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A. B. Carter searching for his former slave, Benjamin Harris
Alexandria Gazette (Alexandria, VA)
December 10, 1900
INFORMATION WANTED. Memphis, Tenn., Dec. 4 To the Editor of the Alexandria Gazette: My Dear Sir: - I am very anxious to find out the whereabouts of Benjamin Harris, colored. Benjamin was a true and faithful servant of mine prior to the war between the States and my most trusted friend during the four years of war. He was with me on the battlefield,…
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A. C. Dibol searching for Mariah's children
New Orleans Republican (New Orleans, LA)
June 9, 1868
PERSONAL....................PERSONAL.
The children of Mariah, formerly a slave of
Madame Jouvin, will hear something to their
interest by applying to A. C. Diboll, Attorney, at
Wilmington, Ohio. je4 6t*
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A. Twyman searching for his mother-in-law Mrs. Sarah Faulkner
Staunton Spectator and General Advertiser (Staunton, VA)
October 24, 1882
INFORMATION WANTED.--A Twyman, (col-
ored [colored],) of Staunton Va., who married Edmonia
Faulkner, is anxious to find the whereabouts
of his wife's mother, Mrs. Sarah Faulkner,
whose sister was Caroline Tibbs. She went to
Marshal, Mo., from Spring Hill in Madison
county. Her daughter, the wife of A. Twy-
man [Twyman], is now living…
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Abraham Tyler searching for his brother William Carter
The Daily Dispatch (Richmond, VA)
May 8, 1876
PERSONAL.
INFORMATION IS DESIRED OF THE
whereabouts of WILLIAM CARTER (colored).
He was formerly owned by Dr. Peterfield Trent, and
left Richmond to go south during the year 1867
or 1868, since which time he has not been heard of.
I, his brother, will be most thankful for any informa-
tion [information] that will lead to the knowledge…
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Adam Sisson (also known as Adam Webb) searching for his mother Fanny Webb (3rd of 3 ads placed)
The Daily State Journal (Richmond, VA)
September 13, 1873
WANTS TO FIND HIS MOTHER.-
Adam Webb, otherwise Adam Sisson, of
the Pacific Hotel, St. Joseph, Buchanan
county, Missouri, wants to find his mother.
He says:
"Information is wanted by me, Adam Sisson,
a mulatto son of George Sisson, white,
regarding the whereabouts of my mother,
Fanny Webb, a bright mulato [mulatto], aged…
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Adam Sisson (also known as Adam Webb) searching for mother Fannie Webb (2nd of 3 ads)
The Andrew County Republican (Savannah, MO)
November 22, 1872
Searching for His Mother.
The following, from the St. Joe
Herald, we give place in our columns,
in the hope that some of our readers
may be able to give the information
desired:
"Information wanted of my mother,
Fannie Webb, who formerly lived at
or near Union Wharf, on the Rappahannock…
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Adam Wright searching for Daniel Wright
The Charleston Daily News (Charleston, SC)
January 7, 1868
ANY INFORMATION OF DANIEL
WRIGHT, colored, who was employed in the 45th
Pennsylvania Regiment, and who left Charleston in
1862, will be thankfully received. Address
ADAM WRIGHT,
Box 293, Charleston P. O.
January 6, 3*
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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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Alfred Harrison searching for his mother Mrs. Cloe Jarvis
The North Carolinian (Elizabeth City, NC)
September 30, 1874
INFORMATION WANTED-of the where-
abouts [whereabouts] of Mrs. CLOE JARVIS (colored).
She was formerly the slave of the Rev. Ban-
nister [Bannister] Jarvis, of Powell's Point, Currituck;
County, N. C. Any insormation addressed to
her son will be thankfully recteved.
ALFRED HARRISON, World office
New York City. 14-2t.
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Alice West searching for her son, Columbus West
The Philadelphia Times (Philadelphia, PA)
July 8, 1889
Personal.
INFORMATION WANTED OF COLUM-
BUS WEST (colored), about 20 years old, by
his mother, ALICE WEST, Red Bank, N. J.
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An unidentified person searching for descendants or relatives of William and Mary Smith
The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
July 8, 1905
INFORMATION WANTED of descend-
ants [descendants] or relatives of William and Mary
Smith, colored, who in 1827 lived on Vir-
ginia [Virginia] avenue, near Twenty-third street
northwest. Address, with particulars,
Box 239, this office. jy6-3t
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An unnamed person searching for Henry Dales
Republican Banner (Nashville, TN)
February 18, 1872
WANTED.—Information of Henry Dales,
colored. He will hear something ; to
his advantage by calling at No. 110 Jefferson
St., Memphis, Tenn. 42_’-14⁰
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Anderson Lewis searching for his sister Sarah Scott
The Huntsville Journal (Huntsville, AL)
February 11, 1904
WANTED--Address of Sarah
Scott (colored) by her brother,
Anderson Lewis: 717 Union street,
Springfield, Mass.
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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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Annie Grey searching for her son Charles Brice
The Sun (Baltimore, MD)
September 17, 1866
A COLORED BOY LOST OR STOLEN, on Thurs-
day [Thursday], the 6th instant, by the name of CHARLES
BRICE, aged eight years. Any information in re-
gard [regard] to him will be thankfully received by his dis-
tressed [distressed] mother, ANNIE GREY, 16 Hampstead st.,
or LEMUEL PIERCE, 130 Dover street. s15-2t*(
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Anthony Edwards and Lucinda Gibson reunited and remarried after 35-year separation
Mexico Weekly Ledger (Mexico, MO)
November 29, 1888
An Old Slave Marriage.
The Parties to It United After
Thirty-Five Years' Separation.
From the Globe Democrat.
An instance almost strange as
fiction itself occurred in the marriage
license department at the Recorder's
office yesterday. It appears
that about fifteen years previous
to the late civil war a colored
man, who now gives…
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Arena Ross seeking Bettie Sammony, Pete Flemings, Ned, John Harrison, Ben Sammons, Peggie Hardinay, and Rachel Sammons
Richmond Times-Dispatch (Richmond, VA)
January 9, 1906
Wants to Find Her People.
A negress named Arena Ross, of Cross
Plains, Tenn., has written Detective Tom-
linson [Tomlinson], asking for some information re-
garding [regarding] lost relatives. She wrote as fol-
lows [follows]:
Cross Plains, Tenn.,
January 1, 1906.
"Dear Sir,—I wish you to inquire of my
family and would be glad if you…
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Attorney Chas. Cowles Tucker searching for Elizabeth Jackson
The Sun (Baltimore, MD)
December 30, 1890
PERSONAL.
INFORMATION WANTED of the whereabouts of
ELIZABETH JACKSON, (Colored.) widow of
Henry Jackson, late of Washington, D. C. Address
CHAS. COWLES TUCKER, Attorney at Law, Fen-
dall [Fendall] Building, Washington, D. C. d29-2tp
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Austin Marshall searching for his wife Mrs. Elizabeth Marshall and her two children Granson and Jeannette
Leavenworth Daily Conservative (Leavenworth, KS)
March 5, 1863
INFORMATION WANTED.
OF MRS. ELIZABETH MARSHALL (mulatto) from the
Creek Nation. She is about eighteen years old;
has two children--the oldest, a boy named Granson, wil
be three years old next June; the youngest a girl nurs-
ing [nursing] babe, named Jeannette. They made their escape
from Maysville, it is understood, about ten days after…
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B. P. Moore, Jr. searching for Rosey Evans
The Sun (Baltimore, MD)
July 25, 1874
INFORMATION WANTED--Of a Mulatto Girl
named ROSEY EVANS, from Harford county,
Md., aged about 11 years. A scar under right eye. Has
been missing since September, 1873. Please address
B. P. MOORE, JR., 47 St. Paul street. jy23-3t*)
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B. T. Gunter searching for heirs of Lydia Ann Young
Peninsula Enterprise (Accomack Courthouse, VA)
May 9, 1903
$500.00--This sum awaits the relatives
of Lydia Ann Young, (colored),
who for many years prior to 1890
lived in Baltimore as a domestic. She
was reared in Accomack County and
visited there from time to time. Was
unmarried. Was below the average
in size and black. Is said to have a
sister living in Accomack. Information…
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Bell Oldham searching for her husband Carey Oldham
Clarksville Weekly Chronicle (Clarksville, TN)
May 5, 1877
Information Wanted. Carey Oldham, a copper-colored man of about thirty years of age, left his home near Morris, Grundy county, Illinois, in August 1876, in company with Dock Hill and Eugene Helm, leaving his wife and three children. Any information in regard to said Carey Oldham will be most thankfully received by his wife, Bell Oldham, at New…
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