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Mahala Smith searching for her daughter Martha Clemens
Mahala Smith searching for her daughter, Martha Clemens, who lived with Dr. Clemens, near Keatstown, MO, and left there during the Civil War.
Mrs. Lucy Burk searching for Mary Burk
Mrs. Lucy Burk searching for Mary Burk who was sold from Captain Samuel Freeman's Virginia estate.
Unnamed person searching for Leah Richards
Anyone knowing her whereabouts will direct her to James Royce's office, Baltimore, MD.
Susan Howard searching for her son Billy Howard
Susan Howard searching for her son Billy Howard, age about 19, who left Kingston, Georgia, in the spring of 1864.
Leroy Humbler searching for his son Lee Andrew Humbler
Humbler's sons were carried off by the Rebels in some of their raids in southern Kentucky.
Robert Balem searching for his wife Jane C. Balem
She was "formerly owned by Tamond Hooper," of Cobb County, GA.
Joshua Oglesby searching for his son James Oglesby
James, a "free colored boy," left his father's house in Louisville, KY, in 1862. He is supposed to have followed one of the divisions of the army.
F. K. Steele searching for Adeline and Mary Wheeler
F. K. Steele searching for Adeline and Mary Wheeler who were sent to Virginia during the first year of the Civil War.
John Williams searching for his wife Julia Williams and her son John
John Williams looking for his wife Julia and son John who lived in Georgetown, Pettis County, Missouri.
Bennie A. Smith is looking for his in-laws Charlie, Grandson, and Isaac Whitfield
Bennie A. Smith, who married Hattie Smith (nee Whitfield) is searching for Charlie, Granderson, and Isaac Whitfield, his in-laws.
John M. Anderson searching for his father and two sisters
Anderson had been enslaved in Lee County, MS, by Mason Anderson. His father, Richard Anderson, and sisters, Polly and Rachael, were sold.
Charles Scott searching for his wife Melinda Scott and daughter Nancy Scott
Scott, from Humboldt, TN, is in Memphis. His wife and daughter had come to Memphis two months earlier, in August 1868, and he hopes to meet them there.
Mrs. Ann Rucker searching for her son Mack Paine
Paine left four years ago [ca. 1870, during Reconstruction] to work on the railroad, below Chattanooga, TN.
Wm. Patton searching for his mother Nellie Holmes and brothers Tom and Littleton
Patton was brought from Jackson, TN, to Leon County, FL, about 40 years ago [ca. 1843], as an enslaved young man. His mother's name was Nellie Holmes, and his brothers were Tom and Littleton.
Charles Owens searching for his brother Harry Bowen
Bowen escaped from slavery, near St. Francisville, MO, in 1859. He presumably went to Chicago and, from there, to Canada.
Information wanted of Robert Peck
An unnamed person searching for Robert Peck or his descendants. Peck lived in Manhattan or Brooklyn, NY, in or about 1850.
Annie Grey searching for her son Charles Brice
Brice, age eight, lost or stolen in Baltimore, MD, in 1866 [one year after the Civil War].
Henry Taylor searching for his son Charley Taylor
Charley, a boy, was taken from the place of Squire Vernon, five miles from Indianapolis. This was in ca. 1865, during or right after the Civil War.
Ellen Johnson reunited with her mother after 50 years
Johnson, age 60, reunited with her mother, reported to be 112 years old. Johnson lived in Louisville, KY. Her mother had been sold, by Ben Johnson of Frankfort, KY, and sent to New Orleans 50 years earlier [ca 1835].
Jeff Frierson and Mary Burt reunited and remarried after 44-year separation
Jeff Frierson and Mary Burt were reunited and remarried in Shelbyville, TN, in 1903. They had been separated in that county [Bedford County, TN] 44 years earlier, when Mary was sold and taken to Arkansas.
Two sons find their father after decades-long separation
A coachman in Columbus, OH, and his brother, a minister, found their elderly father in Washington, DC, in 1883. They had been sold apart from each other before the Civil War. (Their names are not given in the newspaper article. Additional research is…
Mary Johnson searching for her brother Samuel Johnson
Mary Johnson placed this ad searching for her brother Samuel Johnson in Baltimore, MD, in 1867.
Unnamed person looking for Lissie Nichols
Unnamed person in Baltimore, MD, searching for Lissie Nichols, formerly with Mrs. Pettibone.
Friends looking for Tempy Davis
Davis's friends are searching for her. She formerly "belonged to" Dr. West, of Hinds County, MS. Was last heard from in Richmond, VA. Contact Rev. P.B. Price, Richmond, VA.
Elijah Anderson searching for his son Elijah Anderson
Elijah Anderson, age 20, disappeared in December 1871.