Patton, a respectable colored man sixty-seven
years old, was brought to this county
about forty years ago as the slave of Alex. Patton.
He was born on the estate of John Holmes,
twelve miles from Memphis, whence he was
taken to Jackson, Tennessee, at the age of seven
years, by a Mr. Lundy, who sold him to Mr.…
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Charles Owens searching for his brother Harry Bowen
Ottumwa Courier (Ottumwa, IA)
January 14, 1869
Information Wanted.
A colored man commonly called
Harry Bowen, escaped from his master,
Jerry Wayland, near St. Francisville
Mo., about New Years night 1859.
It is supposed that he went to
Chicago, and from there to Canada,
but has not been heard from since
his escape, notwithstanding the
three hundred dollars in specie offered…
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Information wanted of Robert Peck
New York Age (New York, NY)
February 27, 1913
INFORMATION WANTED.
Information is wanted of whereabouts
of Robert Peck (colored), who lived in
New York (City or Brooklyn) in or about
1850. He or his descendants or relatives,
or those having known him will find it to
their advantage to communicate with
The New York Age Office, Box F. D. T.
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