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Washington Bagley searching for William Bagley
South Carolina Leader (Charleston, SC)
May 12, 1866
INFORMATION WANTED,--Of William
Bagley, formerly of Lunenburg county, Va. He
was last heard from at Washington Any informa-
tion of his whereabouts will be received by Wash-
ington Bagley, Galway, Henry county, Illinois.
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Maria Tarleton looking for her husband Columbus Victory
Baton Rouge Tri-weekly Gazette & Comet (Baton Rouge, LA)
December 2, 1865
INFORMATION WANTED,
OF MY HUSBAND, Columbus Victory, who
formerly belonged to Mr. Samuel Tarleton. of
Attakapas. He was taken to Key West and en-
gaged there in building a fort. I have heard that
he was iu New Orleans about a month ago, look-
ing for me. The police or anyone knowing of his
where-abouts and letting him know that I am in…
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Jerry Harvey searching for his brother Washington Harvey.
The Daily Picayune (New Orleans, LA)
January 26, 1868
PERSONAL
TO COLORED MEN AND OTHERS.
INFORMATION WANTED
WASHINGTON HARVEY was sold from Howard
County, Missouri, to William D. Malone, Randolph
county, Missouri, about November, 1859, to be sent
to Maynard Williams, near Huntsville Missouri,
who afterward sent him to James McHatten near
New Orleans, about January 1, 1860. If…
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George Fielding looking for his former enslaver Mr. Roland
The Bolivar Bulletin (Bolivar, TN)
July 27, 1876
Information Wanted.
I am anxious to find my former master,
a Mr. Roland. He is a horse-trader
somewhere in West Tennessee. He can
address me at Bolivar.
jy27tf GEO. FIELDING, (col)
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William Love looking for his son Jackson (2 ads)
The Daily Dispatch (Wilmington, NC)
February 19, 1866
INFORMATION WANTED,
Of My Son Jackson, who left Robeson
County, N.C., last March, with General
Sherman's army. He belonged to Mr. John C.
McMillan, near Antioch Church, in same County.
Jackson is about twenty years old, over six feet
high -- slim and spare-made, has a scar on the bottom
of his foot, caused by a snake bite, and is…
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Horace Johnson looking for his mother Hannah James
The Hickman Courier (Hickman, KY)
April 8, 1881
HANNAH JAMES - Information Wanted.
In the year 1862 I left my mother at Peach Orchard Bluff, Arkansas, and have been trying to find her whereabouts, but as yet have failed; her name was Hannah James, one of Edward James' slaves. Any information of her will be gratefully accepted by her son, HORACE JOHNSON,
Kokomo, Indiana.
Exchanges please…
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Mrs. Jane McGee seeking her son William Pascal McGee and daughters Isabella and Easter Fanny McGee
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig (Knoxville, TN)
April 17, 1867
INFORMATION WANTED
OF MY SON WM. PASCAL MCGEE, and two daughters, Isabella and Easter Fanny McGee. My son was in 2d Kansas Colored Infantry, Company H. Any information concerning either of them will be thankfully received. I was formerly a servant of Mrs. Jane Gillespie, of Louisville, Tenn, Address JANE MCGEE
mar20[undecipherable] Box 227,…
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Louisa West seeking her son Thomas Russel (2nd of 2 ads placed)
The Union Flag (Jonesborough, TN)
July 17, 1868
Information Wanted!
Information is wanted in regard to the whereabouts of Thomas Russel (colored,) who was taken away in 1865, by a rebel Lieutenant, to Richmond, Va., since which time he has not been heard from.
His mother will be thankful if the news-papers throughout the country will copy this notice. Address Louisa West,…
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Washington Waller searching for his father Washington Waller Sr.
The Highland Weekly News (Hillsboro, OH)
May 5, 1864
Information Wanted,
Of Washington Waller, senior, by
his son, Washington Waller, who was
formerly a slave, belonging to Dr.
Wins, of Orange county, Va. He is
now with the Army of the Potomac,
and wishes his father, who was somewhere
in Ohio when last heard from, to write
to him, in care of Major J. C. Duane,
of the Engineer…
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Katy Perry searching for her son John Perry
The Daily Dispatch (Richmond, VA)
December 27, 1865
PERSONAL. INFORMATION
WANTED of JOHN PERRY, a colored boy,
about nine years of age, formerly slave of John
MacFarland, of this city, and sold in the summer of
1864, by Mr. Robert H. Davis, of this city, to a gentleman
in Alabama. Any information as to his present
whereabouts will [indecipherable] thankfully received by
his mother. …
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Rev. Albert Boulden searching for his ten children
The Nashville Daily Union (Nashville, TN)
March 18, 1865
For the Nashville Union.
Information Wanted.
On a recent visit to Washington City,
I became acquainted with a colored
Baptist minister by the name of Albert
Boulden, and became somewhat interested
in his history. He and his old
wife are there, getting along very pleasantly;
but greatly distressed about
their children, ten in…
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Edmund Farmer searching for his children Booker, William, Catharine, and Elizabeth Farmer
Gallipolis Journal (Gallipolis, OH)
December 14, 1865
Information Wanted.
OF the whereabouts of Booker Farmer, Wm.
Farmer, Catharine Farmer, and Elizabeth
Farmer, children of Edmund Farmer,
a colored man who is now at Gallipolis, when
last heard from they were in the State of
Louisiana, near Alexandria.
Any information by which they can be
found will be gratefully received by their…
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Sicily searching for her mother Easter Bowers
American Citizen (Canton, MS)
March 1, 1866
INFORMATION WANTED.
Any information of the whereabouts of Easter
Bowers, (colored) of Hardeman county, Tennessee,
will be thankfully received by her daughter, Sicily,
who formerly belonged to Dr. W. M. Towler, Canton,
Mississippi. She desires to find out her mother's
place of residence, so that she can go to her.
Letters containing…
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James Calloway searching for his son Jemmy Calloway
Alexandria Gazette (Alexandria, VA)
August 29, 1866
INFORMATION WANTED OF JEMMY
CALLOWAY, (colored) who left the farm
of Mr. John T. Davis, in Appomattox county,
Va., after the fall of Richmond. When last
heard from he was in Harrisonburg, Pa., boarding
with a Mrs. E. Roberts. Any information
concerning him will be thankfully received by
his father, James Calloway, at Alexandria, Va.…
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Mary Bailey searching for her children Nancy, Ben, Polly, Tempa, and Isham Bailey
Daily Dispatch (Richmond, VA)
November 24, 1866
WANTED, INFORMATION in relation
to my children, NANCY, BEN, POLLY,
TEMPA, and ISHAM BAILEY, who formerly belonged
to Ben Prince, Sussex county. If any of
them are living, or if any person can give me
information of them, they will confer a great favor.
Address me, in this city, care of Mr. George D.
Fisher.
no23--3t* MARY…
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Sarah Oxley looking for her sister Dorcas Richardson
Daily Newbernian (New Bern, NC)
December 4, 1880
Information Wanted.
Ministers of colored churches in Louisiana
and adjoining States are earnestly
requested to read the following to their
respective congregations:
The brothers and sisters (John, Peter,
Sarah and Kate) of Dorcas Richardson,
daughter of the late Moses and Eliza Richardson,
of Craven county, N. C., are…
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Susan Myers looking for her son Samuel Wilson Myers
The Star and Enterprise (Newville, PA)
July 11, 1872
Information Wanted. -Information is
desired as to the whereabouts of Samuel Wilson
Myers, colored, son of Susan and Robert Myers.
He was a slave of Capt. Wm. Bartlett, of
Frederick County, Va., and left that place with Capt.
DeCann, who was in Gen. Milroy's division,
since which time nothing has been heard of
him. His mother, Susan…
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Eliza Miller looking for her daughter Sarah Betts
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig (Knoxville, TN)
February 26, 1868
INFORMATION WANTED
OF SARAH BETTS, COLORED, BY
her mother, who resides in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Any one knowing the whereabouts of said SARAH, will confer
a favor by addressing ELIZA MILLER, care of Standard
office, Raleigh, N.C. feb 26-3t
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Ann A. Tyas looking for her daughter Louisa Tyas
The Progress-Index (Petersburg, VA)
June 23, 1868
INFORMATION WANTED OF THE
whereabouts of LOUISA TYAS, former slave
of Timothy Rives. When last heard from she was in
South Carolina. Any information concerning her
will be thankfully received by her mother
ANN A. TYAS
Petersburg, Va.
ju…
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Susan Howard looking for her son Billy Howard
The Nashville Daily Union (Nashville, TN)
March 30, 1865
Information Wanted.
ANY INFORMATION RESPECTING BILLY
HOWARD (a mulatto boy) of Kingston Ga,
will be thankfully received by his mother at
Nashville. Tenn.
SUSAN HOWARD.
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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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Mary Carr looking for her son William Poston
The Commercial Gazette (Wyandotte/Kansas City, KS)
August 17, 1867
INFORMATION WANTED. --Of a colored boy,
supposed name Wm. Poston--21 years of
age--former property of Richard Poston, St.
Genevieve County, Mo. His mother, Mary
Carr, lives in Wyandotte county Kansas. St.
Louis papers please copy.
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Chloa Dickinson looking for her son Victor Franklin
The Norfolk Post (Norfolk, VA)
August 23, 1865
INFORMATION WANTED OF
one VICTOR FRANKLIN (colored), who formerly
was with Alexandre Dickinson and Martin & Ranklin. Last
heard of was on Manchester Railroad, forty miles from
Wilmington. Any information in regard to him will be
gratefully received by his mother.
CHLOA…
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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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Agnes Watts searching for her son John Warren Watts
Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD)
July 12, 1865
INFORMATION WANTED OF JOHN WARREN
WATTS, colored. When last heard from he was
at Petersburg, in hospital, wounded in right arm-
A note directed to his mother, AGNES WATTS, will
be received if left at Mr Jackson's corner of Baltimore
and Spring sts. J11 2t:*
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